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Scottish tour 1921

Scottish FA tour 1927

Scottish FA tour 1935

Scottish FA tour 1949

Kilmarnock FC tour 1930

Rangers FC tours of 1928 & 1930

Celtic FC tour 1931

Many thanks to Colin Jose who researched and supplied these details.

Some of the players who played for the American Soccer League on June 18 have long considered the game to be a full international.
However, as I pointed out to them, it couldn't be because Ben Ellis was a Welsh international and William Lyon was born in England. This tour was promoted in the U.S. as The Scottish Internationals but only a few of this squad had ever played for Scotland. Bill Cole the soccer writer for the Toronto Star at that time blasted the Scottish F.A. for sending a weak team.

Players: Jerry Dawson (Rangers), Jimmy Carabine (Third Lanark), Ben Ellis (Motherwell), Doug Gray (Rangers), William Lyon (Celtic), Alex 'Sandy' McNab (West Bromwich Albion), Jimmy Dykes (Hearts), Bob Bolt (Falkirk),

Jimmy Caskie (Rangers), George Hamilton (Aberdeen), Archie Garrett (Hearts), Doug McAvoy (Kilmarnock), John Gillies (Clyde), Jack Jones (Third Lanark), Tommy McIntyre (Hibernian), Tommy McKenzie (Motherwell), Malcolm McDonald (Celtic)

May  16  Montreal  0: Scottish F.A.  9 in Montreal, Quebec

May  21  Eastern U.S.  1: Scottish F.A.  1 in New York, New York

May  24  Detroit  1: Scottish F.A.  7 in Detroit, Michigan

May  28  St. Louis  2: Scottish F.A.  10 in St. Louis, Missouri

May  31  Alberta  0: Scottish F.A.  7 in Calgary, Alberta

June     4  Upper Island  2: Scottish F.A.  4 in Nanaimo, B.C.

June     5  Vancouver  1: Scottish F.A.  4 in Vancouver, B.C.

June     7  Victoria  0: Scottish F.A.  6 in Victoria, B.C.

June   10  British Columbia  2: Scottish F.A.  3 in Vancouver, B.C.

June   12  Saskatchewan  0: Scottish F.A.  6 in Regina, Saskatchewan

June   14  Winnipeg  1: Scottish F.A.  6 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

June   17  Ontario  0: Scottish F.A.  2 in Toronto, Ontario

June   18  American Soccer League  2: Scottish F.A.  4 in New York, New York

June   21  New England  1: Scottish F.A.  3 in Providence, Rhode Island

May 16, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec.

Scottish F.A.  9 (Garrett 3, Jones 3, McIntyre 2, McDonald)

Montreal  All-Stars  0

HT:           Att:           Ref:

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Ellis - Bolt, Lyon, McNab - McIntyre, McDonald, Garrett, Jones, Caskie.

  Montreal: Bates - Ryrie, White - Fitzpatrick, Ford, McLean - Ron Castonguay, Sutherland, T. Turley, George Chambers, M. Castonguay.

May 21, 1939 at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Scottish F.A.  1 (Garrett)

Eastern United States  1 (Nemchik)

HT:           Att: 25,072    Ref:

  Scots: Dawson - Carabine, Ellis - Lyon, McKenzie, McNab - Caskie, Hamilton, Garrett, Jones, McIntyre.

  Eastern U.S: Stan Chesney (New York Americabs) -  Fred Stoll (Philadelphia German-Americans), Al Harker (Philadelphia German-Americans) - Jimmy McGuire (Brooklyn St. Mary’s Celtic), George Barr (New York Brookhattan), Charles Altemose (Philadelphia German-Americans) - Bob McIntyre (…), George Nemchik (Philadelphia German-Americans), Bert Patenaude (…), Ed Ruddy (Brooklyn Hispano), George Conn (Kearny Scots-Americans).

