CHESHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
COMMITTEE'S REPORT
1974/75
COMMITTEE Seven committee meetings were held during the year and the following is a record of attendances: E. J. LOADER (President) . . 6 D. O. DIAMOND (Chester) 4(1) N. A. STEEL (Past President - Rugby Union D. SIMMONS (Crewe and Nantwich) 2 Representative) 4 R. T. D. JONES (Hoylake) 5 A. S. CAIN (Past President) 2 J. E. KNOWLES (Lymm) .. 2 J. E. STARK (Hon. Treas. - Past Pres.) .. 7 M. P. HOLLAND (Macclesfield) .. 2 G. C. NODEN (Past President) 3 J. B. HUNTRISS (Old Instonians) 6 H. V. MIDDLETON (Hon. Sec. - Past Pres.) 7 D. J. MASON (Old Anselmians) .. 3 W. G. HOWARD (Past President).. 7 A. H. RUSHTON (Rockferrians) . . 4 T. C. KNOWLES (Vice-President). . 5 N. H. MIDDLEBROOK (Old Salians) 5 H. M. CURPHEY (Vice-President) 7 N. A. MORRIS (Old Parkonians) 6 A. E. KOENAN (Vice-President) 5 A. F. HENDERSON (Old Sandbachians) 4 _. M ..COHEN (Asst. Hon. Treas.) 7 N. RADCLIFFE (Old Wirralians) 5 'G. C: COX (Asst. Hon. Sec.) . 6 ·C. J.-HELSBY (Oldershaw'OldBoys) ..-- ..--3- '- - - --~. B. FALLON (Bowdon) 1(1) C. HOOLE (Port Sunlight) 6 P. G. TURNER (Wilmslow) 5 C. J. COVENTRY (Sale) .. 6 W. S. PLATT (Winnington Park) 5 J. A. K. LA WSON (Shell-Stanlow) 2 P. WHITING (Ashton-on-Mersey) 4 A. M. LEES (Davenport) .. 4(1) E. J. CHARLES WORTH (Chester College) 3 F. POVALL (Wallasey) 7 B. B. WRIGHT (New Brighton) 5 R. A. PULLEN (Moore) .. 4 D. I. ADAMS (Caldy) 4 G. R. HOLLAND (Vagabonds, I.O.M.) .. 0 W. GOTT (Birkenhead Park) 7 J. K. WAGNER (Manchester Referees' Soc.) 5 T. B. NORMAN (Birkonians) 6 D. N. WOOLF (Capenhurst) 4 V. E. SEABROOK (Liverpool Referees' Soc.) 5 F. A. REDMAN (Vauxhall Motors) 2 M. R. GRANT (Shell Carrington) 4 S. J. HUMPHREY (Cheshire Hospital) 1 B. THOMPSON (West Schools) 3 K. DEAN (Mid-Cheshire Colleges) 1 R. 1. BLAKE (East Schools) 4 ( ) = Substitutes
The following is a list of Clubs and Schools affiliated with the County and Rugby Union: CLUBS Ashton-on-Mersey Crewe and Nantwich Moore Old Salians Birkenhead Park Dane New Brighton Shell (Carrington) Birkonians Davenport Old Anselmians Shell (Stanlow) Bowdon DukinfieId Old lnstonians Simon Caldy Ellesmere Port Old Parkonians Vagabonds (LO.M.) Capenhurst Helsby . Old Rockferrians Vauxhall Motors Cheshire College of Education Hoylake Old Sandbachians Wallasey Cheshire County Fire Brigade Douglas (LO.M.) Old Wirralians Wilmslow Cheshire County Police Lymm Oldershaw Old Boys Winnington Park Cheshire Hospitals MacclesfieId Port Sunlight Chester Marple Ronaldsway (LO.M.) Chester College Mid-Cheshire College Runcorn. '._~ =------.. --Congleton~---·--·~~ -of Further-Education_.Sale __ .~---- '-~"-'__ __ (.TotaI47)
SCHOOLS Altrincham Grammar School King William's College, I.O.M. Sale Grammar School BeechHall Knutsford County Grammar School Sandbach School Birkenhead School Lymm Grammar School Sir John Deane Grammar School Birkenhead Institute Marple Hall Grammar School Stockport Grammar School Caldy Grange Grammar School Moseley Hall Grammar School Terra Nova School Carlett Park Central College of Oldershaw Grammar School Wallasey Grammar School. . Further Education Park High School Wallasey Technical Grammar School Cheadle Hulme School Prenton Second School Wellington School, Bebington Ellesmere College Ramillies Hall School Wilmslow Grammar School Ellesmere Port Grammar School Rock Ferry High School Wirral Grammar School Helsby County Grammar School St. Anselm's College Woodchurch Secondary School for Boys King's School, Macclesfield St. George's Modern Secondary School (Total 34)
