Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
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The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were a member of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League
. It was likely a team from the fabled Montreal AAA
founded in 1872 as the Montreal Foot Ball Club. The MFBC joined the Quebec Rugby Football Union
in 1883.
The team won the 1931 Grey Cup
championship.
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....
. It was likely a team from the fabled Montreal AAA
Montreal AAA
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association is Canada's oldest athletic association, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was renamed as the Club Sportif MAA or just MAA in 1999 after a brush with bankruptcy, but is still widely known as the MAAA...
founded in 1872 as the Montreal Foot Ball Club. The MFBC joined the Quebec Rugby Football Union
Quebec Rugby Football Union
The Quebec Rugby Football Union was a football league consisting of teams from Quebec and formed in 1883. Eastern Ontario teams like Ottawa City and Ottawa College joined in 1894.- League Formation and Play :...
in 1883.
The team won the 1931 Grey Cup
19th Grey Cup
The 19th Grey Cup was played on December 5, 1931, before 5,112 fans at the Percival Molson Memorial Stadium at Montreal. This marked the first time the Grey Cup was awarded to a club from outside of Ontario. This game also marked the first time that use of a forward pass was allowed by the Canadian...
championship.