May 24, 1939 at Dinan Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Scottish F.A.  7 (Garrett, Jones, Caskie, Carabine, Gilles 2, McAvoy)

Michigan  All-Stars  1 (Coombes)

HT:           Att: 11,000   Ref: Bob Stoddard (Windsor).

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Carabine - Bolt, Dykes, McKenzie >-  Caskie, Jones, Garrett, McAvoy, Gillies.

  Michigan: Ed Van Neste (Dougal Nelson) - Aldo Patria, Tommy Ferrans - Stan Tranter, Hay, Ewald Hilbert (Williamson) - Barra, Ed Wilcocks, Geoff Coombes, O'Donnell, Molly (Browning).

May 28, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Scottish F.A.  10 (McDonald 2, Garrett 7, Gillies)

St. Louis All-Stars  2 (Gonsalves, Donelli)

HT:           Att: 7,500    Ref:

  Scots: Dawson - Carabine, Ellis - McKenzie, Lyon, McNab - Gillies, McDonald, Garrett, McAvoy, Caskie.

  St. Louis: Ducker - Larry Mrnka, Thompson - Iner Pierson, Billy Watson, Cooney - James Wolf, Aldo Donelli, Jimmy McDermott, Billy Gonsalves, Alex McNab.

May 31, 1939 in Calgary, Alberta.

Scottish F.A.  7 (McIntyre, Jones, McAvoy 3, Hamilton)

Alberta  All-Stars  0

HT:3-0        Att: 1,500    Ref: Jack Armstrong.

  Scots: Dawson - Carabine, Gray - Bolt, Dykes, Lyon - Gillies, McAvoy, Jones, Hamilton, McIntyre.

  Alberta: Bobby Dunlop (Lethbridge) - W. Law (Calgary Hillhurst), C. Ogilvie (Calgary Callies) - Doug Tucker (Calgary Hillhurst), Ted Lewis (Edmonton), Dave Roberts (Drumheller) - Tim West (Calgary Callies), A. Brown (Calgary Callies), Johnson (Edmonton Civics), Bobby Graham (Edmonton Civics), Bobby Steedman (Calgary Callies).

June 3, 1939 in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Scottish F.A.  4 (Jones 3, Ellis)

Upper Island  All-Stars  2 (Grey, Tantrum)

HT:4-0        Att: 1,500    Ref: Jackson (Cumberland)

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Ellis - McKenzie, Dykes, Bolt - Caskie, Hamilton, Jones, McDonald, Gillies.

  U.I: Johnstone - Gibson, Bilton - Peffers, Watson, Thompson - Easterbrook, Parks, Tantrum, Grey, Christopher.

June 5, 1939 at Con Jones Park in Vancouver, British Columbia

Scottish F.A.  4 (Garrett 3, Gillies)

Vancouver  All-Stars 1 (Spencer)

HT:1-1   Att: 4,000    Ref: Alex Murray.

  Scots: Dawson - Carabine, Ellis - Lyon, McKenzie, McNab - Gillies, McAvoy, Garrett, McDonald, Caskie.  (Sub: Jones)

  Vancouver: Dan Kulai - Erling Storness, Don Cowan - Billy Hislop, Trevor Harvey, Johnny Craig - George Greig, Horace Heath, Malcolm McManus, Jim Spencer, Norm McLeod.

June 7, 1939 at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, British Columbia.

Scottish F.A.  6 (Jones 2, Gillies, Caskie, Hamilton, Bolt)

Lower Island  All-Stars  0

HT:           Att: 1,250    Ref:

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Ellis - Bolt, Dykes, Lyon - Caskie, Hamilton, McIntyre, Jones, Gillies.

  Lower Island: Wally Rowe - Bobby Bell, Arnie Wilkinson - Cligg Robbins, Glen Robbins, George Leggatt - Gordie Bell, S. Stewart, Alec Ross, Ralph Cosier, Jack Okell.

June 10, 1939 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Scottish F.A.  3 (McDonald, Garrett, Gillies)

British Columbia All-Stars  2 (West, McKay)

HT:           Att: 7,000    Ref: Woodard.

