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5. 1st XV Results and Honours (1923-1950)



Rugby Records and Honours
The records of the club have been compiled and are proudly presented to celebrate our past and our present achievements. It is only through looking backwards that we can set our ambitions going forward. Let our proud records stand for themselves and become an inspiration for all future players of Wilmslow RUFC, home of the Wolves.
1st XV - 1923 - 1924 Season
Captain: E.J. Smith
Results: Played 32, Won 3, Drawn 3, Lost 26, Point For 117, Points Against 312.
Players: (Back Row) - E.O.Cresser, J.West, R.H.Byers, A.G.O.Williams, W.Houldsworth, C.Kauntze, B.L.Proctor, G.E.Baines. (Front Row) - T.Hulme, G.Heap, J.C.Mather, E.J.Smith (Captain), C.A.Oliver, T.Evans, J.E.Earle
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1st XV - 1924 - 1925 Season
Captain: C.A. Oliver
Results: Played 29, Won 13, Drawn 1, Lost 15, Point For 221, Points Against 230.
Players: (Back Row) - XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX. (Front Row) - XX, XX, XX, C.A. Oliver, XX, XX, XX. (Sitting) - XX, Earle.
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1st XV - 1925 - 1926 Season
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Captain:C.A. Oliver
Results: Played 24, Won 17, Drawn 1, Lost 6, Point For 362, Points Against 159.
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1st XV - 1926 - 1927 Season
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Captain:P.R. Sutton
Results: Played 25, Won 16, Drawn 2, Lost 7, Point For 332, Points Against 157
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1st XV - 1927 - 1928 Season
Captain: H.L.T. Ritchings
Results: Played 26, Won 12, Drawn 2, Lost 12, Point For 254, Points Against 256
Players: (Back Row) - XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX (Front Row) - XX, XX, XX, XX, H.L.T. Ritchings, XX, XX, XX.
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1st XV - 1928 - 1929 Season
Captain:E.C. Baines
Results: Played 26, Won 11, Drawn 0, Lost 15, Point For 202, Points Against 294
Players: (Back Row) - W.A. Sawyer, D.R.L. Gartside, D. Lomas, G.A.Byers, G.A. Moorhead, G.Henderson, H.V. Middleton. (Front Row) - J. Foster, T.W. Frost, E.C. Baines (Captain), H.L.T. Ritchings, G. Baker. (Sitting) - Sykes, Earle, Connolly.
Honours: Cheshire - H.V.Middleton, H.L.T. Ritchings,
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1st XV - 1929 - 1930 Season
Captain: F.D. Gibson
Results: Played 29, Won 12, Drawn 2, Lost 15, Point For 165, Points Against 196
Players: (Back Row) - J. Allmark, D. Gartside, S. Hocking, J. Westcott, Macara, D. Lomas, Williams, C. Coates. (Middle Row) - Clifford, A.Allmark, G.Byers, H.V. Middleton, F.D. Gibson (Captain), H.L.T. Ritchings, T. Earle, J Seargeant, Hargreaves. (Sitting) - Briggs, Shaw
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1st XV - 1930 - 1931 Season
Captain:H.V. Middleton
Results: Played 26, Won 7, Drawn 3, Lost 16, Point For 172, Points Against 228.
Players: (Back Row) - XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX, XX. (Front Row) - Earle, XX, XX, H.V. Middleton, XX, XX, XX. (Sitting) - XX, XX.
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1st XV - 1931 - 1932 Season
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Captain:J.G. Henderson
Results: Played 28, Won 9, Drawn 2, Lost 17, Point For 197, Points Against 395.
