Hamilton Westinghouse FC
{{Short description|Canadian soccer club}}
Hamilton Westinghouse FC was a Canadian soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario. They were one-time Dominion of Canada Football Championships winners, lifting the Connaught Cup in 1920.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-winnipeg-tribune/158278921/|title=Hamilton cops soccer trophy|work=The Winnipeg Evening Tribune|date=September 7, 1920|access-date=November 2, 2024|page=14|via=Newspapers.com}} They were national runners up in 1949. The team was sponsored by Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited.{{cite web |title=Hamilton Westinghouse's dominance |url=https://www.ontariosoccer.net/news_article/show/745932-looking-back-on-the-ontario-cup-hamilton-westinghouse-s-dominance|author=Ontario Soccer |access-date=22 June 2025}}
Over the course of their soccer history, they played in several leagues and competitions in Ontario. Their last major season was 1956 before they quit the National League Ontario in August part way through the season.
Season-by-season record
Hamilton Westinghouse FC season-by-season record after they rejoined the National League Ontario (National League Ontario-Québec) in 1948.
Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
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| Season | MP | W | D | L | Pts | Finish | NSL Playoffs | Canada Playoffs |
| 1948 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1st in NSL-ON | Runners up | Lost in first round |
| 1948 Frame | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | Won Frame Cup | - | - |
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| 1949 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2nd in NSL-ON | Won Frame Cup | Won Ontario section, lost 1949 national final |
| 1950 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1st in NSL-ON | Atholstan Trophy | Did not enter |
| 1950 Frame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | Lost Semifinals | - | - |
| 1950 Glebe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ? | - | - |
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| 1951 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 5th in NSL-ON | Missed playoffs | Lost Ontario section final |
| 1952 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 4th in NSL-ON | No playoffs | Did not enter |
| 1952 Walker | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4th in series | Missed playoff | - |
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| 1953 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9th in NSL-ON | No playoffs | Did not enter |
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| 1953 Arnold Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? in series | Missed playoffs | - |
| 1954 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9th in NSL-ON/QC | No playoffs | Did not enter |
| 1954 Arnold Cup | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3rd in Group | - | - |
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| 1955 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 8th in NSL-ON | Missed playoffs | Won Ontario section, lost Eastern Final |
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| 1955 Arnold Cup | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? in series | - | - |
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| Season | MP | W | D | L | Pts | Finish | NSL Playoffs | Canada playoffs |
| 1956 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | Did not finish season | - | Did not enter |
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Honours
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! colspan="3"|National |
| style="width:260px"|Competitions
! style="width:80px"|Titles ! style="width:380px"|Seasons |
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| style="text-align:center"| Dominion of Canada Football Championship
! 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1920 Connaught Cup |
| style="text-align:center"| National League Championship for the Atholstan Trophy
! 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1950 |
| style="text-align:center"| Ontario Cup winners
! 5 | style="text-align:center"| 1911, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1925 |
| style="text-align:center"| Ontario section winners for the Dominion Championship
! 1 | style="text-align:center"| 1949 |
| style="text-align:center"| Spectator Cup (city championship)
! 7 | style="text-align:center"| 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1955 |
| style="text-align:center"| Canadian National Soccer League Walker Trophy
! 2 | style="text-align:center"| 1948, 1950 |
| style="text-align:center"| NSL Frame Cup
! 2 | style="text-align:center"| 1948, 1949 |
Notable former player
One former Hamilton Westinghouse FC player has been inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as an honoured player.{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer Hall of Fame |url=https://canadasoccer.com/about-landing-page/hall-of-fame/honoured-members/|author=Canada Soccer |access-date=18 May 2025}}
- {{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Albert "Tiny" Thombs
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Canadian Challenge Trophy}}
{{Canadian National Soccer League}}
External links
- [https://canadasoccer.com/team/?id=3285 Canada Soccer Club Profile for Westinghouse FC]