There were considerable improvements in the season's results compared with 86/87 with First XV winning the Senior Cup for the first time in 40 years - beating Gosforth in the last match to be played at the County Ground.
The four senior sides, in fact, all appeared in their respective County cup-finals - all but the 3rd XV winning. The winning of the U16 and U13 cups must have made this season the most successful in the club's 112-year history.
The 1st XV also enjoyed great success in the John Player cup with wins over Vale of Lune and London Scottish, the run ending in a luckless defeat at the hands of Coventry.
However, ending up mid-table in the first year of the Courage Club Championship was a disappointment - beating the top three sides but losing to the bottom three showed the team's unpredictability.
The highly successful 2nd XV - which lost only 4 of 34 matches, scoring 853 points against 189 conceded - was the first team to win two J & B Journal team of the month awards in one season. They won the Team of the Season award.
Alan Gledson, Chris Leslie, Iain Harris, Steve Dunn and Chris Dixon represented Northumberland in the County Championship. Richard Parker, Micky Lee, Graham Yates and John Rutherford played for Northumberland B, Gary Rutherford and Martin White were replacements. Andrew Cuthbertson, Philip Caudle, Kevin Marshall and Angus Herdman played for Northumberland Under 21's, Angus Herdman also being in the North of England squad.
Chris Dixon was a replacement for the North in the Divisional Championships.
Coaches - George Haldane, Steve Mullins and Peter Robertson.
In the last four years all the club's facilities were improved, with the laying of the new road, the extension of the car-park and the creation of a medical room (kindly donated by Edward Robson). Mains gas was installed in the building to provide better hot-water facilities in the baths with reduced running costs.
John Cunningham's last year as Chairman of House & Bar Committee.
The Ladies' committee donated £4,000 to club funds.
|
|
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
F |
A |
|
1st XV |
35 |
23 |
1 |
11 |
552 |
370 |
|
2nd XV |
34 |
30 |
0 |
4 |
853 |
189 |
|
'Hoppers |
28 |
14 |
1 |
13 |
438 |
293 |
|
3rd XV |
25 |
15 |
1 |
9 |
272 |
252 |
|
4th XV |
12 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
115 |
167 |