GRFC SEASON RECORD 1886/7 [Archive Catalogue Ref: D10800/3/1/5] All home matches played at The Spa Ground Gloucester Season Played 19: Won 10, Lost 7, Drawn 2 Record For: 11 goals 26 tries Against: 9 goals 11 tries Leading Tries (35): Coates 12, Taylor 4, Bagwell 3, Tandy 3 Scorers Goals (11): Smith 5, Bagwell 3 Oct 9 Gloucester 1try Try: G Coates Twenty Colts of City Clubs 0 Oct 16 RAC Cirencester 0 Tries: E Tandy (2) G Coates Gloucester 1 goal 3 tries H Payne; Conversion: H Payne Oct 23 Bath 1 try Gloucester 4 tries Tries: G Coates (3) E Tandy Oct 30 Gloucester 1 try Try: W G Moore Swansea 1 goal 2 tries Nov 6 Swindon Rangers 0 Tries: C E Brown, G Coates Gloucester 1 goal 2 tries H E Taylor; Conversion: H Sanders Nov 20 Newport 1 goal (dropped) 2 tries Gloucester 0 Nov 27 Gloucester 1 try Cardiff 1 try Try: G Coates Dec 4 Llanelly 2 goals 1 try Gloucester 0 Dec 11 Gloucester 3 goals 1 try Tries: R Stoddart, R Grist RAC Cirencester 0 R Bankes, H taylor; Conversions: T Smith (3) Dec 18 Clifton 0 Gloucester 4 tries Tries: G Coates (3) S Ball Dec 26 Gloucester 0 R James’ London Team 1 try Jan 15 Gloucester 1 goal (from mark) Goal: T G Smith Swindon Rangers 0 [In WB’s scrapbook recorded as a field goal.] Jan 22 Gloucester 0 Llanelly 0 Jan 29 Gloucester 0 Newport 1 goal 1 try Feb 5 Gloucester 2 goals 5 tries Tries: E W Erqhart, Clifton 0 T Bagwell (3), T Smith, S Ball, T Taylor Conversions: T Smith, T Bagwell Feb 10 Gloucester 1 goal 3 tries Tries: G Coates, H Taylor, Willesden (London) 1 try T Bagwell, C E Brown Conversions: T Bagwell Feb 19 Cardiff 1 try Gloucester 0 [In WB’s notebook this is a defeat by 1 goal to nil.] Mar 5 Gloucester 1 goal 1 try Tries: G Coates, T Smith; Civil Service (London) 1 goal Conversion: T Bagwell (dropped) Mar 19 Swansea 2 goals 1 try Goal: T Oswell Gloucester 1 goal (dropped) Second XV Season Played 17: Won 13, Drawn 4 Record For: 14 goals 36 tries Against: 1 dropped 3 tries Leading R.Grist 11, F.Dere, R.W.Stoddart 6, F.Jackson 4 Scorers Oct 23 Gloucester Seconds 2 goals, 4 Scorers unknown tries Stroud 0 Won Oct 30 Chepstow 0 Gloucester Seconds 0 Drawn Nov 6 Gloucester Seconds 1 goal, 6 tries Tries: R.Grist (2), F.Dere (2), Cheltenham Rovers 0 E.Ellis, W.C.Bailey, Won H.Trimmer Conversion: W.G.Roberts Nov 13 Ledbury 2 tries Tries: A.Cromwell, R.George Gloucester Seconds 2 tries Drawn Nov 20 Gloucester Seconds 0 Newport Seconds 0 Drawn Nov 27 Cardiff Seconds 0 Try: R.George Gloucester Seconds 1 try Won Dec 4 Gloucester Seconds 1 goal, 4 tries Tries: W.C.Bailey (2), Monmouth 0 S.S.Starr, C.E.Brown, R.Grist Won Conversion: O.Jones Dec 11 Cheltenham Rovers 1 try Try: W.G.Roberts Gloucester Seconds 1 goal Conversion: A.H.Hughes Won Dec 18 Gloucester Seconds 1 goal, 1 try Try: F.Jackson Cirencester 0 Drop goal: A.H.Hughes Won Game abandoned just before half-time due to head injury to Cirencester player, subsequently found to be concussion. Dec 28 Gloucester Seconds 1 goal, 2 tries Tries: R.W.Stoddart, Colts XV 1 drop goal F.Jackson, A.H.Brown Won Conversion: W.G.Roberts “Colts walked off the field after disputing Seconds third try.” Jan 22 Monmouth 0 Tries: F.Dere, A.H.Brown Gloucester Seconds 2 tries Won Feb 5 Cheltenham Town 0 Try: O.H.Jones Gloucester Seconds 1 goal Conversion: A.H.Hughes Won Feb 12 Gloucester Seconds 2 goals, 2 Tries: E.Kilminster (2), tries R.W.Stoddart Chepstow 0 Conversion: A.H.Hughes Won Drop goal: A.H.Hughes Feb 19 Gloucester Seconds 0 Cardiff Seconds 0 Drawn Feb 26 Gloucester Seconds 2 goals, 7 Tries: R.Grist (3), tries A.H.Hughes (2),F.Jackson(2), Cheltenham Town 0 R.W.Stoddart (2) Won Conversions: A.H.Hughes (2) Mar 3 Gloucester Seconds 1 goal, 4 tries Tries: R.George, O.H.Jones, Ledbury 0 R.W.Stoddart, P.Lewis, Won A.H.Hughes Conversion: Simpson Mar 5 Stroud 0 Tries: R.Grist, C.Adams Gloucester Seconds 1 goal, 2 tries Conversion: A.Mattews Won Gloucestershire Nov 10 London 0 Western Counties 1 R.H.O.Bankes and goal J.H.Oakley played for (Played in Richmond) Western Counties Nov 13 North 1 goal, 4 tries South 1 goal North: Tries: G.Coates, Trial Game (Played at The Spa) T.Bagwell, T.Taylor, R.W.Stoddart, C.E.Brown Conversion: H.A.Sanders South: Goal from mark: Budgett Gloucester players (North): J.Oswell, H.E.Taylor, G.Coates, C.E.Brown, R.W.Stoddart, T.Bagwell, S.Hall, T.G.Smith, W.G.Moore, H.L.Broughton, E.Tandy, T.Taylor, H.A.Sanders (South): H.Grist Feb 22 Gloucestershire 1 try Try: G.Coates Somerset 1 try Gloucester players: (Played at The Spa) H.B.Sloman, C.E.Brown, H.L.Broughton, H.A.Sanders, A.F.Hughes, H.E.Taylor, T.Bagwell, J.Oswell, S.E.Ball March 12 Devon 1 goal Tries: H.E.Taylor (2), Gloucestershire 2 goals, 2 tries H.L.Broughton, S.E.Ball (Played at Exeter) Conversions: T.Bagwell (2) Gloucester players: J.Oswell, H.E.Taylor, A.F.Hughes, G.Coates, T.Bagwell, S.A.Ball, H.B.Sloman, E.D.Tandy, W.H.Fream, H.L.Broughton .