British Columbia: Province Cup 1922–1941

In 1922, the McBride Shield for the championship of British Columbia was replaced by the Province Cup presented by B.C. Lieutenant Governor Walter Cameron Nichol. Nichol was also the publisher of the Province newspaper.

1922 – Winners – VANCOUVER ST. ANDREWS
May 13, 1922, at Athletic Park in Vancouver
St. Andrews  2 (Finlayson, Fred Wilson)
Victoria Mets  1 (Cummings)
HT:           Att:           Ref: Quinn (Nanaimo)
St. Andrews: Sharpe – Dryborough, MacNaughton – Armstrong, Jim
  Wilson, Owens – Fred Wilson, McKinnon, Robertson, Greig, Finlayson.
Victoria: Gordon Leeming – Everett Taylor, Church – George Wale, Len
  McKenzie, “Smiler” Petticrew – Angus McInnes, James Fairall, John
  Cummings, Elliot Totty. (10)

1923 – Winners – LADYSMITH
April 28, 1923, at Athletic Park in Vancouver
Ladysmith  1 (Frank Strang)
U.B.C.  0
HT:           Att: 5000     Ref:
Ladysmith: A. Boyd – Lapsansky, George Anderson – McCormack, J. Orr,
  A. Beattie – A. Strang, A. Houston, Frank Strang, A. Mathison, W. Rafter.
U.B.C: Henry Mosher – Crute, Baker – Cant, Phillips, Say – Cameron,
  McLeod, Lundie, Jackson, Ternan.

1924 – Winners – LADYSMITH
May 6, 1924
Ladysmith  1 (Chapman)
St. Andrews  1 (Lewis)
HT:           Att:           Ref:
Ladysmith: A. Boyd – George Anderson, Campbell – Sandy Houston, Jim
  McCormick, Andy Anderson – Frank Strang, A. Mathison. Jimmy Heaps,
  Harry Chapman, Sandy Strang.
St. Andrews:  Wells – Wilson, Daggar  – Whitehurst, McFarlane, Robertson
  – Fred Wilson, Lewis, Colin Campbell, Dave Greig, George Wilson.

April 19, 1924, in Nanaimo – Replay
Ladysmith  2  (Davis 2)                (No lineups in Vancouver or Victoria
  papers)
St. Andrews  0 
HT:           Att:           Ref:
Ladysmith:
St. Andrews:

 

1925 – Winners – CUMBERLAND

April 18, 1925, at Athletic Park in Vancouver
Cumberland  4 (?)
St. Andrews  1 (?)
HT:           Att: 4389     Ref: Stokes
Cumberland: Blair – (not in order) Hitchens, Alex Fowler, Plump, Heyland,
  Brake, Conti, Mortimer, Stewart, Bannerman. (10)      No lineups in paper
St. Andrews: A. Boyd – Watson, George Linn – Norman Sheldon, Sandy
  Houston, Neil Robertson – Fred Wilson, George Graham, Dave Turner,
  George Wilson.  (10)

1926 – Winners – NANAIMO CITY
May 8, 1926, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
Nanaimo City  3 (Stobbart, Appleby, ?)
Victoria Veterans  2 (McCormick 2)
HT: 2–0       Att: 3000     Ref: D. Craig
Nanaimo: Tommy Routledge – Len Perry, Ernie Edmunds – Jimmy Knight,
  Neil McFarlane, Dave Kennedy – Nelson Wilson, Alex Thompson, Sid
  Clarke, Dickie Stobbart, Edward Appleby.
Victoria: Tom Bridges – Bill Campbell, Bob Preston – McCormick, Bowman,
  Smith – Phillips, Cameron, Sid Merfield, Thornett, Clarkson.

1927 – Winners – NANAIMO CITY
Nanaimo City
Powell River Elks
No final was played, because Powell River refused to play, leaving Nanaimo
  as champions.
Nanaimo City beat Woodfibre 4–0 in one semi-final and Powell River Elks
  defeated Langley 7–1 in the other.

1928 – Winners – LADYSMITH
May 19, 1928, at Athletic Park in Vancouver
Ladysmith  4            
St. Andrews  1
HT:  1–0      Att: 3200         Ref: A.S. Jones
Ladysmith: Tait – F. Strang, Thompson – Wargo, Halliday, Heeps –
  Spruston, Kulai, A. Strang, Hallinan, Minto.
St. Andrews: Singleton – Watson, Berto – Williams, Wilson, Allcock –
  Dundas, Munro, Campbell, Murray, Searles.

1929 – Winners – WESTMINSTER ROYALS
May 24, 1929, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
Westminster Royals  3 (Kerr, Kulai, Coulter)
Sapperton  0
HT:           Att:           Ref:
Royals: George Lindsay – George Anderson, Alexander Strang – Tom
  Trotter, George Russell, Dickie Stobbart – Adam Kerr, Dan Kulai, Jack
  Coulter, Dave Turner, Joe Milburn.
Sapperton: Aubrey Sanford – H. Stoddart, Garner – Blatchford, Jack
  Wood, Aylsbury – Stibbs, d’Easum, Jim Wood, Gaudin, Thirwell.

