Little Big Four 1902
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | |
| Upper Canada College Blues (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 24 |
| St. Andrew College Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 31 |
| Trinity College School Bigside | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 14 |
| Ridley College Tigers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 55 |
Little Big Four 1903
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | |
| Ridley College Tigers (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 6 |
| St. Andrew College Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 9 |
| Trinity College School Bigside | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 36 |
| Upper Canada College Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
Little Big Four 1904
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | |
| Upper Canada College Blues (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 2 |
| St. Andrew College Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 20 |
| Ridley College Tigers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 40 |
| Trinity College School Bigside | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
Little Big Four 1905
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | |
| Ridley College Tigers (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 624 | 29 |
| Upper Canada College Blues | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 16 |
| St. Andrew College Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 18 |
| Trinity College School Bigside | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 104 |
Little Big Four 1906
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | |
| Ridley College Tigers (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 21 |
| St. Andrew College Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 35 |
| Upper Canada College Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 45 |
| Trinity College School Bigside | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 106 |
Report
The Little Big Four was a Canadian Junior Rugby Union (Canadian Football) League operating among four Canadian Colleges: Ridley College Tigers, St. Andrew College Saints, Trinity College School Bigside and Upper Canada College Blues. All are from Toronto, Ontario, with the exception of Ridley College, which is based in St. Catherines, Ontario.
During the period 1902 to 1906 Ridley College Tigers won the Championship three times and Upper Canada College Blues twice.
The Canadian Junior Football League has been running Amateur Province-based Championships since 1887, under various names (Canadian Rugby Union, Canadian Junior Football League). In Canada Gridiron Football was known as Rugby until the Canadian Football League split away from the Canadian Rugby Union in 1958 to form its own Professional League and adopt more American Football Rules. The sport has been known as Canadian Football since. (For more on Canadian Football history see: Canadian Football Leagues
References
Images
[1] Canadian Junior Football League | Facebook (2011) CJFL Profile Picture: March 3, 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/172369_166507693399012_2554406_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeEmInrSy7Bp5Q4nj_j07-ZNBsVadK5KjxZ41fzEaVCISv70yVik13v0v3zYpBxRgsfUNu-p8l9wNdwiUtbFgjxmLVz-GqrX6CXGQ0Q1t3vEOg&_nc_ohc=qW-lYWvPX78AQld50UAOtsqMmpIdM9heSa3xodVrfPzv-6YUYkLSkRtlA&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=6d635c510b3954231714cee2128f1767&oe=5E6D4BE8%5BAccessed 20 December 2019]
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[2] British Columbia Football Conference (2019) CJFL Records | All Time Standings [Internet] Available from: https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0132/8193/Team_Standings_1887-2016.pdf?_ga=2.223530395.1807741386.1558376670-2095904572.1558376670 [Accessed 21 May 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Robert Burns. Judith Burns, Steve Hearn, Anton Pippo O’Grady, John Wills, John Morahan & John Kane.
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