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https://canadianfootballhistory.ca/2026/06/03/canadian-footballs-quirky-playoffs-part-ii-no-dominion-championship-in-1885-an-all-star-game-instead/ · 3 Jun 2026
This is the second in an ongoing series of articles looking back at some of Canadian football’s rather quirky playoff systems used over the years. A previous article examined how tie schedules and challenge cups were used on the road to the first Dominio...
https://canadianfootballhistory.ca/2026/05/13/canadian-footballs-quirky-playoffs-part-i-tie-schedules-and-challenge-cups-in-1884/ · 13 May 2026
With the recent announcement that the CFL is changing its playoff format in 2027, I thought it would be an interesting learning experience to revisit some of the old playoff systems used in Canadian football, starting in 1884. When the Canadian Rugby Footb...
https://canadianfootballhistory.ca/2025/11/12/varsity-wins-the-almost-forgotten-grey-cup/ · 12 Nov 2025
In 1909, Governor General Earl Grey donated a trophy to be awarded to the amateur rugby football champions of Canada. The University of Toronto won the inaugural championship with a 26-6 win over Toronto Parkdale. Various teams in Toronto and Hamilton comp...
https://canadianfootballhistory.ca/2025/10/15/100-yard-fields-in-early-canadian-football/ · 15 Oct 2025
When CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced sweeping rule changes to the Canadian game last month, one modification that probably alarmed traditionalists the most was the change to the size of the CFL football field. In 2027, the field will shrink fro...
https://canadianfootballhistory.ca/2025/10/08/the-death-of-earl-grey/ · 8 Oct 2025
On August 29, 1917, newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic reported that Earl Grey had died at the age of 65. How well do you know the man who donated the trophy that bears his name, that symbol of Canadian football supremacy? Born Albert Henry George Gr...