British Tours to Canada
Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935

Scottish Football Association Tour, 1935

Players: William Stevenson (Clyde), Andrew Anderson (Hearts), Robert “Whitey” McDonald (Rangers), George Cummings (Partick Thistle), Peter Wilson (Celtic), Rom Smith (Kilmarnock), Bob Fraser (Aberdeen), David Meiklejohn (Rangers), Robert Donnelly (Partick Thistle), Robert Main (Rangers), William Miller (Partick Thistle), Hughie Gallacher (Derby County), Willie Mills (Aberdeen), Dally Duncan (Derby County), Alex Ferguson (St. Johnstone), Tommy Walker (Hearts), Dave Wilson (Hamilton Academicals).

Note: Whitey McDonald was born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, and was brought to Hamilton, Ontario, as an infant. He grew up and learned to play in Hamilton before joining Rangers in 1928. He later played twice for Northern Ireland.

May 18 Philadelphia Germans 0: Scottish F.A. 3 in Philadelphia, Pa.
May 19 Eastern U.S. 1: Scottish F.A. 5 in New York, N.Y.
May 22 Toronto 1: Scottish F.A. 3 in Toronto, Ontario
May 24 Western F.A. 1: Scottish F.A. 9 in Kitchener, Ontario
May 26 Illinois 2: Scottish F.A. 3 in Chicago, Illinois
May 29 Alberta 1: Scottish F.A. 9 in Calgary, Alberta
May 31 Vancouver Island 0: Scottish F.A. 5 in Victoria, B.C.
June 2 Vancouver 0: Scottish F.A. 1 in Vancouver, B.C.
June 5 Manitoba 2: Scottish F.A. 7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 8 Eastern Canada 0: Scottish F.A. 6 in Toronto, Ontario
June 9 Eastern U.S. 1: Scottish F.A. 4 in Newark, New Jersey
June 11 Hamilton 1: Scottish F.A. 10 in Hamilton, Ontario
June 13 Montreal 0: Scottish F.A. 3 in Montreal, Quebec

May 22, 1935, at Soldiers Field in Toronto, Ontario
Scottish F.A. 3 (Gallacher, Miller 2)
Toronto All-Stars 1 (Graham)
HT: 1–1 Att: 6608 Ref: J.M. Murphy
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, McDonald – P. Wilson, Smith, Fraser – Main, Miller, Gallacher, Mills, Duncan.
Toronto: Len Woollacott (British Consols) – Bill Davison (Ulster), Cyrol Davis (Maple Leafs) – Joe Clulow (British Consols), Kai Sandvig (Scottish), Jimmy Hagan (British Consols) – Ollie Sutton (Ulster), Jimmy Allen (Ulster), George Graham (Ulster), Norman Donald, L.N. Meldrum.

May 24, 1935, in Kitchener, Ontario
Scottish F.A. 9 (D. Wilson 3, Walker 2, Mills 2, Ferguson 2)
Western Football Association All-Stars 1 (Patrick)
HT: 6–0 Att: 622 Ref: Major Harold Ballantyne (Kitchener)
Scots: Stevenson – Cummings, McDonald – Smith, Donnelly, P. Wilson – Miller, Walker, D. Wilson, Mills, Duncan.
W.F.A: Dempsey (Guelph) – Carson (Stratford), McColl (Kitchener) – Bartlett (Fergus), Murphy (Guelph), Parker (Fergus) – Orris (Stratford), Sweeney (Guelph), Patrick (Fergus), McAdam (Stratford), Collis (Guelph).
(Note: The Western Football Association, one of the oldest football associations in the world, was formed in Kitchener in 1880, and its players formed the Canadian team that toured Britain in 1888.)

May 29, 1935, in Calgary, Alberta
Scottish F.A. 9 (Mills 2, Gallacher 4, Ferguson, Duncan 2)
Alberta All-Stars 1 (Anderson)
HT: Att: 3444 Ref:
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – Wilson, Donnelly, Meiklejohn – Ferguson, Miller, Gallacher, Mills, Duncan.
Alberta: G. Smith (Calgary Callies) – Colin McKay (Edmonton Callies), A. Thompson (CPR) – Ted Radley (Lethbridge Supinas), Jim Wilson (Lethbridge Supinas), J. Devey (Calgary CPR) – J. Smith (Calgary CPR), F. Weisner (Calgary CPR), S. Blair (Calgary CPR), Jimmy Graham (Edmonton Radials), L. Anderson (Drumheller Legion).

