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John Pritchard
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
2-11-1852	N/A	Date unknown.	Unknown.
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
24-1-1874 v Liverpool Royal Infirmary		Liverpool Royal Infirmary	1874-
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1874-1874			1 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of John Pritchard
HERITAGE NO : John Pritchard IRON MAN IN FIRST EVER MATCH John was born in Sutton Weaver, Cheshire on the 2nd of November 1852. His father, John, was a Glassworks Manager which undoubtedly explains why the family moved to St. Helens. John played in the very first match for the newly-formed St. Helens RFC, a twenty-a-side game against Liverpool Rifle Brigade, on 24th of January 1874 at Boundary Road, St. Helens. He was one of 13 forwards! St. Helens didn’t trouble the scorers on the day at all; the opposition that day made five touchdowns, but didn’t convert any so the result was ‘a draw in their favour’! He married Mary Jane Slater in 1880 and they went on to raise four children. John and Mary moved to Knowsley View, Dentons Green, St Helens. John became the Manager of an Iron Works after gaining experience both as an engineer and the Iron Founding business. Eventually the family moved to a house called Abbey Ford in Rainford Road. In the mid-1870s, he played cricket for St. Helens CC and was a powerful fast bowler. In one match, against Farnworth, in 1875, John bowled so fast that his deliveries ‘made long-stopping extremely difficult’ and there were 23 runs conceded as extras as a result. It should be noted that Farnworth’s total was just 30 with the bat! He could also open the batting too. John died on the 27th of August 1940 at the age of 47. He was the last survivor of the very first St. Helens RFC team. Interestingly, the second longest Original George Miller Bushby had died just ten days earlier.

Biography of John Pritchard

HERITAGE NO :

John Pritchard

IRON MAN IN FIRST EVER MATCH

John was born in Sutton Weaver, Cheshire on the 2nd of November 1852. His father, John, was a Glassworks Manager which undoubtedly explains why the family moved to St. Helens.

John played in the very first match for the newly-formed St. Helens RFC, a twenty-a-side game against Liverpool Rifle Brigade, on 24th of January 1874 at Boundary Road, St. Helens. He was one of 13 forwards! St. Helens didn’t trouble the scorers on the day at all; the opposition that day made five touchdowns, but didn’t convert any so the result was ‘a draw in their favour’!

He married Mary Jane Slater in 1880 and they went on to raise four children. John and Mary moved to Knowsley View, Dentons Green, St Helens. John became the Manager of an Iron Works after gaining experience both as an engineer and the Iron Founding business. Eventually the family moved to a house called Abbey Ford in Rainford Road.

In the mid-1870s, he played cricket for St. Helens CC and was a powerful fast bowler. In one match, against Farnworth, in 1875, John bowled so fast that his deliveries ‘made long-stopping extremely difficult’ and there were 23 runs conceded as extras as a result. It should be noted that Farnworth’s total was just 30 with the bat! He could also open the batting too.

John died on the 27th of August 1940 at the age of 47. He was the last survivor of the very first St. Helens RFC team. Interestingly, the second longest Original George Miller Bushby had died just ten days earlier.

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
24th Jan 1874	1	N/K	16	Liverpool Royal Infirmary*	FR	H						VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

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John Pritchard

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Biography of John Pritchard