The Winnipeg Tammany Tigers football team was a Canadian football team in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the Manitoba Rugby Football Union and Western Canada Rugby Football Union between 1913 and 1929. On May 14, 1930, the Tammany Tigers disbanded due to financial difficulties and a month later was reorganized as a new team: the Winnipegs.[1] The team was part of one of the most successful and popular sports clubs in the city, the Tammany Tigers Athletic Association, which also fielded championship lacrosse, baseball and ice hockey teams.[2][3][4]
| Founded | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1929 |
| Based in | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Head coach | Leland 'Tote' Mitchell |
| General manager | Harold Roth |
| League | Manitoba Rugby Football Union Western Canada Rugby Football Union |
| Nickname(s) | Bengals |
| League titles | 1925 & 1927 |
The Association first fielded a football team in 1910, and had junior and intermediate teams for 3 seasons.[5] Led by popular coach and World War I veteran Leland 'Tote' Mitchell, the team managed to win two MRFU championships and played in the 13th Grey Cup game, losing to the Ottawa Senators 24–1.
While the Tammany Tigers did provide the nucleolus of the new Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, (known simply as the Winnipegs) the team is not part of the official history or records of Winnipeg's current team: the Blue Bombers.
MRFU season-by-season
edit| Season | G | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 2nd | lost MRFU semi final to St.John's Rugby Football Club, 23-8 |
| 1914 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 43 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 1915 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | no league play[6] | ||
| 1916 to 1918 | suspended due to the Great War | ||||||||
| 1919 | did not play | ||||||||
| 1920 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 1921 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 1922 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 1923 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 163 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 1924 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 1925 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 1st | beat University of Manitoba Varsity, 11–0, for MRFU Championship, beat Regina, 11–1, for WCRFU Championship, lost to Ottawa Senators, 24–1, in 13th Grey Cup |
| 1926 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 3rd | |
| 1927 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 1st | beat Winnipeg Victorias, 11–1, for MRFU Championship, lost to Regina, 17–2, in west semi final |
| 1928 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 64 | 2 | 3rd | Tri-City Rugby Football League |
| 1929 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 4 | 2nd | Lost MRFU playoff to Winnipeg St.John's College, 10-1 |
References
edit- ^ Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame - The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club
- ^ Manitoba Lacrosse Hall of Fame - Teams & Clubs
- ^ Quest Through the Decades | 1930s
- ^ Honoured Members Database - Ward Wood McVey (July 25, 1900 - February 14, 1967)
- ^ Winnipeg Tammany Tigers on CFLdb
- ^ The Winnipeg Tigers beat the Winnipeg Canoe Club, 10-4, at River Park in Winnipeg, Saturday, October 23