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1921 - Pyman League XV v Middlesbrough

What we know about this image :

This season of 1920/21, the Pyman League XV played Old Boys at Clarence Road losing by 8 pts to 22 and in the following March they defeated Middlesbrough 16 pts to 5 pts. This photo shows the League XV that day, at the Friarage Field. Press Reports record that Broadbent, Ford, Harrison and Johnson all scored tries for the League, Ford and Perryman each converting one, all players are included in the photograph. For the record, scorers for the Mbrough side were Hipton and Wooler.

A back story to this match is that in late October of 1920, Middlesbrough produced a scratch XV comprising 10 Middlesbrough players and 5 from Grays Athletic and played West on Clarence Road going down by 27 – 3. This was Middlesbrough’s first game for several decades and following a game a week later against St Peters, York (they went down 60 – 0) on the train ride home they agreed to restart Middlesbrough RUFC.

 

Top to bottom, left to right

Row 1

  1. J. Martin (Grays Ath),

  2. W. Snowdon (Hpl YMCA),

  3. J. Waller (Grays Ath),

  4. J.E.A. Clarke (Rovers III),

  5. G.Siddle (Grays Ath),

  6. J. Owen (Grays Ath),

Row 2

  1. G. H. Meynell, (Hpl YMCA),

  2. J.B. Goodram (Hon Treas),

  3. F.G.Broadbent (Hpl YMCA),

  4. A. Illingworth (Rovers III),

  5. F.S. Perryman (Hpl YMCA),

  6. H. Ford (Hpl St Marys),

  7. A.B. Hindmarch (Hpl YMCA)

  8. F. Manson (Rovers III),

  9. T.W.Todd (Grays Ath).

Row 3

  1. : R. H. Harrison (Hpl YMCA),

  2. E.A. Johns (Referee. Welsh Rugby Union),

  3. F. Peart (Rovers III),

  4. M. Irvin (Chairman),

  5. E. Johnson (Hpl YMCA),

  6. W.R. Bowring (Hon. Sec),19 Montague Street Hpool

  7. C. Goodram (Rovers III).

Row 4

     1. G. Cambridge (Hpl YMCA),

     2.J. Miller (Referees Socy),

     3.G. Healey (Hpl St Marys),

     4.P. Stubbs (Technical O.B.),

     5.T.W.Dyer (Referees Socy Secretary), 61 Chester Road, West Hpool.

     6. J.Bage (Hpl Red Rose),

     7.R. Keeys (Grays Ath).

Date (of image) : 30/3/1921

Donor : Chris McLoughlin

Creator : Unknown

Part of the "Snowdon Family" collection

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