1893–94 Rugby Union County Championship Explained

1893–94 County Championship
Date:	October 1893 – March 1894
Count:	5
Prevseason:	1892–93
Nextseason:	1894–95

The 1893–94 Rugby Union County Championship was the sixth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^[1]

Yorkshire won the competition for the fifth time, defeating all three teams in the Championship Series.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Draw and Results

Group Winners

width=100	Division	width=150	Winners
South Western	Somerset
South Eastern	Midland Counties
North Western	Lancashire
North Eastern	Yorkshire

Championship Series

width=100	Date	width=250	Venue	width=150	Team One	width=150	Team Two	width=100	Score
25 Nov	Park Avenue			8-3
13 Jan	Weston Super Mare			0-27
7 Feb	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield			9-0
28 Feb	Bath College Ground			3-0
14 Mar				6-2
	Moseley			not played

Championship series matches

Bradford Heckmondwike Liversedge Halifax Normanton Liversedge Halifax Bradford Bingley Bramley Castleford Castleford Castleford Manningham Halifax

T Foulkes St Helen's W McCutcheon Oldham A Barrett Salford J Valentine (capt) Swinton S Lees Oldham James Bate Warrington John Bate Warrington J Simpson Rochdale Hornets W Unsworth Wigan J C Gould Liverpool H Case Swinton G Woodward Tyldesley J Jolley Warrington A Ashworth Rochdale Hornets R P Wilson Liverpool Old Boys

A H Westcott Bridgwater W Pattison Bath Rogerson Bath L E Duckworth Weston W H Calverwell Bridgwater Vincent Bath Gilmore Bridgwater F Soane (capt) Bath Durie Taunton Vernon Wellington RFC J Taylor Wellington RFC B Morris Taunton R E Belasiegle Yeovil RFC H G Barham Bridgwater P J Ebdon Wellington RFC

Bradford Heckmondwike Liversedge Halifax Normanton Liversedge Halifax Bradford Leeds Bramley Castleford Castleford Castleford Hunslet Manningham

Bradford Heckmondwike Liversedge Halifax Normanton Liversedge Otley Bradford Bingley Bramley Castleford Castleford Castleford Hunslet Manningham

J F Byrne Moseley A Fox (capt) Old Edwardians H P Reynolds Stratford A H Frith Coventry F R Lovitt Coventry B Burke Coventry A Slater Coventry J J Robinson Burton A W Gorton Burton B H Cattell Moseley G Carpenter Coventry R W Hunt Rugby A E Cooke Leicester E R Lycet Moseley G Jones Worcester

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenkins, Vivian. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. 1976. 1975. 130-131. Brickfield Publications Ltd. 0362-00221-5.
2. Web site: "THE RUGBY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP." York Herald, 7 Feb. 1894, p. s. Times Digital Archives.
3. Web site: "FOOTBALL." York Herald, 10 Feb. 1894, p. 8. Times Digital Archives.
4. Web site: "LANCASHIRE v. YORKSHIRE." Leeds Mercury, 27 Nov. 1893. Times Digital Archives.