1930 National Soccer League
President: Len A. Peto, Montreal Secretary-treasurer: W. Gill
Preview
The annual general meeting was held in Toronto on Saturday February 1. Len A. Peto was elected as president and W. Gill was elected as secretary-treasurer. A total surplus of $1,241 was shown in the financial report. The eastern section was credited with $520 and the western section with $572.
Review of the season – Western Section
The NSL season opened on Saturday May 3. Hamilton City shocked Ulster United by winning 3-1 at Olympia Stadium in Hamilton. It was Ulster Uniteds first defeat in an opening game. Toronto T.T.C. and Hamilton Thistles played to a one-all draw in Toronto. Toronto Canadian National Railways defeated Cockshutts 3-2 in Brantford.
Hamilton Thistles beat Toronto Scottish 3-1 in Hamilton in their first home game of the season on May 10.
Toronto Scottish clinched the Western Section title on Saturday October 18 by beating Hamilton City 5-1 in Hamilton.
Western Section – Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Toronto Scottish | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 20 |
| Toronto C. N. R. | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 19 |
| Ulster United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 16 |
| Hamilton Thistles | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| Hamilton City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 14 |
| Toronto Transit C. | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| Brantford Cockshutts | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 9 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 7 |
Western Section Final
October 18, 1930 Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton City 1 (Connolly)
Toronto Scottish 5 (Dawson 2, McIntyre, Somers, Craig)
Hamilton City: Lawrence Rooke; Vickers, Craig; J. Rooke, Totten, Smith; Spurgeon, Ollie Sutton, Connolly, Wilson, Ashthorpe.
Toronto Scottish: Art Halliwell; McDonald, Noke; Graham, Somers, Muir; Spence, Cairns, Stevens, Dawson, McIntyre.
Toronto Scottish qualified for Lord Atholstan Cup finals
Review of the season – Eastern Section
Blue Bonnets, winners of the 1929 Montreal League Championship, joined the league.
Eastern Section – Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Montreal C. N. R. | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Montreal Carsteel | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Verdun Park | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Blue Bonnets | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Montreal C. P. R. | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Canadian Vickers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Montreal Canadian National Railways qualified for Lord Atholstan Cup finals
1930 Lord Atholstan Cup
April 25, 1931
Ulster Stadium, Toronto
Toronto Scottish 1 (Spence)
Montreal C.N.R. 1 (Reid)
Referee: A. McCullough, Hamilton
Scottish: Art Halliwell; Angus MacDonald, Jimmy Noke; Johnny Graham, Bill Somers, Dave Weir; Andy Spence, Johnny Cairns, Andy Stevens, McCleverty, Jimmy McIntyre
C.N.R.: Brown; Low, Burne; Ritchie, Nicholson, Campbell; Williams, Reid, Bill Finlayson, Frank Henderson, Bill Westwater
May 2, 1931 Second Leg
Angus Field, Montreal
Montreal CNR 3 (Horne, Westwater, Finlayson)
Toronto Scottish 4 (Rossiter, Stevens, McIntyre 2)
Referee: H.S. Dunk
C.N.R.: Brown; Ron Low, James Duguid; Ritchie, Nicholson, Bob Campbell; Bill Westwater, Reid, Bill Finlayson, Frank Henderson, Horne.
Scottish: Art Halliwell; Angus McDonald, Jimmy Noke; Robert Manson, Bill Somers, Davie Weir; Andy Spence, Johnny Cairns, Andy Stevens, John Rossiter, Jimmy McIntyre.
Toronto Scottish won the 1930 Lord Atholstan Trophy. The finals were played in 1931.
Exhibition games
May 19, 1930 Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Carsteel 0
Kilmarnock F.C. 3 (Ramsey 3)
Attendance:
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May 21, 1930 Ulster Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Ulster United 3
Glasgow Rangers 4
Attendance: 9,000
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May 22, 1930 Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa Nationals 0
Kilmarnock 5
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May 24, 1930 Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Thistles 0
Glasgow Rangers 3 (Nicholson, Fleming 2)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: A. McCulloch
Hamilton Thistles: Jimmy Wallace; Bobby Lodge, Billy Dunlop; George Munroe, Jock Crawford, Marshall; Jimmy Tennant, Charlie McMillan, Jennings, Tommy McKean, Red McDonald.
