GRFC Season Record 1907-08 [Archive Catalogue Ref: D10800/3/1/24] Season Played 34, Won 23, Lost 9, Drawn 2 Record Included 42 goals and 51 tries for Gloucester Leading A Hudson (25 tries), G Cook (9 tries, 7 conversions, 1 drop scorers goal, 1 penalty), F Welshman (11 conversions, 4 penalties), A Wood (14 conversions, 2 penalties) Sep 14 Probables 19 Possibles 9 For Probables: Bloxsome, F Smith, Stephens, Hudson, H Smith scored For Possibles: Bailey (try) and G Cook (drop goal) scored Sep 21 Gloucester 38 Clifton 10 Tries: Hudson (5), Johns (2), Vears, H Smith; Conversions: Wood (4); Penalty: Wood Sep 28 Northampton 19 Gloucester 9 Tries: Hudson, C Smith, Parham Sep 30 Gloucester 9 Cinderford 5 Try: Hollands; Conversion: Wood; Drop Goal: E Hall Oct 5 Gloucester 8 Swansea 3 Tries: H Smith, Hudson; Conversion: Wood Oct 12 Cinderford 3 Gloucester 3 Try: Hall Oct 19 Bristol 3 Gloucester 5 Try: Hudson; Conversion: Welshman Oct 26 Gloucester 9 Cardiff 11 Tries: Hudson (2); Penalty: Wood Nov 2 Gloucester 11 Lydney 3 Tries: Matthews, C Smith, Johns; Conversion: Wood Nov 9 Exeter 6 Gloucester 13 Tries: C Smith, Dix, Cook; Conversions: Welshman (2) Nov 16 Cheltenham 5 Tries: Hudson, Cook, Quixley; Conversions: Wood (3) Nov 23 Gloucester 3 Try: Hudson Nov 30 Gloucester 5 Pontypool 0 Try: Quixley; Conversion: Wood Dec 7 Gloucester 6 Exeter 0 Tries: Stephens, C Smith Dec 14 Gloucester 8 Leicester 6 Try: Hollands; Conversion: Welshman; Penalty: Welshman Dec 21 Gloucester 12 Plymouth 5 Tries: C Smith, Dix, Beard, Stout Dec 26 Tries: Hudson (5), E Hall; Old Merchant Taylors 8 Conversions: Stout, Cook Dec 27 Gloucester 24 Tries: H Smith (2), Cook, Old Edwardians 11 Hudson, Beard, Matthews; Conversions: Wood (3) Dec 28 Gloucester 3 Cheltenham 0 Try: Stout Jan 4 Clifton v Gloucester Abandoned – frost Jan 11 Coventry v Gloucester Abandoned – frost Jan 18 London Welsh 3 Gloucester 7 Try: C Smith; Drop Goal: Dix Played at West Ham Jan 25 Swansea 11 Gloucester 3 Penalty: Welshman Feb 1 Gloucester 0 Coventry 10 “Gloucester played wretched game” Feb 8 Leicester 11 Gloucester 0 Feb 15 Gloucester 6 Bristol 0 Tries: Parham, Hollands Feb 22 Pontypool 14 Gloucester 0 Feb 29 Pill Harriers 3 Tries: Cook (2), Hudson, Griffiths; Conversions: Welshman (2); Penalty: Welshman Mar 7 Gloucester 11 Northampton 9 Tries: Hudson (2), G Cook; Conversion: Welshman Mar 14 Plymouth 9 Gloucester 3 Try: F Smith Mar 21 Gloucester 11 Cheltenham 0 Tries: Cook, F Smith, Hollands; Conversion: Welshman Mar 28 Gloucester 9 Newport 3 Tries: Hudson, F Smith; Penalty: Welshman Apr 4 Cardiff 16 Gloucester 8 Tries: Hudson (2); Conversion: Welshman Apr 11 Lydney 3 Gloucester 3 Try: Hudson Apr 17 Gloucester 16 London Welsh 14 Tries: Johns (2), Holford, F Smith; Conversions: Welshman (2) Apr 18 Lennox 10 Tries: Dix (3), Cook (2), Stephens; Conversions: Cook (3); Penalty: Cook Apr 20 Cinderford 0 Tries: F Smith, Parham (2), A