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For the season
1890-91, Halifax and Hull re-appeared in the list of entrants, making five
teams in all. Whilst 1888-89 was the first season Hull entered the
Edwin Woodhouse Challenge Cup competition, 1890-91 was the first season they
played in it! Technically, “Hull” was Hull Church
Institute, rather than Hull Chess Club as such, just as
“Sheffield” was more properly the Sheffield & District Chess
Association.
The fixture list
for the season 1890-91 was as follows (first-named in each pairing being the
home team):
* These two matches were conceded by the away teams, without
play.
(Click on underlined pairing for match details.)
After the first
four rounds, Leeds were sure of winning the competition irrespective of the results
in the final round. This unimportance of the final round, coupled with
the fact that the final round would involve the two weakest teams travelling
long distances to away matches in which they would most likely be soundly
beaten, resulted in both Hull and Halifax electing to concede their
final-round matches in preference to playing them.
Final results are
summarised in the following table.
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Lee
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She
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Bra
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Hul
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Hal
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P
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W
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D
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L
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Pts*
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Leeds
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X
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13
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15
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13½
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4½
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4
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4
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0
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0
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4
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Sheffield & DCA
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7
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X
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5
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10+
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win#
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4
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2
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1
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1
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2½
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Bradford
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5
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5
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X
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win#
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7+
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4
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2
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1
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1
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2½
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Hull
CI
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6½
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9+
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loss#
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X
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5½
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4
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1
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0
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0
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1
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Halifax
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3½
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loss#
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2+
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2½
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X
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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* Scoring was 1 match
point for a win, and half a match point for a draw.
+ denotes score
excluding results of some adjudications.
# denotes result by
one team conceding, without actual play.
Various
local papers covered these matches. The details below are mostly from
the Bradford Observer (cuttings in WYCA Minutes Book) and the Leeds
Mercury Weekly Supplement. Some obvious typographical errors have
been corrected for the purposes of the following match details:
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Date/Board
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Home
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Score
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Away
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Venue &c
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10/01/1891
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Hull
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6½‑13½
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Leeds
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Hull CI
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1
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E Freeborough
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½-½
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A Bilbrough
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2
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F F Ayre
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0-1
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F P Wildman
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3
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W Atkinson
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½-½
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J S West
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4
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R H Philip
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0-1
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F E Spedding
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5
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T G Hart
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0-1
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H Jackson
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6
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H P Darling
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½@½
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T Y Stokoe
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7
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W G North
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½-½
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L E Best
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8
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H Gray
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1-0
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R S Stansfield
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9
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J J Shields
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0-1
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E B Hussey
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10
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M Jackson
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0-1
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A W Bairstow
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11
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W D Theaker
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0-1
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J Musgrove
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12
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G W Farrow
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0-1
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J White
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13
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J Hyde
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0-1
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I M Brown
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14
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W Drury
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1-0
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J W Stringer
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15
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J Gibson
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0-1
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J Craven
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16
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E W McBride
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0-1
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W Carter
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17
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H Dixon
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1-0
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T W Tate
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18
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J Needler
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0-1
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J Pearce
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19
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F Wilburn/Wellburn
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½-½
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S Taylor
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20
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T H Myers
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1-0
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J P Myers
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10/01/1891
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Bradford
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7+-2+
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Halifax
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Exchange Café, Bradford
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1
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J E Hall
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½@½
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A W Common
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2
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G A Schott
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1-0
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H H Waight
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3
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T A Guy
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1-0
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S M Cockin
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4
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J A Woollard
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½-½
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S G Foster
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5
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J A Guy
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@
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W Wainhouse
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6
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R Whitaker
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1-0
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F Elson
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7
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C Quarkowsky
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1-0
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J B Allison
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8
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T Spencer
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1@0
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J R Farrar
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9
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E Dobson
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0-1
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S A Farrar
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10
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B Bottomley
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1-0
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J E Dean
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31/01/1891
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Halifax
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3½-4½
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Leeds
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Exchange Café, Halifax
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1
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A W Common
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1-0
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F Toothill
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2
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S M Cockin
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1-0
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F E Spedding
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3
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H Blakey
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0-1
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F P Wildman
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4
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S G Foster
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0-1
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J S West
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5
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F Elson
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1-0
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J Rayner
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6
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J B Allison
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0-1
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J Musgrove
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7
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J R Farrar
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½@½
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T Y Stokoe
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8
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L C Gautier
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0-1
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R S Stansfield
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31/01/1891
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Sheffield
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5-5
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Bradford
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Sheffield
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1
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Rev E J Huntsman
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@
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T A Guy
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2
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T C Chapman
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0-1
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J E Hall
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3
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F E Foster
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0-1
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J A Woollard
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4
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F Lamb
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0-1
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C Quarkowsky
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5
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H A Rossell
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½-½
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J A Guy
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6
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W Tiptaft
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@
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E Dobson
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7
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Arthur Davy
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0-1
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B Bottomley
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8
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H Mercer
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1-0
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W S Carey
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9
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J W Baker
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1-0
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F W Elliott
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10
