Toronto Ulster United FC was a Canadian soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. They were three-time Dominion of Canada Football Championships winners, lifting the Connaught Cup in 1925 and then the Challenge Trophy in 1946 and 1951. They were recognized by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as an Organisation of Distinction.
Toronto Ulster United FC were established in November 1913. In the 1920s, club president Bill Pentland invested $94,000 towards the building of Ulster Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium near Greenwood and Gerrard avenues.
Over the course of their history, they played in several leagues and competitions and were at times either a professional or amateur club. Their last major season was 1962 before they withdrew from the National League playoffs due to financial issues.
Wrote Winnipeg sports journalist Vince Leah in 1943, "you can name the famous Canadian soccer teams on one hand... Westminster Royals, Toronto Ulster, Montréal Carsteel and United Weston.""From the sidelines" The Winnipeg Tribune, April 21, 1943, p. 12.
Season-by-season record Toronto Ulster United FC season-by-season record after they left the National League Ontario (National League Ontario-Québec) just before the 1942 season."Ulster United Club quits National Soccer League" The Toronto Telegram, May 5, 1942, p. 18. They played three seasons in the Toronto & District League and five seasons in the Ontario Major Soccer League (they rejoined the National League in 1947, but then rejoined the Ontario Major League before the end of the year). Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season & League MP W D L Pts Season Playoffs City / Consols Canada 1942 TDFA 13 10 2 1 22 1st in TDFA Won TDFA ChampionshipWon Inter-City Halliwell Cup Advanced, but series postponed until 1943 n/a 1943 TDFA 18 11 7 0 29 1st in TDFA Won TDFA ChampionshipWon Inter-City Halliwell Cup Won 1942 City CupWon 1943 City Cup n/a 1944 TDFA 17 11 2 4 24 2nd in TDFA Lost Quarterfinals Lost City 1st Round n/a 1945 OMSL 20 8 7 5 23 2nd in OMSL Lost Final Lost 2nd Round n/a 1946 OMSL 14 12 2 0 26 1st, won Pickavat Trophy Won Playoff Final Won City's Consols Trophy Won DCFA Ontario FinalWon Challenge Trophy 1947 NSL ON/QC 16 8 6 2 22 3rd in NSL-ON/QC - Lost City Semifinals Won DCFA Ontario FinalDismissed from DCFA 2nd Round 1947 OMSL 2 0 0 2 0 - Won Playoff Final - - 1948 OMSL 24 7 6 11 20 4th in OMSL Lost Semifinals Lost City Semifinals Lost DCFA Ontario Semifinals Season & League MP W D L Pts Season Playoffs City (Consols)Province Canada 1949 OMSL 20 17 2 1 36 1st, won Pickavat Trophy Lost Final Lost City 2nd RoundLost Ontario Cup 1st Round Lost DCFA Ontario Quarterinals
Toronto Ulster United FC season-by-season record after they rejoined the National League Ontario (National League Ontario-Québec) in 1950. Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season MP W D L Pts Finish NSL Playoffs City (Consols Cup) Canada 1950 14 8 1 5 17 4th in NSL-ON Missed playoffs Lost City Semifinals Did not enter 1950 Frame 4 3 0 1 6 1st in Group Won Frame Cup - - 1950 Glebe 4 2 2 0 6 ? - - - 1951 24 16 3 5 35 2nd in NSL-ON Missed playoffs Lost City Semifinals Won Ontario section, won 1951 Challenge Trophy 1952 18 7 6 5 20 6th in NSL-ON No playoffs Lost City Quarterfinals Did not enter 1952 Walker 9 6 1 2 13 1st in series Lost Final - - 1953 16 9 4 3 22 2nd in NSL-ON No playoffs Eliminated 3rd Round Did not enter 1953 Arnold Cup 7 5 1 1 11 3rd in series Missed playoffs - - 1954 20 11 5 4 27 2nd in NSL-ON/QC No playoffs Did not enter Did not enter 1954 Arnold Cup 8 6 1 1 13 1st in Group Won Arnold Cup Final (best of three) - - 1955 18 10 4 4 24 3rd in NSL-ON Won Playoff Final (Carling Trophy) Won Final (Consols Trophy) Won Ontario section, lost Eastern Final 1955 Arnold Cup 6 3 1 2 7 5th in series - - - Season MP W D L Pts Finish NSL Playoffs Province (Ontario Cup) Canada 1956 24 16 1 7 33 3rd in NSL-ON Lost semifinals Did not enter Did not enter 1957 27 11 6 10 28 5th in NSL-ON Missed playoffs Did not enter Did not enter 1958 28 9 4 15 22 10th in NSL-ON/QC Missed playoffs Did not enter Did not enter 1959 26 8 3 15 19 12th in NSL-ON/QC Missed playoffs Did not enter Lost in NSL section 1960 24 5 2 17 12 12th in NSL-ON/QC Missed playoffs Did not enter Did not enter 1961 24 2 3 19 7 7th in NSL-ON/QC (last) Missed playoffs Did not enter Lost in NSL section 1962 22 12 3 7 27 4th in NSL-ON Lost in semifinals group Did not enter No competition
Honours
ContinentalCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsNationalCompetitionsTitlesSeasons Dominion of Canada Football Championship 3 1925, 1946, 1951 National League Championship for the Atholstan Trophy 5 1926('27), 1932, 1933('34), 1934('35), 1941 International League for the Nathan Strauss Cup 1 1926 Ontario section winners for the Dominion Championship 11 1922, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1955 Ontario Cup (provincial championship) 3 1927, 1929, 1937 British Consols Trophy (city championship) 10 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1955 National City League 1 1940 Toronto & District Football League 2 1942, 1943 Ontario Major League 2 1946, 1949 Ontario Major League Playoffs 2 1946, 1947 NSL Frame Series 1 1950 NSL Arnold Cup 1 1954 NSL Playoffs for the Carling Trophy 1 1955
Notable former players Eight former Toronto Ulster United FC players have been inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as honoured players. Joe Clulow Fred Dierden George Graham Art Halliwell Bobby Lavery Jimmy Moir Andy Stevens Dave Turner
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