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For the season
1886-87, the previous season’s final four participants (after three of
the original entrants for that season had withdrawn) were joined by Halifax,
one of the previous season’s three withdrawals.
Hitherto, Rule 7 had
provided for 2 games had been played on each board, time permitting, while
Rule 10 provided for reversing colour for the second game. At West
Yorkshire Chess Association committee meeting on Saturday, 06/11/1886, the
previous Rule 7 was replaced by the following:
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That each player
play one game only, drawn games to count one half, the duration of play in
each match to be four hours, and that upon the completion of two
hours’ play, the game may be suspended upon the claim of either
player for a period of not exceeding 20 minutes such suspension to cover
the claim of both players, one game to be scored for each player for whom
no opponent is provided. This rule to apply equally to the matches in
which more than the minimum are engaged.
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Thus only one game
would be played on each board, resulting in a much slower rate of play, and
possibly “better” chess. (Rule 10 was altered
correspondingly to remove the provision regarding colour in the second game.)
The rule that the
smaller town in a pairing could choose the number of boards from a minimum of
8 to a minimum of 20.
The original
fixture list for the season 1886-87 was as follows (first-named in each
pairing being the home team):
* in the event this was postponed to 12/03/1887
(Click on underlined pairing for match details.)
Final results are
summarised in the following table.
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Lee
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Hal
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Bra
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She
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Wak
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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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4
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10½
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11
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7
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4
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3
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1
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0
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3½
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Halifax
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4
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X
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5
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½
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4½
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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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9½
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3
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X
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14½
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4½
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4
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2
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0
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2
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2
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Sheffield & DCA
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9
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7½
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5½
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X
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7
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4
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2
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0
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2
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2
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Wakefield
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1
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3½
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3½
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1
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X
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4
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0
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0
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4
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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.
Various
local papers covered these matches. The details below are as
represented in undated, unattributed newspaper cuttings pasted into the West
Yorkshire Chess Association minutes book, presumably from the Bradford
Observer, whose chess column at that time was written by Hertwig Cassel, who was also WYCA
hon. sec. at the time. Cross-checking with the Leeds Mercury,
the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent and other papers would be
possible. 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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22/01/1887
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Halifax
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4-4
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Leeds
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Central Club,
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1
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H H Waight
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½-½
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James Rayner
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Halifax
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2
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P Whitley
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½-½
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T Y Stokoe
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3
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S M Cockin
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½-½
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J S West
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4
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A W Common
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1-0
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FC Shephard
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5
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W Common
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½-½
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C G Bennett
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6
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H Blakey
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0-1
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T Smith
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7
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B Spencer
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1-0
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T Tate
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8
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S G Foster
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0-1
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J W Stringer
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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22/01/1887
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Wakefield
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1-7
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Sheffield
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Wakefield Church Institute,
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1
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W W Hunter
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0-1
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Rev E J Huntsman
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Wakefield
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2
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S Day
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0-1
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F E Foster
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3
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F H Wright
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1-0
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G A Askham
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4
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W R Scholefield
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0-1
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J Crossland
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5
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W Rea
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0-1
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H A Rossell
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6
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W Ash
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0-1
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H Davy
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(probably Harold Davy)
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7
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G G Hein
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0-1
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H Mercer
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8
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J Staynes
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0-1
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R Snow
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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05/02/1887
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Leeds
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10½-9½
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Bradford
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Masonic Hall,
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1
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James Rayner
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½-½
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R Whitaker
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Leeds
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2
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A Bilbrough
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½-½
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J E Hall
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3
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F Toothill
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½-½
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T Spencer
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4
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T Y Stokoe
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1-0
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C D Knapton
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5
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J S West
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1-0
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J A Woollard
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6
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T Smith
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½-½
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T A Guy
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7
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C G Bennett
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0-1
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H C Padgett
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8
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J White
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½-½
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C Quarkowsky
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9
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T Tate
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1-0
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H Glaser
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10
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J W Stringer
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½-½
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T Fieldsend
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11
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E B Hussey
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0-1
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G E Mallett
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12
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FC Shephard
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1-0
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O North
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13
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J Craven
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1-0
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LH Browne
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14
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J Musgrove
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½-½
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J H Tetley
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15
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A G Cowling
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1-0
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E Dobson
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16
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J Moorhouse
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0-1
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W Critchley
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17
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I M Brown
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0-1
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W W Simpson
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18
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F C Howell
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1-0
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A Priestman
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19
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H Crossley
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0-1
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G Smith
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20
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J L Bisbey
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0-1
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E Glaser
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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05/02/1887
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Sheffield
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7½-0½
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Halifax
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"Athenaeum Hotel",
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1
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Rev E J Huntsman
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1-0
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H H Waight
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(Athenaeum Club,)
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2
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S B Slack
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1-0
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P Whitley
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Sheffield
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3
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G A Askham
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1-0
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S M Cockin
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4
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F E Foster
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1-0
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A W Common
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5
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Henry Davy
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1-0
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W Common
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6
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Arthur Davy
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1-0
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B Spencer
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7
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H A Rossell
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1-0
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J Collinson
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8
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Harold Davy
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½-½
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S G Foster
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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19/02/1887
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Bradford
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14½-5½
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Sheffield
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Exchange Cafe,
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1
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T Spencer
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1-0
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Rev E J Huntsman
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Bradford
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2
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J E Hall
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1-0
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S B Slack
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3
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J A Woollard
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1-0
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G A Askham
