1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1898–99 County Championship England Devon 1 Northumberland 1897–98 1899–1900 The 1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship was the 11th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.Jenkins Vivian Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976 1976 130-131 Brickfield Publications Ltd 0362-00221-5 Devon won the competition for the first time defeating Northumberland in the final.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8ehT21 "FOOTBALL NOTES." York Herald, 10 Apr. 1899, p. 8 British Library Newspaper Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8ehqi1 "TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL MATCHES." Standard, 8 Apr. 1899, p. 9 British Library Newspaper Archives Final 10 April 1899 Northumberland 0–5 Devon Dunn Powell Jesmond, Newcastle 6,000 P Moran Wallsend G C Robinson Percy Park RFC W Bates Percy Park W G Batey South Shields F Stone Percy Park C Russell Rockliff W Owen Rockliff H W Dudgeon Northern G Gibson Northern Robert Bell Northern Charles Gibson Northern J H Greenwell Rockliff Fred Bell Rockliff Finlay West Hartlepool J Nesbit Percy Park F L Hitt Exeter Sydney Coopper R.N.E College John Matters R.N.E College W S Boyle Barnstaple Cliff Bowen Devonport Albion J Jones Unattached T Dunn Torquay Athletic C Thomas Barnstaple D Hellings Llwynpia W Spiers Devonport Albion H Gordon R.N.E College J Powell Exeter A Brock Exeter Denys Dobson Newton Abbot & Oxford University D Roberts R.N.E College See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons