Canadian-American Great Britain Tour, 1891–92:
In the summer of 1891, plans were made for a second Canadian tour of the British Isles by players from the Western Football Association following the success of the 1888 venture. However, at some point, the plans went awry, and a number of people backed out. As a result, players were recruited from the American clubs in New England with whom the WFA had close ties. From the outset, this trip was seen by some people as a way in which to introduce themselves to British clubs with the object of being signed by them. If that was the object, then it, and the whole trip in general, was a dismal failure.
| Date | Opponents | Result | Scorers |
| Aug. 22 | 3rd I.R.V. Glasgow | L 0-3 | - |
| Aug. 26 | Kings Park | L 2-6 | - |
| Aug. 29 | Linfield Athletic | L 2-3 | Jeffrey 2 |
| Sept. 1 | Sunderland | L 2-3 | Senkler 2 |
| Sept. 2 | Ironopolis | W 1-0 | Senkler |
| Sept. 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | L 1-4 | Bowman |
| Sept. 9 | Bolton Wanderers | T 1-1 | Waring |
| Sept. 12 | IRELAND | L 2-5 | Jeffrey 2 |
| Sept. 14 | Everton | L 1-3 | Senkler |
| Sept. 16 | Lincoln City | W 2-1 | Jeffrey 2 |
| Sept. 17 | Grimsby Town | L 0-4 | - |
| Sept. 19 | Middlesbrough | L 1-2 | Senkler |
| Sept. 21 | WALES | T 1-1 | Buckingham |
| Sept. 26 | Aston Villa | L 1-3 | Buckingham |
| Oct. 1 | Notts Forest | L 0-5 | - |
| Oct. 3 | SCOTLAND | L 1-5 | Bell |
| Oct. 7 | South Wales | W --0 | Jeffrey 4, Bowman, Forester, Bell, Thomson 2 |
| Oct. 8 | Shropshire | W 6-3 | Jeffrey 3, Munro, Bowman |
| Oct. 10 | Bury | L 1-2 | Jeffrey |
| Oct. 12 | WALES | L 1-2 | Bowman |
| Oct. 14 | Southport Central | L 2-4 | - |
| Oct. 17 | Preston North End | L 02 | - |
| Oct. 19 | Sheffield United | L 2-4 | Thomson 2 |
| Oct. 21 | Gainsborough Trinity | L 2-4 | Jeffrey 2 |
| Oct. 22 | Grantham Rovers | T 0-0 | - |
| Oct. 24 | Ashford | W 3-1 | - |
| Oct. 26 | Chatham | W 3-0 | Waring, Thibodo, Forester |
| Oct. 29 | Norfolk | W 3-2 | Jeffrey, Thomson 2 |
| Oct. 31 | Burnley | T 2-2 | Jeffrey, Munro |
| Nov. 2 | Stoke City | W 2-1 | Bell 2 |
| Nov. 7 | Burton Swifts | L 3-4 | Jeffrey, Thomson 2 |
| Nov. 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | W 3-2 | Thomson 2 |
| Nov. 14 | Sunderland Albion | L 1-2 | Thomson |
| Nov. 16 | Stockton | T 2-2 | Bowman, Thomson |
| Nov. 18 | Ipswich Town | L 1-2 | Thomson |
| Nov. 21 | Millwall Athletic | T 1-1 | Buckingham |
| Nov. 23 | London Caledonians | W 5-0 | Buckingham. Jeffrey 2, Thomson 2 |
| Nov. 26 | Eastbourne | T 4-4 | Buckingham, Bowman 2, Thomson |
| Nov. 28 | Royal Arsenal | T 1-1 | Bell |
| Nov. 30 | Northampton | T 1-1 | Buckingham |
| Dec. 2 | Great Marlow | T 0-0 | - |
| Dec. 3 | Royal Arsenal | L 0-4 | - |
| Dec. 5 | Swindon Town | W 3-2 | - |
| Dec. 7 | Highland Light Infantry | T 3-3 | Dalton, Jeffrey, Bowman |
| Dec. 9 | Devon | W 7-1 | Waring 3, Jeffrey, Bowman 2, McElhinny |
| Dec. 10 | Southampton St. Mary's | T 2-2 | Jeffrey 2 |
| Dec. 12 | Ardwick | L 1- 3 | Bowman |
| Dec. 14 | Burslem Port Vale | L 0-2 | - |
| Dec. 16 | Northwich Victoria | L 2-3 | Jeffrey 2 |
| Dec. 19 | ENGLAND | L 1-6 | Warbrick |
| Dec. 21 | R.W. Kent Regiment | T 1-1 | Bell |