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4
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G E Mallett
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1@0
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F E Foster
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5
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T A Guy
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1-0
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Henry Davy
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6
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H C Padgett
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1-0
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Arthur Davy
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7
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T Fieldsend
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½-½
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E S Foster
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8
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P T Macaulay
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1-0
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J Crossland
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9
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J A Guy
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1-0
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H A Rossell
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10
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J H Tetley
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1-0
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Harold Davy
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11
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E Dobson
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1-0
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H Mercer
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12
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J Gorell
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½-½
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W H Camm
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13
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LH Browne
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½-½
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W Tiptaft
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14
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W McKinlay
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½-½
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W J Davis
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5
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W W Simpson
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0-1
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E Barraclough
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16
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G Smith
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1-0
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E E Sibray
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17
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E Glaser
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½-½
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S G Harrison
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18
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W Critchley
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0-1
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W L Shaw
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19
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H Clay
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1-0
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R Snow
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20
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A Priestman
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0-1
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P P Gieve
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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19/02/1887
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Halifax
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4½-3½
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Wakefield
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Railway Coffee Tavern,
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1
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H H Waight
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1-0
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W W Hunter
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Horton Street,
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2
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A W Common
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1-0
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F H Wright
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Halifax
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3
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S M Cockin
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0-1
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W Rea
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4
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W Common
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1-0
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W Ash
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5
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B Spencer
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0-1
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G G Hein
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6
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W Carr
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0-1
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J Reyner
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7
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S G Foster
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½-½
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J Staynes
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8
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P Whitley
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1-0
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W R Scholefield
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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05/03/1887
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Wakefield
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3½-4½
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Bradford
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Wakefield
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1
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F H Wright
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½-½
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J E Hall
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2
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S Day
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0-1
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T Spencer
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3
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W Rea
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0-1
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J A Woollard
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4
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W R Scholefield
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1-0
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R M Macmaster
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5
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G G Hein (default)
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0d1
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H C Padgett
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6
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G H Bays jun.
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1-0
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T A Guy
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7
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J B Manning
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0-1
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J A Guy
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8
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J Staynes
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1-0
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LH Browne
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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12/03/1887
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Sheffield
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9-11
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Leeds
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Sheffield
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1
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G A Askham
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½-½
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J Rayner
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2
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F E Foster
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½-½
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A Bilbrough
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3
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S B Slack
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1-0
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C G Bennett
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4
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F Lamb
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1-0
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J S West
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5
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H A Rossell
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0-1
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T Y Stokoe
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6
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J Carr Smith
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0-1
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J White
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7
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J Crossland
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1-0
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F Smith
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8
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W H Camm
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0-1
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F Toothill
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9
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W J Davis
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1-0
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T Tate
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10
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Arthur Davy
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½-½
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J W Stringer
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11
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E S Foster
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0-1
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FC Shephard
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12
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Harold Davy
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1-0
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J Craven
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13
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H W Pearson
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0-1
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E B Hussey
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14
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H Mercer
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1-0
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A G Cowling
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15
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W Tiptaft
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½-½
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J Musgrove
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16
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P Hodgers
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0-1
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J M Crum
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17
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E Barraclough
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½-½
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W Carter
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18
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J H Hunter
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0-1
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F C Howell
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19
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J Reoch
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0-1
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J Moorhouse
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20
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W L Shaw
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½-½
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E J Wacheux
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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19/03/1887
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Bradford
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4-5
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Halifax
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Bradford
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1
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J E Hall
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½-½
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H H Waight
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2
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T Spencer
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½-½
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E Francis
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3
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J A Woollard
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½-½
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P Whitley
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4
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H C Padgett
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0-1
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A W Common
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5
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G E Mallett
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0-1
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W Common
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6
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J A Guy
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1-0
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S M Cockin
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7
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T A Guy
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½-½
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B Spencer
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8
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P T Macaulay
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0-1
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G Collinson
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9
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E Dobson
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1-0
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S G Foster
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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19/03/1887
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Leeds
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7-1
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Wakefield
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Leeds
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1
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F Toothill
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1@0
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S Day
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2
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T Y Stokoe
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½-½
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F H Wright
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3
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J White
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½-½
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W R Scholefield
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4
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J S West
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1@0
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G G Hein
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5
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C G Bennett
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1-0
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W Rea
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6
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J W Stringer
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1-0
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J B Manning
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7
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FC Shephard
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1-0
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J Reyner
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8
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T Smith
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1-0
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J Staynes
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/\ back to fixtures /\
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Identities
of the players would appear to be as follows:
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