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Do You Know? That in the first year of the Northern Union competition, Manningham were the champions. That ..

... that stage the team singularly never lost another match to the end of the season, 12 being won and four drawn. That James Archer Rigg was the captain of the Halifax team in the first season under professional rules, and was the highest scorer with 16 ...

Published: Saturday 17 February 1934
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 109 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

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... Lupton). ma de- a ROBBING A HALIFAX FOOTBALL fosers. > Ald. Lee, a sold and at At ele es with broken into the shop of James Archer Rigg. tob and stolen therefrom a quantity of ci; and s were le Prosecutor is a well-known member the Halif A charge waa a ...

Published: Friday 08 February 1901
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 320 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE TREND OF THINGS

... team won the Challenge Cup, but Mr. Kitson was unable to play in the Cup-ties and the role of captain was undertaken by James Archer Rigg. who led the side to success against Salford at Headingley. In recognition of his services, however, George Kitson was ...

Published: Thursday 23 January 1941
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 460 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... prosaic business days, when @ football player is tendered @ benefit it may surely be said that it is well On Saturday last James Archer Rigg, the well-known exponent of Rugby and Northern Union football, was given a benefit match by the Halifax club, and the ...

Published: Monday 25 January 1904
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 429 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CRICKET & FOOTBALL. PEEPS AT THE PAST. Rambling Reminiscences. The “ Great Divide.”

... Stockport, and Widnes being quite unknown quantities to the blue and white. Under the able and wellearned generalship of James Archer Rigg, the team won six out of the first seven engagements. Then Brighouse came over and did the ‘‘usual” againet us at home ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1917
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1983 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A SERIES OF SURPRISES. •> v❖❖*>❖

... for League | honours, the opportunity afforded the Halifax | a people to give expression of their | th appreciation of James Archer Rigg. was un-| c1 doubtedly of greater concern than any result | C of the match. At any rate, this is the Halifax view, which ...

Published: Monday 25 January 1904
Newspaper: Athletic News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5475 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FOOTBALL & CRICKET. PEEPS AT THE PAST. Rambling Reminiscences. Season 1891-92. ALLOTMENT-HOLDERS. WILL THEY GO ..

... i}lst published an amujm{l‘; \'lol;«»r book . . H. KEEP “ ¥armng on Factory Lines’ (Pearson’s }]B‘4‘{ the same day James Archer Rigg, from the price ss. net), ifld if you \.)\n.m. to kn((,w ell ;.h:) : ifax Gymuasium, made his first appearance with newest ...

Published: Saturday 17 November 1917
Newspaper: Halifax Daily Guardian
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2827 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DAILY NEWS THURSDAY’ 25' 1900 NEWS Resident Correspondent notes alarked proceedings at the evening when ..

... prices The Y'orkshire captain poular of the Halifax club made the object of admiration the George Hotel Halifax evening James Archer Rigg recently taken unto wife followers code and all of athletics in the Halifax neighbourhood combined honour event which ...

Published: Thursday 25 January 1900
Newspaper: Hull Daily News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4473 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BRADFORD CITY CLUB

... backs; Robinson, vil @ backs, Bartlett, Sm ith, Rourke, and Gould, OLD YORKSHIRE CAPTAIN SIGNS ON FOR BRADFORD NORTHERN. James Archer Rigg—more ‘ly known * Archie thy. Nor- thern, and will in all carn out on He was connected with Halifax F.C.. and was one ...

Published: Wednesday 04 November 1908
Newspaper: Bradford Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 436 | Page: 6 | Tags: none