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G H Harrison
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1-0
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H K Walker
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14/02/1891
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Hull
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9+-10+
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Sheffield
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Hull Church Institute
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1
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E Freeborough
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½-½
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Rev E J Huntsman
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2
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F F Ayre
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@
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G A Askham
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(0@1 or ½@½)
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3
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W Atkinson
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1-0
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H A Rossell
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4
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R H Philip
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½-½
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J W Baker
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5
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T G Hart
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½-½
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W Tiptaft
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6
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H P Darling
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1-0
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J Wollman
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7
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W G North
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1-0
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Col T E Vickers
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8
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H Gray
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1-0
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H Mercer
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9
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H D Rockett
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½-½
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E Barraclough
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10
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M Jackson
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1-0
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W H Camm
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11
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W Drury
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0-1
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R Snow
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12
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H Birks
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0-1
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S G Harrison
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13
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G W Farrow
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0-1
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G H Harrison
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14
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J Hyde
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0-1
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A E Harrison
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15
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J Gibson
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0-1
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A T Ripley
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16
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E W McBride
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½-½
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W L Shaw
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17
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J Needler
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1-0
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J Bennett
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18
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P G F Locke
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½-½
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A Lawton
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19
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Capt C W Grey
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0-1
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A S Hepworth
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20
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H G/J Bygot
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0-1
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F Yeardley
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14/02/1891
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Leeds
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15-5
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Bradford
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Leeds
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1
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J S West
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½-½
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T A Guy
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2
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F Toothill
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½-½
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J E Hall
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3
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A Bilbrough
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1@0
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J A Woollard
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4
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F E Spedding
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1@0
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C Quarkowsky
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5
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J Musgrove
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1-0
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T Spencer
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6
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H Jackson
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½@½
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E Dobson
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7
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J Rayner
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1-0
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B Bottomley
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8
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L E Best
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1-0
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LH Browne
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9
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C G Bennett
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1-0
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E Glaser
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10
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T Y Stokoe
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½-½
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H Glaser
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11
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E B Hussey
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½-½
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W W Simpson
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12
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A W Bairstow
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1-0
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C D Knapton
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13
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R S Stansfield
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1-0
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C A Müller
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14
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A G Cowling
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½-½
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S Hudson
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15
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I M Brown
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½-½
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W S Carey
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16
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S R Meredith
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1-0
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J H Tetley
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17
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W Carter
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½-½
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F W Elliott
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18
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J W Harrison
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½-½
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H K Walker
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19
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J W Stringer
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1-0
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H Clay
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20
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J Pearce
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½-½
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C H Guy
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28/02/1891
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Leeds
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13-7
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Sheffield
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Athenaeum Buildings,
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1
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J Rayner
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1-0
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Rev E J Huntsman
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Park Lane, Leeds
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2
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F E Spedding
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½-½
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G A Askham
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3
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A Bilbrough
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1-0
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T C Chapman
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4
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F P Wildman
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0-1
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F E Foster
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5
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F Toothill
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1-0
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H A Rossell
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6
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J S West
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1-0
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H W Pearson
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7
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J Musgrove
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1-0
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Col T E Vickers
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8
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L E Best
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1-0
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J W Baker
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9
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T Y Stokoe
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0-1
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J Wollman
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10
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C G Bennett
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1-0
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H Mercer
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11
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E B Hussey
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1@0
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H W Lear
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12
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R S Stansfield
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0-1
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R Snow
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13
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S R Meredith
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1-0
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S G Harrison
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14
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I M Brown
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1-0
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G H Harrison
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15
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J W Harrison
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0-1
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A E Harrison
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16
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J Craven
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0-1
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A T Ripley
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17
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J W Stringer
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1-0
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A Lawton
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18
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W Carter
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1-0
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A Hill
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19
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J Pearce
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0-1
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F Yeardley
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20
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T W Tate
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½-½
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G Kaye
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28/02/1891
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Halifax
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2½-5½
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Hull
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Halifax
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1
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A W Common
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1-0
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W Atkinson
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2
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S M Cockin
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0-1
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R H Philip
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3
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W Common
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0-1
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W G North
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4
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S G Foster
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½-½
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H D Rockett
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5
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W Wainhouse
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0-1
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J J Shields
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6
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J B Allison
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0-1
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M Jackson
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7
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F Elson
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1-0
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E W McBride
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8
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L C Gautier
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0-1
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J C Davies
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Identities
of the players would appear to be as follows:
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