| Dec. 25 | Ashton North End | W 2-1 | Jeffrey, Buckingham |
| Dec. 26 | Newcastle West End | L 0-5 | - |
| Dec. 28 | Chester | T 3-3 | Buckingham, Jeffrey 2 |
| Dec. 30 | Wolves | L 0-9 | - |
| Jan. 1 | Blackburn Rovers | L 1-4 | Jeffrey |
| Jan. 2 | Newton Heath | L 1-5 | Bell |
| Jan. 4 | Blackpool | L 1-3 | - |
The players who made this trip were:
Canadians:
Alexander Noble Garrett (Toronto)
J.C. Warbrick (Toronto Varsity)
C. Forrester (Toronto Varsity)
Franz H. Thibodo (Berlin Rangers)
W.E. Buckingham (Toronto Varsity)
Walter Proudfoot Thomson (Toronto Varsity)
Walter Wells Bowman (Toronto Scottish)
W.S.S. Manison (Toronto Scottish)
Ernie C. Senkler (Osgoode Hall)
W.M. Hill (Ottawa)
Americans:
D. Shea (Fall River Rovers)
E.J. Gregory (Fall River Rovers)
Joseph W. Buckley (Fall River Rovers)
Henry Waring (Fall River Rovers)
James J. Dalton (Pawtucket)
James Whittaker (Fall River Olympic)
Robert Bell (Fall River Rovers)
Alex Jeffrey (Pawtucket)
Neil Munro (Pawtucket)
August 22, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Third Lanark 3
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Whittaker,
Buckingham, Jeffrey, Munro, Bowman, Manison.
Third Lanark: Downie – Smith (Kilmarnock), McAllister (Slamannan) –
McFarlane, Murdock, Johnstone – McVean (Vale of Leven), Lyle
(Kilmarnock), Maxwell (Cambuslang), Woodburn (Glasgow Wanderers),
Crossan (Preston North End).
August 26, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2
Kings Park 6
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Whittaker,
Buckingham, Jeffrey, Munro, Bowman, Manison.
August 29, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey 2)
Linfield 3
Canadians; Garrett – Gregory, Buckley – Waring, Dalton, Warbrick –
Whittaker, Buckingham, Jeffrey, Munro, Senkler.
September 1, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Senkler 2)
Sunderland 3
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Waring –
Whittaker, Manison, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
Sunderland: Teddy Doig – Tom Porteous, John Oliver – Hugh Wilson, John
Auld, William Gibson – John Campbell, JamesMillar, James Logan, David
Hannah, John Scott.
September 2, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Senkler)
Middlesborough Ironopolis 0
Canadians: Shea – Waring, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Tibodo –
Bowman, Whittaker, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
September 5, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bowman)
Sheffield Wednesday 4
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Waring –
Bowman, Whittaker, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
Wednesday: Doherty – Tom Brandon, Albert Mumford – Tom Cawley,
Botts, J.W. Dungworth – Fred Spiksley, H. Woolhouse, Gavin Thompson,
R. Richardson, D. Gemmell.
September 9, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Waring)
Bolton Wanderers 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Waring, Thibodo –
Whittaker, Jeffrey, Bowman, Senkler, Munro.
Bolton: John Sutcliffe – John Somerville, David Jones – A. Paton, Harry
Gardiner, Bob Roberts – James Brogan, J.K. Davenport, James Cassidy,
John McNee, D. McFetteridge.
