27th Grey Cup

Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Ottawa Rough Riders
(10-2)	(5-1)
8	7
Head coach: Reg Threlfall	Head coach: Ross Trimble

	1	2	3	4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	5	1	0	2	8
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	0	0	1	7

Date

December 9, 1939

Stadium

Lansdowne Park

Location

Ottawa

Attendance

11,738

< 26th Grey Cup

28th Grey Cup >

The 27th Grey Cup was played on December 9, 1939, before 11,738 fans at Lansdowne Park at Ottawa.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 8 to 7.

External links

"Grey Cup: 1939". Canadian Football League.
"The Grey Cup 1909-2009" (PDF). Canadian Football League.

Ottawa Rough Riders

Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium

Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic

Important Figures	Frank Clair Less Browne Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips

Retired Numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77

Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976

Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981

See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Founded in 1930 Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Osborne Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Investors Group Field

Culture	Buzz and Boomer Labatt Blue

Lore	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Swaggerville First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup

Important Figures	Paul Bennett Ralph "Dieter" Brock Less Browne Tom "Citation" Casey Tom Clements Carl Cronin Andrew Currie Matt Dunigan Bill Frank Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Tommy Grant G. Sydney Halter Frank Hannibal Fritz Hanson John Helton Dick Huffman W.P. Billy Hughes Jack Jacobs Eddie James Gerry James Greg Kabat Les Lear Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis Earl Lunsford Chester "Ches" McCance Cal Murphy James Murphy Ken Ploen Joe Poplawski Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz Frank Rigney Joseph Ryan Karl Slocomb Milt Stegall Art Stevenson Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley Troy Westwood Chris Walby Bert Warwick

Key personnel	CEO: Wade Miller General Manager: Kyle Walters Head Coach: Mike O'Shea

Grey Cup Championships (10)	1935 1939 1941 1958 1959 1961 1962 1984 1988 1990

Western Division Championships (16)	1935 1937 1938 1939 1937 1945 1946 1947 1950 1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1965 1984

Eastern Division Championships (7)	1988 1990 1992 1993 2001 2007 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West Division

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27th Grey Cup Champions

Head coach: Reg Threlfall

Grey Cup

Editions	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Venues	Autostade BC Place BMO Field Commonwealth Stadium Civic Stadium / Ivor Wynne Stadium Empire Stadium Exhibition Stadium Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds Investors Group Field McMahon Stadium Molson Stadium Olympic Stadium Richardson Memorial Stadium Rogers Centre/Skydome Rosedale Field Taylor Field TD Place Stadium / Frank Clair Stadium / Lansdowne Park Varsity Stadium Winnipeg Stadium / Canad Inns Stadium

Statistics	Champions Most Valuable Players Most Valuable Canadians Broadcasters Halftime performers

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