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Post by Jon on Jul 28, 2011 19:17:23 GMT
I have mentioned before the brilliant early Argyle history on Greens on Screen - in fact it doubles as a history of football in Devon, not just of Argyle. The latest instalment mentions TUFC's change of colours for the 1901/02 season. That is pretty much as Luscombe described - only a pedant would point out that we didn't play a game at Exeter for a good three months after he claims. www.greensonscreen.co.uk/argylehistory.asp?era=1901-1902_1#6The United Association Club of Torquay, the club formed in May 1899 and became Devon’s third professional League club as Torquay United, received an early mention in the Football Herald of the 28th September 1901. They had changed their shirts to Oxford and Cambridge blue squares for this season after last season's Red and White squares were rejected because, in the laundry, the darker colour bled into the other. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2011 14:14:09 GMT
It’s cracking stuff – the Greens On Screen history - isn’t it?
How about this?
“From the mid 1890s support for the historical County leaders of Devon sport, the Exeter Rugby Club was melting away”
Mark my words the Exeter rugger buggers are on the march again.
Enjoyed the section about Green Waves FC. I’ve always been fascinated by the name and just imagine if they’d made it to the Southern league instead of Argyle. And it seems they were ensconced at South Devon Place which we’ve discussed in the rugby league context. Founded by fishermen in a pub on the Barbican it "was not easy for fishermen to fulfil pre-arranged fixtures due to their occupation, the wind and the tides.” Also note the split in support: the waterside districts of Barbican, Cattedown, and Laira for Green Waves; Mutley, Mannamead and Lipson for the Argyle.
Interesting too to learn about Wednesday afternoon whippet racing at Home Park:
“In September 1901 the West of England Whippet Club, who held regular races at Home Park on Wednesday afternoons, started to combine their dates with the bicycle races of the Whitworth Cycling Club. This was to increase crowds and “make it a nice afternoon’s sport…as it breaks up the monotony”, explained one of the West of England Whippet Club committee.”
Is that the answer to Argyle’s current cashflow problems? Mind you I’m not sure if The Riddler could match the efforts of those Edwardian theatre impresarios and the way they presented pantomime type fancy dress matches for charity causes. Sometimes, apparently, including actors from current theatre productions.
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Post by powles1 on Feb 3, 2012 8:55:33 GMT
Just got around to reading this thread in detail. Is the Argyle history correct in saying Torquay changed their strip for the 1901-02 season to Oxford and Cambridge blue squares? The Historical Kits web site says they wore light blue shirts with dark blue collars and cuffs and the 1901-02 photograph of the team shows them wearing light shirts with dark collars and cuffs.
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Post by Jon on Feb 8, 2012 23:37:04 GMT
Just got around to reading this thread in detail. Is the Argyle history correct in saying Torquay changed their strip for the 1901-02 season to Oxford and Cambridge blue squares? The Historical Kits web site says they wore light blue shirts with dark blue collars and cuffs and the 1901-02 photograph of the team shows them wearing light shirts with dark collars and cuffs. Interesting question! What I would stay is that Roger Walters, the author of the Argyle history, is a very thorough historian. If he says that the Football Herald reported light and dark blue squares, you can be pretty sure that the Football Herald reported light and dark blue squares. Whether the Football Herald got it exactly right might be slightly less certain. I would agree with your thoughts on the team picture - which owners of "the good book" can find on page 153. |
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