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The Old Four is a soccer conference composed of four public institutions of higher education in Central Canada. The name is also an appellation for the four universities as a group, consisted of McGill University, Queen’s University, University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario. They are home to the original four soccer teams in Canadian collegiate athletics.[1] The Old Four holds an annual exhibition tournament over the Labour Day weekend, although the teams do not accumulate points toward the regular season of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport competition.
As the name suggests, the Old Four schools are among Canada's most venerable universities. Except for the University of Western Ontario, all were founded by Royal Charter during the British colonial era before Canadian Confederation. Historically, these schools have held intense rivalries in athletics. Today, the Old Four are all research universities and members of Canada's Group of Thirteen.
The Old Four was for several decades also a conference for Canadian football competition between these same four schools, but conference realignment, beginning in the early 1970s, has meant that it no longer exists in its original form.
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Members
The Old Four schools are all public institutions unaffiliated with any religion. Although three were originally founded as religious schools, they have all since become secular institutions.
Institution Location Team name Venue Founding religious affiliation Founded McGill University Montreal, Quebec Martlets, Redmen Percival Molson Memorial Stadium Nonsectarian 1821 as McGill College Queen's University Kingston, Ontario Gaels Richardson Memorial Stadium Presbyterian 1841 as Queen's College University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium Anglican 1827 as King's College University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Mustangs TD Waterhouse Stadium Anglican 1878 as The Western University of London Ontario Summary of tournament finals
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Year Location Men's winner Men's runner-up Score Women's winner Women's runner-up Score 2003 London Western McGill 1-0 Western McGill 4-3 2004 Kingston Western McGill 2-1 McGill Western 2-1 2005 Montreal Toronto Queen's 2-1 McGill Queen's 1-0 2006 Toronto Western Queen's 3-0 McGill Western 6-2 2007 London Western McGill 1-0 McGill Queen's 1-0 2008 Toronto McGill Toronto 2-0 McGill Toronto 3-1 2009 London Western McGill 2-1 McGill Queen's 3-0 2010 Kingston McGill Queen's 2-1 McGill Toronto 1-0 References
- ^ "U of T Soccer to Host Old Four Tournament". http://www.varsityblues.ca/news/?id=10417. Retrieved 2008-09-02. "The University of Toronto Varsity Blues soccer program is proud to host a very time-honoured tradition - the annual Old Four tournament, August 30-31, 2008 at the Varsity Centre. This tournament features the original four football schools in Canadian university sport: McGill University, Queen’s University, the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto."
External links
Conference news
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/w_fieldhockey/story_detail.cfm?id=5898
- http://www.goldengaels.com/interuniversity/soccerm.html
- http://www.varsityblues.ca/news/?id=2572
- Mustangs blank Redmen in Old Four gold medal game - Aug 26, 2007
- McGill claims Old Four soccer titles - August 31, 2008
- Old Four Tournament wraps up at Queen's 8/29/2010
Categories:- College athletics conferences in Canada
- University and college soccer in Canada
- Universities in Ontario
- Universities in Quebec
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