Heath Old Boys Association Sports memories: 1894

1894–1895 Old Boys Rugby Team

Formal photograph showing seven players standing in front of three players who are in turn in front of four seated players with Sergeant Dillon on the left and Mr W.B. Crump on the right of the back row — Sergeant Dillon, F. Lewin, J.E. Halstead, F. Cookson, H. Buckley, P. Crabtree, E. Chambers, J.A. Cookson, W.B. Crump Esq.
.H. Davis, E.A. Longbottom (Captain), E.F. Fookes
G. Baxter, E. Walton, E. Storey, W. Hill, L. Rhodes

The Old Boys in this photograph had been at the school in the late 1880s and early 1890s. Sergeant Dillon on the left is not listed as a master of the school; so we do not know his connection with the school or the Old Boys.

The team members were members of the school for the following periods:

Frank Lewin 1892–93
J.E. Halstead 1890–91
F. Cookson 1892–95
H. Buckley (could be one of three Buckleys)
P. Crabtree (could be one of two Crabtrees)
E. Chambers 1889-93
J.A. Cookson (dates unknown)
William Bunting Crump 1890-1915 (Head of science)

F.H. Davis 1889?
E.A. Longbottom (could be one of two Longbottoms)
E.F. Fookes 1890–1892

G. Baxter 1888-93
E.W. Walton 1888-91
E.G. Storey 1887-92
W. Hill (dates unknown)
Lewis Rhodes 1888-95

20 May 2026