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Home Ground: Durdham Down

Back Row (L-R): R.I.Pocock, H.F.Devis, F.E.Bradshaw, E.H.May. H.C.Baker, H.I.Pocock, E.R.Ward, F.R.Fry, S.Waterfield. Seated: F.C.Adams, H.C.M.Hirst, E.Leonard, J.D.Miller. On Ground: E.Moore, W.Weathered.

Above Clifton XV of 1883-84

1st XV (Played 18, Won 12, Drawn 1, Lost 5. For: Goals 16, Tries 31, Touches ?. Against: Goals 6, Tries 7, Touches ?)

Date Opposition Venue Clifton Opposition Score Result
13 Oct 1883 Cardiff Home W.J.Penny, C.N.Cornish, H.L.Evans, R.I.Pocock, R.C.Adams, W.C.Hamilton, E.Leonard (Captain), H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, W.Strachan, J.E.Bush, H.I.Pocock, E.H.May, C.G.Goldsmid, T,Miles. Barlow, Clare, Stewart, W.Phillips, Douglas, Staddon, Simpson, Laybourne, Smith, Hinton, Treatt, H.Jones, G.Dixon, H.Lewis. (played one man short) 2G,2Tr,4To-1To Won
20 Oct 1883 Sherbourne School Away

E.H.MayC.G.Goldsmith, C.M.Cornish, H.F.Devis, W.Wethered, H.W.Peck, G.G.Gwynn, E.R.Ward, E.E.Berry, F.B.Fry, E.Leonard, (captain), Stroud, Bleasley

