1895–96 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1895–96 Rugby Union County Championship was the eighth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at that time.[1] The competition was reorganised with a reduction of groups from four to three, and the winners of the south-east and south-west groups competing in a play-off for the right to play the northern group winners in the final. This was the third format of the competition.[2]

1895–96 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsYorkshire (7th title)
Runners-upSurrey

Yorkshire won the competition for the seventh time defeating Surrey in the final.[3][4]

Group stage

Northern group
Northern group P W D L Pts
Yorkshire660012
Lancashire650110
Cumberland63127
Durham63127
Northumberland62044
Westmorland61052
Cheshire60060
16 November 1895
Lancashire 7–5 Cumberland

16 November 1895
Yorkshire 11–0 Northumberland

[5]

South-eastern group
South-eastern group P W D L F A Pts
Surrey431046127
Midland Counties421140225
Kent310214362
Middlesex300313430

South-western group
South-western group P W D L F A Pts
Devon33004386
Somerset32012864
Gloucestershire310218412
Cornwall30033370
16 November 1895
Devon 22–3 Cornwall
Pen: Salter
30 November 1895
Devon 3 goals, 1 try – 1 goal Gloucestershire

[6]

30 November 1895
Somerset 5–0 Cornwall
14 December 1895
Cornwall 0–10 Gloucestershire

[2]

Southern Play Off match
Date Venue Team One Team Two Score
30 JanRichmondSurreyDevon16-0 [7][8]

Final
20 February 1896
Surrey 4–16 (4–5) Yorkshire
Drop: Ashford
 Try: Barron, Mosley, Murgatroyd, Couley
Con: Duke (2)
Athletic Ground, Richmond
Referee: A J Davies (Glamorgan)
K B AlexanderGuy's Hospital
C WellsHarlequins
H N ClarkeHarlequins & Guy's Hospital
William Henry ThormanRichmond
H T WallisCambridge University & Blackheath
Cyril WellsHarlequins
J H CurtisRIE College
S B Peech (capt)Harlequins
W AshfordRichmond
H W DudgeonRichmond
J H KiplingThornton Heath
D H HelpsCroydon
Frederick LohdenBlackheath
R W HuntHarlequins
F H ToddRIE College
C E DixonAlverthorpe
Ernest FookesSowerby Bridge
S MurrittKingston Rovers
W MurgatroydIdle
A HambrechtBramley
Harry MyersBramley
George MosleyLeeds Parish Church
Tom Broadley (capt)Bingley
J RhodesCastleford
Anthony StarksCastleford
Harry SpeedCastleford
J W WardCastleford
J ConleyLeeds Parish Church
W DukeHolbeck
H E BarringtonBingley
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See also

References
  1. Jenkins, Vivian (1975–76). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. Salmon, Tom (1983). The First Hundred Years. The Story of Rugby Football in Cornwall. Illogan: Cornwall RFU. pp. 113–5. ISBN 0 946664 01 3.
  3. ""FOOTBALL." Daily News, 21 Feb. 1896". British Newspaper Archives.
  4. ""FOOTBALL." York Herald, 18 Feb. 1896, p. 7". British Newspaper Archives.
  5. Impartial (21 November 1895). "Football". The Cornishman (907). pp. 3 & 5.
  6. Impartial (5 December 1895). "Football". The Cornishman (909). p. 7.
  7. ""THE RUGBY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP." York Herald, 30 Jan. 1896, p. 9". British Library Newspaper Archives.
  8. ""FOOTBALL." Standard, 31 Jan. 1896, p. 8". British Library Newspaper Archives.
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