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1st XV - 1932 - 1933 Season
Captain:H.V. Middleton
Results: Played 27, Won 13, Drawn 2, Lost 12, Point For 231, Points Against 294
Players: (Back Row) - T. Wardle (Groundsman), C.E. Coates (Hon. Secretary), J.C. Hough, T. Connolly, R. Hodgkinson, R. Lyth, G.W.C. Jackson, C.E. White, E. Leyfield, G.B. Gething, T.Musgrave (Referee). (Middle Row) - T.P. Hough, P. Howarth, L.H.D. Hodges, H.V. Middleton (Captain), G.R. Byers, A.E.Turner, S.B. Turner. (Sitting) - W. Hewitt, J.R. Ferguson, C.O.G. Wilson
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1st XV - 1933 - 1934 Season
Captain:G.R. Byers
Results: Played 34, Won 8, Drawn 4, Lost 22, Point For 172, Points Against 367
Players: (Back Row) - T. Wardle (Groundsman), W. H. Ricketts, H. Hope, C.K. Mclean, A.S. Heap, P.A. Hewitt, G.B. Gething (Hon. Sec.). (Middle Row) - L.R.J. Williams, J. Hough, A.E. Turner (Act Vice Capt), L.H.D. Hodges (Act Capt), T.P. Hough, C.O.G. Wilson, G.M. Corlett. (Sitting) - A. Miller, S.E. Hume, C.E. White.
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1st XV - 1934 - 1935 Season
Captain:G.R. Byers
Results: Played 34, Won 11, Drawn 7, Lost 16, Point For 189, Points Against 290.
Players: (Back Row) - T.Wardle (Groundsman), ??, P. Howarth, A. Miller, C.K. McLean, W.H. Ricketts, W.F. Lamb. G.B. Gething (Hon. Secretary). (Middle Row) - T.M. Wilson, C.O.G. Wilson, A.E. Turner, G.R. Byers (Captain), T. Hosker, R. Lyth, S. Turner. (Sitting) - A. Ashworth, K.R. Bull, J.E. Earle, S.E. Hume.
Honours: Cheshire - T.P. Hough
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1st XV - 1935 - 1936 Season (Ardath Tobacco Card No 94)
Captain:A.E. Turner
Results: Played 29, Won 9, Drawn 1, Lost 19, Point For 241, Points Against 340.
Players: (Back Row) - E. Kelly, E. Lovelock, J. Whittle, J. Talbot, P. Howarth, A. Heap, F. Turner, G. B. Gething (Hon.Sec.), (Middle Row) - C. McLean, A. Miller, T. Hosker, A.E. Turner (Captain), J.W. Cheetham, T. Wilson, I. Andrew. (Sitting) - P. Hewitt, H. Lindley, R. Holt, H. Buxton.
Honours: Cheshire - T.P. Hough, J.W. Cheetham.
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1st XV - 1936 - 1937 Season
Captain:J.W. Cheetham
Results: Played 33, Won 15, Drawn 2, Lost 16, Point For 322, Points Against 282.
Players: (Back Row) - G.B. Gething (Hon. Sec.), J.H. Whittle, D. Radcliffe, T. Hosker, A.I.R. Kraunsoe, I.C. Andrew, K.R. Bull, G.R. Smith (Referee), T. Wardle (Grounsman). (Middle Row) - E.C. Kelly, C.O.G. Wilson, A.E. Turner (Vice Captain), J.W. Cheetham (Captain), G.R. Byers, P. Howarth, G.M. Corlett. (Sitting) - A.W. Whittaker, H.M. Smith, E.I.R. Lovelock
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1st XV - 1937 - 1938 Season
Captain:J.W. Cheetham
Results: Played 31, Won 25, Drawn 3, Lost 3, Point For 501, Points Against 151.
Players: (Back Row) -E. Wade, J.R. Ferguson, G.W.C. Jackson, J. Hough, R. Chadwick, A.C. Andrew, N.E. Brown, T.P. Hough, ??, G.B. Gething. (Middle Row) - C.O.G. Wilson, P. Howarth, J.W. Cheetham (Captain), A.E. Turner, G. Corlett. (Sitting) - H.M. Smith, E. Kelly
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1st XV - 1938 - 1939 Season
Captain:J.W. Cheetham
Results: Played 27, Won 20, Drawn 2, Lost 5, Point For 471, Points Against 167.
