The Montreal Football Club was a Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec that played in the Quebec Rugby Football Union from 1883 to 1906 and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1907 to 1915. The club was a founding member of the QRFU and played in the first football game in Quebec in 1872. The club was dominant in Quebec, winning 12 of the 24 QRFU titles in the years that they played in that league.[2] Montreal also won the first Canadian Dominion Football Championship in 1884, a predecessor of the Grey Cup and again won the championship in their first season in the IRFU in 1907.[3]
The Montreal Foot Ball Club was founded on April 8, 1872 in one of the lower rooms of the Mechanics Hall buildings. Their first game played was also the first football game to be played in the province of Quebec, on Saturday, October 12, 1872 against the Quebec City club in Quebec City at the Esplanade. The two teams would meet again on Saturday, October 26, 1872 at McGill University where both games would be played to 0-0 ties.[4]
Quebec Rugby Football Unionedit
Montreal was a founding member of the Quebec Rugby Football Union, which was formed on January 16, 1883, and became a dominant and influential force in that league.[2] Games in the QRFU were played on a challenge system, meaning that teams would play an uneven number of games by challenging the top team. Since Montreal would frequently be a top team in the league, they would end up being challenged the most and subsequently would play the most games. Montreal repeated as QRFU champion in 1884, but this time would also play the Ontario Rugby Football Union champion after the newly formed Canadian Rugby Football Union decided to crown a national champion. Consequently, the Montreal Foot Ball Club would win the very first Canadian Dominion Football Championship against the Toronto Argonauts by a score of 30-0 on November 6, 1884.[5]
The Montreal Club would continue their dominance over their QRFU rivals, winning the QRFU title 11 times in the 13 years since the union's inception. However, in the years that a Dominion Championship was held, the club would come home empty-handed when facing their ORFU opponent. In 1892, the QRFU switched to a balanced schedule, where all teams would face each other an equal number of times during the season, and after 1894 it would become a permanent feature of the league.[6] Whether it was because of this or because of increased competition, Montreal lost its grip on its dominance over its opponents, and, as a result, would go ten years without a QRFU title.
Montreal Football Club in 1905.
It wasn't until 1906 that the Montreal Football Club would regain their prowess, with a first-place finish and an undefeated record in the QRFU and their first title since 1895. In order to play in the Dominion championship, the club would have to play the ORFU champion Hamilton Tigers in order to qualify for the national championship against the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union champion McGill University. Montreal would lose the game against the Tigers 11-6, who would go on to defeat McGill and win the Dominion Championship, extending Montreal's drought to 22 years.[1]
Inerprovincial Rugby Football Unionedit
The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union was formed on October 2, 1907 in an amalgamation of the Montreal Football Club and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the QRFU and the Hamilton Tigers and the Toronto Argonauts of the ORFU. Montreal immediately made up for the previous season's disappointment, finishing first in the IRFU, including a win over the Tigers who had eliminated the Montreal Club from the year before. Montreal then went on to defeat the Peterborough club 71-10 on December 1, 1907 to become the first Dominion Champions of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, including their first national championship since their first in 1884.[5]
However, Montreal would never regain that form as the club's fortunes waned severely in the following years. Montreal would finish last six times in the next eight years and finished third in the other two. In this stretch, they won only seven games, losing the other 41 games, including three winless seasons. 1915 was the last season of competition for the team as the Montreal Football Club did not return after the First World War ended and play resumed in 1919. They were instead replaced by the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers.[1]
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Not to be confused with CF Montreal The Montreal Football Club was a Canadian football team based in Montreal Quebec that played in the Quebec Rugby Football Union from 1883 to 1906 and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1907 to 1915 The club was a founding member of the QRFU and played in the first football game in Quebec in 1872 The club was dominant in Quebec winning 12 of the 24 QRFU titles in the years that they played in that league 2 Montreal also won the first Canadian Dominion Football Championship in 1884 a predecessor of the Grey Cup and again won the championship in their first season in the IRFU in 1907 3 Montreal Football ClubFounded1872 152 years ago 1872 Folded1915 109 years ago 1915 Based inMontreal Quebec CanadaHome fieldMontreal AAA GroundsLeagueQRFU 1883 1906 IRFU 1907 1915 Coloursblack red 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 Quebec Rugby Football Union 1 3 Inerprovincial Rugby Football Union 2 Seasons 3 ReferencesHistory editFounding edit The Montreal Foot Ball Club was founded on April 8 1872 in one of the lower rooms of the Mechanics Hall buildings Their first game played was also the first football game to be played in the province of Quebec on Saturday October 12 1872 against the Quebec City club in Quebec City at the Esplanade The two teams would meet again on Saturday October 26 1872 at McGill University where both games would be played to 0 0 ties 4 Quebec Rugby Football Union edit Montreal was a founding member of the Quebec Rugby Football Union which was formed on January 16 1883 and became a dominant