1887 Dominion Championship

The following is an overview of the events of 1887 in Canadian football, primarily focusing on the senior teams that played in this era. This includes news, standings, playoff games, and championships. This was the fifth season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU).

Canadian Football News in 1887

The ORFU withdrew from the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU) and the governing body ceased to function.^[1] The St.John's Rugby Football Club (St.John's) formed in October 1887. The St. John's team met the Winnipeg Football Club (Winnipegs) to determine the first ever Manitoba champions. After splitting the first two games, a third game was scheduled to determine the winner. The Winnipegs won by a goal and a try to nil. All games were scored using the challenge system which credited the team with the most goals as the winner. The games were unofficially scored using the points system used by the CRU in eastern Canada. Based on the points system, the Winnipegs won all three games.

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Quebec Rugby Football Union ^[2]
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Football Club	2	2	0	52	15	4
McGill University	2	1	1	8	23	2
Britannia Football Club	1	0	1	15	33	0
St. George's College	1	0	1	4	8	0

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
ORFU	Ottawa College
QRFU	Montreal Football Club

Playoffs

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QRFU Final

QRFU Final
Montreal Football Club 19	McGill University 0

ORFU City Final

ORFU Final^[4]
Hamilton Tigers 13	Ottawa Football Club 1

ORFU College Final

ORFU Final
Ottawa College 9	University of Toronto 0

ORFU Final

ORFU Final
Ottawa College 15	Hamilton Tigers 0

Dominion Championship

November 5 1887 Dominion Championship Game: McGill Stadium - Montreal, Quebec
Ottawa College 10	Montreal Football Club 5

References

^ "Football Canada". Archived from the original on August 21, 2020.
^ "1887: Another Provincial Title" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.
^ "1887 season".
^ Sproule, Sproule. "The Ontario Rugby Football Union: 1883-1906" (PDF). profootballresearchers.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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[1] "Football Canada". Archived from the original on August 21, 2020.

[2] "1887: Another Provincial Title" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.

[3] "1887 season".

[4] Sproule, Sproule. "The Ontario Rugby Football Union: 1883-1906" (PDF). profootballresearchers.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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