1906 Toronto Argonauts season explained

Team:Toronto Argonauts
Year:1906
Record:4–2
Division Place:2nd, ORFU senior series
Coach:Chaucer Elliott
Stadium:Varsity Athletic Field[1]
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1906 Toronto Argonauts season was the Argonaut Football Club's ninth season of organized league play since joining the Ontario Rugby Football Union 1898, and its final season playing in the ORFU senior series. The team finished in second place in the series with four wins and two losses, while the Hamilton Tigers qualified for the Dominion playoffs by winning the series with a perfect record.

After playing the 1905 season under the name "Toronto-Argonauts" following a merger with the Toronto Rugby Club, on September 7 the club decided to revert to the simpler "Argonaut Rugby Club" name.[2]

Having managed the club to a 4-2 record in 1905, W. A. Hewitt returned for a second season as manager in 1906. On September 26 the club announced the appointment of Chaucer Elliott as coach, making Elliott the first coach in club history.

Regular season

Standings

Ontario Rugby Football Union senior series! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Hamilton Tigers 6 6 0 0 211 22 12
6 4 2 0 82 48 8
6 1 5 0 52 67 2
6 1 5 0 45 170 2
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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 Bye 0–0–0
2 Oct 6 Varsity Athletic Field W 21–3 'a few hundred' 1–0–0
3 Oct 13 L 19–6 'a large crowd' 1–1–0
4 Oct 18 @ Toronto Victorias Varsity Athletic Field W 15–5 'a very good crowd' 2–1–0
5 Oct 27 Riverside Park W 13–7 not reported 3–1–0
6 Nov 3 Hamilton Tigers Varsity Athletic Field L 10–8 6,000 3–2–0
7 Nov 10 Peterborough Football Club Varsity Athletic Field W 12–4 "a fair crowd" 4–2–0
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Notes and References

  1. Toronto Daily Star, Nov 12, 1906, p. 10
  2. Globe, Sept. 8, 1906, p. 25; Star, Sept. 8, 1906, p. 10.
  3. Toronto Daily Star, Nov. 12, 1906, p. 10
  4. Results compiled from the Toronto Daily Star on the following dates: Oct. 8, 1906; Oct. 15, 1906; Oct. 19, 1906; Oct. 29, 1906; Nov. 5, 1906; Nov. 12, 1906.