History - History 1
1930-1950 The early years
The earliest recorded meeting of The Old Rishworthian RUFC (the Club) was at the Old Cock Hotel Halifax on Friday June 27th 1930. This followed an inaugural meeting on January 12th 1930 at the Battinson Road Palais de Danse where a committee was appointed to find a suitable ground for the Old Boys of Rishworth School to play upon. After a far and wide search from Northowram to Warley suitable fields and changing facilities were located at Southowram.. Changing at the Cock and Bottle Hotel, near the tram terminus the ground was off Pinnar Lane amid the quarries and was reached after a walk along the road across four fields.
The first President of the Club was C L Johnson, E Hirst Captain and Secretary, H Scholefield Vice Captain (later replaced by G R Williams,) J T Bottomley - Treasurer with TV Watkin, EC Nethergate and J R Rollinson as committee members
A full fixture list had been compiled for one team and the Club’s first fixture was played against Heath A on September 13th 1930 whom we beat 3-0 in a scrappy game. The season was moderately successful with the Club winning 14 of the 24 games played and scoring 240 points against 168. The A team was formed in 1931-32 .
The earliest recorded meeting of The Old Rishworthian RUFC (the Club) was at the Old Cock Hotel Halifax on Friday June 27th 1930. This followed an inaugural meeting on January 12th 1930 at the Battinson Road Palais de Danse where a committee was appointed to find a suitable ground for the Old Boys of Rishworth School to play upon. After a far and wide search from Northowram to Warley suitable fields and changing facilities were located at Southowram.. Changing at the Cock and Bottle Hotel, near the tram terminus the ground was off Pinnar Lane amid the quarries and was reached after a walk along the road across four fields.
The first President of the Club was C L Johnson, E Hirst Captain and Secretary, H Scholefield Vice Captain (later replaced by G R Williams,) J T Bottomley - Treasurer with TV Watkin, EC Nethergate and J R Rollinson as committee members
A full fixture list had been compiled for one team and the Club’s first fixture was played against Heath A on September 13th 1930 whom we beat 3-0 in a scrappy game. The season was moderately successful with the Club winning 14 of the 24 games played and scoring 240 points against 168. The A team was formed in 1931-32 .
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