Hartlepool Old Boys passed a milestone in 1968/69 season, marking 75 years since their formation way back in 1893.
For the occasion Keith Baggs fielded one of his star studded Bacchanalians XVs featuring County players with no less than 500 County appearances between them, to play Old Boys on the Friarage Field, resulting in a win for the Bacchanalians by 27 pts to 10.
Dave Parker (West),
Wilf. Woodward (Rovers)
Jim Brownlee guesting for Old Boys (West),
John Dee (Rovers),
Gordon Napier
Frank Wilson Old Boys
Dave Thompson Old Boys
Bill Puckrin guesting for Old Boys (Rovers),
Roger Impett, Rovers
Terry Judge (Referee).
Charlie Cole (West),
Stan Hodgson, Durham City
George Zissler Darlington
Ricjhie Aikenhead Blaydon
Ian McRae, Rovers, guesting for Old Boys Rovers,
Mike Weston,
Ian Swann,
John Seymour
David Boyd,
Bob Boagey.
Date (of image) : 1969
Donor : Hartlepool RFC
Creator : George Holdsworth & Co.
Part of the "Hartlepool RFC Collection." collection
Location
Images from Old Boys’ seasons after their spilt from the 1st company Boys Brigade in 1932. Initially housed at the Old Mill, they moved to Middlegate and were there until 1945 when they acquired Mayfield House on Friar Terrace, whilst still playing on Grayfields. They managed to play through the War, celebrating their Golden Jubilee, and finally centralised all their Rugby onto Mayfield Park (the old Hartlepool ‘Rec) in 1970.
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