September 12, 1891, in Belfast
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey 2)
Ireland 5
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Waring, Thibodo –
Whittaker, Jeffrey, Bowman Senkler, Munro.
Ireland: T. Gordon (Linfield) – H. Gordon (Linfield), G. Forbes – A.
Crawford (Cliftonville), S. Spencer (Distillery), W. Cunningham (Ulster) –
W. Dalton (Linfield), G. Gaffikin (Linfield), O.M.Stanfield (Distillery), R.
Torrens (Linfield), J. Peden (Linfield).
September 14, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Senkler)
Everton 3
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, John Forbes (Blackburn Rovers) –
Warbrick, Waring, Thibodo – Whittaker, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
Everton: D. Jardine – J. Collins, D. McLean – W.C. Campbell, Johnny Holt,
Bob Kelso – Alex Latta, P. Gordon, Fred Geary, Edgar Chadwick, Alfred
Milward.
September 16, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey 2)
Lincoln City 1
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Whittaker,
Jeffrey, Munro, Senkler, Thibodo.
September 17, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Grimsby Town 4
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Waring –
Whittaker, Jefffey, Shea , Senkler, Munro, Senkler.
Grimsby: Not in the Globe
September 19, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Senkler)
Middlesbrough 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring – Warbrick, Dalton, Thibodo –
Manison, Bowman, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
Middlesbrough: Not in the Globe
September 21, 1891, in Wrexham
Canadians-Americans 1 (Buckingham)
Wales 1
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Waring – Warbrick, Dalton, Warbrick,
Thibodo – Bowman, Buckingham, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
Wales: Joseph Hudson Turner (Wrexham) – David Jones (Bolton
Wanderers), Seth Powell (West Bromwich Albion) – George Griffiths
(Chirk), Humphrey Jones (Queens Park), John Doughty (Newton Heath) –
William Owen (Chirk), Joseph Davies (Ardwick), John Butler (Chirk),
Benjamin Lewis (Wrexham), William Lewis (Crewe Alexandra).
September 26, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Buckingham)
Aston Villa 3
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Waring – Warbrick, Dalton, Thibodo –
Buckingham, Bowman, Jeffrey, Senkler, Munro.
Aston Villa: J. Warner – Gershom Cox, J. Baird – T. Clarkson, James
Cowan, Brown – Charlie Athersmith, C.B. Hare, Billy Dickson, Dennis
Hodgetts, P.D. Hislop.
October 1, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Notts Forest 5
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Waring – Warbrick, Dalton, Forester – Bell,
Bowman, Thomson, Buckingham, Senkler.
Notts Forest: Brown – Martin Earp, Archibald Ritchie – Russell, John
McPherson, Peacock – William Mason, T, Hamilton, Horace Pike, Oscroft,
Alexander Higgins.
October 3, 1891, at Ibrox Park in Glasgow
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bell)
Scotland 5
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Waring – Warbrick, Dalton, Forester – Bell,
Jeffrey, Thomson, Senkler, Munro.
Scotland: John McLeod (Dumbarton) – Walter Arnott (Queens Park), Smith
(Third Lanark) – Matthew McQueen (Leith Athletic), Andrew McCreadie
(Rangers), William Maley (Celtic) – Hector (Battlefield), Davidson Berry
(Queens Park), Alexander Hamilton (Queens Park), Alexander McMahon
(Celtic), John Bell (Dumbarton).
October 7, 1891
Canadians-Americans 9 (Jeffrey 4, Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson 2)
South Wales 0
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Jefffrey, Munro,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
South Wales: Macdonald – Carnes, Mulvey – Becker, Farthing, Birtwhistle
– Howells, Finn, Jones, Howells, Magee.
October 8, 1891
Canadians-Americans 6 (Jeffrey 3, Munro, Bowman)
Shropshire 3
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Jeffrey, Munro,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
Shrewsbury: Evans (St. George’s) – Weston (Wellington), Dexter
(Shrewsbury) – Littlehales (Ironbridge), Pearson (Shrewsbury), Ellis
(Shrewsbury) – Walker (Wellington), Pinxton (St. George’s), Bliss
(Shrewsbury), Betnell (Ironbridge), Bould (St. George’s).
