1906 Toronto Argonauts season

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.

1906 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachChaucer Elliott
Home fieldVarsity Athletic Field[1]
Results
Record4–2
Division place2nd, ORFU senior series
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Black and white team photo, with fourteen men dressed in football uniforms and two men dressed in suits
1906 Toronto Argonauts

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

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Standings

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

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 Bye 0–0–0
2 Oct 6 Toronto Victorias Varsity Athletic Field W 21–3 'a few hundred' 1–0–0
3 Oct 13 @ Hamilton Tigers Hamilton AAA Grounds 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 @ Peterborough Football Club 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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References

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  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.