Hall; Conversions: Cook (2); Drop Goal: Cook Apr 25 Gloucester 14 Bristol 3 Tries: F Smith (2), Hollands, Johns; Conversion: Cook GLOUCESTER “A” TEAM Season Played 29, Won 27, Lost 2 Record For: 539 Against: 80 Leading Most Tries: C.Cook 15, J.M.Baldwin 14, W.Hall, F.Bloxsome 12 scorers Most Dropped Goals: C.Cook 5 Captain F.Arthur Sep 21 St.Mark’s 0 Gloucester ‘A’ 3 Try: C.Cook Sep 28 Gloucester ‘A’ 59 Tredworth 3 Tries: F.Bloxsome (4), E.Hall (4), W.Robinson (2), H.Holford, G.Griffiths, R.Craddock + two try scorers unknown Conversions:F.Welshman(4), E.Hall Drop goal: W.Dix Oct 5 Whitecroft 3 Gloucester ‘A’ 8 Scorers unknown Oct 12 Gloucester ‘A’ 20 Tries: J.Baldwin (2), Cinderford ‘A’ 8 F.Smith (2) Conversions:F.Welshman (2) Drop goal: G.Cook Oct 19 Gloucester ‘A’ 18 Tries: F.Smith, J.Wyburn, Bristol Nomads 0 G.Cook, H.Taylor Conversions: S.Hayward (3) Bristol Nomads was the new name for Bristol Seconds Oct 26 Cardiff ‘A’ 16 Gloucester ‘A’ 3 Try: W.Dix Nov 2 Lydney ‘A’ 0 Gloucester ‘A’ 9 Tries: A.Pegler, W.Bailey, W.Dix Nov 9 Gloucester ‘A’ 26 Tries: W.Hall (3), J.Beard (2) Naunton Park 3 Conversions: A.Purton (2) Penalty: A.Purton Drop goal: C.Cook Nov 16 Gloucester 30 South End 0 Tries: F.Bloxsome (2), W.Blackford, W.Hall, W.Dix, Harry Smith Conversions: A.Purton (3), F.Welshman Drop goal: F.Bloxsome Nov 23 Gloucester ‘A’ 6 Newport ‘A’ 3 Tries: W.Bailey, W.Dix Nov 30 St.Paul’s College 0 Tries: C.Cook (3), Gloucester ‘A’ 28 J.M.Baldwin (2), W.Hall (2), Holford Drop goal: F.Welshman Dec 7 Naunton Park 0 Tries: F.Bloxsome, Cook Gloucester ‘A’ 17 Other scorers unknown Dec 26 Gloucester ‘A’ 13 Tries: C.Cook, J.Wyburn, Gloucester Old Boys 6 G.Holford Conversions:F.Welshman (2) Dec 28 Gordon League 0 Tries: J.M.Baldwin (2), Gloucester ‘A’ 19 Arthur (2), Pegler Conversions: A.Purton (2) Jan 18 Gloucester ‘A’ 22 Tries: J.Beard (2), W.Hall, Moreland’s Excelsior 0 C.Cook, J.M.Baldwin, Holford Conversions: E.Butler (2) Jan 25 Gloucester ‘A’ 4 Bream 0 Drop goal: C.Cook Feb 1 Gloucester Old Boys 3 Try: Cook Gloucester ‘A’ 7 Drop goal: W.Dix Feb 8 Gloucester ‘A’ 8 West End 0 Tries: C.Cook, J.Beard Conversion: F.Perry Feb 15 Bristol Nomads 3 Gloucester 7 Try: F.Pegler Drop goal: W.Hall Feb 22 Gloucester ‘A’ 41 Tries: J.Beard (4), Gordon League 0 C.Cook (3), J.M.Baldwin (2), J.Wyburn, A.Hawker Conversions: S.Hayward (4) Mar 7 Bream 0 Gloucester ‘A’ 9 Try and conversion scorers unknown Drop goal: W.Dix The Citizen’s report concedes that in the process of scoring a try, a Gloucester player appeared to put a foot in touch. The referee awarded the try, much to the displeasure of the Bream team and their spectators. In protest the Bream team walked off. The Gloucester players had to protect the referee as he left the field. Mar 14 Gloucester ‘A’ 36 Tries: W.Egerton (2), St.Paul’s College 5 C.Cook (2), J.M.Baldwin, W.Jackson, W.Lane, W.Wooton, A.Pegler, W.Bailey Conversions: E.Butler (2), + one unknown Mar 21 Cheltenham ‘A’ 4 Tries: J.Beard (2), Gloucester ‘A’ 30 J.M.Baldwin, F.Arthur, W.Blackford Conversions: E.Butler (3), S.Hayward Penalty: E.Butler Drop goal: E.Butler Mar 28 Newport ‘A’ 9 Gloucester ‘A’ 0 Apr 4 Gloucester ‘A’ 9 Cardiff ‘A’ 5 Try: J.M.Baldwin Penalty: S.Hayward Other scorer unknown Apr 11 Gloucester ‘A; 30 Lydney ‘A’ 0 Tries: J.Beard (4), J.M.Baldwin (3), W.Bailey Conversions: S.Hayward (3) Apr 17 South End 0 Gloucester ‘A’ 52 Scorers unknown Apr 20 Cinderford ‘A’ 6 Try: F.Bloxsome, other try Gloucester ‘A’ 14 scorer unknown Conversions: W.Hall (2) Drop goal: W.Hall Apr 21 Gloucester ‘A’ 11 St.Mark’s 3 Tries: W.Hall, F.Bloxsome Conversion: S.Hayward Penalty: S.Hayward

Apr 11 County Schools Cup Final at Gloucester Gloster 25 (2 goals, 5 tries) Forest 3 (1 try)

14 Dec West 0 London 3 Gloucester players: A Wood, Played at Taunton D R Gent 18 Jan England 18 Wales 28 Gloucester players: Played at Bristol in thick fog A E Wood, A E Hudson Wood kicked 2 conversions 8 Feb England 13 Ireland 3 Gloucester players: Wood, Played at Richmond Hudson Hudson scored 2 tries, Wood kicked 2 conversions Wood and Hudson also played for England v France Gloucestershire Oct 16 Glamorgan 14 Tries: W.Smith, W.Johns, Gloucestershire 13 A.Hudson (Played at Cardiff) Conversions: A.Wood (2) Gloucester players: A.Wood, A.Hudson, W.Johns, H.Quixley, D.Hollands Nov 9 Gloucestershire 22 Devon 14 Tries: A.Lewis, W.Johns, (Played at Cheltenham) A.Hudson, F.T.Boucher Conversions: A.Wood (3) Drop goal: A.Lewis Gloucester players: A.Wood, A.Hudson, D.Gent, W.Johns, D.Hollands Dec 5 Somerset 0 Gloucestershire 10 Tries: E.F.Eberle, M.Neale (Played at Taunton) Conversions: A.Wood (2) Gloucester players: A.Wood, D.Gent, W.Johns, D.Hollands Jan 25 Cornwall 34 Gloucestershire 10 Tries: H.Quixley, A.Hudson (Played at Redruth) Conversions: M.Neale (2) Gloucester players: A.Hudson, W.Johns, D.Hollands, H.Quixley, B.Parham The Gloucestershire team had travelled to Redruth to play Cornwall on 11th January, but the ground too hard. The match was ordered to be played on the 25th, Cornwall to pay Gloucestershire’s expenses of first journey. “A sensational result. Gloster led at ¾ time by 10 pts to 8, but afterwards collapsed & were routed, Cornwall scoring six tries in 20 minutes.” Feb 20 Gloucestershire 3 Cornwall 15 Penalty: A..Wood (Replay, played at Gloucester) Gloucester players: A.Hudson, G.Cook, W.Johns, D.Hollands, H.Quixley. A.Wood listed as a Cheltenham player. Feb 26 Devon 0 Gloucestershire 5 Try: G.Cook (Replay, played at Torquay) Conversion: A.Wood Gloucester players: F.Smith, G.Cook, W.Johns, H.Quixley, R.Craddock. A.Wood listed as a Cheltenham player. Dec 14 Western Counties 0 London 3 Gloucester players playing (Played at Taunton) for Western Counties: A.Wood, D.Gent, A.Teague Dec 21 North 3 South 26 A.Wood played for South (Played at West Hartlepool)