Kilmarnock Tour, 1930
The Kilmarnock tour took place largely in Eastern Canada, but also included games in Cleveland, Ohio, Brooklyn, New York and Fall River, Massachusetts.
The Kilmarnock players who made the trip were:
John Aitken, William Clark, Sam Clemie, Harry Cunningham, John Irvine, James Leslie, James Maxwell, John McEwan, Joe Nibloe, James Ramsey, Tom Robertson, Matthew Smith, Tom Smith, John Stewart, Abe Wales, Walter Walters and James Williamson.
The picture below shows the touring party beginning their journey on Saturday, 10th of May, 1930. at Central Station, Glasgow. Thence train to Greenock and ship to Montreal. (Photo—our thanks to Andrew Beattie.)
May 19 Montreal Carsteel 0; Kilmarnock 3 in Montreal, Quebec
May 22 Oshawa Nationals 0; Kilmarnock 5 in Oshawa, Ontario
May 24 Toronto Ulster United 1: Kilmarnock 1 in Toronto, Ontario
May 26 London and District 1: Kilmarnock 3 in London, Ontario
May 29 Toronto Ulster United 1: Kilmarnock 6 in Guelph, Ontario
May 31 Hamilton City 0: Kilmarnock 6 in Hamilton, Ontario
June 2 Cleveland Bruells 1: Kilmarnock 1 in Cleveland, Ohio
June 4 Western F.A. 0: Kilmarnock 7 in Kitchener, Ontario
June 7 Toronto Scottish 0: Kilmarnock 3 in Toronto, Ontario
June 12 St. Catharines 1: Kilmarnock 4 in St. Catharines, Ontario
June 14 Brooklyn Wanderers 1: Kilmarnock 0 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
June 15 Fall River Marksmen 3: Kilmarnock 0 in Fall River, Massachusetts
June 18 Brantford Cockshutts 1; Kilmarnock 2 in Brantford, Ontario
June 21 Hamilton Thistles 1: Kilmarnock 4 in Hamilton, Ontario
June 23 Toronto C.N.R. 1: Kilmarnock 1 in Toronto, Ontario
June 25 Toronto Ulster United 4: Kilmarnock 3 in Toronto, Ontario
June 26 Montreal C.N.R. 0: Kilmarnock 1 in Montreal, Quebec
May 19, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Carsteel 0
Kilmarnock 3 (Ramsey 3)
HT: Att: Ref:
Carsteel: Sharp – Bob Calder, Butler – Wallace, Bill Finlayson, Lorimer – Sam Chedgzoy, James Mellin, Ed McLaine, Bill McKean, Dave McEachran.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Irvine, Stewart, McEwan – Wales, Williamson, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
May 22, 1930, in Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa Nationals 0
Kilmarnock 5 (Cunningham 3, Williamson, Ramsey)
HT: Att: 2000 Ref:
Oshawa: Smith – Connors, Davidson – Hurst, Brodie, Coll – Sturch, McGregor, Christian Sathrang, Patersen, Muir.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Clark, Stewart, McEwan – Wales, Aitken, Cunningham, Williamson, Ramsey.
May 24, 1930, in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Ulster United 1 (Moir)
Kilmarnock 1 (Williamson)
HT: Att: 8500 Ref:
Ulster: Bobby Kirk – Dave Eadie, Dick Pryor – Billy Stewart, Matt Wilson, Jimmy Hagan – John Paxton, Allan Mathieson, George Graham, Jimmy Galloway, Jimmy Moir.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – T. Smith, Stewart, McEwan – Walters, Williamson, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
May 26, 1930, in London, Ontario
London and District 1 (Simpson)
Kilmarnock 3 (M. Smith 2, Wales)
HT: Att: 3000 Ref: I. Thorne (London)
London: E. Bickford (C.N.R.) – C. McArthur (Thistles), C. Johnston (Sarnia Imperials) – S. Barr (Sarnia Imperials), J. Skillen (C.N.R.), Goodfellow (C.N.R.) – A. Wright (Ontario Hospital), A, Forrester (Sarnia Imperials), Bernard Maule (Thistles), G. Simpson (R.C.R.), A. Thomson (C.N.R.)
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Nibloe, Leslie – Irvine, Stewart, Clark – Wales, Smith, Maxwell, Williamson, Aitken.
May 29, 1930, in Guelph, Ontario
Toronto Ulster United 1 (Graham)
Kilmarnock 6 (Ramsey 2, Walters 2, Cunningham 2)
HT: Att: 2500 Ref:
Ulster: Bobby Kirk – Dave Eadie, Dick Pryor – Billy Stewart, Matt Wilson, Jimmy Hagan – John Paxton, Jimmy Galloway, George Graham, Bill Dinnie, George Erasmusson.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan – Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
May 31, 1930, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton City 0
Kilmarnock 6 (M. Smith 2, Ramsey, Aitken, Cunningham, Irvine)
HT: 2–0 Att: 2500 Ref: A, Turnbull (Hamilton)
Hamilton: Lawrence Rooke – Arthur Vickers, Henry Craig – Gowans, George Totten, Andy Smith – Ollie Sutton, Jimmy Connelly, Brookson, Matt MacFarlane, Allan Ashthorpe.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan – Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
June 2, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Bruells 1 (Robertson)
Kilmarnock (Cunningham)
HT: 0–1 Att: Ref: A.C. Paterson
Bruells: Alfred Ramsey – Darcy McElligott, Novar – Jimmy Russell, Watson, Stanley Scott – William Phillips, Mike Bookie, Robertson, George Caraffi, Ralph Caraffi (McDade)
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Leslie, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan – Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
June 4, 1930, in Kitchener, Ontario
Western Football Association 0
Kilmarnock 7 (Ramsey 3, Cunningham 3, Walters)
HT: Att: 5000 Ref: Jack Clark (Stratford)
WFA: Snider (Stratford) – Pallitt (Galt), Carson (Woodstock) – Maynard (Woodstock), Ballantyne (Kitchener), Whitley (Hespeler) – Devere (Hespeler), Pugh (Stratford), J. Wilson (Stratford), A. Fisher (Stratford), Perks (Fergus).
