1891 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1891

On December 19, 1891, the Canadian Rugby (football) Union was formed as the new governing body of football in Canada. The CRU replaced the old CRFU of 1884-1887 and was to last until the birth of the Canadian Football League in 1958.

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Quebec Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Football Club 3 2 1 0 92 38 4 McGill University 3 1 2 0 29 62 2 Britannia Football Club 1 1 1 0 21 56 2 Bishop's College 1 0 1 0 8 38 0

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
ORFU	Osgoode Hall
QRFU	Montreal Football Club
Northwest Championship	Moosomin

Playoffs

QRFU Final

QRFU Final Montreal Football Club 33 McGill University 9 Montreal Football Club advance to the 1891 Dominion Championship

ORFU Semi-Finals

ORFU Semi-Final 1 Hamilton Tigers 69 London Kickers 0 Hamilton Tigers advance to the ORFU Championship

ORFU Semi-Final 2 Osgoode Hall 30 Ottawa Football Club 3 Osgoode Hall 42 Ottawa Football Club 0 Osgoode Hall advance to the ORFU Championship

ORFU Final

ORFU Final Game 1 Osgoode Hall 28 Hamilton Tigers 4 Osgoode Hall advance to the 1891 Dominion Championship

Dominion Championship

November 21 1891 Dominion Championship Game: Montreal AAA Grounds - Montreal, Quebec Osgoode Hall 21 Montreal Football Club 10 Osgoode Hall are the 1891 Dominion Champions