The 1st Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

game was played on December 4, 1909, between the University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The University of Toronto won the game, 26-6.

Game summary

U. of Toronto Varsity Blues (26) - TDs, Hugh Gall

Hugh Gall

Hugh Gall was a Canadian football player considered to be one of the best runners and punters of his era.After playing half-back in Toronto for Parkdale Collegiate, Gall joined the University of Toronto varsity team in 1907 and played there for four seasons...

, Murray Thomson, Smirle Lawson

Smirle Lawson

Dr. Alexander Smirle Lawson was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for four seasons for the Toronto Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.-References:*...

; cons., Bill Ritchie; singles, Gall

Hugh Gall

Hugh Gall was a Canadian football player considered to be one of the best runners and punters of his era.After playing half-back in Toronto for Parkdale Collegiate, Gall joined the University of Toronto varsity team in 1907 and played there for four seasons...

 (8), Lawson

Smirle Lawson

Dr. Alexander Smirle Lawson was a star football player in the Canadian Football League for four seasons for the Toronto Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.-References:*...

 (2).

Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club (6) - TD, Tom Meighan; single, Percy Killaly.