Corinthians, 1906

The Corinthians, the top English amateur team of the day, toured the eastern part of Canada and the United States in 1906. In addition to the games in Canada, they played in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York, Newark, Fall River and Boston.

The following players toured with the Corinthians in 1906:

C. Wereford-Brown, T.S. Rowlandson, P.R. May, W.U. Timmis, C.C. Page,
R.D. Craig, M. Morgan-Owen, B.H. Willett, G.C. Vassall, G.S. Harris, S.H. Day, N.S. Cornelius, G.N. Foster, B.O. Corbett, E.G.D. Wright.

Aug. 11 Montreal 2: Corinthians 6 in Montreal, Quebec
Aug. 13 Ottawa 0: Corinthians 5 in Ottawa, Ontario
Aug. 15 Hamilton 1; Corinthians 3 in Hamilton, Ontario
Aug. 18 Toronto 0: Corinthians 6 in Toronto, Ontario
Aug. 23 Seaforth Hurons 1: Corinthians 0 in Seaforth, Ontario
Aug. 24 All Kents 2: Corinthians 5 in Chatham, Ontario
Aug. 26 Chicago 2: Corinthians 5 in Chicago, Illinois
Aug. 28 Cincinnati 0: Corinthians 10 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug. 29 Cleveland 0: Corinthians 8 in Cleveland, Ohio
Sept. 1 Albions 0: Corinthians 9 in Philadelphia. Pa.
Sept. 3 All-Philadelphia 0: Corinthians 12 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Sept. 6 All-Collegiates 0: Corinthians 11 in New York, N.Y.
Sept. 8 All-New York 0: Corinthians 18 in New York, N.Y.
Sept. 10 Newark 1: Corinthians 7 in Newark, New Jersey
Sept. 13 Fall River 3: Corinthians 0 in Fall River, Massachusetts
Sept. 14 Fore River 1: Corinthians 1 in Boston, Massachusetts

August 11, 1906, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal 2 (Graham, Wright)
Corinthians 6 (Harris 3, Day 2, Vassall)
HT: 1–2 Att: 3000 Ref: Frank Calder
Montreal: J. McIntyre – H. Payne, E. Cornell – D. MacKay, W. Neville, S. Read – R. Wright, F. Reynolds, D. George, J. Graham, J. Nairn.
Corinthians: Rowlandson – Page, Timmis – Foster, Craig, Willett – Vassall, Day, Harris, Cornelius, Wright.

August 13, 1906, in Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa 0
Corinthians 5 (Harris 2, Cornelius, Wright. Foster)
HT: 0–2 Att: Ref:
Ottawa: Storey – Lang, Patten – Watt, Holton, Brewer – Lang, Palmer, Bennie, Williams, Williamson.
Corinthians: Rowlandson – May, Timmis – Wreford-Brown, Craig, Willett – Vassall, Foster, Harris, Cornelius, Wright.

August 15, 1906, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton 1 (Tiny Thombs)
Corinthians 3 (Day, Vassall, Willett)
HT: 1–1 Att: Ref:
Hamilton: May – Reid, Horace Thombs – Mitchell, Woods, Johnston – Tiny Thombs, Langs, Nelson, Chatland, McAuley.
Corinthians: Rowlandson – Timmis, May – Craig, Wreford-Brown, Willett – Vassall, Day, Harris, Cornelius, Wright.

August 18, 1906, at Hanlan’s Point in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto 0
Corinthians 6 (Harris 2, Vassall 4)
HT: 0–3 Att: 6000 Ref:
Toronto: John Galbraith – Gilding, Wheeler – Campbell, McLean, Dunn – Banks, Gilding, Gansden, Gentle, Robinson.
Corinthians: Rowlandson – May, Timmis – Foster, Morgan-Owen, Willett – Corbett, Day, Harris, Vassall, Wright.

August 23, 1906, in Seaforth, Ontario
Seaforth Hurons 1 (?)
Corinthians 1 (Cornelius)
HT: 0–0 Att: 6000 Ref:
Hurons: R. Peck – C. Mustard, P. Sills – C. Sills, E. Murray, C. Stewart – W.J. McLean, W. Munroe, H. Chettle, Gordon McDonald, P. McKenzie.
Corinthians: Rowlandson – May, Page – Craig, Morgan-Owen, Willett – Vassall, Foster, Harris, Cornelius, Wright.

August 24, 1906, in Chatham, Ontario
All Kents 2 (Martin, Langford)
Corinthians 5 (Cornelius, Foster, Wright 2, Wreford-Brown)
HT: Att: Ref:
All Kents: C. Aitken – Dr. Mackenzie, E. Pugh – J. Fox, W. Bennie, W. Coulter – G. Riseborough, A. Martin, C. Langford, W. Peck, P. Parrott.
Corinthians: Rowlandson – Page, Timmis – Craig, Wreford-Brown, Willett – Corbett, Vassall, Foster, Cornelius, Wright.

After the Corinthians left Canada, they played in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Philadelphia, New York, Newark, Fall River and Boston.