Wigan 14 Cardiff City 4 – Sunday 30th January 1983 Venue: Central Park, Wigan Competition: State Express Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Kick Off: 3:00pm Wigan: 1. Barry Williams, 2. Dennis Ramsdale, 3. David Stephenson, 4. Colin Whitfield, 5. Brian Juliff, 6. Martin Foy, 7. Jimmy Fairhurst, 8. Glyn Shaw, 9. Nicky Kiss, 10. Danny Campbell, …
The quarter-finals of the Northern Union Challenge Cup in 1910 as reported by the Merthyr Express on the day. THE NORTHERN UNION GAME NORTHERN UNION CUP. EXIT EBBW VALE. By agreeing to transfer their match with Salford in the third round of the Northern Union Cup competition to Lancashire, Ebbw Vale sacrificed a good chance …
This match report was printed in The Merthyr Express on 19th March 2010. THE NORTHERN UNION GAME NORTHERN UNION CUP. EBBW VALE CREATE A SURPRISE. GREAT VICTORY OVER HUDDERSFIELD. The surprise of the Northern Union cup-ties, on Saturday, was undoubtedly the ousting from the competition by Ebbw Vale of Huddersfield (holders of the Yorkshire Cup …
The report printed in the “Final Football Edition” on the day of the game. 26/02/1910 which probably left readers wondering what the final score actually was… Northern Union I MERTHYR V EBBW VALE N.U. Cup (First Round). Great interest was centred in the encounter today between Merthyr and Ebbw Vale, this being the first meeting …
In 1909, Ebbw Vale won the first ever Welsh League. Here’s how the Merthyr Express reported on it at the time… FOOTBALL The Northern Union Game CHAMPIONS V. REST OF WELSH LEAGUE Ebbw Vale, the champions of the Welsh Northern Union League, met a team representing the rest of the clubs in the …
KANGAROOS AT MERTHYR The Kangaroos visited Merthyr last Saturday, and when the final whistle sounded a bare margin of a couple of points divided the teams. Having regard to the fact that the visitors were singularly unfortunate in the matter of injuries to players during the course of the game, and that for more than …
The report printed in the “Final Football Edition” on the day of the game. 27/02/1909 which probably left readers wondering what happened in the second half… HUNSLET V MID-RHQNDDA Played at Parkside. The Leeds ground was a trifle hard, but the weather was beautifully fine when the teams took the field. Teams Mid-Rhondda: Back, Wrentmore; …
EBBW VALE FAIL TO QUALIFY FOR SECOND ROUND Ebbw Vale met Beverley, on Saturday, in the first round of the Northern Union Cup, and the game ended disastrously for the Welshmen, who were beaten by seven points to two, after a well-contested game. The result was one of the biggest surprises of the day, for …
From the “Evening Express and Evening Mail” dated 19/01/1909 VISIT TO EBBW VALE YESTERDAY G. T. Pts. Australia……. 0 3 9 Ebbw Vale…. 1 2 8 The Kangaroos played Ebbw Vale on Monday. The weather was stormy, and a strong gale blew up the ground, which threatened to spoil the game of some of its …
Treherbert, at home, engaged Mid-R.hondda in a cup tie under Northern Union rules. Teams:— Treherbert: Back, Dan Fitzgerald; three- quarter backs, H. Williams, H. II. Edwards, Handford. and T. H. Jenkins; half-backs, A. Francis and J. Thomas; forward. J. Page Jenkins, D. Ward, G. Raleigh, Harry Cox, D. Galloway, and T. J. August. Mid-Rhondda: Back, T. …
