1st Grey Cup
The 1st Grey Cup was an inter-league championship game played on December 4, 1909, between the Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union champion University of Toronto Varsity Blues and the Ontario Rugby Football Union champion Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The University of Toronto won the game, 26–6. While the Canadian Dominion Football Championship had been contested since 1884, this was the first such game that was awarded a trophy. This was the University of Toronto's third Dominion Championship and their fifth appearance in the national championship game. This was Toronto Parkdale's first appearance in a Dominion Championship game.
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Date | December 4, 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Rosedale Field | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Rosedale, Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | W.B. Hendry | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 3,807 | ||||||||||||||||||
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