1939 in Canadian football

Overview of the events of 1939 in Canadian football

Years in Canadian football

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1939 in sports

* Air sports
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* Shooting
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* Sailing
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* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years.[1]

## Regular season, final standings

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Column headings: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Pts = Points

Western Interprovincial Football Union | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 103 | 20
Regina Roughriders | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 136 | 12
Calgary Bronks | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 144 | 123 | 8
Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 80 | 147 | 6
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | 10
Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 43 | 9
Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 84 | 4
Montreal Royals | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 84 | 1
Ontario Rugby Football Union | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Montreal Westmounts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 45 | 9
Sarnia Imperials | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 38 | 8
Toronto Balmy Beach | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 27 | 7
Peterborough Orfuns | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 0

* Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

British Columbia Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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University of British Columbia Thunderbirds | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 25 | 12
Knights of Columbus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 8
North Shore Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 4
Victoria Revellers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 105 | 0

## BCRFU playoffs

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Note: All dates in 1939

### BCRFU semifinals

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| Date | Away | Home

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November 18 | North Shore Lions 0 | University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 12

University of British Columbia Thunderbirds advance to BCRFU finals

| Date | Away | Home

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November 18 | Knights of Columbus 1 | Victoria Revellers 6

Victoria Revellers advance to BCRFU finals

### BCRFU final

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| Date | Away | Home

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November 25 | Victoria Revellers 6 | University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 17

University of British Columbia Thunderbirds win the BCRFU championship

## Grey Cup playoffs

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Note: All dates in 1939

### Semifinals

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WIFU Semifinals | Calgary Bronks @ Regina Roughriders

Probable date | Away | Home
November 4 | Calgary Bronks 24 | Regina Roughriders 17

ORFU Finals | Game | Date | Away | Home

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1 | November 18 | Montreal Westmounts 1 | Sarnia Imperials 13
2 | November 25 | Sarnia Imperials 18 | Montreal Westmounts 13

* Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

IRFU Finals | Game | Date | Away | Home

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1 | November 18 | Ottawa Rough Riders 11 | Toronto Argonauts 0
2 | November 25 | Ottawa Rough Riders 28 | Toronto Argonauts 6

* Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

### Finals

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Western Finals | Game | Date | Away | Home

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1 | November 11 | Calgary Bronks 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
2 | November 18 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 | Calgary Bronks 7

* Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35–20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.

Eastern Finals | Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) @ Sarnia Imperials (ORFU)

Date | Away | Home
December 2 | Ottawa Rough Riders 23 | Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 1

* Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.

## Playoff bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Grey Cup final |

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| IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11-28 | | |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 0-6 |
| | IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 |
| EAST |
| | | ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 1 |
| ORFU | Montreal Westmounts | 1-13 |

| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 12-18 |
| | IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 |
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| | | WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 |
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |  | |

| WIFU | BYE |  |
| | WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7+28 |
| WEST |
| | | WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 13+7 |
| WIFU | Regina Roughriders | 17 |

| WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 24 |

## Grey Cup Championship

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| December 9

27th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park – Ottawa, Ontario

WIFU Champion | IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 | Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the 1939 Grey Cup Champions

## 1939 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union All-Stars

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NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

* QB – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts
* FW – Bill Davies, Montreal Royals
* HB – Red Storey, Toronto Argonauts
* HB – Bill Isbister, Hamilton Tigers
* FB – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
* E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
* E – Bernie Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
* C – George Willis, Toronto Argonauts
* G – Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders
* G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders
* T – Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders
* T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders

## 1939 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars

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NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

* QB – Clayton "Curly" Krug, Peterborough Orfuns
* FW – Joe Woodcock, Sarnia Imperials
* HB – Bernie Moroz, Sarnia Imperials
* HB – Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* DB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts
* E – Ike Norris, Sarnia Imperials
* E – Leo Deadey, Peterborough Orfuns
* C – Harry Living, Sarnia Imperials
* G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
* T – Cliff Parsons, Sarnia Imperials
* T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts

## 1939 Canadian Football Awards

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* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Bill Davies (FW), Montreal Royals
* Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Eddie Thompson \- Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

## References

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1. ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1939". CFL.ca. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2019-10-05.

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