1893–94 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1893–94 Rugby Union County Championship was the sixth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

1893–94 County Championship
Countries	England
Date	October 1893 – March 1894
Champions	Yorkshire (5th title)

Yorkshire won the competition for the fifth time, defeating all three teams in the Championship Series.[2] [3] [4]

Draw and Results

Group Winners

Division	Winners
South Western	Somerset
South Eastern	Midland Counties
North Western	Lancashire
North Eastern	Yorkshire

Championship Series

Date	Venue	Team One	Team Two	Score
25 Nov	Park Avenue	Yorkshire	Lancashire	8-3
13 Jan	Weston Super Mare	Somerset	Yorkshire	0-27
7 Feb	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield	Yorkshire	Midland Counties	9-0
28 Feb	Bath College Ground	Somerset	Midland Counties	3-0
14 Mar	Whalley Range, Manchester	Lancashire	Somerset	6-2
	Moseley	Midland Counties	Yorkshire	not played

Championship series matches

25 November 1893

Yorkshire	8-3 (HT 3-3)	Lancashire
Try: Davey, Wood Con: Lockwood		Try: McCutcheon

Park Avenue, Bradford Attendance: 10,000 Referee: T Potts (Durham)

A. Ward Bradford Richard Lockwood (c) Heckmondwike B Sharpe Liversedge Frederick Firth Halifax A. Davey Normanton Robert Wood Liversedge Archie Rigg Halifax John Toothill Bradford Tom Broadley Bingley Harry Bradshaw Bramley Harry Speed Castleford G. Nowell Castleford William Walton Castleford Fred Clegg Manningham Bob Winskill Halifax

T Foulkes St Helen's W McCutcheon Oldham A Barrett Salford J Valentine (capt) Swinton S Lees Oldham James Bate Warrington John Bate Warrington J Simpson Rochdale Hornets W Unsworth Wigan J C Gould Liverpool H Case Swinton G Woodward Tyldesley J Jolley Warrington A Ashworth Rochdale Hornets R P Wilson Liverpool Old Boys

13 January 1894

Somerset	0-27 (HT 0-16)	Yorkshire
		Try: Rigg, Bradshaw, Walsh (2), Firth (2) Con: Lockwood, Sharpe (2)

Weston Super Mare

A H Westcott Bridgwater W Pattison Bath Rogerson Bath L E Duckworth Weston W H Calverwell Bridgwater Vincent Bath Gilmore Bridgwater F Soane (capt) Bath Durie Taunton Vernon Wellington RFC J Taylor Wellington RFC B Morris Taunton R E Belasiegle Yeovil RFC H G Barham Bridgwater P J Ebdon Wellington RFC

A. Ward Bradford Richard Lockwood (c) Heckmondwike B. Sharpe Liversedge Frederick Firth Halifax A. Davey Normanton Robert Wood Liversedge Archie Rigg Halifax John Toothill Bradford J. Melvin Leeds Harry Bradshaw Bramley Harry Speed Castleford J. Nowell Castleford William Walton Castleford O. Walsh Hunslet Fred Clegg Manningham

7 February 1894

Yorkshire	9-0 (HT 9-0)	Midland Counties
Try: Broadley, Davey, Toothill

Fartown Ground, Huddersfield Attendance: 3000 Referee: Higson (Lancashire)

A. Ward Bradford Richard Lockwood (c) Heckmondwike B. Sharp Liversedge Frederick Firth Halifax A. Davey Normanton Robert Wood Liversedge J. Ingham Otley John Toothill Bradford Tom Broadley Bingley Harry Bradshaw Bramley Harry Speed Castleford J. Nowell Castleford William Walton Castleford O. Walsh Hunslet Alf Barracough Manningham

J F Byrne Moseley A Fox (capt) Old Edwardians H P Reynolds Stratford A H Frith Coventry F R Lovitt Coventry B Burke Coventry A Slater Coventry J J Robinson Burton A W Gorton Burton B H Cattell Moseley G Carpenter Coventry R W Hunt Rugby A E Cooke Leicester E R Lycet Moseley G Jones Worcester

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. Jenkins, Vivian (1975–76). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
2. ""THE RUGBY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP." York Herald, 7 Feb. 1894, p. s". Times Digital Archives.
3. ""FOOTBALL." York Herald, 10 Feb. 1894, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
4. ""LANCASHIRE v. YORKSHIRE." Leeds Mercury, 27 Nov. 1893". Times Digital Archives.