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Gloucestershire v Yorkshire 9th April 1910 |
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Played on the 9th April 1910 at Kingsholm, Gloucester.
Gloucestershire become County Champions for the first time in their history.
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| Back Row (L-R): J.A.Emery, A.C.Williams, H.S.Gould, A.Harris, W.T.Pearce (Vice-Pres), C.E.Brown (President), H.Lowther, E.S.Bostock-Smith (ERU Ref), S.R.Carter (Ref.Sec.N.), H.Smith (Ref.Sec.S), J.L.Davis. Standing: W.Pearce, L.W.Hayward, H.Berry, G.Holford, J.Wright, A.Redding (Cinderford), V.Eberle (Clifton), G.Bowkett, W.Sawyer, W.Meredith, E.W.Moore. Seated: J.H.Tratt (Hon.Tres), T.Bagwell (Trainer), D.Hollands, J.Stephens, W.R.Johnston (Bristol), W.Jones, D.R.Gent (Captain), A.Hudson, J.Spoors (Bristol), M.E.Neale (Bristol), H.Uzzell, A.J.Gardner (Clifton), R.A.Roberts (Hon.Sec). |
Above Gloucestershire RFU, County Champions 1909-10.
| 27th October 1909 | v Glamorgan (Friendly) at Cardiff | Lost 8 (1G,1Tr) - 12 (4Tr) |
The team for the friendly v Glamorgan was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| W.E.Johnston | Bristol |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| E.F.Eberle | Clifton |
| V.F.Eberle | Clifton |
| W.Hall | Gloucester |
| H.Beck | Cheltenham |
| Half-Backs | |
| D.R.Gent | Gloucester |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| Lt. Carleton | Gloucester |
| H.Berry | Gloucester |
| L.Watson | Lydney |
| W.Frost | Bristol |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| A.Teague | Cinderford |
| A.Redding | Cinderford |
| J.Watkins | Cinderford |
| 6th November 1909 | v Devon at Cheltenham | Won 22 (2G,4Tr) - 0 |
The team for the match v Devon was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| W.E.Johnston | Bristol |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| F.Smith | Gloucester |
| L.W.Hayward | Cheltenham |
| J.A.Spoors | Bristol |
| C.Kingston | Bristol |
| Half-Backs | |
| D.R.Gent | Gloucester |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| Lt. Carleton | Gloucester |
| H.Berry | Gloucester |
| L.Watson | Lydney |
| W.Frost | Bristol |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| G.Bowkett | Cinderford |
| J.Wyburn | Gloucester |
| S.Bayliss | Stroud |
| 20 November 1909 | v Somerset at Taunton | Won 21 (3G,2Tr) - 14 (2G,2Tr) |
The team for the match v Somerset was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| W.E.Johnston | Bristol |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| A.Hudson | Gloucester |
| L.W.Hayward | Cheltenham |
| J.A.Spoors | Bristol |
| C.Kingston | Bristol |
| Half-Backs | |
| D.R.Gent | Gloucester |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| Lt. Carleton | Gloucester |
| H.Berry | Gloucester |
| W.Johns | Gloucester |
| W.Frost | Bristol |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| G.Bowkett | Cinderford |
| J.Wyburn | Gloucester |
| L.Watson | Lydney |
| 4th December 1909 | v Cornwall at Cambourne | Lost 0 - 11 (1G,2Tr) |
The team for the match v Cornwall was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| W.E.Johnston | Bristol |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| A.Hudson | Gloucester |
| V.F.Eberle | Clifton |
| J.A.Spoors | Bristol |
| C.Kingston | Bristol |
| Half-Backs | |
| D.R.Gent | Gloucester |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| Lt. Carleton | Gloucester |
| H.Berry | Gloucester |
| L.Watson | Lydney |
| W.Stinchcombe | Lydney |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| G.Bowkett | Cinderford |
| J.Wyburn | Gloucester |
| A.Teague | Cinderford |
| First Round (South-Western Group) | |||||||
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points | |
| Gloucestershire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 4 |
| Somerset | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| Cornwall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 4 |
