1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship

English rugby union competition 1894–95 County Championship October 1894 - March 1895 England Yorkshire 6 1893–94 1895–96 The 1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.Jenkins Vivian Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1976 1975 130-131 Brickfield Publications Ltd 0362-00221-5 Yorkshire won the competition for the sixth time, defeating Cumberland in the decisive tie of the Championship Series.http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8daba8 "The County Championship." Times, 7 Mar. 1895, p. 6 Times Digital Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8dag98 "FOOTBALL." Daily Gazette For Middlesbrough, 28 Mar. 1895 British Library Newspapers Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8daif8 "FOOTBALL." Standard, 22 Mar. 1895, p. 2 British Library Newspapers Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8dakr5 "FOOTBALL." Standard, 15 Mar. 1895, p. 2 British Library Newspapers Archiveshttp://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/8daqa4 "FOOTBALL." Morning Post, 12 Feb. 1895, p. 3 British Library Newspapers Archives Group stage Group winners Division WinnersSouth-western group DevonSouth-eastern group Midland CountiesNorth-western group CumberlandNorth-eastern group Yorkshire South-western group South-western group P W D L F A Pts Devon 3 3 0 0 47 14 6 Somerset 3 2 0 1 4 Gloucestershire 3 1 0 2 2 Cornwall 3 0 0 3 11 47 0 Devon beat Gloucestershire 16 – 9 on 17 November 1894.Football The Cornubian and Redruth Times 1639 23 November 1894 2 17 November 1894 Cornwall 8 – 16(5 – 3) Somerset TriggsPaige Viant MermagenWestcottGilmoreWoods McLier Penzance 1200 Fred Hall Eight Cornish players made their championship debut. Three Somerset players were England internationals.Football. Cornwall v Somerset The Cornishman 855 22 November 1894 8 1 December 1894 Cornwall 0 – 23 Devon Redruth 8 December 1894 Gloucestershire 8 – 3(5 – 3) Cornwall Bowley cLockyer Hames Tarbutt Kingsholm, Gloucester Footballer Football. Gloucester v Cornwall The Cornish Telegraph 2356 13 December 1894 8 8 December 1894 Somerset 5 – 8(0 – 5) Devon Mermagen Woods StoyleSowden Hocken Weston 5000 Footballer Football. Somerset v Devon The Cornish Telegraph 2356 13 December 1894 8 Championship series Date Venue Team One Team Two Score29 Jan Coventry Midland Counties Devon 5-511 Feb Leicester Midland Counties Yorkshire 2-26 Mar Plymouth Devon Yorkshire 3-814 Mar Workington Cumberland Midland Counties 10-021 Mar Carlisle Cumberland Devon 7-327 Mar Manningham Yorkshire Cumberland 5-3 Decisive match 27 March 1895 Yorkshire 5–3 Cumberland Parkin Lorimer Moore Manningham, Bradford J Ashton (Lancashire) E. Lorimer Manningham Osbert Mackie Wakefield Trinity A. Davey Castleford J. H. Crompton Bradford E. Parkin Liversedge George Mosley Leeds Parish Church Robert Wood Robert Wood (rugby, born 1872) Liversedge John Toothill (c) Bradford Tom Broadley West Riding G. Nowell Leeds W. Sutcliffe Huddersfield H. Ward Castleford William Walton William Walton (rugby) Castleford Fred Clegg Manningham Alf Barraclough Manningham J Moore Millom T Ritson Cockermouth W Nelson Millom T Fletcher Seaton W Cunningham Millom W S Graham Carlisle G Messenger Aspatria J Davidson Aspatria G Steel Aspatria J Beil Carlisle W Moore Millom D Elliot Carlisle J Fawcett Millom W Falcon Millom & Cambridge University R Bell Workington See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England References Rugby Union County Championship Category:County Championship (rugby union) seasons