1952–53 Rugby Union County Championship Explained

1952–53 County Championship
Champions:	Yorkshire
Count:	10
Runnersup:	East Midlands
Prevseason:	1951–52
Nextseason:	1953–54

The 1952–53 Rugby Union County Championship was the 53rd edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Yorkshire won the competition for the tenth time (but the first since 1928) after defeating East Midlands in the final.^[4]

Final

Ian King Harrogate Huddersfield D Greenwood Halifax A Wood Headingley D Hopper Harrogate Headingley W Donnelly Otley N Mackie Otley R G Porrisse Sale Squire Wilkins (capt) Roundhay R J Robins Royal Signals R Cross Wakefield G Mitchell Halifax

J Hodgkins Northampton N Bailey Northampton Alan C Towell Bedford D Macnally Northampton R H Haynes Bedford F M Fletcher Bedford Northampton T Smith Northampton Northampton R C Hawkes Northampton John F Bance Bedford P S Collingridge Bedford Vic H Leadbetter Cambridge University Don White (capt) Northampton

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: English County Championship. Rugby Football History.
3. Web site: The County Finals. County Rugby.com.
4. Web site: BY OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby County Final." Times, 13 Mar. 1953, p. 12. Times Digital Archives.