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A blue Football Association 1950 Tour of Canada representative cap, inscribed TOUR OF CANADA, 1950 ...
A blue Football Association 1950 Tour of Canada representative cap, inscribed TOUR OF CANADA, 1950 The Football Association team played a total of 11 games during the tour, winning ten whilst Vancouver held the tourists to a 4-4 draw in the other encounter. The biggest win came against Saskatoon, a 19-1 victory with Taylor scoring a rare goal during the rout. Although a cap was awarded by the Football Association, none of the matches were deemed full internationals. Jim Taylor and Stanley Matthews then flew from Canada to Brazil to join up with England's first World Cup squad of 1950.