A cup tie poster for the Hartlepool – Ryton match in March of 1883, the score is unknown but Ryton did reach the Final this season, going down to North Durham by a goal and a try to nil! Hartlepool had been given a bye in Round 1.
Date (of image) : 31/3/1883
Donor : Hartlepool Museums Service
Creator : J. Procter, Hartlepool
Part of the "Robert Wood" collection
Location
Images of the first known Rugby club in the 'Pools. The club was eventually dissolved in 1883 to join with Hartlepool Rovers to create a stronger Rugby club base in Hartlepool.
An early game for the Hartlepool Club was against United Sunderland on Feby 19th 1876 on the Friarage Field, with 14 men, they beat the Wearsiders 11 men by 4 tries, 1 poster 6 touchdowns to 1 rouge. The Hartlepool X1V was P Chamberlain (Captain), Alfred Belk, E Bell, Thomas Wearmouth, J Wilson, William & Arthur Hill, Bulmer, Sidney Wishart, Irvine, Otto & Henry Trechmann, W Gray & Henry Smurthwaite. The same year, Sunderland opened their new season and got their revenge on 31st October 1876 by trouncing Hartlepool by 3 goals, 3 tries, 1 rouge to two rouges. This was the score at 5.10 p.m. and “as it was now dark”, they stopped play!
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