Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds
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The Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds (also known as the Hamilton AAA Grounds) is a park located on the north side of Charlton Avenue West,between Locke Street South and Queen Street South
Queen Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Queen Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the city and is a two-way street up to Herkimer Street and a one-way street the rest of the way north up to the Canadian National Railway Yard where the road turns...
, in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
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. The park served as home to the Hamilton Tigers
Hamilton Tigers (football)
The Hamilton Tigers were a Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario that played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1883 to 1906 and 1948 to 1949 and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1907 to 1947. The club was a founding member of both the ORFU in 1883 and the IRFU in...
from 1872-1949. In 1950, the Tigers amalgamated with the Hamilton Wildcats
Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football)
The Hamilton Wildcats were a Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario that played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1941 to 1947, and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1948 to 1949. The team was formed to play in the ORFU in 1941 to fill the void left by the Hamilton...
to create the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The new team became the permanent tenants of Ivor Wynne Stadium
Ivor Wynne Stadium
Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...
, and still plays their home games there today. The Tiger-Cats joined the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
as an inaugural member in 1958. A plaque outlining much of the Grounds history (including information on the Grey Cup games played there) is located next to the main entrance on Charlton.
Grey Cup at HAAA Grounds
| Grey Cup | Date | Champion | Score | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Grey Cup 2nd Grey Cup The 2nd Grey Cup was played on November 26, 1910, before 12,000 fans at A.A.A. Grounds at Hamilton.The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Hamilton Tigers 16 to 7.-Game summary:U... |
807 November 1910 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 16-7 | Hamilton Tigers | 12 000 |
| 4th Grey Cup 4th Grey Cup The 4th Grey Cup was played on November 30, 1912, before 5,337 fans at A.A.A. Grounds at Hamilton.The Hamilton Alerts defeated the Toronto Argonauts 11 to 4.... |
30 November 1912 | Hamilton Alerts | 11-4 | Toronto Argonauts | 5337 |
| 5th Grey Cup 5th Grey Cup The 5th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 1913, before 2,100 fans at A.A.A. Grounds at Hamilton.The Hamilton Tigers defeated the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 44 to 2.-Notable facts:... |
29 November 1913 | Hamilton Tigers | 44-2 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | 2100 |
| 16th Grey Cup 16th Grey Cup The 16th Grey Cup was played on December 1, 1928, before 4,767 fans at the A.A.A. Grounds at Hamilton.The Hamilton Tigers shut out the Regina Roughriders 30 to 0.... |
1 December 1928 | Hamilton Tigers | 30-0 | Regina Roughriders | 4767 |
| 17th Grey Cup 17th Grey Cup The 17th Grey Cup was played on November 30, 1929, before 1,906 fans at the A.A.A. Grounds at Hamilton.The Hamilton Tigers defeated the Regina Roughriders 14 to 3.... |
30 November 1929 | Hamilton Tigers | 14-3 | Regina Roughriders | 1906 |
| 23rd Grey Cup 23rd Grey Cup The 23rd Grey Cup was played on December 7, 1935, at Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds, with 6,405 fans in attendance. It marked the first time that a team from west of Ontario won the cup.... |
7 December 1935 | Winnipeg 'Pegs | 18-12 | Hamilton Tigers | 6405 |
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