Wednesday 28 May 2014

Was this Chirons most successful season?

In season 1970/71 Chirons played 32 fixtures, won 23, drew 1 and lost 8. It was the club's best ever season, although the following year did produce many excellent victories including one run of seven consecutive wins.


1970/71  Season
                         
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
5th Sept



12th  Sept
Barnsley
H
32-3 Won
19th  Sept
Old Modernians
A
6-6 Draw
26th Sept
Morley Cavaliers
H
17-6 Won
3rd  Oct
Burley (Yorkshire Cup)
H
5-3 Won
10th   Oct
Northallerton
H
36-0 Won
17th  Oct
Ripon (Yorkshire Cup)
A
40-3 Lost
24th Oct
Sheffield Tigers
A
6-3 Lost
31st Oct
Rowntrees
H
12-0 Won
7th Nov
Skipton
A
49-0 Won
14th  Nov
Priestmans
A
27-11 Won
21st   Nov
Leeds C.S.S.A.
A
14-6 Won
28th Nov
Doncaster ‘A’
A
29-0 Won
5th Dec
Harrogate ‘A’
H
11-3 Won
12th   Dec
Old Otliensians
H
12-5 Won
19th   Dec
Ripon
H
3-0 Lost
26th  Dec
Yarnbury
A
16-0 Won
2nd  Jan
Leeds Corinthians
H
Cancelled
9th  Jan
Harrogate ‘A’
H
17-8 Lost
16th   Jan
Old Otliensians
A
9-8 Won
23rd   Jan
Old Wathonians
H
23-11 Won
30th Jan
Rowntrees
A
22-6 Won
6th Feb
Leeds Corinthians
A
20-8 Lost
13th  Feb
Barton
H
22-3 Won
20th   Feb
Phoenix Park
H
8-0 Won
27th Feb
Moortown
H
11-3 Won
6th March
Ripon
A
5-3 Lost
13th  March
Bramley Barbarians
H
9-6 Lost
20th  March
Phoenix Park
A
16-10 Won
27th March
Morley Cavaliers
A
15-0 Lost
3rd April
Leeds C.S.S.A.
H
15-3 Won
10th April
Northallerton
A
6-3 Won
17th April
Skipton
A
23-6 Won
24th April
Hull and East Riding Nomads
H
18-6 Won


The 1971/72 winning run

18th   March
Halifax Vandals
H
27-6 Won
25th March
Malton and Norton
A
24-6 Won
1st  April
Barnsley
A
18-10 Won
8th April
Northallerton
A
31-11 Won
15th April
Priestmans
H
58-0 Won
22nd April
Airebronians
A
23-3 Won
29th April
Wath on Dearne
A
44-6 Won

Monday 26 May 2014

A Forgotten Rugby Club






A Forgotten Rugby Club is a follow up to Leeds Who? and contains fixtures, results, photographs and match reports.
It is available as a free download from www.YPDBooks.com