October 10, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Jeffrey)
Bury 2
Canadians; Shea – Gregory, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Jeffrey, Munro,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
October 12, 1891, in Wrexham,
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bowman)
Wales 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring – Warbrick, Dalton, Forester – Bell,
Bowman, Thomson, Jeffery, Munro.
Wales: James Trainer (Preston North End) – David Jones (Bolton
Wanderers), Polson (Chirk) – Hughes (Bootle), Motes (Chirk), Bob
Roberts (Bolton Wanderers) – Albert Westhead Pryce-Jones (Newtown
and Oxford University), William Lewis (Chirk), William Owen (Chirk),
Benjamin Lewis (Wrexham), R.L. Jones (Swindon).
October 14, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2
Southport Central 4
Canadians:
October 17, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Preston North End 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring – Thibodo, Dalton, Forester –
Bowman, Jeffrey, Thomson, Munro, Buckley.
P.N.E: Jimmy Trainor – Bob Holmes, Carr – James Sharp, Moses Sanders,
Billy Stewart – John Gordon, Jimmy Ross, Miller, Frank Becton, Hugh
Gallacher.
October 19, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Thomson 2)
Sheffield United 4
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley - Warbrick, Thibodo, Forester – Bell,
Bowman, Thomson, Jeffrey, Munro.
Sheff Utd: Charles Howlett – Tilley, Bob Cain – Mick Whitam, Billy Hendry,
George Groves – Ernest Needham, Sammy Dobson, Harry Hammond,
Arthur Watson, Jack Drummond.
October 21, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey 2)
Gainsborough Trinity 4
Canadians; Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Jeffrey, Munro,
Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Thomson.
October 22, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Grantham Rovers 0
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Warbrick, Jeffrey, Thibodo,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
October 24, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3
Ashford 1
Canadians: Shea – Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Jeffrey, Thibodo, Bowman,
Forrester, Bell, Thomson, Hill.
October 26, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Waring, Thibodo, Forrester)
Chatham 0
Canadians: Garrett – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Jeffrey, Munro, Senkler,
Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Thomson.
October 29, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Jeffrey, Thomson 2)
Norfolk County 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Warinf, Warbrick, Jeffrey, Munro, Senkler,
Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Thomson.
October 31, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey, Munro)
Burnley 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Thibodo, Waring, Forester – Bell,
Bowman, Thomson, Jeffrey, Munro.
Burnley: Jack Hillman – Alexander Lang, John Walker – Walter Place,
Senior, James Matthew – Thomas Nicol, Alexander McLardie, William
Graham, Alexander Stewart, James Hill.
November 2, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Bell 2)
Stoke City 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Thibodo, Waring, Forester – Belll,
Bowman, Thomson, Jeffrey, Munro.
Stoke: Ike Brookes – Tom Clare, George Bateman – Davy Christie, Hughie
Clifford, Davy Brodie – Willie Naughton, Wilmot Turner, Joe Schofield,
John Cameron, Billy Dunn.
November 7, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Jeffrey, Thomson 2)
Burton Swifts 4
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Jeffrey, Munro, Thibodo,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
November 9, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Thomson 2, ?)
Walsall Town Swifts 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Buckingham, Jeffrey,
Munro, Thibodo, Bowman, Thomson, (Macbeth).
November 14, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Thomson)
Sunderland Albion 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Jeffrey, Munro,
Thibodo. Bowman, Bell, Thomson.
Albion: Kirkley – Dewar, Rae – King, Crozier, McCracken – Gillespie,
Buchanan, Mackie, Strachan, Burns.
November 16, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Bowman, Thomson)
Stockton 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Jeffrey, Munro,
Thibodo, Bowman, Bell, Thomson.
November 18, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Thomson)
Ipswich Town 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring – Thibodo, Dalton, Warbrick – Bell,
Bowman, Thomson, Buckingham, Hill.
Ipswich: E.V. Gostling – S.A. Notcutt, R.G. Steward – A.J. Haward, F.W.
