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 …
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 …
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. …
Reprinted from the “Evening Express” written on the day. Northern Union Cup THIRD ROUND LEIGH V MERTHYR At Leigh, in bright, sunny weather. Teams: Leigh Back, Clarkson; three-quarter backs, Neville, Bennett, Tom Johnson, and Sam Johnson; half-backst Whittaker and Molyneux; forwards, O’Neill, Lee, Gallop, Willstanley, Ashton, and Smith. Merthyr: Back, Paddison; threw-quarter backs, James, P. …
SECOND ROUND FOR THE CUP I MERTHYR V WHITEHAVEN Owing to the state of the ground at Merthyr this match was brought off at the Aberdare Athletic Ground. This was the second round for the Northern Union Cup, in the first, round of which competition Merthyr beat Beverley on the latter’s ground with ease. The …
Saturday 29th February 1908 – Round 1 – Beverley 3 Merthyr Tydfil 15 Here is the report as written by the Merthyr Express at the time… MERTHYR (Northern Union). The first barrier in the competition proper for the Northern Union Challenge Cup was successfully negotiated by Merthyr last Saturday, when they disposed of Beverley, after …
