1928 Canadian Challenge Trophy
Football tournament season
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The 1928 Dominion of Canada Football Championship was the 13th staging of Canada Soccer's domestic football club competition. Westminster Royals FC won the Challenge Trophy after they beat Montréal CNR in a best-of-three series at Carruthers Park in Winnipeg from 28 July to 1 August 1928. It was Westminster's first of four Dominion titles in a nine-year span.[1]
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Westminster Royals FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Montréal CNR |
After winning the British Columbia section, Westminster Royals FC beat Edmonton Canadian Legion and Winnipeg Westbrook on the road to the Canadian Final.
Provincial qualification
BC Finals
| 9 June 1928 | Westminster Royals | 5â1 | Ladysmith | Vancouver, BC |
| Stadium: Con Jones Park |
| 16 June 1928 | Westminster Royals | 5â2 | Esquimault | Vancouver, BC |
| Stadium: Royal Athletic Park |
| 23 June 1928 | Westminster Royals | 3â2 | St. Saviours | Vancouver, BC |
| Stadium: Con Jones Park |
| 7 July 1928 | Westminster Royals | 5â2 | St. Paul's | Vancouver, BC |
| Stadium: Con Jones Park |
National Competition
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | National Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Winnipeg Westbrook | 0 | 3[2] | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saskatoon Thistles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Winnipeg Westbrook | 1 | 0 | n | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster Royals | 7 | 2 | n | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Westminster Royals | 4 | 9 | n | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Edmonton Canadian Legion | 0 | 6 | n | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Westminster Royals | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal CNR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fort William Legion | 2[3] | 0[4] | n | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Montreal CNR | 6 | 6 | n | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Montreal CNR | 0[5] | ? | ? | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Toronto Ulster United | 1 | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
BC/Alberta Finals
| 14 July 1928 | Westminster Royals | 4â0 | Edmonton Canadian Legion | Vancouver, BC |
| Stadium: Con Jones Park |
| 16 July 1928 | Westminster Royals | 9â6 | Edmonton Canadian Legion |
Western Canada Finals
| 23 July 1928 | Westminster Royals | 7â1 | Winnipeg Westbrook |
| 25 July 1928 | Westminster Royals | 2â0 | Winnipeg Westbrook |
National Finals
| 28 July 1928 | Westminster Royals | 3â2 | Montreal CNR | Winnipeg, MB |
Jock Coulter  Jock Coulter Dave Turner |
Bill Finlayson Bill Finlayson |
Stadium: Carruthers Park |
| 30 July 1928 | Montreal CNR | 2â1 | Westminster Royals | Winnipeg, MB |
| Edward McGuire John Coule |
Jock Coulter |
Stadium: Carruthers Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 1 August 1928 | Westminster Royals | 6â1 | Montreal CNR | Winnipeg, MB |
| Dickie Stobbart Jock Coulter Jock Coulter Jock Coulter Jock Coulter Adam Kerr |
Edward McGuire |
Stadium: Carruthers Park |