Rangers: T. Hamilton; Gray, R. Hamilton; Bob McDonald, Meiklejohn, Craig; Archibald, Brown, Fleming, Tommy Muirhead, Nicholson.
May 24, 1930 Toronto, Ontario
Ulster United 1
Kilmarnock 1
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May 26, 1930 London, Ontario
London & District All-Stars 1 (Simpson)
Kilmarnock F.C. 3 (M. Smith 2, Wales)
Attendance: 3000 Ref: I. Thorne (London)
Referee: I. Thorne, London
London: E. Bickford (London C.N.R.); C. McArthur (London Thistles), C. Johnston (Sarnia Imperials); S. Barr (Sarnia Imperials), J. Skillen (London C.N.R.), Goodfellow (London C.N.R.); A. Wright (Ontario Hospital), A, Forrester (Sarnia Imperials), Bernard Maule (London Thistles), G. Simpson (R.C.R.), A. Thomson (London C.N.R.)
Kilmarnock: Clemie; Nibloe, Leslie; Irvine, Stewart, Clark; Wales, Smith, Maxwell, Williamson, Aitken.
May 29, 1930 Guelph, Ontario
Ulster United 1
Kilmarnock F. C. 6
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May 31, 1930 Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Carsteel 2 (Lorimer, Eddie McLaine)
Glasgow Rangers 5 (Brown 2, Smith 2, McPhail)
Attendance:
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May 31, 1930 Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton City 0
Kilmarnock 6 (M. Smith 2, Ramsey, Aitken, Cunningham, Irvine)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: A. Turnbull, Hamilton
Hamilton City: Lawrence Rooke; Arthur Vickers, Henry Craig; Gowans, George Totten, Andy Smith; Ollie Sutton, Jimmy Connelly, Brookson, Matt MacFarlane, Allan Ashthorpe.
Kilmarnock: Clemie; Robertson, Nibloe; Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan; Walters, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Aitken.
June 4, 1930 Kitchener, Ontario
Western Football Association 0
Kilmarnock 7 (Ramsey 3, Cunningham 3, Walters)
Attendance: 5,000
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June 7, 1930 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Scottish 0
Kilmarnock F.C. 3 (Walter, Wales, McEwan penalty)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:
Toronto Scottish: Art Halliwell; MacDonald, Jimmy Noke; Johnny Graham, Billy Somers, Muir; Andy Spence, Johnny Cairns, Andy Stevens, Moore, Jimmy McIntyre.
Kilmarnock: Clemie; Robertson, Nibloe; Irvine, T. Smith, McEwan; Wales, M. Smith, Cunningham, Ramsey, Walters.
June 12, 1930 St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines 1
Kilmarnock F.C. 4
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June 18, 1930 Brantford, Ontario
Brantford Cockshutt Blues 1 (Kerr)
Kilmarnock 1 (T. Smith, own goal)
Attendance: 2,500
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June 21, 1930 Civic Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Thistles 1 (George Chambers)
Kilmarnock F.C. 4 (Wales 2, McEwan 2)
Attendance: 1,500
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June 23, 1930 Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Canadian National Railways 1 (McManus)
Kilmarnock F.C. 1 (Cunningham)
Attendance:
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June 25, 1930 Toronto, Ontario
Ulster United 4 (George Graham, Dick Pryor, Jimmy Hagan, John Paxton)
Kilmarnock F.C. 3 (T. Smith 2, Maxwell)
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June 26, 1930 Montreal, Quebec
Montreal Canadian National Railways 0
Kilmarnock F.C. 1 (McEwan penalty)
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September 20, 1930 Woodstock, Ontario
Woodstock (W.F.A.) 4
Hamilton Thistles 7