HON. TREASURER'S REPORT As usual match expenses continue to rise. Petrol and car costs have increased out of ail proportion and as was so in the past no one can bear these expenses themselves. Hence my grouping of the match expenses. Both the Cup Committee and the Individual Members accounts have excelled themselves. A total of !1,OOO from the Cup account 1 have transferred to General Funds and hence the new Loans accounts to the Clubs concerned. Dennis Diamond has increased the Individual Membership by nearly 100 %. This is a great effort. Our income from the R.F.U. has dropped and our School and Colts Iiability increased. The R.F.U. has been approached to help to subsidize both these sections of junior football. Withthe change in Area boundaries the income from grants, etc. will have to be reviewed and our commitments and budgets revised accordingly. The outlook is not good.
RUGBY UNION REFEREES Clubs with members who areinterested in taking up refereeing are asked to. write to the Secretary of the Liverpool and District Referees' Society and/or the Manchester and District Referees' Society at the following addresses: Manchester and District Referees' Society: Liverpool and District Referees' Society: K. A. Pratt, P. R. Collins, 7 Brookdale Road, 1 Kensington Road, Bramhall, Formby, Cheshire. Merseyside L376EL
COUNTY FIXTURES FOR SEASON 1975-76-77-78 1975-76 October 26th Sunday .. Cheshire v. Lancashire (Fylde) November Ist Saturday Cheshire v. Yorkshire (Chester) November 8th Cheshire v. Durham (away) November 15th Cheshire v. Northumberland (away) November 22nd Cheshire v. Cumberland and Westmorland (Sale) January lOth " North West Counties v. Australia (Waterloo) 1976-77 October 30th .. Cheshire v. Lancashire (Birkenhead Park) November 6th Cheshirev. Yorkshire (away) November 13th Cheshire v. Durham (New Brighton) November 20th Cheshire v. Northumberland (Wilmslow) November 27th Cheshire v. Cumberland and Westmorland (away) 1977-78 October 29th .. Cheshire v. Lancashire (away) November 5th Cheshire v. Yorkshire (Wilmslow) November 12th Cheshire v. Durham (away) November 19th Cheshire v. Northumberland (away) November 26th Cheshire v. Cumberland and Westmorland (New Brighton) CHESHIRE RUGBY ACCOUNTS for the year ended ~
1973/74 EXPENDITURE f, MATCH EXPENSES f f. Team Insurance . . .. 64 Selection Committee Expenses 150 Lancashire at New Brighton 428 Durham at Birkenhead Park 351 Northumberland at Wilmslow 328 Cumberland away 278 Yorkshire away .. · . 155 Vagabonds at I.O.M. · . 202 Mercian's at New Brighton 279 Under 23 at Staffordshire 16 1459 Laundry and Medical · . 46 2297 GENERAL EXPENSES Committee · . . . 206 Printing and Stattonery .. 302 R.F.U. Subscription . 2 County Colours .-. 26 464 Bank Charges · . . . 3 539 OTHER EXPENSES Grant to Cheshire Colts 250 Donation to Referees Society .. 50 Presentations to Retiring Officers 46 Share of Referees Course 22 262 Cl6thing ., 11 379 CHESHIRE SCHOOLS Committee · . · . 28 Printing and Stationery .. .-. 31 Match Expenses .. 387 411 Sundry Expenses .. 10 456 CHESHIRE COLTS Committee · . · . 12 Printing and Stationery .. 6 Match pxpenses .. 238 122 Sundry Expenses 3 259 CHESHIRE CUP Committeé · . · . .. 9 Cup Insurance...... 3 - ~ 4U SübscnptIon tOReferees Socïety 12 24 764 Balance-Excess ofIncome over Expenditure ..
