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Canadian Football History
Canadian Football HistoryJul 9, 2026
Three Leagues Compete for the New Grey Cup in 1909
1909 was a special year in Canadian football. That’s the year when Earl Grey, who was serving as the Governor General of Canada, donated a trophy to be awarded to Canada’s amateur rugby football champion. Of course, this trophy as well as the championship game itself would become known as the Grey Cup.Only teams affiliated...
1900s in Canadian FootballHamilton Tigers
Canadian Football History
Canadian Football HistoryJun 3, 2026
No Dominion Championship in 1885, An All-Star Game Instead
A previous article examined how tie schedules and challenge cups were used on the road to the first Dominion championship game organized by the Canadian Rugby Football Union in 1884. News of the Canadian Rugby Football Union's new Inter-provincial Rugby Match. (Hamilton Spectator) It’s now a new year, and Canadian football is still finding its...
1880s in Canadian FootballCFL
Canadian Football History
Canadian Football HistoryNov 12, 2025
Varsity Wins the Almost Forgotten Grey Cup
In 1909, Governor General Earl Grey donated a trophy to be awarded to the amateur rugby football champions of Canada. The University of Toronto won the inaugural championship with a 26-6 win over Toronto Parkdale. Various teams in Toronto and Hamilton competed in the early Grey Cup contests before the game was put on hold...
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1920s in Canadian FootballEarl Grey
Canadian Football History
Canadian Football HistoryOct 15, 2025
100 Yard Fields in Early Canadian Football
When CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced sweeping rule changes to the Canadian game last month, one modification that probably alarmed traditionalists the most was the change to the size of the CFL football field. In 2027, the field will shrink from 110 yards in length to 100 yards between the goal lines. I can certainly...
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1880s in Canadian Football1890s in Canadian Football
Canadian Football History
Canadian Football HistoryOct 8, 2025
The Death of Earl Grey
On August 29, 1917, newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic reported that Earl Grey had died at the age of 65. How well do you know the man who donated the trophy that bears his name, that symbol of Canadian football supremacy? Born Albert Henry George Grey in 1851 in London, England, he became...
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1910s in Canadian FootballEarl Grey

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