1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship Explained

1894–95 County Championship
Date:	October 1894 - March 1895
Count:	6
Prevseason:	1893–94
Nextseason:	1895–96

The 1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^[1]

Yorkshire won the competition for the sixth time, defeating Cumberland in the decisive tie of the Championship Series.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Group stage

Group winners

width=150	Division	width=150	Winners
South-western group	Devon
South-eastern group	Midland Counties
North-western group	Cumberland
North-eastern group	Yorkshire

South-western group

South-western group	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
	3	3	0	0	47	14	6
	3	2	0	1			4
	3	1	0	2			2
	3	0	0	3	11	47	0

• Devon beat Gloucestershire 16 – 9 on 17 November 1894.^[7]

• Eight Cornish players made their championship debut. Three Somerset players were England internationals.^[8]

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Championship series

width=100	Date	width=250	Venue	width=150	Team One	width=150	Team Two	width=100	Score
29 Jan	Coventry			5-5
11 Feb	Leicester			2-2
6 Mar	Plymouth			3-8
14 Mar	Workington			10-0
21 Mar	Carlisle			7-3
27 Mar	Manningham			5-3

Decisive match

Manningham Wakefield Trinity Castleford Bradford Liversedge Leeds Parish Church Liversedge Bradford West Riding Leeds Huddersfield Castleford Castleford Manningham 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Jenkins, Vivian. Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. 1976. 1975. 130-131. Brickfield Publications Ltd. 0362-00221-5.
2. Web site: "The County Championship." Times, 7 Mar. 1895, p. 6. Times Digital Archives.
3. Web site: "FOOTBALL." Daily Gazette For Middlesbrough, 28 Mar. 1895. British Library Newspapers Archives.
4. Web site: "FOOTBALL." Standard, 22 Mar. 1895, p. 2. British Library Newspapers Archives.
5. Web site: "FOOTBALL." Standard, 15 Mar. 1895, p. 2. British Library Newspapers Archives.
6. Web site: "FOOTBALL." Morning Post, 12 Feb. 1895, p. 3. British Library Newspapers Archives.
7. News: Football . The Cornubian and Redruth Times . 1639 . 23 November 1894 . 2.
8. News: Football. Cornwall v Somerset . The Cornishman . 855 . 22 November 1894 . 8.
9. News: Footballer . Football. Gloucester v Cornwall . The Cornish Telegraph . 2356 . 13 December 1894 . 8.
10. News: Footballer . Football. Somerset v Devon . The Cornish Telegraph . 2356 . 13 December 1894 . 8.