1950 National Soccer League
President: Herb Pickering
Review of the season
At a meeting held in Toronto on December 10, 1949 the western division voted to continue to operate as a five-team league. Seven applications to join the league were rejected. These were Windsor Sterling, Brantford and five Toronto-teams.
However, at a later date the league admitted Ulster United and Toronto Ukraina into the league. The decision to admit Ulster United was said to have much to do with the fact that they held the lease on Toronto’s Broadview Stadium and also had planned a lucrative exhibition match against Manchester United in the summer. Toronto Ukraina were formed in 1948 and won the Toronto Senior League in 1949.
Ulster United signed goalkeeper Ed Flynn from East End Canadians. In April 1950 the Redhanders signed centre-forward Billy Adair from Northampton Town of the Southern Division of the English Football League. After the season Ed Flynn and Billy Adair joined the New York Americans of the American Soccer League.
Hamilton Westinghouse won the Atholstan Cup. The team was captained by Jack Davidson.
Western Division – Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | |
| 1. Hamilton Westinghouse | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 2. St. Andrews | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 3. East End Canadians | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 4. Ulster United | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 5. Toronto Ukraina | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 6. Toronto Scottish | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 7. Oakwood | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 8. Hamilton City | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
Leading goalscorer
- John Burgoyne (Hamilton Westinghouse)
National Soccer League Play-off finals
Western Division Play-offs
Second place vs third place final
August 9, 1950
St. Andrew’s 2
East End Canadians 1
Play-off final
August 12, 1950
Hamilton Westinghouse 2
St. Andrews 1
Hamilton Westinghouse qualified for Lord Atholstan Cup Final
Eastern Division – Final standings
1. Canadair
2. Westmount
Other clubs were Cancar, Montreal Hungaria, Engineering, Montreal Stelco and Vickers
Eastern Division Play-offs
August 30, 1950 Charlevoix Ground, Montreal
Canadair Falcons 3
Westmount 1
September 3, 1950 Charlevoix Ground, Montreal
Canadair Falcons 3
Westmount 1
Canadair Falcons won two-game, total-goals series 6-2 and qualified for Atholstan Cup Final
Atholstan Cup Final
September 16, 1950 Charlevoix Ground, Montreal
Canadair Falcons 2 (Chuck Rose 2)
Hamilton Westinghouse 3 (John Burgoyne, Campbell 2)
September 17, 1950 Charlevoix Ground, Montreal
Canadair Falcons 1 (Stan Rose)
Hamilton Westinghouse 1 (John Burgoyne)
Hamilton Westinghouse won two-game total goal series 4-3 over the Falcons
Exhibition games
May 10, 1950 Exhibition Park, Toronto
Attendance: 12,500
National Soccer League All-Stars 0
Manchester United 5
Read about the match here
May 20, 1950 Baseball Stadium, Montreal
Attendance: 13,000
Montreal All-Stars 0
English Football Association X 7
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May 24, 1950 Exhibition Park, Toronto
Attendance: 10,000
Ontario All-Stars 1
English Football Association XI 4
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June 7, 1950 Delorimier Stadium, Montreal
Attendance:
Montreal All Stars 1
Manchester United 2
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June 17, 1950 Jackson Park, Windsor
Attendance: 4,200
Ontario All-Stars 2
English Football Association XI 9
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June 25, 1950 Exhibition Park, Toronto
Attendance: 5,500
National Soccer League All-Stars 3
Jönköping (Sweden) 1
Read about the match here