Southport Olympic

1885/86

12/09/1885     Wigan (Away)                                     Lost – 1T v 6T

Leadbetter, Freeman, Price mentioned in the report but no Line-up available

19/09/1885     HAIGH (Home)                                                Lost – 4M v 1G, 2T 6M

Sumner (full back); Rimmer (Capt), Price, Freeman (¾ backs); Sefton, Baugh (½ backs); Slack, Brown, Rimmer, Mason, Webster, Bell, Sumner, Neville, Marshall (forwards)

26/09/1885     Pagefield (Away)                                            Won – 3G, 2T, 2M v 0

Price, Leadbetter, Lund, Summers, Marshall, Brown, Rimmer (Capt), Bangham mentioned in report, no full line up available

03/10/1885     WAVERTREE (Home)                          Won – 1T, 4M v 0

J.H.Brittan (full back); Price, Freeman, Lund (¾ backs);  Summers, Leadbetter (½ backs); Bell, Mason, Neville, Bangham, W.Rimmer(Capt), T.Rimmer, Brown, R.Marshall, Toole (forwards)

17/10/1885     MANCHESTER GYMNASIUM (Home) Win – 3T,3M v 3TD

Ball (full back); Price, Lund, Barnes (¾ backs); Leadbetter, W.Rimmer(Capt) (½ backs); Neville, Slack, Baughan, Brown, T.Rimmer, Rigby, Toole, Bimpson, Marshall (forwards)

21/10/1885     Walton (Away)                                               Lost – 1T v2T

F.Ball (full back); W.Lund, W.Freeman, S.Rigby (¾ backs); W.Rimmer(Capt), H.Leadbetter (½ backs); C.Bimpson, T.Brown, T.Rimmer, R.Marshall, R.Slack, T.Cross, C.Bell, T.Webster, W.Sefton (forwards)

07/11/1885     LANCASTER (Home)                           Won – 4T,5M v 1T, 3M

F.Ball (full back); W.Lund, Price, T.Banham (¾ backs);  W.Rimmer (Capt), H.Leadbetter (½ backs); Rimmer, Neville, Halsall, Webster, Brown, Marshall, Toole, Bimpson, W.Sefton (forwards)

14/11/1885     Tuebrook (Away)                                           Draw – Score Unknown

*12 men

Webster (full back);H.Robinson, A.Gill (¾ backs);  H.Price, W.Rimmer (½ backs); Brown, Ball, Marshall, Rice, Neville, Sefton, Slack

21/11/1885     BRACKLEY (Home)                              Lost – 5M v 2T, 2M

F.Ball (Full back); Robinson,Price, Lund (¾ backs);  Rimmer, Leadbetter (½ backs); Bell, T.Rimmer, Neville, Bangham, Mason, Slack, Brown, Webster, Sefton (forwards)

28/11/1885     Birch (Away)                           Lost – 1T v 5 Disputed T, 5M

Holder (full back); Robinson, Price, Lund (¾ backs); Moncur, W.Rimmer (Capt) (½ backs); Brown, Ball, Bangham, Bimpson, Britton, Sefton, Webster, Marshall, Slack (forwards)

05/12/1885     SUTTON (Home)                                 Won – 1T, 2M v 0

F.Ball (full back); Lund, W.Rimmer (Capt), H.Robinson (¾ backs);  Price, Murray (½ backs); T.Brown, R.Marshall, C.Bimpson, W.Sefton, T.Bangham, Webster, T.Rimmer, J.Mason, R.Slack (forwards)

19/12/1885     PEMBERTON (Home)             Won – 2G 3T v 0

F.Ball (full back); Lund, Price, Robinson (¾ backs);  Leadbetter, Murray (½ backs); Sefton, Brown, W.Rimmer (Capt), Banham, J.Toole, R.Slack, Bimpson, Bell, Marshall

26/12/1885     Lancaster (Away)                               Result Not Known

Ball (full back); Lund, Gill, Rimmer (¾ backs);  Mocur, Holder (½ backs); Mason, Sefton, Slack, Bell, Toole, Marshall, Brown, Bangham, Bimpson (forwards)

02/01/1886     Aspull (Away)                         Lost – 1 T v 1G 2T

*12 men

Fletcher (full back); Moorefield, W.Rimmer, Robinson (¾ backs); Sefton, Baughan (½ backs); Brown, Bell, Jones, Pennington, Mason, Slack (forwards)

09/01/1886     Trial Match

Marshall (possible) & Lund (probables) selected to play in trial match prior to the engagement of West Cumberland & District v West Lancs Border Union

23/01/1886     Pemberton (Away)                Lost – 0 v 1T 6M

No Line-Up Available

31/01/1886     ST HELENS RECREATION (Home)       Lost – 1T v 2T

H.Robinson (full back); Price, Lord, Gill (¾ backs); A.N.Other, Rimmer (½ backs); Webster, Banham, Toole, Slack, Rev. Rigbye, Marson, Meville, Brown and A.N.Other (forwards)

06/02/1886     ASPULL (Home)                                  Lost – 1T 3M v 2G 1T 2M

W.Worsley (full back); Mansfield, Holder, W.N.Bolton (¾ backs); Mouse, Cragg (½ backs); Wallwork, Corfield, Binks, Blundell, Hankinson, Rice, Rigby, Parry, T. Rimmer (forwards)

13/02/1886     WALTON (Home)                    Won – 2T 6M v 2M

Lund, Banghan and Marshall noted in the report. Full Line-Up Not Available.

20/02/1886     PAGEFIELD (Home)                 Won – 1G, 2T, 8M v 1G 2M

Price, Rimmer and Slack noted in the report. Full Line-Up Not Available.

27/02/1886     Wavertree (Away)                             No Result Given

13/03/1886     ASPULL (Home)                                              Lost – 2M v 1T 7M

West Lancs Border Towns Cup

Aughton (full back); Lund, Booth, Gill (¾ backs); Rimmer, Moncur, Barnes (½ backs); Toole, Marshall, Baughan, Hankinson, Summers, Webster, Neville, Bimpson (forwards)

20/03/1886     TUEBROOK (Home)                            Won – 5T v 1T

No Line-Up Available

27/03/1886     MANCHESTER GYMNASIUM (Home) Won – 1G 9M v 1M

T.Holder (full back); H.Robinson, Rimmer, Parks (¾ backs); Gee, E.Summers, D.Moncur (½ backs); Marshall, Toole, Bimpson, Binks, Bell, Perry, Blundell, Webster, Neville (forwards)