Grey Cup Champions 1909-Present

Year	Champion	Finalist	Venue
1909	University of Toronto	Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	Toronto
1910	University of Toronto	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton
1911	University of Toronto	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto
1912	Hamilton Alerts	Toronto Argonauts	Hamilton
1913	Hamilton Tigers	Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club	Hamilton
1914	Toronto Argonauts	University of Toronto	Toronto
1915	Hamilton Tigers	Toronto RAA	Toronto
1916	no decision
1917	no decision
1918	no decision
1919	no decision
1920	University of Toronto	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto
1921	Toronto Argonauts	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto
1922	Queen’s University	Edmonton Eskimos	Kingston
1923	Queen’s University	Regina Rugby Club	Toronto
1924	Queen’s University	Toronto Balmy Beach	Toronto
1925	Ottawa Senators	Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	Ottawa
1926	Ottawa Senators	University of Toronto	Toronto
1927	Toronto Balmy Beach	Hamilton Tigers	Toronto
1928	Hamilton Tigers	Regina Roughriders	Hamilton
1929	Hamilton Tigers	Regina Roughriders	Hamilton
1930	Toronto Balmy Beach	Regina Roughriders	Toronto
1931	Montréal AAA	Regina Roughriders	Montréal
1932	Hamilton Tigers	Regina Roughriders	Hamilton
1933	Toronto Argonauts	Sarnia Imperials	Sarnia
1934	Sarnia Imperials	Regina Roughriders	Toronto
1935	Winnipegs Rugby Football Club	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton
1936	Sarnia Imperials	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto
1937	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1938	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1939	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Ottawa Rough Riders	Ottawa
1940	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto Balmy Beach	Toronto & Ottawa
1941	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto
1942	Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	Winnipeg RCAF Bombers	Toronto
1943	Hamilton Flying Wildcats	Winnipeg RCAF Bombers	Toronto
1944	St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy	Hamilton Wildcats	Hamilton
1945	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1946	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1947	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1948	Calgary Stampeders	Ottawa Rough Riders	Toronto
1949	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto
1950	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1951	Ottawa Rough Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Toronto
1952	Toronto Argonauts	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1953	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1954	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Toronto
1955	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Vancouver
1956	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Toronto
1957	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1958	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Vancouver
1959	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1960	Ottawa Rough Riders	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1961	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1962	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1963	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	British Columbia Lions	Vancouver
1964	British Columbia Lions	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1965	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1966	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Ottawa Rough Riders	Vancouver
1967	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Ottawa
1968	Ottawa Rough Riders	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto
1969	Ottawa Rough Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Montréal
1970	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto
1971	Calgary Stampeders	Toronto Argonauts	Vancouver
1972	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hamilton
1973	Ottawa Rough Riders	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto
1974	Montréal Alouettes	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1975	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary
1976	Ottawa Rough Riders	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Toronto
1977	Montréal Alouettes	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal
1978	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Toronto
1979	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Montréal
1980	Edmonton Eskimos	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1981	Edmonton Eskimos	Ottawa Rough Riders	Montréal
1982	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto Argonauts	Toronto
1983	Toronto Argonauts	British Columbia Lions	Vancouver
1984	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Edmonton
1985	British Columbia Lions	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Montréal
1986	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1987	Edmonton Eskimos	Toronto Argonauts	Vancouver
1988	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	British Columbia Lions	Ottawa
1989	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Toronto
1990	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Edmonton Eskimos	Vancouver
1991	Toronto Argonauts	Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg
1992	Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
1993	Edmonton Eskimos	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Calgary
1994	British Columbia Lions	Baltimore Football Club	Vancouver
1995	Baltimore Stallions	Calgary Stampeders	Regina
1996	Toronto Argonauts	Edmonton Eskimos	Hamilton
1997	Toronto Argonauts	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Edmonton
1998	Calgary Stampeders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Winnipeg
1999	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Calgary Stampeders	Vancouver
2000	British Columbia Lions	Montréal Alouettes	Calgary
2001	Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Montréal
2002	Montréal Alouettes	Edmonton Eskimos	Edmonton
2003	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Regina
2004	Toronto Argonauts	British Columbia Lions	Ottawa
2005	Edmonton Eskimos	Montréal Alouettes	Vancouver
2006	British Columbia Lions	Montréal Alouettes	Winnipeg
2007	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Toronto
2008	Calgary Stampeders	Montréal Alouettes	Montréal
2009	Montréal Alouettes	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Calgary
2010	Montréal Alouettes	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Edmonton
2011	British Columbia Lions	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2012	Toronto Argonauts	Calgary Stampeders
2013	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2014	Calgary Stampeders	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2015	Edmonton Eskimos	Ottawa REDBLACKS
2016	Ottawa REDBLACKS	Calgary Stampeders
2017	Toronto Argonauts	Calgary Stampeders
2018	Calgary Stampeders	Ottawa REDBLACKS
2019	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Report

Earl Grey donated what is now the Canadian Football League’s Championship Trophy in 1909, thus starting a tradition which lasts to this day. The Grey Cup was the first of the great North American Football Championships, starting the Modern Era, and was first won by the University of Toronto. It is now in the sole possession of the Canadian Football League, which broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1956. Toronto Argonauts first won the Cup in 1914 and last won it in 2012. Winnipeg Blue Bombers first success came in 1939 and after a long drought won the last one currently played in 2019. Ottawa Rough Riders won the Cup in 1940 for the first time and are considered the same team as the Ottawa REDBLACKS by the Canadian Football League, with the REDBLACKS a new replacement franchise who won the Grey Cup last in 2016. Calgary Stampeders first and last victories came in 1948 and 2018, and Montréal Alouettes in 1949 and 2010. Newly merged Hamilton Tiger-Cats first and last Cups were in 1953 and 1999, while Edmonton Eskimos’ (now Edmonton Football Team) maiden trophy was in 1954 and last in 2015. British Columbia Lions from Vancouver last won the Grey Cup in 2011 and first won it in 1964, while Saskatchewan Roughriders took the title for the first time in 1966 and last time in 2013.

References

Logos

[Canada 1] Canadian Football League (2019) CFL Logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/wp-content/themes/cfl.ca/images/og-image-default.jpg?_t=201902271522 [Accessed 20 May 2019]

Websites

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2011/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[3] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2012/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[4] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2013/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[5] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2014 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2014/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[6] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2015/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[7] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2016/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[8] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2017/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[9] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2018/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

[10] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2019/ [Accessed 17 March 2021]

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

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Thornhill, Ontario
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Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

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Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

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