History, glory and jerseys of the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1992
Winnipeg Fury
(1987-92)
Winnipeg had a difficult first 4 years as an inaugural member of the CSL. Playing out of University Stadium, they finally won the league in 1992, one of three teams to do so. Winnipeg would field notable players such as Geoff Aunger, Pat Onstad, Tony Nocita, Dave Foley, Shaun Lowther, Peter Sarantopolous and Carlo Corazzin.
1987
Winnipegs first season proved to be a poor one. They placed last in their division, with 5 wins out of 20 games. They failed to make the play offs.
That season their jersey was made by Umbro. The home was white with burgundy stripes across the chest, the away was burgundy.
1987 Winnipeg Fury Home Jersey #20 Harvey Nairn
1987 Winnipeg Fury Home Jersey #20 Harvey Nairn
1987 Winnipeg Fury Home #7 David Foley
1987 Winnipeg Fury Home #7 David Foley
1987 David Foley
1987 Winnipeg Fury Home Team
1987 Winnipeg Fury vs Edmonton Brickmen
Canadian players may be James Grimes on the right, Tony Pigniatello on the left, Fury player in background is Tony Nocita, unfortunately am not able to identify player at the front.
1987 Winnipeg Fury Away
1987 Winnipeg Fury away Eddy Gesualdo
1987 Winnipeg Fury v Vancouver 86ers
1988
Winnipegs second season was definitely better than their first as they placed second (out of 4) in their divison. They would beat Calgary in the quarter finals, 2-1. They would then face the dominant Vancouver in the semi finals who would beat them 3-1.
Winnipegs jersey was made by Umbro. Home was red with a white collar, fury on the chest and Superstore on the breast. Away was white with striped collar and cuffs. There was a square pattern all over the shirt, Fury across the chest. On the arm was a Molson Canadian badge and a coca cola badge.
1988 Winnipeg Fury Away #7 Gameworn Geoff Aunger
1988 Winnipeg Fury Away #7 Gameworn Geoff Aunger
1988 Winnipeg Fury Away #7 Gameworn Geoff Aunger
1988 Winnipeg Fury Away #7 Gameworn Geoff Aunger
1988 Winnipeg Fury Vs Edmonton Brickmen
Defender Stephen Burns, against Striker Rob Reed of the Edmonton Brickmen
1988 Winnipeg Fury Home Back John Hughes v Vancouver 86ers
Aug 24 1988 Winnipeg Fury Roster away to North York
North York Rockets v Winnipeg Fury Aug 24 1988 Roster (c/o Robin Glover)
1989
Winnipeg's third season was as poor as their first. They would place 4th out of 5 teams in the west and miss the play offs.
That season their jersey remained the same as the previous. Umbro made, home was red, away was white. The only difference was the sponsors on the jersey. Fosters and Coca Cola/Pepsi were added on the arms, Superstore on the chest.
1989 Winnipeg Fury Away #11 Gameworn Bogdan Nowak
1989 Winnipeg Fury Away #11 Gameworn Bogdan Nowak
1989 Winnipeg Fury Away #11 Gameworn Bogdan Nowak
1989 Winnipeg Fury Away #11 Gameworn Bogdan Nowak
1989 Winnipeg Fury vs Ottawa Intrepid
Winnipeg Fury 07/01/1989
1989 Winnipeg Fury Home Stephen Burns
1989 Winnipeg Fury Home #7 Geoff Aunger
Winnipeg Fury Away Tony Nocita
Winnipeg Fury Away Tony Nocita
North York Rockets vs Winnipeg Fury Aug 30 1989 Rosters (c/o Robin Glover)
1990
Winnipegs 4th season proved to be as disappointing as their 3rd season. They placed 3/4 in their division. As there was a disparity of teams in the western division (4 teams) vs the eastern (7 teams), 3 out of 4 teams in the west would make the play offs. Winnipeg was one of them.
Umbro remained the shirt maker, Home was red with waves, Away was White. Both shirts had manderin collars.
1990 Winnipeg Fury Home (Red) and Away (white)
Sept 9 1990 North York Rockets v Winnipeg Fury Rosters (c/o Robin Glover)
1991
That season Umbro provided the jerseys, it appears they wore the same design as the previous season. Red for home, white for away. with a snap collar.
1991 Winnipeg Fury Away Roster
1991 Winnipeg Fury Roster
1992
Umbro made the shirts that season, as they appear to be the ones similar to the previous seasons (89-90, 90-91), red for home, white away. However during the finals it appears that Winnipeg wore a special jersey for both legs. Made by Umbro, black and red stripes with Canadian Superstore across the chest. No club badge anywhere.
1992 Winnipeg Fury Home
After semi final away to North York.
Originally supposed to be the new jersey for the 92 season they did not arrive til midway. As a result Fury spent the first half of the season in their 90-91 jerseys and then switched. The switch would lead to a 10 game unbeaten streak (as per Steve Millar).
right to left: Pat Onstad, Peter Sarantopolous, Ian Carter, Tony Nocita, Kevin Holness, Paul Fenwick, Steve Millar and Mike Dodd. (c/o Steve Millar)
"Thats Ian Carter battling for us. Im actually in behind him there. It was a big win for us because it obviously set us up to be in the final against Vancouver. But i think it was extra special for Ian and Peter Sarantopolous. A bit of revenge, as they had just been traded to us from North York. Always nice to knock off your old team" - Steve Millar, Captain of WInnipeg Fury.
1992 Winnipeg Fury Final Jersey Tony Nocita
1992 Fury Roster