1930 – Winners – WESTMINSTER ROYALS
April 26, 1930, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
Westminster Royals  3 (Howay, Coulter, Turner)
St. Andrews  2 (Strang pen, Stobbart)
HT:           Att:           Ref: Webster
Royals: Jack d’Easum – George Anderson, Tom Taylor – Tom Trotter, Les
  Rimmer, Harold Stoddart – Robert McDougall, Jack Wood, Jack Coulter,
  Dave Turner, Howay.
St. Andrews: Singleton – Watson, Ernie Edmunds – Jimmy Knight, Dickie
  Stobbart, Arnott – Stephen, Kulai, Strang, Surtees, Adam Kerr.

1931 – Winners – WESTMINSTER ROYALS
May 16, 1931, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
Westminster Royals  4 (Findler 2, d’Easum, Coulter)
Esquimalt  1 (Nurse)
HT: 1–0       Att: 1500      Ref: J. Dewar
Royals: Aubrey Sanford – George Anderson,  Ralph Makepeace – Les
  Rimmer, Harold Stoddart, Austin Delany – Bill Findler, Jack d’Easum, Jack
  Coulter, Dave Turner, Adam Kerr.
Esquimalt: Louis DaCosta – Nicol, Joe Watt – Hosmer, Bill Boyd, May –
  Nurse, Bob Stewart, John Watt, “Scotty” Stewart, Mike Wagland.

1932 – Winners – NANAIMO CITY
May 6, 1932
Nanaimo City  2  (Gray, Watchorn)
Westminster Royals  1 (Coulter)
HT:           Att:           Ref:
Nanaimo: Blewett – Strang, Ernie Edmunds – Orville Boyd, Kulai, Bill
  McGregor – English, Ray Watchorn, George Grey, Jimmy Knight, John
  Sandland.
Royals: Aubrey Sanford – George Anderson, Harold Stoddart – Les
  Rimmer, George Russell, Austin Delany – Bill Findler, Dickie Stobbart,
  Jack Coulter, Dave Turner, Allan Todd.

1933 – Winners – VANCOUVER NORTH SHORE
June 3, 1933, in Duncan – Final not played.  Victoria and District withdrew
  team.
Duncan Native Sons vs North Shore

1934 – Winners – NANAIMO CITY
July 21, 1934
Nanaimo City  3 (Thomson, Waugh 2)
North Shore  3 (McNicol, Spencer 2)   (No lineups)

July 28, 1934
Nanaimo City  5 (Sandland, Kulai, Gray 3)
North Shore  2 (Henderson, McNicol)  (No lineups)

1935 – Winners – VANCOUVER ST. SAVIOURS TIGERS
July 27, 1935, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
St. Saviours  1 (West)
Nanaimo City  0
HT: 1–0       Att:           Ref: Murray
St. Saviours: Stan Stronge – W. Ross, Lawrie – C. Ross, Hunter, Hendry –
  McMurdo, Murray West, Ernie Bradbury, G. Bradbury, Platt.
Nanaimo: Peter Inkster – Andy Gavin, Ernie Edmunds – Bill McGregor,
  Jimmy Knight, Alex Thompson – English, J. Kulai, “Daisy” Waugh, Grey,
  Sandland.  (Subs: Boyd, Watson)

1936 – Winners – WESTMINSTER ROYALS
June 6, 1936
Westminster Royals  4 (Coulter 3, Gemmell)
Nanaimo  2 (Waugh, Grey)
HT:           Att: 4000     Ref:
Royals: Stan Stronge – George Anderson, Tommy McKibbin – McPherson,
  Trevor Harvey, Jimmy Gemmell – Bill Findler, Johnny McKay, Jack
  Coulter, Dave Turner, Gray.
Nanaimo: Pete Inkster – West, Ernie Edmunds – Orville Boyd, Jimmy
  Knight, Bill McGregor – Alex Thompson, Denton, James Waugh, George
  Grey, John Sandland.

1937 – Winners – VANCOUVER NORTH SHORE UNITED
August 28, 1937, at Con Jones Park, in Vancouver
North Shore  3 (McManus 2, Spencer)
Victoria City  0
HT: 2–0       Att:           Ref: Murray
North Shore: Jack Rabbit – Dempsey, Bob Harrison – Wardlaw,
  Cummings, Drake – Young, Basil Robinson, Mike McManus, Jimmy
  Spencer, Alec Christie.
Victoria: Wally Rowe – Moody, Roper – Cliff Robbins, Glen Robbins, Cec
  Cockrill – Piers, Ross, Chapman, Thom, George Payne.  (Sub: Ed Moore)

1938 – Winners – VANCOUVER NORTH SHORE UNITED
September 1, 1938
North Shore United  2 (McManus 2)
St. Saviours  2 (West pen, Waugh)
HT: 0–2       Att: 700       Ref:
North Shore: Rabbit – Cummings, Bill Wolfe – Hewitt, Trevor Harvey,         
  Christiano – Reg Liptrot, Swede Larson, Mike McManus, Jimmy Spencer,
  Alec Christie.
St. Saviours: Dan Kulai – Marsden, Ross – Milstead, George Kulai, Murray
  West – Tommy Newman, Heath, Jack Waugh, Greenwell, Johnny Moffat.

