1913–14 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1913–1914 Rugby Union County Championship was the 26th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

1913–1914 County Championship
Countries	England
Date	October 1913 – March 1914
Champions	Midland Counties (1st title)
Runners-up	Durham County

The Midland Counties won the competition for the first time defeating Durham County in the final.[2]

Draw and Results

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Team Two	Score
18 Feb	Midland Counties	Cornwall	24-10
7 Mar	Durham County	Yorkshire	14-13

Final

28 March 1914

Midland Counties	22-5 (HT 5-5)	Durham County
Try: Hill, Tarr, Wood Con: Mellor Pen: Mellor Drop: Pemberton, Turland		Try: Dingle

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester

F Mellor Leicester M G Turland Coventry H J Pemberton Coventry Frank Tarr Leicester S A Hunter Leicester Pedlar Wood Leicester Tim Taylor Leicester George Ward Leicester H S B Lawrie Leicester J W Allen Leicester G Hopkins Leicester F Taylor Leicester W L Oldham Coventry H W Hill Moseley J B Leather Handsworth

G Farrow Hartlepool Rovers Arthur Dingle Hartlepool Rovers Frederick Ernest Chapman Hartlepool Rovers A Gelsthorpe Durham University J Thompson Hartlepool Rovers H J Dingle Durham University J Sivewright Hartlepool Rovers C Pickersgill Sunderland W A Robertson Hartlepool Rovers R H Robson Hartlepool Rovers J Farrow Hartlepool Rovers J Ainslie Hartlepool Rovers A T Harrison North Durham R Noble North Durham D H Blakey Winlaton Vulcans

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. ""Rugby Football." Times, 30 Mar. 1914, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.