Under the Captaincy of George Carter, Hartlepool Rovers created a record in winning the Durham County Senior Cup five times in succession between 1905 and 1909. The run commenced in 1905 with a win over long time rivals Durham City when Rovers ran out winners by 19 pts to 4.
This photograph shows the team and officials on the “Old Friarage” field in Moor Terrace.
Date (of image) : 1905
Donor : Stuart Quinn
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A series of images highlighting the outstanding run by Rovers in reaching every Senior Cup Final between 1905 and 1913, every one resulted in a win except for 1910 when they went down to Durham City on Ashbrooke. The years 1905-09 saw the side under the Captaincy of George Carter, who during the same period was a regular member of the Durham County Championship sides and played against the all Blacks, South Africa and Australia.
The club declined to take part in the 13/1914 Competition but had the satisfaction of defeating the winners Westoe on the two occasions the sides met that campaign.
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