1896–97 Rugby Union County Championship

1896–97 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsKent (1st title)
Runners-upCumberland

The 1896–97 Rugby Union County Championship was the ninth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

Kent won the competition for the first time defeating Cumberland in the final. The Championship was subject to criticism regarding the lack of interest shown by some counties.[2][3][4]

Final

10 April 1897
Cumberland3–9Kent
Try: MooreTry: Royds, Bunting
Pen: Livesay
Carlisle
W BurkettMillom
M YoungMillom
R MooreMillom
T FletcherSeaton
W CunninghamMillom
Samuel NorthmoreMillom
T JamesMillom
James Davidson (capt)Aspatria
Joseph BlacklockAspatria
J WalkerAspatria
W YoungWorkington
W MooreWorkington
D ElliotCarlisle
Edward KnowlesMillom
S HogarthMillom
Gerald Gordon-SmithBlackheath
A LatterBlackheath
William BuntingHarlequins
John Fegan (capt)Blackheath
W WalmsleySouthwark Home
Robert LivesayBlackheath
F C WetherellGuy's Hospital
F JacobCambridge University
Fairfax LuxmooreCambridge University
Frank MitchellBlackheath
William TuckerBlackheath
Alexander ToddBlackheath
Philip MaudBlackheath
A G GibsonLondon Scottish
N M MarplesCroydon

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Vivian (1976). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. ↑ ""The Rugby Union County Championship." Times, 10 Apr. 1897, p. 11". British Newspaper Archives.
  3. ↑ "Club Matches, 12 April". Eastern Daily Press - Norwich. 1897.
  4. ↑ "Football, 15 April". Cornishman - Penzance. 1897.
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