1953–54 Rugby Union County Championship Explained

1953–54 County Championship
Champions:	Middlesex
Count:	3
Runnersup:	Lancashire
Prevseason:	1952–53
Nextseason:	1954–55

The 1953–54 Rugby Union County Championship was the 54th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Middlesex won the competition for the third time after defeating Lancashire in the final. Higgins was carried off on a stretcher early in the game which contributed to the heavy loss suffered by Lancashire.^{[4] [5]}

Final

Manchester K Smith Preston Grasshoppers F G Griffiths Sale New Brighton Waterloo & Army Liverpool Gordon Rimmer (capt) Waterloo A Higgins Army & Liverpool T Barker Sale M W Jameson Waterloo G G Twist St Helens St Helens J Surrey Waterloo N Slack D Chapman Broughton Park

G H Sullivan London Welsh Wasps P Delight Old Blues & Loughborough Coll M Elgie London Scottish Old Millhillians Old Merchant Taylors' Old Millhillians Wasps London Irish Dyson Wilson (capt) Metropolitan Police Instonians & London Irish Wasps & R.A.F John H Smith London Irish Guy's Hospital D H Murphy

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: FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Rugby County Final." Times, 3 Apr. 1954, p. 3. Times Digital Archives.
5. Web site: FROM OUR RUGBY FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT. "Unhappy Day For Lancashire." Times, 5 Apr. 1954, p. 5. Times Digital Archives.