Hartlepool History Then & Now

1947 - Hartlepool Rovers 3rd XV v Hartlepool Boys' Brigade

What we know about this image :

A snap of the Rovers 3^rd team taken at the Hartlepool Recreation ground (now Mayfield Park).

Dated 13^th Sept. 1947 before their game with Hartlepool Boys Brigade.

The team listed on the back of the pic reads; J.S.Armstrong, D.White, E.Knox, J.Dee, B. Meggison, G.Swallow, T. Judge, A. Ross H.Bantoft, A. Armstrong, E.Warren, E.Norton, J. Groves, G.Cox, J.Streeting, B. Dignen, A.Richardson (Captain) Forwards are in Bold print, thanks to the Mail Rugby Selection page!

The kit today looks ad hoc, the picture was taken in the immediate Post War austerity years, contemporary records show complaints regarding the number of clothing Coupons issued hence make do and mend was the order of the day!

Date (of image) : 13/9/1947

Donor : Mrs Jean Armstrong

Creator : Unknown

Part of the "Jean Armstrong" collection

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