Turner, G.F. Woods – J. Josselyn, H.H. Turner, A.E. Kent, S. Turner, F.C.
Peecock.
November 21, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Buckingham)
Millwall Athletic 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Buckingham, Jeffrey,
Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
Athletic: Caygill – Lindsay, Earls – Thompson, Butler, Fenton – McCullough,
Jones, Banks, Withington, Banks.
November 23, 1891
Canadians-Americans 5 (Buckingham, Jeffrey 2, Thomson 2)
London Caledonians 0
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Buckingham, Jeffrey,
Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
Caledonians: Stirling – Hay, Gaylord – Menzies Lee, Roberts, Brown –
Howe, Whitehead, Hunter, Lambie, Hogarth.
November 26, 1891
Canadians-Americans 4 (Buckingham, Bowman 2, Thomson)
Eastbourne 4
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Buckingham, Jeffrey,
Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
November 28, 1891, at the Invicta Ground, Plumstead, London
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bell)
Royal Arsenal 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Buckingham,
Jeffrey, Thibodo, Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Thomson.
November 30, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Buckingham)
Northamptonshire 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Waring – Bell,
Buckingham, Jeffrey, Forester, Bowman.
Northampton: J. Hucksley (Wellingborough) – J. Owen (Rushden), A.
Wood (Finedon) – A. Bailey (Raunda), H. Roldington (Rushden), H. Parker
(Rushden) – J. L. Stanley (Northampton), H. Lewis (Rushden), E.S.
Badger (Peterborough), R. Garfield (Finedon), G. Phillips (Peterborough).
December 2, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Great Marlow 0
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Waring, Dalton, Forester – Bell,
Buckingham Jeffrey, Hill, Bowman.
Marlow: F. Wood (2nd Scots Guards) – W. Mellett (Windsor), T.
Handsomebody – E. Shaw, F. Dean (Reading), J.T. Flint – F.C.B. Welch,
E. Clark, L. Shone, H.W. Morris, C.R. Plumridge.
December 3, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Royal Arsenal 4
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley - Waring, Dalton, Forester – Bell,
Buckingham, Jeffrey, Bowman, Hill.
Arsenal: Bee – Rankin, McBean – Robertson, Buist, McLaren – Shaw,
Crawford, Davis, Graham, Pearson.
December 5, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Bowman, Buckingham, Waring)
Swindon Town 2 (Jones, Davis)
Canadians: Shea – Lees, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Forrester –
Bowman, Buckingham, Waring, Jeffrey, Hyslop.
Swindon: Crossley – Plimley, Richardson – Parker, Wainwright, Lewis –
Reynolds, Cutler, Davis, Jones, Hareton.
December 7, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Dalton, Jeffrey, Bowman)
Highland Light Infantry 3
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Buckingham,
Jeffrey, Bowman, Forrester. (Lees, McElhinny)
December 9, 1891
Canadians-Americans 7 (Waring 3, Jeffrey, Bowman 2, McElhinny)
Devon County 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Buckingham,
Jeffrey, Bowman, Forrester. (Les, McElhinny)
Devon: Holdstock (Argyle) – Harrison (Plymouth), Clewson (St. James) –
Greenway (Plymouth), Holloway (Pymouth United), Bowden (Argyle) –
Stonehalt (St. James), Shilston (Plymouht), Hewitson (Plymouht), Fair
(Plymouth), Cridland (Plymouth).
December 10, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey 2)
Southampton St. Mary’s 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Buckingham,
Jeffrey, Bell, Hill. (Lees, Melhinny)
December 12, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bowman)
Ardwick 3
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Warbrick, Waring, Dalton, Forester
– Bowman, McElhinny, Waring, Jeffrey, Buckingham.
Ardwick:
December 14, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Burslem Port Vale 2
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick,
Buckingham, Jeffrey, Bowman, Forrester, McElhinny.
December 16, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey 2)
Northwich Victoria 3
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Warbrick,,Jeffrey,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Hill. (McElhinny)
December 19, 1891, at Kennington Oval in London
Canadians-Americans 1 (Warbrick)
England 6
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley – Waring, Dalton, Forester – Bell,
Bowman, Warbrick, Buckingham, Jeffrey.
