Canada Soccer's National Championships features the premier adult amateur competition for both men’s (Challenge Trophy) and women’s (Jubilee Trophy) soccer.
Nanaimo FC Wanderers were the first team from British Columbia to win the Connaught Cup as the Dominion of Canada Football Association’s champions. From the west, Nanaimo eliminated Alberta’s Coleman and Manitoba’s Fort Rouge Rangers en route to the Canadian Final against Montréal. In the two-leg Final at Winnipeg, Nanaimo won Saturday before Montréal won Monday to even the series 1-1 on aggregate. In the extra third match, Nanaimo won 1:0 to win the series 2-1 on aggregate.
It was noted that rain dampened the last match, but Nanaimo still dominated play and even hit the crossbar before scoring the winner in the second half. Goalkeeper Tommy Routledge posted his third clean sheet of the playdowns while Fowler scored his third goal.
Dickie Stobbart, who scored the winner in the opening match, was Nanaimo's hero of the 1923 Championship.
Nanaimo FC
Canada Soccer's National Championships are hosted each October across six divisions in three venues: the premier adult competition for the men's Challenge Trophy and women's Jubilee Trophy; the U-17 Cup competition for boys and girls; the U-15 Cup competition for boys and girls.
