1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship

The 1898–99 Rugby Union County Championship was the 11th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.[1]

1898–99 County Championship
Countries England
ChampionsDevon (1st title)
Runners-upNorthumberland

Devon won the competition for the first time defeating Northumberland in the final.[2] [3]

Final
10 April 1899
Northumberland0-5 (HT 0-0)Devon
Try: Dunn rugby ball
Con: Powell
Jesmond, Newcastle
Attendance: 6,000
P MoranWallsend
G C RobinsonPercy Park RFC
W BatesPercy Park
W G BateySouth Shields
F StonePercy Park
C RussellRockliff
W OwenRockliff
H W DudgeonNorthern
G GibsonNorthern
R W BellNorthern
C O P GibsonNorthern
J H GreenwellRockliff
F J BellRockliff
FinlayWest Hartlepool
J NesbitPercy Park
F L HittExeter
S F CooperR.N.E College
J C MattersR.N.E College
W S BoyleBarnstaple
Cliff BowenDevonport Albion
J JonesUnattached
T DunnTorquay Athletic
C ThomasBarnstaple
D HellingsLlwynpia
W SpiersDevonport Albion
H GordonR.N.E College
J PowellExeter
A BrockExeter
Denys DobsonNewton Abbot & Oxford University
D RobertsR.N.E College

See also

References
  1. Jenkins, Vivian (1976). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook, 1975-1976. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
  2. ""FOOTBALL NOTES." York Herald, 10 Apr. 1899, p. 8". British Library Newspaper Archives.
  3. ""TO-DAY'S FOOTBALL MATCHES." Standard, 8 Apr. 1899, p. 9". British Library Newspaper Archives.
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