England: Leslie Hewitt Gay (Oxford University) – Frederick Raymond Pelly
(Old Foresters), Charles Burgess Fry (Corinthian Casuals) – Brook
(Cambridge University), Robert Topham (Corinthian Casuals), Thompson
(Notts Forest) – Davies (Birmingham St. George’s), Albert Smith (Notts
Forest), Arthur George Henfray (Corinthians), Maurice Hugh Stanbrough
(Cambridge University), George Huth Cotterill (Old Brightonians).
December 21, 1891
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bell)
Royal West Kent Regiment 1
Canadians: Shea – Gregory, Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick,
Buckingham, Jeffrey, Bowman, Forrester, Bell.
December 25, 1891
Canadians-Americans 2 (Jeffrey, Buckingham)
Ashton North-End 1
Canadians: Shea – Buckley, Dalton, Warbrick, Buckingham, Jeffrey,
Bowman, Forrester, Bell, Hill. (Ellis)
December 26, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Newcastle West End 5
Canadians: Shea – Waring, Buckley, Warbrick, Dalton, Forrester –
Bowman, Buckingham, Jeffrey, Hill, Bell.
Newcastle: Whitton – Jeffrey, Dowling – McCrory, Ferguson, Wardroper –
Shaw, Wardroper, Gilmour, McFarlane, Collins.
December 28, 1891
Canadians-Americans 3 (Buckingham, Jeffery 2)
Chester 3
Canadians: Shea – Waring, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Forester –
Bowman, Buckingham, Jeffrey, Wilson, Bell.
December 30, 1891
Canadians-Americans 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 9
Canadians: Shea – Buckley, Waring, Dalton, Warbrick, Buckingham ,
Jeffrey, Bowman, Forrester, Bell. (Wilson)
January 1, 1892
Canadians-Americans 1 (Jeffey)
Blackburn Rovers 4
Canadians: Shea – Waring, Buckley – Warbrick, Dalton, Sherman
(Padlam) – Bowman, Buckingham, Jeffrey, Wilson (Kilbirnie), Bell.
Rovers: Herbie Arthur – Jim Forrest, John Forbes – J. Stringfellow, Jimmy
Douglas, C.Hall – H. Chippendale, H. Campbell, John Southworth, G.A.
Sanderson, W. Whitehead.
January 2, 1892
Canadians-Americans 1 (Bell)
Newton Heath 5
Canadians: Shea – Buckley, Dalton – Waring, Warbrick, Buckingham –
Jeffrey, Bowman, Forrester, Bell, (Wilson).
January 4, 1892 **
This game was played at Royal Palace Gardens, Raikes Hall, Blackpool.
Canadians-Americans 1
Blackpool 3
The Blackpool team: Wright - Harry Parr, Robinson - Frank Parr, Stirzaker, Tommy Parr - Baxter, Tyrer, Pittaway, Cookson, Atkinson.
Canadian-Americans: Shea - Buckley, Waring - Forrester, Dalton, Warbrick - Bell, Hill, Jeffrey, Buckingham, Bowman.
(** Thanks to Gerry Wolstenholme from Blackpool for details of this game.)
Canadian Players on the 1891 Tour:
Walter Wells Bowman – Born: Waterloo, Ontario, August 11, 1870. Died: Butte, Montana. Forward, Berlin Rangers. A-Internationals 2. Clubs: Accrington 1892, Ardwick 1892–94, Manchester City 1894 to 1900. Also a member of the Canadian-American team that toured Britain in 1891 and early 1892. Bowman remained in England after the rest of the team returned to North America and signed with Accrington, one of the original members of the Football League. He played five games and scored three goals for the club late in the 1892 season. On August 25, 1892, he was signed by the Manchester club, Ardwick, recently admitted to the new Division Two of the Football League. When Ardwick went bankrupt in 1894 and Manchester City was formed and took its place in Division Two, Bowman remained with the club, making a total of 47 appearances and scoring three goals for the two clubs between 1892 and 1900. While with Accrington (the name Stanley was added later), Bowman probably became the first Canadian-born player to play in the Football League. Last heard of living in Butte, Montana, in 1929.
