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Home Ground: Coldharbour Lane

Back Row (L-R): W.G.Gribble, F.Allen, W.R.Webb, A.S.W.Young, W.S.Paul, F.S.Peck, C.Strachan (Captain), W.F.Bence-Jones, A.H.Allen, A.C.S.Paul, E.Phillips, H.W.Peck. Front Row: F.Morris, H.A.Francis, W.N.Tribe, T.R.Barnes, C.A.Badcocke.

Above first ever photograph of a Clifton RFC team 1873-1874

1st XV (Played 10, Won 7, Drawn 1, Lost 2. For: Goals 12, Tries 14, Touches 59. Against: Goals 2, Tries 1, Touches 6)

Date Opposition Venue Clifton Opposition Score Result
4 Oct 1873 Club Match Home        
11 Oct 1873 Club Match Home        
18 Oct 1873 Sydney College Home Strachan (captain), Llewellyn, Price, Bence-Jones, Randolph, C.Paul, Barnes, M.Curtis, Bird, Woodforde. L.Stokes (captain), Blair, Price, C.F.Newland, Coles, Page, Bennett, B.Williams, R.Williams, Corfield, W.H.Hennah, Whittock, C.W.B.Lyall, H.W.M.B.Marsh 1G,3R,2To-0 Won
25 Oct 1873 Club Match Home        
1 Nov 1873 Club Match Home        
8 Nov 1873 Bedminster Away        
15 Nov 1873 Medical School Home        
22 Nov 1873 Mr C.A.Badcockes Team Home        
29 Nov 1873 Bath Rovers Home        
6 Dec 1873 Marlborough College Away     1Tr-1G Lost
13 Dec 1873 Sydney College Away        
13 Dec 1873 Ashley Home        
20 Dec 1873 Gloucester Away        
20 Dec 1873 Inter club match - Mr Youngs team v Mr Pauls team Home        
26 Dec 1873 Inter club match - Captain v Secretary Home        
27 Dec 1873 Inter club match - Mr R.E.Bush's team Home        
3 Jan 1874 Swindon Rangers Home        
10 Jan 1874 Frome Away        
10 Jan 1874 Ashley Home        
16 Jan 1874 Gloucester Home     4G,4Tr,2To-0 Won
17 Jan 1874 Bath Rovers Away       Won

24 Jan 1874 Cheltenham Home        
31 Jan 1874 Swindon Rangers Away Strachan (captain), Lewellyn, Lawson, H.Allen, Taylor, Price, T.Allen, Curtis, Evans, Morris, Phillips, Randolph, Cook, Francis, A. St. Paul John Armstrong (captain), W.Phillips, C.Askew, J.Wickenden, J.A.Blandy, G.Townsend, A.A.Moore, F.J.New, W.Sewell, W.Shepherd, W.Pavy, J.Armstrong, A.H.Trevithick, R.Wilson, W.Herbert 2Tr-2G,2Tr Lost
         
7 Feb 1874 Club match Home        

(Clifton score first. Scorers shown when known. G:Goal, Tr:Try, To:Touches, R:Rouges)

2nd XV

Date Opposition Venue Clifton Opposition Score Result
             
             
             
             

(Clifton score first. Scorers shown when known. G:Goal, Tr:Try, To:Touches)