Belleville McFarlands

=History=
The Belleville McFarlands were a senior team in Belleville, Ontario in the 1950's. 
Like their cousins the Whitby Dunlops, the McFarlands grew out of the Ontario Senior B system of the early 1950's. They became part of a Senior A league in Eastern Ontario in 1956-57.
This team only existed for four full seasons, but they won an Allan Cup in 1958 and a World Championship in 1959 during that time. 
The team was partially subsidized by a local contractor named Harvey McFarland, hence the name. It was also being subsidized by the city of Belleville, which lost over $100,000.
They folded at the beginning of the 1960-61 season when the Dunlops also folded. At the time, the rest of the teams were in southwestern Ontario which meany very long road trips. Attempts to ressurect the team in a league in the Ottawa District Hockey Association also foundered due to travel costs.
===Senior team 1957-61===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1956-57	52 	22 	25 	5 	49 	213 	205 	3rd 	Lost Final
1957-58	52 	29 	20 	3 	61 	214 	195 	1st 	Won Final Won Allan Cup
1958-59	48 	27 	13 	8 	62 	215 	160 	2nd 	Did not play in playoffs - Won World
1959-60	54 	18 	35 	1 	37 	196 	262 	5th 	Lost Semi Final
1960-61	2 	0 	2 	0 	0 	7 	10 	Withdrew	Out of playoffs
==McFarlands who played in the NHL==
*Frank Bathgate
*Gordie Bell
*Red Berenson
*Bart Bradley
*Wayne Brown
*Pete Conacher
*Al Dewsbury
*Gerry Goyer
*Bep Guidolin
*Ike Hildebrand
*Jean-Paul Lamirande
*John McLellan 
*Hillary Menard
*Tony Poeta
*Rags Raglan
==See also==
Belleville
1958-59 Belleville McFarlands
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Established in 1956
Category:Disestablished in 1960
Category:Defunct Teams
Category:Ice hockey teams representing Canada internationally