(Also see 1888 tour)
Walter Ellis Buckingham – Born: Stratford, Ontario, in 1872. Died: Guelph, Ontario, June 5, 1949. Graduated from the University of Toronto in 1891, and in his student days, was the university cross-country champion runner and a member of the famous Varsity soccer teams of 1889 and 1890. He went on to practise law in Guelph for many years, and became very active in civic affairs, becoming Chairman of the Board of Education, President of the Chamber of Commerce and President of the Wellington County Law Association.
C. Forrester
Alexander Noble Garrett – Born: Biddulph Township (near St. Mary’s), Ontario, 1865. Died: Toronto, Ontario, January 17, 1941. Goalkeeper. Attended the University of Toronto in 1884 and 1885, taking an Arts course, but did not graduate. Also toured Britain with the Canadian-American team in 1891. Sports editor of the Toronto Daily World for 25 years. Considered one of this country's best-known sports writers. In addition to being an outstanding soccer player, he also excelled at baseball, and played cricket and football as well as being a curler and a lawn bowler. A member of the Toronto Granite Club and a Mason.
(Also see 1888 tour)
W.M. Hill
W.S.S. Manison
Edward Cumming Senkler K.C. – Born: Brockville, Ontario, July 4, 1865. Died: Victoria, British Columbia, May 6, 1950. A law student at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall, he was called to the Bar at Easter in 1892. He later moved to the west coast, where he was the secretary of the Law Society of British Columbia from 1913 to 1947, the longest serving secretary in the society’s history. Prior to his career at the Law Society, he had practised in Nelson, B.C., before becoming Gold Commissioner to the Yukon Territory from 1898 to 1907 and legal advisor to the Yukon Council from 1907 to 1909. In 1910, he became stipendiary magistrate at the Pas Mission in Saskatchewan. The Toronto Telegram called him “A man with a steady clear head and a true-hearted determination to do the right.” On the British tour of 1891, he scored five goals, including two against Sunderland and one against Everton.
Franz H. Thibodo
Walter Proudfoot Thomson – Born: Toronto, Ontario, 1868. Died: Toronto, January 8, 1932. An outstanding player during the years before the turn of the century. Thomson played for Canada against the United States in 1885 and Scotland in 1888. He was captain of the Canadian teams that toured Britain in 1888 and 1891, and attracted a great deal of attention from a number of English teams who were interested in signing him. However, he turned his back on professional soccer in order to pursue his ambition of becoming a doctor, and was a general practitioner in Toronto for 35 years. On retiring from the playing side of the game, he turned to administration, and attended the forming meeting of the Ontario Football Association in 1901, being named to the Match Committee. He was elected president of the Ontario Football Association in 1902, 1903 and 1904. He attended Upper Canada College, Galt Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1890. In his book The Blue and White, a history of 50 years of sport at the University of Toronto, T.A. Reed wrote, "Among all there is none so worthy of mention as Watty Thomson. For several years the genial 'Watty' was the life and soul of Varsity Football. As a player, he was nothing less than a miracle of speed, accuracy and artfulness; as a centre forward he was a model of unselfishness and a phenomenal shot on goal; as a captain he was an inspiration and an ideal to his men. We never shall look upon his like again!" He lived at 84 Dinnick Crescent in Toronto with his wife and son, Bruce. He was a Presbyterian and a member of the Masons and Oddfellows.
(Also see 1888 tour)
Dr. John Clarke Warbrick – Born: Bolton, Ontario. Died: Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 1941. In his college days at the University of Toronto, he starred in all branches of sport, and toured Britain with the national lacrosse team as well as the soccer team. He was also a member of the famous Bolton baseball team of 1884–85. He graduated in medicine from the University of Toronto, and took post-graduate courses in both England and the United States. He later became a leading eye, ear, nose and throat specialist in Chicago.