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Nibloe, Leslie – Irvine, Stewart, McEwan – Walters, Wales, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
June 7, 1930, in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Scottish 0
Kilmarnock 3 (Walter, Wales, McEwan pen)
HT: Att: 5000 Ref:
Scottish: Art Halliwell – MacDonald, Jimmy Noke – Johnny Graham, Billy Somers, Muir – Andy Spence, Johnny Cairns, Andy Stevens, Moore, Jimmy McIntyre.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan – Wales, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Walters.
June 12, 1930, in St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines 1 (Smith)
Kilmarnock 4 (Wales, Maxwell 2, McEwan)
HT: Att: 2000 Ref:
St. Catharines: Bale – King, McQueston – Garrie, Beattie, Oldham – Sorley, Smith, W. Rutherford, D. Rutherford, Walter Rutherford.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Leslie, Nibloe – Irvine, Stewart, Clark – Walters, Smith, Wales, McEwan, Maxwell.
June 14, 1930, at Hawthorne Field in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Wanderers 1 (Nelson)
Kilmarnock 0
HT: 0–1 Att: Ref:
Brooklyn: Pete Renzulli – Edwards, Dave McMillan – John Brown, Jimmy McGuire, Johnny Slaven – Bee, Leslie Lyell, Johnny Nelson, Hugh Lafferty, Bobby Yule.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan (Stewart) – Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
June 15, 1930, at Mark;s Stadium in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River Marksmen 3 (Stark, McNab, McAuley)
Kilmarnock 0
HT: Att: 5000 Ref:
Marksmen: Bill Harper – Charlie McGill, Bob McAuley – Bill McPherson, Dave Priestley, Bobby Ballantyne – Alex McNab, Werner Nilsen, Archie Stark, Tec White, Jerry Best.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, Leslie – Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
June 18, 1930, in Brantford, Ontario
Brantford Cockshutts 1 (Kerr)
Kilmarnock 1 (T. Smith, o.g.)
HT: Att: 2000 Ref:
Brantford: Moore – Jackson, Fell – Haggan, Baxter, George – Richardson, Hugh Aird, G. Kerr, W. Kerr. Amos.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Leslie, Robertson – Irvine, Stewart, Clark – T. Smith, Wales, Cunningham,
Ramsey, Aitken.
June 21, 1930, at Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Thistles 1 (Chambers)
Kilmarnock 4 (Wales 2, McEwan 2)
HT: 0–1 Att: 1500 Ref: J. Adams
Thistles: Jimmy Wallace – Bobby Lodge, Billy Dunlop – Jennings, Jock Crawford, R. Marshall –
Jimmy Tennant, Charlie McMillan, George Chambers, Tommy McKean, D. Ingles.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Leslie, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan – Wales, M. Smith, Cunningham,
Ramsey, Aitken.
June 23, 1930, in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto C.N.R. 1 (McManus)
Kilmarnock 1 (Cunningham)
HT: Att: Ref:
C.N.R: Stanley Ball – William Connor , Charles McMainn – Alex Mair, Joe Clulow, Rogers –
Harry Gibson, Arthur Tuckwell, William Mcmanus, William Woolacott, Thomas Tigert.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Leslie, Nibloe – Stewart, T. Smith, McEwan – Wales, M. Smith, Cunningham,
Ramsey, Aitken.
June 25, 1930, in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Ulster United 4 (Graham Pryor, Hagan, Paxton)
Kilmarnock 3 (T. Smith 2, Maxwell)
HT: Att: Ref:
Ulster: Bobby Kirk – Dave Eadie, Dick Pryor – George McCrone, Matt Wilson, John Bruce –
John Paxton, Jimmy Hagan, George Graham, Jimmy Galloway, George Erasmusson.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Robertson, Leslie – Irvine, Stewart, Clark – T. Smith, Cunningham, Walters,
Maxwell, Aitken.
June 26, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal C.N.R. 0
Kilmarnock 1 (McEwan, pen)
HT: 00 Att: Ref: Horace S, Lyons
C.N.R: Jimmy Nelson – Ronnie Low, Jock Duguid – Lumsden, Peter Keir, Bob Campbell – Joe Williams, Meldrum, Bill Finlayson, Bill Westwater, Keir.
Kilmarnock: Clemie – Leslie, Nibloe – Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan – Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham,
Ramsey, Aitken.