British Tours to Canada
English Football Association Tour, 1931

English Football Association Tour, 1931

English players who made the tour:

Harry Hibbs (Birmingham City), Ken C. Tewkesbury (Birmingham University), John Jennings (Middlesbrough), George Edward Shaw (West Bromwich Albion), William George Roughton (Huddersfield Town), Tommy Magee (West Bromwich Albion), Len Oliver (Fulham), Peter O’Dowd (Burnley), Austen Fenwick Campbell (Huddersfield Town), Joseph Henry McClure (Everton), Thomas Urwin (Sunderland), Ernest Hine (Leicester City), John Smith (Portsmouth), Len Barry (Leicester City), Harold Houghton (Exeter City), Jim Cookson (West Bromwich Albion), Ray Bowden (Plymouth Argyle), Stanley Alexander (Hull City).

May 25 London 1: English F.A. 4 in London, Ontario
May 27 Quebec 0: English F.A. 11 in Montreal, Quebec
May 30 Toronto 1: English F.A. 4 in Toronto, Ontario
June 3 New Ontario 1: English F.A. 10 in Fort William, Ontario
June 6 Manitoba 0: English F.A. 2 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 8 Regina 1: English F.A. 6 in Regina, Saskatchewan
June 10 Saskatoon 1: English F.A. 6 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
June 13 Edmonton 0: English F.A. 2 in Edmonton, Alberta
June 17 Vancouver 1: English F.A. 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia
June 20 Nanaimo 2: English F.A. 8 in Nanaimo, British Columbia
June 24 Victoria 0: English F.A. 7 in Victoria, British Columbia
June 27 Vancouver 1: English F.A. 4 in Vancouver, British Columbia
July 1 Calgary 0: English F.A. 4 in Calgary, Alberta
July 3 Winnipeg 1: English F.A. 3 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 8 Ontario 2: English F.A. 11 in Toronto, Ontario
July 11 Hamilton 0: English F.A. 8 in Hamilton, Ontario
July 15 National Soccer League 0: English F.A. 10 in Montreal, Quebec

May 25, 1931 in London, Ontario
London and District 1 (Chandler, pen)
English F.A. 4 (Cookson 3, Barry)
HT: Att: 2500 Ref: H. Askew (London)
London: W. Wright (St. Thomas) – A. Carson (Woodstock), H. Barron (C.P.R.) – S. Barr (Sarnia Imperials), J. Whihelm (Thistles), Goodfellow (C.P.R.) – G. Graham (Thistles), Bernard Maule (Thistles), G. Chandler (Woodstock), W. Young (Thistles), A. Wood (C.N.R.).
English: Hibbs – Shaw, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Urwin, Smith, Cookson, Houghton, Barry.

May 27, 1931, in Montreal, Quebec
Quebec 0
English F.A. 11 (Hine 4, Bowden 4, Smith 3)
HT: Att: Ref:
Montreal: Jimmy Nelson (C.N.R.) – Jock Duguid (C.N.R.), Bob Calder (Carsteel) – Husband (?), Bob Campbell (C.N.R.), Davies (?) – Dave McEachran (Carsteel), Frank Henderson (C.N.R.), Bill Finlayson (C.N.R.), Lyons (?), Sam Chedgzoy (Carsteel).
English: Hibbs – Shaw, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Urwin, Smith, Bowden, Hine, Barry.

May 30, 1931, in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto 1 (White)
English F.A. 4 (Cookson 2, Smith 2)
HT: Att: Ref:
Toronto: Art Halliwell – Dave Eadie, Jimmy Noke – Billy Somers, Joe Clulow, Davie Weir – Curry, Jimmy Galloway, White, Rossiter, McIntyre.
English: Hibbs – Jennings, Shaw – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Urwin, Smith, Cookson, Hine, Barry.

June 3, 1931, in Fort William, Ontario
New Ontario 1 (Izatt)
English F.A. 10 (Cookson 4, Houghton 3, Bowden, O’Dowd, Alexander)
HT: Att: 1000 Ref:
New Ontario: Doug Skinner (Port Arthur Legion) – Simpson (Fort William Legion), R. Murray (Fort William Legion) – McLaughlin (Fort William Legion), Roddy McKay (Fort William Legion), Young (Fort William C.P.R.) – Slater (Port Arthur Legion), Byers (Fort William Legion), Izatt (Fort William C.N.R.), W. Murray (Fort William Legion), Jimmy Sinclair (Fort William C.N.R.).
English: Tewkesbury – Jennings, Roughton – Oliver, O’Dowd, McClure – Alexander, Bowden, Cookson, Houghton, Barry.

