The Brampton Excelsiors are a Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.

History Perkins Bull, author of "From Rattlesnake Hunt To Hockey: The History of Sports in Canada and of the Sportsmen of Peel, 1798 to 1934", wrote that while it was Harry W. Dawson who brought "the first stick into Brampton," the "first regular play began in 1871" when George M. Lee, second Master in the Brampton High School, initiated the first organized game. At Lee's suggestion it is reported that the "Excelsior" name from Longfellow's poem was introduced and the legend was set in motion.

The Brampton Excelsiors are a club operated by the Brampton Excelsior Lacrosse Club, founded in 1870, making it the oldest sports organization in North America.

In 1974, the Brampton Excelsior Lacrosse Club Executive recognized 1883 as the official date for the establishment of the Major Excelsior Lacrosse Club. This year was selected given its solidification as a community organization and its entry into the newly established provincial lacrosse champions' schedule.

Season-by-season results Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Season GP W L T GF GA PTS Placing Playoffs1913 - - - - - - - 1st OALA Sr A West Won League1914 8 6 2 0 85 41 12 1st OALA Sr A West Won League 1915-1918 - Team folded for World War I.1919 8 6 2 0 - - 12 2nd OALA Sr A Lost final by Default1920 9 6 2 1 64 36 13 1st OALA Sr A Lost final1921 12 3 8 1 47 69 6 3rd OALA Sr A II DNQ1922 12 9 3 0 72 35 18 2nd OALA Sr A I DNQ1923 16 14 2 0 97 49 28 1st OALA Sr A Lost final1924 12 10 2 0 84 43 20 1st OALA Sr A I Lost Division Final1925 20 13 7 0 129 114 26 2nd OALA Sr A Lost final1926 16 11 5 0 105 75 22 2nd OALA Sr A Won League1927 9 6 3 0 55 41 12 3rd OALA Sr A Lost final1928 20 15 5 0 141 80 30 1st OALA Sr A Lost final1929 10 9 1 0 66 30 18 1st OALA Sr A Lost final1930 11 7 3 1 41 39 15 1st OALA Sr A Won League, won Mann Cup1931 10 6 4 0 57 39 12 3rd OALA Sr A Won League, won Mann Cup1932 19 9 10 0 167 173 18 4th OLA Sr A I DNQ1933 16 1 15 0 52 99 2 5th OLA Sr A I DNQ1934 Did Not Play1935 23 14 9 0 215 175 28 2nd OLA Sr A II Lost Group Final1936 28 14 14 0 253 201 28 4th OLA Sr A II DNQ1937 24 11 13 0 280 249 22 5th OLA Sr A Lost quarter-final1938 28 16 12 0 282 292 32 4th OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1939 30 4 26 0 300 444 8 6th OLA Sr A DNQ1940 30 15 15 0 336 360 30 5th OLA Sr A Lost final1941 24 10 14 0 263 281 20 4th OLA Sr A Lost quarter-final1942 24 13 9 2 299 267 28 1st OLA Sr A Won League, won Mann Cup1943 24 17 7 0 318 268 34 1st OLA Sr A Won League1944 16 9 7 0 239 229 18 3rd OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1945 24 19 5 0 348 267 38 1st OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1946 30 7 23 0 357 546 12 6th OLA Sr A Lost quarter-final1947 30 8 22 0 295 423 16 5th OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1948 30 10 19 1 321 288 21 5th OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1949 36 26 10 0 494 380 56 1st OLA Sr A Lost final1950 28 16 12 0 376 277 32 4th OLA Sr A Lost quarter-final1951 30 10 19 1 301 366 21 5th OLA Sr A Lost quarter-final1952 Did Not Play1953 12 3 9 0 146 205 6 6th OLA Sr A Folded 1954-1957 - Did Not Play1958 24 18 6 0 251 204 32 2nd OLA Sr A Lost final1959 23 7 16 0 212 240 14 4th OLA Sr A Lost final1960 24 11 13 0 218 228 22 3rd OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1961 24 16 8 0 220 181 32 2nd OLA Sr A Won League1962 24 19 5 0 262 174 38 1st OLA Sr A Won League1963 24 8 16 0 