Historical Photos of Vancouver Soccer 1917 -1935

[Johnnie Monster]

There's amazing stuff available at the Vancouver city archives... one just needs to look!

Vancouver Celtic FC - Park unknown, 1917
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/Celtic1917.jpg


Canadian Military FC - Cambie Park, 1917... that's the old Vancouver Sun building behind them.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/military1917.jpg


Sapperton FC vs. St. Andrews (Scotland) - Con Jones Park, 1920... note the roster board!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/SappertonSAConJones1920.jpg

[Johnnie Monster]

Spectators at Cambie Park, 1920... definitely a sporting gentleman's affair!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/CambiePark1920.jpg


British Columbia (All Stars?) - Park unknown, 1921... Note the grandstands at the back.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/BC1921.jpg


Scotland All Stars - Con Jones Park, 1927.. not sure what you can get "fine cut" for 15 cents, but it sounds like a deal!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/ScotlandConJones1927.jpg

[Johnnie Monster]

Glasgow Rangers FC v. St. Andrews (Scotland) - Park unknown, 1930... looks like a baseball diamond in the middle of the pitch... can't be Nat Bailey, can it?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/RangersSA1930a.jpg


Glasgow Rangers FC v. St. Andrews (Scotland) - Park unknown, 1930... pitch is better at this end. Looks like a full house...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/RangersSA1930b.jpg

[Johnnie Monster]

Scotland All Stars - Con Jones Park, 1935

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/ScotlandConJones1935.jpg


Unidentified Football Club - Con Jones Park, 1935... if you look closely at the top left corner, it looks like they are using ropes for safety railings on the stairs.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/ConJonesPark1935.jpg

[carnifex2005]

Great pics Johnnie!

[Couverite]

Glasgow Rangers FC v. St. Andrews (Scotland) - Park unknown, 1930... looks like a baseball diamond in the middle of the pitch... can't be Nat Bailey, can it?

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/RangersSA1930a.jpg


Glasgow Rangers FC v. St. Andrews (Scotland) - Park unknown, 1930... pitch is better at this end. Looks like a full house...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/RangersSA1930b.jpg

It can't since Capilano/Nat Bailey opened in 1951.

Could it be Athletic Park which used to be at Fifth and Hemlock (http://www3.telus.net/jgbennie/athleticparkopens.htm) and was the largest stadium in Vancouver for decades?

All the other "big" baseball stadiums don't seem to fit the geography as that has got to be False Creek in the background over the left field bleaches (the Powell Street Grounds would have had the sun building over right field bleachers).

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fifth+and+Hemlock+vancouver,+bc&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=49.267889,-123.13557&spn=0.004782,0.009656&t=h&z=17

[Johnnie Monster]

Yep, another poster from the Voyageurs who is really knowledgeable about Vancouver history confirmed it is indeed Athletic Park.

[Couverite]

Good to confirm that knowledge about historical baseball, soccer and football stadiums isn't totally worthless. :D

[Couverite]

British Columbia (All Stars?) - Park unknown, 1921... Note the grandstands at the back.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/johnniemonster/BC1921.jpg



By the way, I think this is Con Jones Park based on the architecture of the grandstand. The roster board and ads in other photos were obviously temporary features, but the placement of stairwells, etc. is consistent with Con Jones in the early 20s in the other photos here (and other photos that I've seen of the park for baseball games).

:)