The Halifax Wanderers, based in Halifax,

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, Canada were the amateur athletic teams of the ''Wanderers Amateur Athletic Club'', organized in 1882, and in existence until 1982.

History

The Club was founded by members of the Wanderer's Cricket Team in 1882. It was initially active in

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and

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. The Wanderers had their own playing field, known as

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, which still exists today. A field house was built in 1896 on the city-owned grounds, which were leased for $100 per year. The field house was destroyed by fire in 1938. The WAAC disbanded in 1982, and its assets reverted to the City of Halifax. A new WAAC was founded in 2009 by the combined ''Halifax Rugby Football Club'' and the ''Halifax Tars Rugby Football Club''. The legacy of the 'Wanderers' name was continued with

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, a new professional soccer club founded in 2018, who play at the Wanderers Grounds.

Ice hockey

The Wanderers sponsored an

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team, which won the Starr Halifax Championships twice in the 1890s, and won the Maritime amateur championship in 1898.

Disbanding

References

* Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia Sports clubs established in 1882 1882 establishments in Nova Scotia 1982 disestablishments in Nova Scotia Sports clubs disestablished in 1982 {{canada-icehockey-team-stub