Before becoming Company Captain with the 1st Company, Fred Jacques was instrumental in the founding of Hartlepool Athletic R.F.C. in 1943. Following his death in 1988, the 'Fred Jacques Memorial Trophy' was inaugurated to be played annually between the first teams of B.B.O.B and Athletic. Sadly this tradition ended when Athletic were unable to maintain their club status after the season of 2010-11.
Matches often served as 'double headers' for this trophy, merit table or league fixtures. The first fifteen finals saw Brigade winning nine and Athletic six. Both clubs experienced difficulties from 2004 but ironically it was Athletic who won every further final until being forced to close.
Fred Jacques Trophy 1989 – 2011
Hartlepool B.B.O.B.. Won 9 Points 332 Hartlepool Athletic Won 13Points 422
This photo shows the siders that polayed for the Trophy in 1991.
Stuart Dowdle,
Mick. Henderson,
Geoff. Robinson,
Taffy Lahney,
Ian. Mulrooney,
J. Perkins,
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Jamie. Corrigan,
Andrew Tighe,
Keith Hetherington,
Sammy Devonport,
Tim Faint,
Robbie Grieveson,
P. Ryan,
Alan Pinder.
Barrie. Odgers,
Paul Mason,
M. Chapple, ,
Paul Bentham,
J. Graham,
Darren Ferguson,
G. Scorer
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C.Harrison,
Alan Gowland,
P.Brown,
Keith Grazier,
Phil.Ainslie,
Ian Gowland,
Andrew Winn,
Billy Devonport,
Eric Arnell,
Leslie Devonport
Date (of image) : 1991
Donor : Hartlepool BBOB RFC
Creator : Ian Fletcher
Part of the "Hartlepool BBOB RFC" collection
Location
Images from the years from December 1932 charting the progress of the
club since their split with the Institute, and the formation of the Boys’ Brigade Old Boys Association.
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