Players: (Back Row) - T.P. Hough, P. Howarth, J. Crawford, W.A McNeill, W.W.H Ricketts, A.S. Heap, G.W.C. Jackson, I. Andrew, H.R. Cruse, G.B. Gething (Hon. Sec). (Middle Row) - J.R. Ferguson, E.C. Kelly, C.O.G. Wilson, W. Cheetham (Captain), A.E. Turner, J.C. Hough, W.F. Cope. (Sitting) - J. Clegg, H.M. Smith
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1st XV - 1939 - 1940 Season
Captain:T.P. Hough
Results: Played 24, Won 16, Drawn ?, Lost ?, Point For ?, Points Against ?.
Players: (Back Row) - W.B. Long (Assist.Hon.Tres.), A. Forsyth, J.G. Walker, G.B. Gething (Hon.Sec.), W.W.H. Ricketts, A.O.G. Salmond, J. Clegg, P.G. Hargreaves. (Middle Row) - K. Hale, J.C. Hough, P. Howarth, T.P. Hough (Captain), A.E. Turner, J. Owen, A.S. Heap. (Sitting) - M. Smith, A. Ferguson, B. Kelly.
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1st XV - 1946 - 1947 Season
Captain:T.P. Hough
Results: Played 32, Won 23, Drawn 1, Lost 8, Point For 452, Points Against 218.
Players: (Back Row) - G.B. Gething, H.M. Smith, K. Andrew, A. Ashworth, J.F. McKee, J.B.G. Whittaker (Referee), D. Smith, W.W. Mills, E.C. Kelly, W.B. Long (Hon. Treasurer) (Middle Row) - R. Birchenall, C.O.G. Wilson, H. Cruse, A.E. Turner (Vice-Captain), T.P. Hough (Captain), J.E. Earle, W.F. Lamb, A.S. Heap. (Sitting) - B. Cummings, P. Franklin
Honours: Lancashire - P.M. Rhodes
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1st XV - 1947 - 1948 Season
Captain:T.P. Hough
Results: Played 38, Won 27, Drawn 1, Lost 10, Point For 519, Points Against 249.
Players: (Back Row) - W.B. Long (Hon. Treasurer), W.B.C. Griffiths, J.F. McKee, F.B. Blease, D. Rollinson, A.S. Heap, H.R. Cruse, B. Ross, G.B. Gething (President). (Middle Row) - R. Birchenall, H.M. Smith, C.O.G. Wilson (Vice Captain), T.P. Hough (Captain), W.J. Wilkins, A. Guthrie, R.A. Dyer. (Sitting) - M.G. Rhodes, D. Hughers
Honours: Lancashire - P.M. Rhodes
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1st XV - 1948 - 1949 Season
Captain:W.J. Wilkin
Results: Played 35, Won 22, Drawn 4, Lost 9, Point For 400, Points Against 211.
Players: (Back Row) - G.B. Gething (President), V. Constant, P. Roach, G.D. Rollinson, J. Smith, P. Poizer, F.B. Blease, T.P. Hough, F.D. Beattie (Referee). (Middle Row) - K.R. Cleland, H.R. Cruse, C.O.G. Wilson, W.J. Wilkins (Captain), H.M. Smith, M.G. Rhodes, W.F. Shaw, A.C. Guthrie. (Sitting) - W.W. Mills, R.W. Birchenall, R. Carrie.
Honours: Cheshire - G.D. Rollinson, M.G. Rhodes, M. Ydlibi, Lancashire - P.M. Rhodes
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1st XV - 1949 - 1950 Season
Captain:R.W. Birchenall
Results: Played 37, Won 24, Drawn 4, Lost 9, Point For 550, Points Against 250.
Players: (Back Row) - G.B. Gething (President), R. Carrie, W. Griffiths, D. Royle, J.Y. Holloway, J. Bagshaw, P. Poizer, R.P. Lichensteiger, J. Jackson, A.E. Turner, C.J.N. Whiting. (Middle Row) - D.G. Massey, M.G. Rhodes, I. Smith (Vice Captain), R.W. Birchenall (Captain), W.J. Wilkine, T.P. Hough, C.O.G. Wilson. (Sitting) - S. Mensforth, W.W. Mills
Honours: Cheshire - G.D. Rollinson, M.G. Rhodes, D.G. Massey, Lancashire - P.M. Rhodes.
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