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Ellis - Bolt, Lyon, McNab - Caskie, Hamilton, Garrett, McAvoy, Gillies.

  B.C: Stan Stronge - Don Cowan, Tommy McKibbin - Murray West, Trevor Harvey, Jim Gemmell - Jack Johnson, Johnny McKay, Hap Smith, Jim Spencer, Norm McLeod.

June 12, 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Scottish F.A.  6 (Gillies, Ellis, Garrett 2, Jones, McDonald)

Saskatchewan  All-Stars  0

HT:           Att: 1,000    Ref: Jimmy Whyte (Regina)

  Scots: Dawson - Carabine, Ellis - McDonald, Dykes, Bolt - McIntyre, Hamilton, Garrett, Jones, Gillies.

  Sask: Syd Wilson - Fred Rogers, "Bucky" Smith - "Sonny" Hughes, Bill Todd, Dick Jones - Jimmy Woods, Charlie Gemmill, Owen 'Red' McInerny, Roy Campbell, Mel Hill.  (Subs: Tommy Wonoroski, Jim Irving)

June 14, 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Scottish F.A.  6 (McNab, Hamilton 2, McIntyre, Jones, Caskie)

Winnipeg  All-Stars  1 (Hodgert)

HT:           Att: 4,000    Ref:  Art King (Winnipeg)

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Carabine - Bolt, Lyon, McNab - McIntyre, Hamilton, Jones, McAvoy, Caskie.

  Winnipeg: Gelfend - Lennon, George Ness - Hind, Tyler, Bruce - George Pickup, E. Hodgert, Bobby Hampton, Gardiner, Harry Beckwith.

June 17, 1939 in Toronto, Ontario.

Scottish F.A.  2 (McIntyre, Garrett)

Ontario All-Stars  0

HT:           Att: 3,500    Ref: Don L. Jowett

  Scots: Dawson - Carabine, Ellis - McNab, Dykes, Bolt - McIntyre, Hamilton, Garrett, McAvoy, Gillies.

  Ontario: Dick Arends (Toronto British Consols) - Bill Davison (Toronto Ulster), John Leitch (Hamilton City) - McCullough (Toronto Ulster), Jim Winning (Toronto England United), Art Fairley (Hamilton Stelcos) - Ollie Sutton (Toronto Ulster), Johnny Aiken (Toronto Ulster), Young (Frood Mines), Norman Donald (Toronto Scottish), Jimmy Moir (Toronto Ulster).

June 18, 1939 at the Polo Grounds in New York. (after extra time)

Scottish F.A.  4 (Gillies, Carabine 3)

American Soccer League  2 (Boyle, Altemose)

HT:2-2        Att: 15,163   Ref:

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Ellis - Bolt, Lyon, McNab - Gillies, Dykes, Carabine, McDonald, Caskie.

  A.S.L: Stan Chesney (New York Americans) - Fred Stoll (Philadelphia German-Americans), Al Harker (Philadelphia German-Americans) - Bob McIntyre (…..), George Barr (New York Brookhattan), Charles Altemose (Philadelphia German-Americans) - Johnny Wojciechowicz (Kearny Scots-Americans), George Nemchik (Philadelphia German-Americans), Razzo Carroll (New York Brookhattan), …….. Cooper (Kearny Irish-Americans), Joe Boyle (New York Brookhattan).

June 21, 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Scottish F.A.  3 (Gillies, Carabine, Hamilton)

New England  All-Stars  1 (Souza)

HT:1-0        Att: 7,000    Ref: P. Fox (New York)

  Scots: Dawson - Gray, Ellis - Lyon, Dykes, McNab - Caskie, Hamilton, Carabine, McDonald, Gillies.

  N.E: Ostberg - Slicer, Margeson - Quinn, Joe Rego, Walter Dick - Tom Florie, Souza, Bert Patenaude, Almeida (Zukowski), Manuel Moniz.