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BALANCE SHEET a~ 1973/74 LIABILITIES , f. CAPITAL ACCOUNT f f As at 31st May 1974 ...... 8598 8598 Less Transfer from Incorne and Expenditure Account 38 8560
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Examined and found correct C. N. LANE, F.C.A., 15 Broadmead, Heswall, WIRRAL. 18th June 1975. FOOTBALL UNION lst May, '1975 .(SEASON'1974j75)
1973/74 INCdME f. GATE RECEIPTS f. Cheshire v~ Lancashire at New Brighton 551 Cheshire v. Durham at Birkenhead Park 106 Cheshire v. Northumberland at Wilmslow 256 387 Mercians at New Brighton 116 1029 SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVABLE 214 Inctividual Members • i 398 180 Clubs .. .. ., 342 Subscriptions collected from Clubs for R.F.U. .. ., 46 Subscriptions paid to R.F. U. ., .. (See Balance Sheet) 48 48 Bank Interest .. 77 134 Club Loan Interest (Gross) 118
~TNVESTMENT--IN"fEREST~-----~--~-' 92 Forward Trust Ltd. . . 97 170 Liverpool Building Society 189 286 OTHER RECEIPTS B.B.C. Payments. 529 Donations to Expenses 32 1263 Refund of Referee Expenses 22 583 CHESHIRE SCHOOLS Subscriptions 77 Sale ofTies .. 20 Council Grant ., _ ., 200 394 Schools and Council Travel Grant 70 367 CHESHIRE COLTS 151 Cheshire R.F.U. Grant 250 CHESHIRE CUP Club Subscriptions 37 Bank Interest 15 489 Cup Final Receipts 414 466 (N.B. fI,OOO has been transferred to Cheshire Rugby Football Union Funds during the year, fromCheshire Cup funds) Balance-Excess of Expenditure over Income .. 38
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:; at 31st May, 1975 1973/74 AS SETS f. LOANS. TO CLUBS f. f. As at 31st May 1974 .. 2386 AddNew Loan Wallasey .. 400 New Loan Winnington Park 400 800
3186 2386 Less Yearly Club Repayments 576 2610 STOCK OF TIES 58 Individual Members Ties as at 31st May 1975 58 SCHOOLBOYS TIES as at 31st May 1974 34 34 Less Sold during year .. 20 14
INVESTMENTS ----"'~-'---- 'Deposit in Forward Trust ...... 1000 3473 Deposit in Liverpool Building Society 3262 4262 SUNDRY DEBTORS R.F.U. Subscription in Advance 2 Others 246 248 BALANCES AT BANKERS General Account 846 No. 2 Account ., 91 Deposit Account 77 Cheshire Colts ., 42 Cheshire Cup .. 115 2647' Cheshire Schools 197 1368
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J. E. STARK, HON. TREASURER, Quarter House, Sandy Lane, Chester. (Tel.: 051-41 47342) ------COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP The County side made a bad start to the season but finished very strong in the last three County games. We have a good foundation for next season so let us hopc we start and finish weil. We congratulate A. Maxwell on being selected for the England Tour in Australia and gaining his England Cap in the first Test. October 26th Cheshire v. Lancashire LOST 3- 6 November 2nd Cheshire v. Yorkshire LOST 6-29 November 9th Cheshire v. Durham WON 36-12 November 16th Cheshire v. Northumberland WON 23-11 November 23rd Cheshire v. Cumberland WON 20- 4 Lancashire Yorkshire Durham Northumberland Cumberland and Westmorland CToone (Sale) F.B. *M. Rogers (Wilmslow) .. F.B. Replacement t*A. Hughes (New Brighton) .. F.B. F.B. F.B. F.B. G. Lee-Gallon (Birkenhead Park) R.W. R.W. R.W. R.W. R.W. S.Midgelow (Sale) R.C. R.C. Replacement G. W. M. Jones (Wilmslow) .. R.C. R.C. R.C. A. W.Maxweli (New Brighton) .. L.C. L.e. L.C. L.e. L.C. P. Welton (New Brighton) .. L.W. L.W. L.W. L.W. L.W. t*S.Rule (Sale) F.H. F.H. F.H. F.H. F.H. S.J. Smith (Sale) .. S.H. S.H. S.H. S.H. S.H. t*P. Evans (Chester) P. P. P. P. P. J. Lansbury (Sale) H. H. H. H. H. J.Robinson (Wilmslow) .. P. P. P. P. P. -P. Shuffiebottom (Wilmslow) .. M.R. M.R. M.R. M.R. M.R. *G.Gadd (Manchester) M.R. M.R. 1. Gardiner (Sale) M.R. M.R. M.R. J. Shipsides (Wilmslow) .. B.S: B.S. B.S. D. Morgan (New Brighton) .. B.S. B.S. *1. Porter (New Brighton) .. L. J. Hitch (Wilmslow) .. L. L. L. L. tC. Rodgers (Wilmslow) .. O.S. O.S. O.S. O.S. O.S. *Ties tCaps
CHESHIRE CUP The sixth year of the competition was very successful. It was pleasing to see· the Douglas Club from the Isle of Man entering the Competition this season. . Final: Sale v. Wilmslow. Winners: Sale.
IlES AND BLAZER. POCKET BADGES Ties and Blazer Pocket Badge replacements can be obtained only from the Honorary Secretary in writing, enclosing a remittance of Ll·25 for a tie and price ruling at the time of purchase for a blazer pocket badge.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER'S TIE An individual Member's tie can be obtained from the Honorary Secretary or Honorary Treasurer on payment of El·OO.
CHESHIRE SCHOOLS' RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION -1974-75 REPORT Results -19 Group Results - 16 Group '. Cheshire v. Cheshire Colts WON 18- 6 Cheshire v. Warwickshire WON 16-10 Cheshire v. Warwickshire WON 17- 6 Cheshire v. Lancashire LOST 9-19 Cheshire v. Lancashire LOST 9-16 Cheshire v. Clwyd WON 46- 6 --~~~--~heshire'v~Glwyd------._-- -~-- ~ .--.-~WON -70- -3 ~=€heshire'vTNorthumberJand~-- -- ·~-'""·~·WON-""7-~O- - .. Cheshire v. Northumberland WON 29- 3 Cheshire v. Durham WON 10- 3 Cheshire v. Durham WON 13-12 Cheshire v. Cumbria WON 22-19 Cheshire v. Cumbria WON 22-18 3 Boys in England Trials. 22 Boys played for Cheshire. 2 Boys played for England. 6 Boys in England Trials. 1 Boy played 4 times for England. Junior County Sevens Competition The above Competitions were again held at Winnington Results - Colts Park Rugby Football Club. The winners·were King's School, Cheshire v. Warwickshire LOST 16-15 Macclesfield who beat St. Ambrose in the Final. Cheshire v. Cheshire Schools LOST 18- 6 Cheshire v. Durham LOST 12- 3 Mini Rugby Cheshire v. Lancashire LOST 23- 6 Cheshire v. Yorkshire LOST 51- 0 Once again we have seen a growth of Mini Rugby in the Cheshire v. Northumberland DREW 15-15 County, and Clubs are congratulated for the work being put Cheshire v. Cumbria LOST 17- 6 into this section of Rugby. 4 Boys FINAL NORTHERN TRIAL. 2 Boys played for Northern Counties Colts. 1 Boy England Final Trial and England Squad.
COACHING The Su~-Committee have been prepared to help all Clubs in a number of different ways and they have tried to get the support from <::Iubs III the .Co,unty. Only a few Clubs have responded which is very disappointing. It is hoped that Clubs will approach this Commlttee for advlce III the future.
CENTENARY -' 1976-71 T~e Sub-Committee is ';'l'orking hard making arrangements for this' advent and at a later date detilils will be passed on to ail Clubs by thelr County Representative.
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