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1887 - Hartlepool Rovers 2nd XV v Northern 2nd XV

What we know about this image :

The poster for the Northern game, a club still featuring Rovers Fixtures today, and this poster also shows a Saturday game with Middlesbrough Rovers, a club that was eventually to form part of the current Middlesbrough Rugby Club.

In 1872 one of the earliest Northumberland Clubs was "Northumberland FC" (this was long before the Northumberland RFU was formed), it was created by apprentices from Armstrong Whitworths, giant Elswick works.

In 1874 a group of players split from Northumberloand FC to form Elswick FC and then Elswick renamed itself Northern FC in 1877, which name it retains to today. 

Date (of image) : 2/11/1887

Donor : Hartlepool Museums Service

Creator : F W Mason

Part of the "Robert Wood" collection

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