1927 National Soccer League
Review of the season
On January 16, 1927, Toronto Scottish made an application to join the league. They said that they were prepared to turn professional if necessary. An application from a Hamilton club was also said to be considered.
The annual meeting was held in Toronto on March 7, 1927. At this meeting Toronto Scottish purchased the Toronto City club’s franchise and was awarded a place in the league. Toronto Scottish had been members of the Inter-Provincial League in the 1926 season. Another former Inter-Provincial League member, the Hamilton City club, were also awarded a franchise. A new club was to play in Detroit, this either being Garwood or Holley Carburettors, or an amalgamation of both. The schedule would be arranged on March 27.
In the first game of the 1927 season Carsteel beat Hamilton City 8-3 on May 7 in Montreal. On the same day Windsor Rovers defeated Toronto Scottish 3-1 in Toronto.
Standings (as of May 13, 1927)
| P. | W. | L. | T. | P. | |
| Mtl Carsteel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Windsor Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Detroit Can. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulster United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Scottish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton Th. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montreal Maroons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This was another chaotic season as some clubs, due to the collapse of the International League, also played in the Provincial League. This led to fixture congestion and the NSL Final was never played. Detroit Canadians played a few a games but their cross-border play caused problems with the United States Football Association.
Another reason for the chaos was that Ulster United played in many lucrative exhibition games in the United States. They used some of the money recieved to pay their NL rivals to drop playing National League games.
Suspension of Windsor Rovers and Montreal Maroons
On September 20, Windsor Rovers and Montreal Maroons were suspended for not fulfilling their obligations. The clubs were said to not have met the necessary bonds. The Windsor Rovers club had withheld the bond as it had been ordered to play five of the next seven games away from. This would have cost them a great deal as travelling expenses had to be covered by the gate receipts at home games. Rovers had also always paid their bonds but were unsure if other clubs did the same, and when they asked for proof of this the Toronto clubs would not comply. At the same meeting a fixture early in the season in Hamilton between the two local clubs, Thistles and City, that was abandoned at half-time due to rain was ordered to be replayed in Toronto.
Standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Toronto Scottish | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
| Ulster United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
| Montreal Carsteel | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 10 |
| Montreal Maroons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Windsor Rovers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| Hamilton Thistles | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| Hamilton City | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 2 |
Exhibition games
May 25, 1927 Ulster Stadium, Toronto
Toronto All-Stars 3 (George Graham 2, Jimmy Galloway)
Hakoah Wien 2 (Nickolsburger 2)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W. Mitchell
Toronto: Art Halliwell; Bob Calder, Herring; McCrone, Joe Clulow, Matthews; Roy Faulkner, R. Lavery, George Graham, Jimmy Galloway, Burness.
Hakoah: Alex Fabian; Scheur, Gold; Fried, Guttman, Hess; Schwarz, Haeusler, Nickolsburger, Gruenwald, Wortmann.
May 26, 1927 Scott Park, Hamilton, Ontario
Scottish Football Association XI 6 (Simpson 3, Cook, Archibald, Cunningham)
Hamilton and District All-Stars 1 (Munro)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Alex McCulloch (Hamilton)
Scottish XI: Hamilton; W. McStay, Blair; Morrison, J. McStay, Swallow; Archibald, Cunningham, Simpson, Hunter, Cook.
Hamilton All-Stars: Joe Scanlon (Hamilton City); Bobby Lodge (Hamilton Thistles), Arthur Vickers (Hamilton City); George Totten (Hamilton City), Billy Gilvear (Hamilton City), Slater (Hamilton Thistles); Bill Barclay (Hamilton Thistles), George Munro (Hamilton Thistles), Art Fell (Guelph), Hughie Aird (Brantford Cockshutts), Allan Ashthorpe (Hamilton City).
July 2, 1927 Ulster Stadium, Toronto
Ontario All-Stars 2 (Wright, George Graham)
Hakoah Wien 2 (Haeusler, Gold)
Attendance:
Referee: J. Cameron
Ontario: Nudds (London Westminster Hospital); Bob Calder (Bell Telephone, Toronto), Nokes (Toronto Scottish); McCrone (48th Highlanders, Toronto), Fred Williams (Ulster United, Toronto), Condie (Toronto Scotttish); Roy Faulkner (Ulster United, Toronto), George Munro (Hamilton Thistles), George Graham (Ulster United, Toronto), Wright (London), Grant (Ulster United, Toronto). Reserves: Young and Brown, Toronto Scottish
Hakoah: Alex Fabian; Scheur, Gold; Fried, Guttman, Strauss; Schwarz, Haeusler, Hess, Wortmann, Fischer.
July 4, 1927 Toronto
Toronto Ulster & Scottish 2
Hakoah Wien 0
July 6, 1927 Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton All-Stars 2
Hakoah Wien 2
July 11, 1927 Toronto
Attendance: 6,000
Ulster United 0
Scottish Football Association XI 3
August 21, 1927 Bemo Field, Buffalo, New York
Referee: A. Chalmers; linesmen, F . Dobson and G. Cumming
Niagara Frontier League All-Stars 0
Toronto Scottish 1 (Burness)
Read about the match here
1927 Inter-Provincial Soccer League
President: Joseph Bond
Despite the troubled 1926 season that saw the departure of many clubs to the National Soccer League, the league continued to operate in the 1927 season.
Clubs: Brantford Cockshutt Blues, Hamilton City, Hamilton Thistles, Taylor Forbes, Toronto Scottish, Ulster United and Willys-Overland
The opening game was played on April 30 between Willys Overland and Taylor Forbes of Guelph. A big crowd watched Willys win 5-1 at Conboy Park in Toronto.
When Hamilton City defeated Hamilton Thistles 7-3 on Saturday August 6, they moved into a tie for second place with Toronto Scottish in the league standing.
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