Elton, E.T.Hobbs, V.Harper, H.H.W.Mayo, C.Perch, H.J.Mongan (captain), H.A.Gray, H.C.Hancock, H.F.Hankey, A.G.Aldons, H.P.Jeffrey, H.Jenkins, H.B.Low, Burnside, Benedict   Lost
8 Nov 1883 Clifton College Away J.D.Miller, W.Cole-Hamilton, S.Waterfield, R.I.Pocock, G.C.Goldsmid, C.N.Cornish, Howard Evans, H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, A.Nichols, G.V.Cox, E.R.Ward, W.J.T.Cartwright, F.Morris, E.Leonard (Captain). Wethered, Slade, Bradford, Harris, Gerds, Johnston, ?, ?, ? , ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. 5(1Tr)-0 Won
17 Nov 1883 Marlborough College Away P.C.Adams, C.N.Cornish, W.Cole Hamilton, W.Weathered, H.Evans, F.W.Towsey, H.F.Devis, H.C.Baker, H.C.Matthews, J.W.Stanton, F.Morris, A.Nicholls, H.I.Pocock, E.Leonard (Captain)   1G-0 Won
15 Dec 1883 Gloucester Home       Cancelled (rain)
22 Dec 1883 Redland Park Home R.E.Swinton, R.I.Pocock, J.Moore, R.R.Hatherall, A.Watson, W.Wethered, W.Strachan, F.W.Towsey (Captain), E.Ward, F.R.Fry, H.I.Pocock, Nichols, S.H.May, W.J.T.Cartwright, G.W.Palmer. M.R.Vickery, H.Hart, Heywood, Moore, A.T.Gedye, T.B.Knight, T.Adams (Captain), L.Byrnes, W.Cogan, C.Crook, E.Day, C.P.Denning, G.E.Gedye, W.J.Hooper, G.E.Linton. 4G,2Tr-0 Won
29 Dec 1883 Bath Away        
2 Feb 1884 Gloucester Away J.D.Miller, S.Waterfield, R.J.Pocock, E.Moore, H.F.Devis, W.Wethered, P.C.Adams, E.Leonard, H.C.M.Hirst, H.C.Baker, H.J.Pocock, M.W.Douglas, F.W.Bradshaw, E.H.May, F.R.Fry. H.E.Cadenne, H.J.Boughton, H.E.Taylor, G.Coates, T.Bagwell, W.A.Broughton, H.V.Jones, W.Bayley, H.L.Broughton, W.Brown, G.J.Dewey, H.Fream, H.A.Sanders, T.G.Smith, E.Tandy. 1To-2Tr,3To Lost
16 Feb 1884 Bath Home        
8 Mar 1884 Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester   J.D.Miller, R.I.Pocock, S.T.Rangs , F.W.Huxtable, W.Wethered, H.B.Evans, E.Leonard (Captain), H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, E.H.May, H.I.Pocock, H.O'Donnell, E.R.Ward, H.F.Devir, W.Strachan W.S.A.Wallinger, W.H.Musgrave, A.J.Robinson, A.B.Hopkins, G.Donaldson, J.M.Gibbs (Captain), A.T.Dickson, G.Spring-Rice, A.C.McDonald, E.T.Drake, M.H.Le Gallais, S.W.Holland, H.L.Mahon, C.L.Street 1Tr(Leonard),1To(in goal),3To-0 Won
19 Jan 1884 Bristol Medicals Home H.B.Swinton, E.D.Evans, R.J.Pocock, E.Moore, W.Wethered, M.May, H.C.M.Hirst, F.E.Bradshaw, M.Mitchell, E.R.Ward, F.R.Fry, E.H.May, H.O'Donnell, E.Leonard (captain) T.Myles, Traek, Jacob, Cornish, ? 1G,1Tr,2To-1G Won
2 Feb 1884 Gloucester Away J.D.Miller, S.Waterfield, R.J.Pocock, E.Moore, H.F.Devis, W.Wethered, P.C.Adams, E.Leonard, H.C.M.Hirst, H.C.Baker, H.J.Pocock, M.W.Douglas, F.W.Bradshaw, E.H.May, F.R.Fry H.E.Cadenne, H.J.Boughton, H.E.Taylor, G.Coates, T.Bagwell, W.A.Boughton, H.V.Jones, W.Bayley, H.L.Boughton, W.Brown, G.J.Dewey, H.Fream, H.A.Sanders, T.G.Smith, E.Tandy 0-2Tr Lost
16 Feb 1884 Bath Home     Bath unable to raise side Cancelled
23 Feb 1884 Swindon Rangers Away H.F.Davis, R.J.Pocock, S.Waterfield, G.Hatherall, H.B.Evans, Hunt, E.Leonard (captain), H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, E.H.May, F.R.Fry, F.E.Bradshaw, Clark, Edwards J.A.Davis, S.Hacker, A.E.Venoos, A.A.Bingham, J.R.Smith, G.W.Lake, E.E.Haines (captain), P.Haines, S.Warner, W.G.Smith, J.T.Horsington, G.Brumden, A.Dickson, J.Wickenden, W.Hopkins 1Tr(Waterfield)-0 Won
1 Mar 1884 Cardiff Away A.N.Other, R.I.Pocock, S.Waterfield, E.Leonard (Captain), H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, E.H.May, F.R.Fry, H.O'Donnell, F.E.Bradshaw, H.I.Pocock, H.F.Davies.   1Tr,1To-1Tr Draw (in favour of Clifton)
8 Mar 1884 Royal Agricultural College, Cirencetser Home J.D.Miller, R.I.Pocock, S.T.Rungs, F.W.Huxtable, W.Wethered, H.L.Evans, E.Leonard (Captain), H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, E.H.May, H.I.Pocock, H.O'Donnell, E.R.Ward, H.F.Devie, W.Strachan. W.S.A.Wallington, W.H.Musgrave, A.J.Robinson, A.B.Hopkins, G.Donaldson, J.M.Gibbs, A.T.Dickson, G.Spring-Rice, A.C.McDonald, E.T.Drake, M.H.Le Gallale, S.W.Holland, H.L.Mahon, C.L.Street. 1Tr,3To,1To(in goal)-0 Won
15 Mar 1884 Weston-super-Mare   J.D.Millar, S.Waterfield, R.J.Pocock, E.Moore, W.Wethered, S.T.Ranger, W.Strachan, E.Leonard, H.C.Baker, H.C.M.Hirst, F.J.Fry, E.H.May, F.F.Bradshaw, H.F.Davis, H.J.Pocock      

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

2nd XV

Date Opposition Venue Clifton Opposition Score Result
13 Oct 1883 Arabs Downs Ward (Captain), Brady, Nichols, Clay, Evans, Towsey, Herapath, Fedden, Berry, Ivens, Bate, Devereux, Gore, Joseph, Fry. Symes, Burgess, Hardiman, Haskins, Hart, Oates, Perrin, Chandler, Campball, Parsley, Fowler, Turnball, Lawrence, Foster, Grigg. 1Tr (Towsey), several To - 2G Lost
20 Oct 1883 Bristol Grammar School Home H.Evans (captain), R.J.Pocock, H.J.Pocock, S.Herapath, F.W.Towsey, S.Waterfield, W.Cole Hamilton, F.W.Huxtable, H.Brady, H.Joseph, H.H.Gore      
15 Dec 1883 Widcombe Institute Away F.Huxtable, W.Wethered, V.Holliday, H.Evans, F.W.Tousey, C.Mather, H.H.Gore, E.Ward, H.Joseph, E.Berry, H.Jenkins, R.Ritching W.Gardner, E.Toogood, E.Jones, F.China (captain), H.Hamlen, J.Winckworth, S.Smith, W.Sutton, J.Combes, H.Collins, and 2 others 1G,1Tr-5Tr Won
12 Jan 1884 Widcombe Institute Home        
15 Mar 1884 Redland Park 2nd Away   Henry Marshall    
             
             
             

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