193 244 19 4th OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1964 24 15 9 0 271 236 30 2nd OLA Sr A Lost final1965 24 16 8 0 310 231 32 2nd OLA Sr A Lost final1966 21 11 8 2 189 184 24 2nd OLA Sr A Lost final1967 24 9 14 1 197 226 19 3rd OLA Sr A Lost final1968 23 8 15 0 240 320 16 4th OLA Sr A Lost final1969 24 7 16 1 264 404 15 4th OLA Sr A Lost final1970 24 5 19 0 282 377 10 5th OLA Sr A DNQ1971 32 14 18 0 446 499 28 4th OLA Sr A Lost semi-final1972 Did Not Play1973 24 11 13 0 325 326 22 3rd OLA Major Lost semi-final1974 Did Not Play1975 24 15 9 0 370 279 30 1st OLA Major Won League1976 24 11 13 0 360 342 22 4th OLA Major Won League1977 24 17 7 0 350 282 34 2nd OLA Major Won League1978 24 7 17 0 307 341 14 6th OLA Major DNQ1979 24 14 9 1 341 272 29 3rd OLA Major Lost final1980 24 7 16 0 282 365 14 4th OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup1981 24 13 10 1 279 257 27 3rd OLA Major Won League1982 24 8 16 0 279 302 16 5th OLA Major DNQ1983 24 8 16 0 242 303 16 5th OLA Major DNQ1984 24 11 13 0 330 331 22 4th OLA Major Lost quarter-final1985 20 9 11 0 249 278 18 4th OLA Major Lost semi-final1986 12 2 10 0 88 174 4 3rd OLA Major Lost round robin1987 Did Not Play1988 20 4 16 0 134 281 8 8th OLA Major Lost round robin1989 20 2 18 0 178 298 4 6th OLA Major Lost round robin1990 20 5 15 0 179 219 10 4th OLA Major Lost round robin1991 16 8 8 0 157 160 16 3rd OLA Major Lost final1992 16 16 0 0 230 140 32 1st OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup1993 16 15 1 0 237 144 30 1st OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup1994 20 13 6 1 224 175 27 3rd OLA Major Lost semi-final1995 20 11 7 2 205 172 24 3rd OLA Major Lost semi-final1996 24 14 9 1 281 244 29 2nd OLA Major Lost final1997 20 15 5 0 205 161 30 2nd OLA Major Lost final1998 18 16 2 0 209 102 32 1st OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup1999 18 9 9 0 161 141 18 4th OLA Major Won League2000 18 11 7 0 227 155 22 3rd OLA Major Lost final2001 20 15 5 0 234 200 30 2nd OLA Major Won League2002 20 17 3 0 267 151 34 1st OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup2003 14 8 6 0 160 153 16 4th OLA Major Won League2004 18 11 7 0 243 160 22 4th OLA Major Lost final2005 17 11 5 1 188 156 23 2nd OLA Major Lost final2006 18 13 3 2 211 162 28 1st OLA Major Lost final2007 18 11 6 1 158 135 23 3rd OLA Major Lost final2008 18 14 3 1 192 128 29 1st OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup2009 18 13 5 0 197 125 26 1st OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup2010 16 11 5 0 166 135 22 2nd OLA Major Lost final2011 20 12 8 0 171 164 24 3rd OLA Major Won League, won Mann Cup2012 14 7 7 0 93 127 14 4th OLA Major Lost semi-final2013 20 5 15 0 146 219 10 5th OLA Major DNQ2014 18 5 13 0 124 182 10 6th OLA Major DNQ2015 18 7 11 0 145 186 14 4th OLA Major Lost semi-final2016 18 3 15 0 123 180 6 5th OLA Major DNQ2017 18 4 12 2 176 229 10 5th OLA Major DNQ2018 16 5 9 2 165 186 12 5th OLA Major DNQ201918990165178184th OLA MajorLost semi-final202316313011717566th OLA MajorDNQ20241221007111647th OLA MajorLost quarter-final202517314013114867th OLA MajorDNQ202618315013221266th OLA MajorDNQ

Championships OALA Senior "A" League Title: 1912, 1913, 1914, 1926, 1930, 1931 Senior "A" League Title: 1942, 1943, 1961, 1962 MSL League Title: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011 Mann Cup: 1930, 1931, 1942, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011

References

External links

The Bible of Lacrosse Unofficial OLA Page