May 31, 1935, at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia
Scottish F.A. 5 ( D. Wilson 3, Miller, Walker)
Vancouver Island All-Stars 0
HT: Att: 3330 Ref: Robb
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – Meiklejohn, Donnelly, McDonald – Main, Walker, D. Wilson, Miller, Ferguson.
Vancouver Island: Louis DaCosta – Andy Gavin, Ernie Edmunds – Ron Williams, Roy Barnes, Jimmy Knight – Gordon Bell, Alex Stewart, James “Daisy” Waugh, George Grey, George Payne.

June 1, 1935, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Scottish F.A. 1 (Gallacher)
Vancouver All-Stars 0
HT: 0–0 Att: 6473 Ref: Dewar
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – P. Wilson, Smith, Meiklejohn – Main, Walker, Gallacher, Mills, Duncan.
Vancouver: Stan Strong – Fred Easley, Don Cowan – Murray West, Dot McPherson, Jimmy Gemmell – Billy McNeil, Trevor Harvey, Ray Watchorn, Jimmy Spencer, Johnny McKay.

June 5, 1935, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Scottish F.A. 7 (Mills 2, Miller 2, Gallacher 2, Duncan)
Manitoba All-Stars 2 (Hampton 2)
HT: Att: 5042 Ref: Jimmy Kelly (Winnipeg)
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – Meiklejohn, Donnelly, McDonald – Main, Miller, Gallacher, Mills, Duncan.
Manitoba: Frank Davis (Fort Rouge Rangers) – Ernie Scholes (Winnipeg Irish), Jack Morrison (Fort Rouge Rangers) – A. Pratt (Fort Rouge Rangers), Alex Archer (Winnipeg Scottish), J. Daly (City Dairy) – G. Hutchinson (United Weston, S. Murray (Winnipeg Irish), Bobby Hampton (Winnipeg Irish), J. Fulton (Fort Rouge Rangers), George Pickup (United Weston).
(Note: Arthur Archer won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, playing Ice Hockey for Great Britain.)

June 8, 1935, at Soldiers Field in Toronto, Ontario
Scottish F.A. 6 (D.Wilson 3, Ferguson 2, Miller)
Eastern Canada All-Stars 0
HT: Att: 5010 Ref:
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – P. Wilson, Smith, McDonald – Ferguson, Walker, D. Wilson, Miller, Duncan.
Eastern Canada: Len Wollacott (Toronto British Consols) – Bill Davison (Toronto Ulster), Cyril Davies (Toronto Maple Leafs) – Harry Phillips (Toronto Scottish), Kai Sandvig (Toronto Scottish), Jimmy Hagen (Toronto British Consols) – McAllister (Falconbridge Mines), G. Simpson (Frood Mines), George Graham (Toronto Ulster), Norman Donald (British Consols), Percy Manuel (Montreal Carsteel).

June 11, 1935, in Hamilton, Ontario
Scottish F.A. 10 (Walker 2, D. Wilson 3, Meiklejohn, Ferguson 2, Mills, Duncan)
Hamilton All-Stars 1 (Wass)
HT: Att: 3253 Ref:
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – Meiklejohn, Donnelly, McDonald – Ferguson, Walker, D. Wilson, Mills, Duncan.
Hamilton: “Sheik” Holmes (Hearts) – Alex McConnell (Hearts), Billy Dunlop (Thistles) – Bert Watson (City), Bert Gibb (Thistles), Johnny McLaughlin (Steel) – Jimmy Touhey (Hearts), “Chick” Alter (Hearts), Fred Walmsley (Radio), Jimmy Connelly (City), Ernie Waas (Thistles).

June 13, 1935, in Montreal, Quebec
Scottish F.A. 3 (Walker 2, Ferguson)
Montreal All-Stars 0
HT: Att: 4633 Ref:
Scots: Stevenson – Anderson, Cummings – P. Wilson, Donnelly, McDonald – Ferguson, Walker, D. Wilson, Mills, Duncan.
Montreal: Pinkerton – Malcolm Moon, George White (Aldreds) – Reed, Ronald Low (Aldreds), Alan Fitzpatrick (Aldreds) – Sam Chedgzoy (Carsteel), Davis, Larry Fitzpatrick (Aldreds), Cree, Percy Manuel (Carsteel).
(Note: Former England international Sam Chedgzoy was player-coach of Montreal Carsteel from 1930 to 1940. He died in Montreal in 1967.)