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1899 - Hartlepool Barbarians v Wallsend

What we know about this image :

On Wednesday 5th April 1899, (Easter week), Hartlepool Barbarians defeated Wallsend 11 – 6 on the Northumbrians ground. Hartlepool tries coming from Corkin, Auton, Wright with Emmerson converting to make it 11 - 6 to the visitors, the Wallsend points were scored with tries through Moran and Knox.

This image looks as if it was taken on the Friarage Field prior to setting off for this mid-week fixture. Wednesday Rugby has been in vouge at various times over the years, this was the case the 1890s but scant records survive. The side though played at holiday times in the 90s and noughties and were described as "the best football talent in the "Old" Borough".

Some of the players listed went on to be familiar in the game over the years, quite a number are from the Wanderers and Excelsior Clubs who were prominent in junior club circles. Two of the Excelsior players, Havelock and Hogarth both went on to play for England. 

 

Top to bottom, left to right

Row 1

  1. W Jones,

  2. G Gardner

  3. I Vale Hartlepool North Star

  4. J Nichol

  5. R Cambridge Hartlepool Excelsior

  6. Tom Hogarth (1878-1960)Hpl Rovers II ex Excelsior later Leicester, Durham City, Gray Ath. and England

  7. J Walker

  8. Harry Havelock (1879-1923) Hpl Rovers III ex  Excelsior later Empress Rovers,Old Boys, West?, Durham County then Wakefield Trinity & Rochdale Hornets NRU_

  9. G Werge Hartlepool Wednesday

  10. J Corkin Hartlepooll Rovers II

  11. T Crane

Row 2

  1. A Liddle

  2. Louis (Charles) Emerson Hpool Wanderers,later Old Boys, Durham County then Wakfield Trinity & Rochdale Hornets in the NRU.

  3. G Sedgwick West Hartlepool Brougham Rovers

  4. D. Phillips (Captain) Hartlepool Rovers II ex Excelsior

  5. H Randall Hartlepool Rovers III

  6. J Broadhead Hartlepool Rovers II

  7. J Auton West Hartlepool Brougham Rovers?

Row 3

  1. R Wright

  2. R Armstrong

  3. W Arnold Hartlepool Excelsior

  4. T Shipp Hartlepool Excelsior

 

Date (of image) : 1/9/1898

Donor : Hartlepool Library Service

Creator : T.G.Gamlen, West Hartlepool.

Part of the "Hartlepool Museums Service" collection

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