Prince Albert City Football (Soccer) Club 1907 to 1934 Teams
Accomplishments: Provincial Soccer Champions 1910, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1925, 1929, 1933. Western Canadian Soccer Champions 1933 and 1934. Left to Right: Front Row: L. Paine (director), J. MacMillan, J. Strathie, L. Quant, J. Byars, T. Makepeace, Jack Howard (director). 2nd Row: M. Foerester, G. Freeland, J. Boyd, J. Proudfoot, H. Slawson. 3rd Row: J. Laurie [...]
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Norman Sheldon
Following an outstanding junior career in the sport of soccer in Scotland, Norman Sheldon came to Prince Albert in 1906. Sheldon’s Saskatchewan soccer career spanned 23 years. It was in this community where he played continuously until 1929. During that period, he was chosen three times to play on national teams; he went only once. [...]
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Henk Ruys
When Henk Ruys arrived in Saskatchewan, he discovered that his beloved game, soccer, was not a popular sport on the prairies. Nevertheless, he spent thousands of hours marking the pitches, building and maintaining the clubhouse, and lobbying Saskatoon for better irrigation, seating and floodlights. Soccer’s popularity grew. As a member of the national soccer committee, [...]
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John Hayes
John came to Canada in 1929 at the age of 16. He played with the Saskatoon Sons of England (junior) team until 1932 and thereafter with the Thistles (senior) and various other Saskatoon clubs until 1959. John was primarily a goalkeeper, but was outstanding in any position. He was selected to play against various training [...]
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David Greyeyes
David Greyeyes, an outstanding soccer player, was a three-time provincial All-Star selection. He played on the team in the 1937 match again Charleton Althletics ,in 1938 against Islington Corinthians, and in 1949 against Newcastle United. In 1942, David was a member of the Canadian Team that won the Overseas Army Championship. He also played with [...]
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Kevin Holness
After moving to Saskatchewan Kevin began playing soccer at the age of 7. He was a member of the Regina Celtics (Under 16), the Internationals (Under 18) and the Austria (Under 18) team. He played on the Saskatchewan Soccer Association (SSA) provincial teams for both U16 16 and U18 as well as participating in the SSA’s [...]
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