Toronto Wellingtons / Toronto Wellington Hockey Club / The Iron Dukes
J. Ross Robertson Cup Senior Champions 1900
OHA Senior A League

The Wellington Hockey Club of Toronto - known as the Toronto Wellingtons, and often called the Iron Dukes after the first Duke of Wellington for whom they were named.

Team Roster
Top Row - Charles "Chummy" Hill, Geordie Crawford, Worts Smart, Alex "Allie" Warden, George Chadwick, Warren Darling.

Front Row - Ted Morphy, George McKay (captain), Irv Ardagh (with dog mascot), Arthur Ardagh (honorary president), Harry "Dutchy" Morison (goalie).

The Toronto Wellingtons defeated Stratford in a 2 game total goals semi-final, winning game one 8-0 and game two 4-2, then defeated Queen's University in a 2 game total goals final, losing game one 3-1, winning game two 5-1 and the championship by 6-4 in total goals.

The J. Ross Robertson Cup, described when first presented for the 1899 winner, is of tazza form, is made of purest Canadian silver . It is lined with Canadian gold and richly decorated with bas relief of lions, masks and fells ,which stand out from the piece in high relief . A striking feature of this original cup are three leopard handles , beautifully modelled and chased. Its weight is 130 ounces. It is thirteen inches in diameter and ten in height and stands on a plinth six inches in height, which has six silver Hogarth shaped shields for inscribing the winners names.

NOTE
The Toronto Wellingtons are notable for challenging for the Stanley Cup as Ontario Champions of 1902.

H "Dutchie" Morrison, George McKay, Worts Smart, Charles "Chummy" Hill and Irwin Ardagh would play in the 1902 Stanley Cup challenge vs Winnipeg Victorias.