Ticats vs Argos Grey Cup ;)

Okay, I was wrong - Hamilton “football” can be traced back to 1869!! that’s old.

If you won’t count the combination of Wildcats and Tigers, then,
both Ottawa and Montreal folded and came back years later to become Renegades and Concorde.
That would make them two of the youngest teams not the oldest.

The Hamiton football club was started Nov. 1869

Interesting Cat Fact,

teams were responsible for engraving the Grey Cup which Earl Grey had donated in 1909. Before heading off to war, the Hamilton Tigers had the trophy engraved not just for their 1915 win, but for their 1908 Dominion Championship. In essence, they awarded themselves the Grey Cup, one year before it even existed. The escapade escaped notice for many years as the Grey Cup was not the highly prized trophy it is today.

http://www.htcaa.ca/history-Ticats.asp

Hamilton started playing out of HAAA Grounds in the year 1872 and took the name Tigers in 1873