| Devon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 0 |
| 18th January 1910 | v Somerset (Replay) at Gloucester | Won 16 (2G,2Tr) - 8 (1G,1Tr) |
The team for the replay v Somerset was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| W.Egerton | Gloucester |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| W.J.Vance | Gloucester |
| V.F.Eberle | Clifton |
| J.A.Spoors | Bristol |
| C.Kingston | Bristol |
| Half-Backs | |
| D.R.Gent | Gloucester |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| W.Johns | Gloucester |
| H.Berry | Gloucester |
| W.Kilby | Cinderford |
| W.Stinchcombe | Lydney |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| D.Hollands | Gloucester |
| J.Nelmes | Lydney |
| A.Teague | Cinderford |
| 3rd February 1910 | v Cornwall (Replay) at Redruth | Won 12 (4Tr) - 11 (1G,2Tr) |
The team for the replay v Cornwall was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| R.Davy | Cheltenham |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| W.J.Vance | Gloucester |
| V.F.Eberle | Clifton |
| L.W.Hayward | Cheltenham |
| L.Bradley | Cinderford |
| Half-Backs | |
| A.Hall | Cinderford |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| W.Johns | Gloucester |
| G.Bowkett | Cinderford |
| A.Redding | Cinderford |
| G.Holford | Gloucester |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| D.Hollands | Gloucester |
| H.Uzzell | Newport |
| W.J.Pearce | Gloucester |
| Supplementary Competition | |||||||
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points | |
| Gloucestershire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 4 |
| Somerset | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2 |
| Cornwall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 48 | 0 |
| 23rd February 1910 | v Kent (Southern Final) at Blackheath | Won 6 (2Tr) - 3 (1Tr) |
The team for the semi-final was
| Gloucestershire | |
| Backs | |
| W.E.Johnston | Bristol |
| Three-Quarter Backs | |
| L.W.Hayward | Cheltenham |
| V.F.Eberle | Clifton |
| J.A.Spoors | Bristol |
| M.E.Neale | Bristol |
| Half-Backs | |
| D.R.Gent (Captain) | Gloucester |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester |
| Forwards | |
| W.Johns | Gloucester |
| H.Berry | Gloucester |
| D.Hollands | Gloucester |
| G.Holford | Gloucester |
| J.Wright | Cinderford |
| G.Bowkett | Cinderford |
| A.Redding | Cinderford |
| H.Uzzell | Newport |
Above action from the 1910 County Champioship Semi-Final from The Daily Chronicle.
Above action from the 1910 County Champioship Semi-Final
| 9th April 1910 | v Yorkshire (Final) at Gloucester | Won 23 (4G,1Tr) - 0 |
The teams for the final were
| Gloucestershire | Yorkshire | ||
| Backs | Backs | ||
| W.E.Johnston | Bristol | T.W.L.Strothert | Hull and E.R. |
| Three-Quarter Backs | Three-Quarter Backs | ||
| A.Hudson | Gloucester | J.L.Fisher | Hull and E.R. |
| V.F.Eberle | Clifton | F.W.Hinings | Headingley |
| J.A.Spoors | Bristol | W.R.Brown | Headingley |
| M.E.Neale | Bristol | K.Duncan | Otley |
| Half-Backs | Half-Backs | ||
| D.R.Gent (Captain) | Gloucester | H.Willey | Sheffield |
| J.Stephens | Gloucester | F.Hutchinson | Hedingley |
| Forwards | Forwards | ||
| W.Johns | Gloucester | A.H.Mcllwaine | Hull and E.R. |
| H.Berry | Gloucester | A.Clarke | Skipton |
| D.Hollands | Gloucester | H.A.Motley | Headingley |
| G.Holford | Gloucester | F.Trenham | Otley |
| J.Wright | Cinderford | D.Heilewell | Shipley |
| G.Bowkett | Cinderford | E.Gaille | Headingley |
| A.Redding | Cinderford | N.Ellis | Otley |
| H.Uzzell | Newport | Rev. A. Thompson | Headingley |
Above action shots from the 1910 County Championship Final. Clifton's Victor Fuller Eberle has marked himself out in the top right picture.
A report of the final was reported in the ....more to follow
Above Newspaper cartoon from the scrapbook of Clifton's Victore Fuller-Eberle.
Above Newspaper cartoon from the scrapbook of Clifton's Victore Fuller-Eberle.
Above Newspaper cartoon from the scrapbook of Clifton's Victore Fuller-Eberle.