and influential force in that league 2 Games in the QRFU were played on a challenge system meaning that teams would play an uneven number of games by challenging the top team Since Montreal would frequently be a top team in the league they would end up being challenged the most and subsequently would play the most games Montreal repeated as QRFU champion in 1884 but this time would also play the Ontario Rugby Football Union champion after the newly formed Canadian Rugby Football Union decided to crown a national champion Consequently the Montreal Foot Ball Club would win the very first Canadian Dominion Football Championship against the Toronto Argonauts by a score of 30 0 on November 6 1884 5 The Montreal Club would continue their dominance over their QRFU rivals winning the QRFU title 11 times in the 13 years since the union s inception However in the years that a Dominion Championship was held the club would come home empty handed when facing their ORFU opponent In 1892 the QRFU switched to a balanced schedule where all teams would face each other an equal number of times during the season and after 1894 it would become a permanent feature of the league 6 Whether it was because of this or because of increased competition Montreal lost its grip on its dominance over its opponents and as a result would go ten years without a QRFU title nbsp Montreal Football Club in 1905 It wasn t until 1906 that the Montreal Football Club would regain their prowess with a first place finish and an undefeated record in the QRFU and their first title since 1895 In order to play in the Dominion championship the club would have to play the ORFU champion Hamilton Tigers in order to qualify for the national championship against the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union champion McGill University Montreal would lose the game against the Tigers 11 6 who would go on to defeat McGill and win the Dominion Championship extending Montreal s drought to 22 years 1 Inerprovincial Rugby Football Union edit The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union was formed on October 2 1907 in an amalgamation of the Montreal Football Club and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the QRFU and the Hamilton Tigers and the Toronto Argonauts of the ORFU Montreal immediately made up for the previous season s disappointment finishing first in the IRFU including a win over the Tigers who had eliminated the Montreal Club from the year before Montreal then went on to defeat the Peterborough club 71 10 on December 1 1907 to become the first Dominion Champions of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union including their first national championship since their first in 1884 5 However Montreal would never regain that form as the club s fortunes waned severely in the following years Montreal would finish last six times in the next eight years and finished third in the other two In this stretch they won only seven games losing the other 41 games including three winless seasons 1915 was the last season of competition for the team as the Montreal Football Club did not return after the First World War ended and play resumed in 1919 They were instead replaced by the Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 1 Seasons editSeason W L T PF PA Pts Finish Playoffs 1883 3 0 1 5 1 1st QRFU 1884 2 0 0 35 2 1st QRFU Won Dominion Championship 1885 2 0 0 62 0 1st QRFU 1886 2 0 0 27 6 1st QRFU 1887 2 0 0 52 15 1st QRFU Lost Dominion Championship 1888 2 0 0 47 5 1st QRFU Dominion Championship 0 0 Draw 1889 3 0 0 102 5 1st QRFU 1890 1 1 1 46 38 2nd QRFU 1891 2 1 0 92 24 1st QRFU Lost Dominion Championship 1892 3 1 0 48 29 6 1st QRFU Lost Dominion Championship 1893 2 0 0 35 12 1st QRFU Lost Dominion Championship 1894 3 1 0 92 38 6 2nd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1895 3 1 0 81 30 6 1st QRFU Lost Dominion Championship 1896 2 2 0 48 29 4 3rd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1897 0 1 0 13 14 0 2nd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1898 2 2 0 84 66 4 2nd QRFU Lost QRFU Semi Final 1899 3 3 0 47 77 6 3rd QRFU 1900 4 2 0 73 87 8 2nd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1901 1 5 0 23 99 2 4th QRFU Missed Playoffs 1902 2 4 0 38 85 4 3rd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1903 4 2 0 78 43 8 2nd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1904 4 2 0 61 54 8 2nd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1905 4 2 0 87 50 8 2nd QRFU Missed Playoffs 1906 6 0 0 170 54 12 1st QRFU Lost Dominion Semi Final 1907 5 1 0 85 33 10 1st IRFU Won Dominion Championship 1908 1 5 0 49 101 2 3rd IRFU Missed Playoffs 1909 1 5 0 36 91 2 4th IRFU Missed Playoffs 1910 2 4 0 74 87 4 4th IRFU Missed Playoffs 1911 1 5 0 49 101 2 4th IRFU Missed Playoffs 1912 0 6 0 54 112 0 4th IRFU Missed Playoffs 1913 0 6 0 27 144 0 4th IRFU Missed Playoffs 1914 2 4 0 62 108 4 3rd IRFU Missed Playoffs 1915 0 6 0 10 136 0 4th IRFU Missed PlayoffsReferences edit a b c Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2010 12 18 Retrieved 2011 06 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link THE QUEBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION 1883 1906 Part 6 a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 10 22 Retrieved 2012 10 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link THE QUEBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION 1883 1906 Part 1 2009 Canadian Football League Facts Figures amp Records Canadian Football League Properties Publications Toronto Ontario ISBN 978 0 9739425 4 5 p 294 2009 Canadian Football League Facts Figures amp Records Canadian Football League Properties Publications Toronto Ontario ISBN 978 0 9739425 4 5 p 282 a b https www cfl ca page his teams mtl History of the Montreal Alouettes Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 10 22 Retrieved 2012 10 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link THE QUEBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION 1883 1906 Part 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montreal Football Club amp oldid 1159258326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