September 7, 1938, at Con Jones Park – Replay
North Shore United  2 (McManus 2)
St. Saviours  0
HT: 2–0       Att:           Ref: Spark
North Shore: Rabbit – Cummings, Bill Wolfe – Hewitt, Trevor Harvey,
  Swede Larson – Reg Liptrot, Basil Robins, Mike McManus, Jimmy
  Spencer, Alec Christie.
St. Saviours: Dan Kulai – Marsden, Ross – Milstead, George Kulai, Murray
  West – Enefer, Heath, Jack Waugh, Greenwell, Tommy Newman.

1939 – Winners – VANCOUVER ST. SAVIOURS TIGERS
July 1, 1939, at Con Jones Park
St. Saviours  4 (Muir 3, Tommy Milstead)
Radials  1 (Smith)
HT: 3–1       Att:           Ref:
St. Saviours: Dan Kulai – Jack Jones, Ross – J. Milstead, Joe Ellett,
  Murray West – McKay, Jackie Muir, Byford, Larson, Tommy Milstead.
  (Sub: Jack Waugh)
Radials: Watson – Lawrie, Tommy McKibbin – West, Cowan, Eric Camp –
  Jack Johnson, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Greer, Reg Liptrot.

1940 – Winners – VANCOUVER RADIALS
July 17, 1940,at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
Radials  0
North Shore  0
HT: 0–0       Att: 1000     Ref:
Radials: Stan Stronge – G. Smith, Tommy McKibbin – Henderson, Eric
  Camp, Cowan – Jack Johnson, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Greer, Reg
  Liptrot.
North Shore: Jack Rabbit – Cummings, Bob Harrison – Newbold, Trevor
  Harvey, Goodheart – Jimmy Love, Matheson, Mike McManus, Jimmy
  Spencer, Normie McLeod.  (Sub: Basil Robinson)

July 20, 1940, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver – First Replay
Radials  3 (Hap Smith 2, Johnson)
North Shore  0
HT: 1–0       Att: 1200     Ref:
Radials: Stan Stronge – G. Smith, Tommy McKibbin – Henderson, Eric
  Camp, Cowan – Jack Johnson, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Greer, Reg
  Liptrot.
North Shore: Jack Rabbit – Cummings, Bob Harrison – Newbold, Jimmy
  Spencer, Goodheart – Jimmy Love, Brow, Mike McManus, Trevor Harvey,
  Normie McLeod.  (Sub: Basil Robinson)

July 24, 1940, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver – Second Replay
Radials  6 (Johnson 2, Camp,  Hap Smith 2, McKay)
North Shore  1 (Spencer)
HT: 3–1       Att: 2500     Ref: Dick Woodard and Alec Murray
Radials: Stan Stronge – G. Smith, Tommy McKibbin – Henderson, Eric
  Camp, Cowan – Jack Johnson, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Greer, Reg
  Liptrot.
North Shore: Jack Rabbit – Hall (Bill Wolfe), Cumming – Newbold, Trevor
  Harvey, Goodheart – Jimmy Love, Basil Robinson, Mike McManus, Jimmy
  Spencer, Normie McLeod.

1941 – Winners – VANCOUVER NORTH SHORE UNITED
June 14, 1941, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver
North Shore  2 (Robinson, Harvey)
Radials  1 (Greer)
HT:           Att: 1200     Ref: Andy Hunter
North Shore: Bumstead – Cummings, Bob Harrison – Trevor Harvey,
  Glover, Newbold – Jimmy Love, Basil Robinson, Mike McManus, Jimmy
  Spencer, Normie McLeod.
Radials: Bert Lawrie – Cowan, Tommy McKibbin – Greer, Eric Camp,
  Sinclair – West, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Richardson, Reg Liptrot. 
  (Sub: Johnson)

June 18, 1941, Con Jones Park in Vancouver
North Shore  4 (Robinson, McManus, Mathieson, o.g.)
Radials  2 (Camp, Smith)
HT:           Att:  800      Ref:
North Shore: Bumstead – Cummings, Bob Harrison – Trevor Harvey,
  Glover, Newbold – Jimmy Love, Basil Robinson, Mike McManus, Jimmy
  Spencer, Normie McLeod. (Sub: Mathieson)
Radials: Bert Lawrie – Cowan, Tommy McKibbin – Johnson, Eric
  Camp,Pallot – Kerfoot, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Greer, Reg Liptrot. 
  (Subs: West Sinclair)