June 6, 1931, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba 0
English F.A. 2 (Hine, Cookson)
HT: 0–1 Att: 5500 Ref: Dave Ross (Winnipeg)
Manitoba: Ritchie – Dan King, Art King – McKay, Kulai, Walter Monsen – Bill Gibson, Morrison, Johnny Johnson, Johnny Lang, Radis.
English: Hibbs – Shaw, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Alexander, Smith, Cookson, Hine, Barry.

June 8, 1931, in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina 1 (Cummings)
English F.A. 6 (Alexander 3, Bowden 2, Houghton)
HT: Att: 1817 Ref: Bill Heatherington (Regina)
Regina: Fred Wallace (Nationals) – Bobby Laing (Scottish), Tommy Taylor (Scottish) – Dave Dryburgh (City), Ike Muroski (Nationals), Isaac Robbie (Nationals) – Bill Cummings (Nationals), Jack Rogers (Scottish), Owen “Red” McInerny (?), Jack Deary (City), Duncan McDonald (City).
English: Hibbs – Jennings, Roughton – Magee, Oliver, McClure – Alexander, Hine, Bowden, Houghton, Barry.

June 10, 1931, at Mayfair Park in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon 1 (Clark)
English F.A. 6 (Houghton 3, Bowden 2, Oliver)
HT: 1–1 Att: 2000 Ref: Bill Street (Saskatoon)
Saskatoon: J. Wanstall – J. Fraser, J. Hickey – W. Calder, F. Garrett, R. Makepease – H. Clark, R. Whitney, E. Chevalier, A. Hall, T. Reid.
English: Tewkesbury – Jennings, Roughton – Oliver, Campbell, McClure – Urwin, Hine, Bowden, Houghton, Barry.

June 13, 1931, in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton 0
English F.A. 2 (Urwin. Smith pen)
HT: 0–2 Att: 2000 Ref: William Thompson
Edmonton: Mann – Jack Savage, Teddy Geldart – Lidgett, Colin McKay, Joe Thompson – Patterson, Jimmy Graham, Jimmy Ross, McMillan, Tommy Minchin.
English: Tewkesbury – Shaw, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Oliver – Alexander, Bowden, Cookson, Smith, Urwin.

June 17, 1931, in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver 1 (Edwards)
English F.A. 7 (Bowden 2, Smith, Barry, Hine, Urwin, Hibbs pen)
HT: Att: 3500 Att:
Vancouver: Aubrey Sanford (Westminster Royals) – Bruce (St. Saviours), Bill Constable (?) – Alcock (?), Watson (St. Saviours), Murray West (St. Saviours) – Edwards (North Shore), Peter Thom (North Shore), Ernie Bradbury (St. Saviours), Dickie Stobbart (Westminster Royals), Wilf Moffat (St. Saviours).
English: Hibbs – Shaw, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Urwin, Smith, Bowden, Hine, Barry.

June 20, 1931, in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo 2 (Archibald, G. Gray)
English F.A. 8 (Cookson 4, Barry, Smith, Houghton, Urwin)
HT: Att: Ref:
Nanaimo: Aitkens – Roy, Edmindson – McGregor, Knight, R. Gray – Watson, Daisy Waugh, Archibald, George Gray, Sandland.
English: Tewkesbury – Jennings, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Urwin, Smith, Cookson, Houghton, Barry.

June 24, 1931, in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria 0
English F.A. 7 (Bowden, Cookson 3, Alexander 2, o.g.)
HT: Att: Ref:
Victoria: Percy Shrimpton – Joe Crowe, George Leggat – Tommy Smith, Bill Boyd, “Tubby” Gibbons – Ed Viggars, Will Milligan, Terry Peers, Mike Wagland, Pat Mulcahy.
English: Hibbs – Jennings, Roughton – Smith, Oliver, McClure – Alexander, Bowden, Cookson, Houghton, Barry.

