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1898 - Hartlepool Wanderers

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The Wanderers club flourished during the 1890s and early part of the 20th Century, winning the Hartlepools Junior Cup in 1893 and 1898 when they overcame Hartlepool Trinity by a goal to nil and West Hartlepool East End by 9pts  – 3pts respectively.

They also reached the Final of the Durham County Junior Cup going down to Henderson's Creelers (a Durham City club based on Henderson Carpet Factory, later Mackays) at Jarrow.

This photo shows the team of 1898 when they beat East End and looks like it is taken on the Friarage Field.

The draw for the opening round of Wanderer’s successful 98 Cup run involved: -

New Stranton Celtic v West Hpl Blue Star

West Hpl Brougham Rovers v West Hpl Black Watch

Hpl St Mary’s v West Hpl Christ Church

Hpl Trinity v WH East End

Hpl Wanderers v Hartlepool Boy’s Brigade

West Hpl Junior Rovers (bye)

They went on to become runners up to Red Rose in the last Hartlepools Junior Cup Final in 1903 and were founder members of the Pyman League in 1903/04 and runners up for the League title in 1910/11. 

 

This winning side from 1898, players of which are included in this photograph were:

Back, Emmerson, Threes, James Bartle Allan (sat next to Knaggs), Waite’s, Green and Higgins, halves Jack Knaggs (Capt) and Thompson, Forwards, E. Emmerson, Dixon, Boagey, Swales, Vasey, Whitecross, Henderson and Lister.

Knaggs and Thompson went on to play for Rovers (Jack Knaggs after a season with Hartlepool Old Boys), and represent Durham County on 58 occasions between them stretching right through to 1913.

 

Date (of image) : 1897

Donor : Keith Lister

Creator : Unknown

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