British Tours to Canada
Islington Corinthians, 1938

Islington Corinthians Tour, 1938

Players: C. Longman, E. Martin, P. Clark, Wright, B. Whittaker, Bradbury, Braithwaite, J. Sherwood, D. Tarrant, W. Miller, J. Miller, R. Manning, G. Dance, H. Read (or Reid), Wingfield, Buchanan, Pearce.

May 7, 1938, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mainland All-Stars 2 (Smith, Brown)
Islington Corinthians 2 (J. Miller, Tarrant)
HT: Att: 5000 Ref: Murray
Mainland: Stan Stronge – Fred Easley, Tommy McKibbin – Jimmy Gemmell, Lee Morley, Johnny Craig – Dave Brown, Murray West, Hap Smith, Jimmy Spencer, Alec Christie.
Islington: Longman – Martin, Clark – Wright, Whittaker, Bradbury – Braithwaite, Sherwood, Tarrant, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 9, 1938, in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo 3 (Conti 2, Parks)
Islington Corinthians 2 (Whittaker, Sherwood)
HT: 2–0 Att: 1500 Ref:
Nanaimo: Archie Johnston – H. Bilton, F. Gibbins – W. McGregor, James Knight, A. Thompson – Henry Watson, Alvin Parks, Ty Conti, G. “Ukie” Grey, T. McMillan.
Islington: Longman – Manning, Clark – Dance, Whittaker, Martin – Read, Sherwood, Tarrant, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 11, 1938, in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria 3 (Morgan, Bell)
Islington Corinthians 6 (Tarrant 2, J. Miller, o.g., Sherwood 2)
HT: Att: 1624 Ref:
Victoria: Wally Rowe – Okell, George Leggatt – Kennedy, Glen Robbins, C. Robbins –
Gordon Bell, Jimmy Worswick, Alex Ross, Noel Morgan, Payne.
Islington: Wingfield – Bucanan, Clark – Wright, Whittaker, Bradbury – Braithwaite, Sherwood, Tarrant, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 12, 1938, at Con Jones Park in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mainland All-Stars 3 (Spencer, Smith, Webber)
Islington Corinthians 0
HT: 2–0 Att: 3718 Ref:
Mainland: Stan Stronge – Fred Easley, Tommy McKibbin – Murray West, Lee Morley, Jimmy Gemmell – Dave Brown, Johnny Webber, Hap Smith, Jimmy Spencer, Alec Christie.
Islington: Longman – Buchanan, Clark – Wright, Whittaker, Martin – Braithwaite, Bradbury, Sherwood, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 14, 1938, in Calgary, Alberta
Calgary 0
Islington Corinthians 3 (Braithwaite 2, Sherwood)
HT: 0–2 Att: 2500 Ref: J. Armstrong
Calgary: Ronnie McKenzie – Billy Law, Bill Stupard – Vic Weisner, Bill Yoxall, Doug Tucker – Tim West, Andy Law, Eric Moorhouse, Sammy Blair, Jimmy Barrie.
Islington: Wingfield – Buchanan, Manning – Dance, Martin, Bradbury – Read, Sherwood, Braithwaite, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 16, 1938, in Lethbridge, Alberta
Lethbridge 2 (Knight 2)
Islington Corinthians 4 (Bradbury 2, Reid, Braithwaite)
HT: 1–1 Att: Ref: Fred Bendall
Lethbridge: Bob Dunlop – George Anderson, A. Donaldson – Jim Webster, Ted Radley, W. Clelland – Dave Watson, Jim Campbell, Billy Knight, Jim Sumner, J. Allison. (Subs: J. Lakie, J. Sloan, G. Wilson)
Islington: Longman – Clark, Manning – Martin, Whittaker, Wright – Bradbury, J. Miller, Sherwood, Reid, Braithwaite. (Sub: Pearce)

May 18, 1938, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon 0
Islington Corinthians 3 (Read, Bradbury 2)
HT: 0–2 Att: 1500 Ref: Jack Smith
Saskatoon: John Hayes – Smith, George Greyeyes – Hughes, David Greyeyes, W. Gale – Gunn, Gill, Cole, McCann, Hill.
Islington: Longman – Manning, Clark – Wright, Whittaker, Dance – Braithwaite, Read, Bradbury, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 19, 1938, in Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina 0
Islington Corinthians 3 (Sherwood, Braithwaite, Bradbury)
HT: 0–2 Att: 1500 Ref:
Regina: Wilson – Rogers, Robbie – Johnson, Morrison, L. Zuski – Woods, Gemmill, Grant, McDonald, Rhinelander. (Subs: Viminitz, McInery)
Islington: Wingfield – Manning, Martin – Wright, Whittaker, W. Miller – Read, Braithwaite, Bradbury, Sherwood, Pearce.

May 21, 1938, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Manitoba 1 (McMahon)
Islington Corinthians 2 (Bradbury, Sherwood)
HT: 1–1 Att: 2500 Ref: Art King (Winnipeg)
Manitoba: “Spud” Birch – Jackie Morrison, Scholes – Avren, Hind, Moyles – Chyranowski, Cy Johnson, Doug McMahon, Buzz Horne, George Pickup.
Islington: Longman – Manning, Clark – Whittaker, Martin, Wright – Braithwaite, Bradbury, Sherwood, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 23, 1938, in Fort William, Ontario.
Fort William 2 (Grant 2)
Islington Corinthians 6 (Pearce, Sherwood 2, J. Miller 2, Braithwaite)
HT: 1–4 Att: 700 Ref: Rickey Dykes
Fort William: Johnny Currie – Ernie Smith, Harry Harysmew – Fraser Dupuis, Jimmy Hill, Jack Mackie – Jimmy Sinclair, Billy Murray, Billy Nesbit, Willie Grant, Art Goodman.

May 25, 1938, in Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Ulster United 2 (Sam McNabney 2)
Islington Corinthians 3 (J. Miller 2, Sherwood)
HT: 2–2 Att: 1500 Ref: J. Murphy
Ulster: Seymour – Bill Davison, Doug McBride – James Loney, Norman Bundy, Harold McCullough – Sam McNabney, Johnny Aiken, George Graham, Tommy Axe, Bob Hume.
Islington: Longman – Manning, Clark – Wright, Whittaker, Dance – Braithwaite, Sherwood, Bradbury, W. Miller, J. Miller.

May 27, 1938, in Montreal, Quebec
Montreal 2 (Shorrock 2)
Islington Corinthians 7 (Sherwood 5, Braithwaite, J. Miller)
HT: 1–3 Att: Ref:
Montreal: Alf Bates – Ryrie, George White – Lyall, Ronnie Low, McLean – Harris, Herb Leah, Dick Shorrock, George Chambers, Ford.
Islington: Longman – Manning, Clark, - Bradbury, Whittaker, Dance – Reid, Braithwaite, Sherwood, W. Miller, J. Miller.

Islington Corinthians played 95 games in an eight-month world tour.