June 27, 1931, in Vancouver, British Columbia
British Columbia 1 (Preston)
English F.A. 4 (Hine, Bowden 4, Urwin)
HT: Att: 4000 Ref:
Vancouver: Harold Singleton – Bill Constable, Tommy McKibbin – Murray West, Dickie Stobbart (Westminster Royals), Alcock – George Stephen (St. Andrews), Preston (Capilano), Bill Findler (Westminster Royals), David Turner (Westminster Royals), Jack d’Easum (Westminster Royals).
English: Tewkesbury – Roughton, Jennings – Magee, O’Dowd, Campbell – Urwin, Smith, Bowden, Hine, Barry.

July 1, 1931, in Calgary, Alberta
Calgary United 0
English F.A. 4 (Cookson, Hine 2, Alexander)
HT: Att: 2800 Ref:
Calgary: Andrew Stobie (Parkhill) – Sid Weale (C.P.R.), Archie Thompson (C.P.R.) –
James Gibb (Caledonians), James Carrington (Eaton’s), Harry Paynter (Hillhurst) – John Raisbeck (Caledonians), Archie Grierson (Eaton’s), William Forrester (Hillhurst), Tommy Pearson (Caledonians), George Weir (Eaton’s).
English: Hibbs – Jennings, Shaw – Oliver, O’Dowd, McClure – Alexander, Hine, Cookson, Houghton, Urwin.

July 3, 1931, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba 1 (Hodgert)
English F.A. 3 (Bowden, Barry, O’Dowd)
HT: Att: Ref: Dave Ross (Winnipeg)
Winnipeg: Albert Bogden – Brico, Shields – Lyndon, Smith, Dudar – Schultz, Hutchinson, Walter “Red” Jackson, Hodgert, McAdam.
English: Hibbs – Jennings, Shaw – Magee, O’Dowd, Oliver – Alexander, Smith, Bowden, Hine, Barry.

July 8, 1931, in Toronto, Ontario
Ontario 2 (Stevens, Tennant)
English F.A. 10 (Cookson, Hine 5, Alexander 3, Oliver)
HT: Att: Ref:
Ontario: Wright – Dave Eadie, Jimmy Noke – Art Fairley, Billy Somers, Joe Clulow – Jimmy Tennant, Dawson, Andy Stevens, George Graham, Hagen.
English: Tewkesbury – Jennings, Roughton – Oliver, O’Dowd, Campbell – Alexander, Smith, Cookson, Hine, Barry.

July 11, 1931, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton and District 0
English F.A. 8 (Hine 4, Cookson 2, Barry, Houghton)
HT: Att: 3000 Ref: Adam Turnbull
Hamilton: Lawrence Rooke (Hamilton City) – Bobby Lodge (Thistles), Billy Dunlop (Thistles) – George Totten (Hamilton City), Jack Haggen (Brantford City), Moffatt (Knights of Pythias) – Ollie Sutton (Hamilton City), Jimmy Tennant (Thistles), George Chambers (Thistles), Hugh Aird (Brantford Cockshutts), Ernie Wass (Thistles).
England: Hibbs – Shaw, Roughton – Oliver, O’Dowd, McClure – Urwin, Hine, Cookson, Houghton, Barry.

July 15, 1931, at the M.A.A.A. Grounds in Montreal, Quebec
National Soccer League 0
English F.A. 10 (Cookson 4, Hine 2, Alexander, Smith, Barry 2)
HT: 0–4 Att: 2500 Ref: Horace S. Lyons.
NSL: Joe Kennaway (Montreal CPR) – Jack McArthur (Verdun Park), Dick Prior (Toronto Ulster United) – James Mellin (Montreal Carsteel), Joe Clulow (Toronto Ulster United), Hagan (Toronto Ulster United) – Sam Chedgzoy (Montreal Carsteel), Erno Schwarz (Montreal Carsteel), George Chambers (Hamilton Thistles), George Graham (Toronto Ulster United), Dave McEachran (Montreal Carsteel).
English: Tewkesbury – Shaw, Roughton – Magee, O’Dowd, Oliver – Alexander, Smith, Cookson, Hine, Barry.