President: Duncan Cameron
Vice-presidents: Arthur Arnold and A. Bush
Secretary: George McBain
Preview
The Annual General Meeting of the National Soccer League was held in Toronto on February 20, 1938. Duncan Cameron of Montreal was elected president of the league. Arthur Arnold of Hamilton and A. Bush of Montreal were elected vice-presidents. George McBain of Toronto was re-elected as secretary. Eight clubs from Montreal were represented at the meeting, and seven from Toronto and Hamilton. No clubs from the northern section were represented at the meeting.
Review of the season
On May 14 Hamilton City defeated England United 5-2 at Civic Stadium in Hamilton. This was City’s second straight win of the the season and meant that they shared top place in the western division with Toronto Scottish. Scottish got its second victory of the season by beating Hamilton Thistles 2-0 in Toronto.
Hamilton City took over the lead in the NSL standings by playing to a 2-2 tie with England United on May 21. The game was part of a doubleheader at Oakwood Stadium. In the other game Toronto Maple Leafs beat Toronto Scottish 2-1.
On May 28 Ulster United defeated Maple Leafs 4-1 at Ulster Stadium.
On June 7 Hamilton City defeated Hamilton Thistles 1-0 in Hamilton. Watson scored for Hamilton City.
On June 8 Harry McQueston scored three goals to lead England United to a 3-0 victory over Toronto Scottish. Goalkeeper Jimmy Lake was the best player of the Toronto Scottish eleven.
England United beat British Consols 1-0 on June 18. Amos Woodward scored on a pass from Jimmy Galloway. Dick Arends was in the Consols goal.
On September 27 secretary George McBain announced that due to a lack of suitable dates the Atholstan Cup finals would be postponed until the next spring. The finals were however never played and the championship was awarded to Montreal Royal Victoria Hospital.
In December Hamilton Thistle were suspended by the league for failure to pay financial obligations $18,58. They were replaced by Hamilton Stelco in the 1939 NSL season.
Results and standings
Playoffs
September 17, 1938 Toronto
Ulster United 3
British Consols 2
September 17, 1938 Toronto
Toronto Scottish 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 2
September ??, 1938 Replay
Toronto Scottish
Toronto Maple Leafs
Western Section finals
September 24, 1938 Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (Buchanan)
Ulster United 3 (Graham 2, Aiken)
September 26, 1938 Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Ulster United 6
Ulster United won the two-game, total-goals series.
Eastern Section Playoffs
September 5, 1938 Glen Yards grounds, Montreal
Royal Victoria Hospital 1 (Albert Bejshak)
Carsteel 0
After OT
Atholstan Cup Final
Royal Victoria Hospital defeated Ulster United*
*The 1938 Atholstan Cup Final was postponed until the spring of 1939, but was never played. The championship was awarded to Montreal Royal Victoria Hospital.
Exhibition game
May 25, 1938 Ulster Stadium, Toronto
Toronto Ulster United 2 (Sam McNabney 2)
Islington Corinthians 3 (J. Miller 2, Sherwood)
Attendance: 1500
Referee: J. Murphy
Ulster United: Seymour; Bill Davison, Doug McBride; James Loney, Norman Bundy, Harold McCullough; Sam McNabney, Johnny Aiken, George Graham, Tommy Axe, Bob Hume.
Islington Corinthians: Longman; Manning, Clark; Wright, Whittaker, Dance; Braithwaite, Sherwood, Bradbury, W. Miller, J. Miller.
May 27, 1938 Molson Stadium, Montreal
Montreal All-Stars 2 (Shorrock 2)
Islington Corinthians 7 (Sherwood 5, Braithwaite, J. Miller)
Referee: Irving
Montreal: Alf Bates; Jimmy Ryrie, George White; Lyall, Ronnie Low, McLean; Harris, Herb Leah, Dick Shorrock, George Chambers, Ford.
Islington Corinthians: Longman; Manning, Clark; Bradbury, Whittaker, Dance; Reid, Braithwaite, Sherwood, W. Miller, J. Miller.
