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1926 Inter-Provincial Soccer League

President: Dave Lumsden
Secretary: John Innes

Annual general meeting

The annual general meeting was held in Toronto on Saturday February 20, 1926.

Review of the season

The Inter-Provincial League scheduled four games for May 1st, 1926:

Hamilton City vs Ulster United
Windsor Rovers vs Toronto Scottish
Toronto All-Scots vs Hamilton Thistles
Montreal C.N.R. vs Toronto Caledonians

Ulster United sent a letter to league secretary John Innes on April 22, 1926, informing that they had withdrawn from the league. As Ulster United withdrew from the league the schedule had to be revised. The new schedule was:

Toronto All-Scots vs Hamilton Thistles
Windsor Rovers vs Toronto Scottish
Hamilton City vs Toronto Caledonians

Results May 1, 1926:

Windsor Rovers 1, Toronto Scottish 0

Toronto All-Scots 3, Hamilton Thistles 3

At Hamilton: Hamilton City 5, Toronto Caleys 0

Results May 8, 1926:

At Toronto: Toronto Scottish 1, Hamilton City 6

At Hamilton: Hamilton Thistles 1, Windsor Rovers 1

Results May 15, 1926:

At Windsor: Windsor Rovers 2, Montreal C.N.R. 0

At Hamilton: Hamilton City 7, Toronto All Scots 1

At Toronto: Toronto Scottish 2, Toronto Caleys 1

Results May 22, 1926:

XX vs XX

Results May 24, 1926 (Victoria Day):

Charity game at Hamilton:
Hamilton All Stars
Toronto All Stars
Attendance:

Results May 29, 1926:

Toronto Caleys 1, Windsor Rovers 6

At Alexandra Park, Montreal: Montreal Canadian Nationals 0, Toronto Scottish 0

Standings (as of May 31, 1926)

GPWLDGFGAPts
Windsor Rovers43011027
Hamilton City33001826
Toronto Scottish4121383
Hamilton Thistles2002442
Toronto Caleys41306162
Montreal C. N. R.2011021
Toronto All Scots30217141

Results June 5, 1926:

Windsor Rovers 4, Hamilton Thistles 1

XX vs XX

Standings (as of June 7, 1926)

GPWLDGFGAPts
Windsor Rovers54011439
Hamilton City33001826
Toronto Scottish4121383
Hamilton Thistles3012582
Toronto Caledonians41306162
Montreal C. N. R.2011021
Toronto All-Scots30217141

On June 10, 1926, Hamilton Thistles and Windsor Rovers joined the National Soccer League.

Results June 12, 1926:

XX vs XX

The Inter-Provincial League did not accept the resignations of Hamilton Thistles and Windsor Rovers, and included both clubs in their schedule for Saturday June 19, 1926:

Hamilton City vs Windsor Rovers
Toronto Scottish vs Montreal C.N.R.
Toronto Caledonians vs Hamilton Thistles

As Windsor Rovers and Hamilton Thistles failed to play their games on Saturday June 19, they were officially suspended by the league on June 20.

Results June 19, 1926:

At Toronto: Toronto Scottish 0, Montreal Canadian Nationals 0

The league failed to fulfill its season due to the departure of most of the teams during the season.

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