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Austin Carr
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
3-4-1854	N/A	Date unknown.	Unknown.
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
9-10-1875 v Liverpool Rifle Brigade		St Helens Recs	1880-
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1875-1880			2 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of Austin Carr
HERITAGE NO : Austin Cooper Carr IRON MAN AND CHESHIRE STUD Austin was born in St Helens in April 1854. His father, Edward, was a clergyman from Ireland and officiated at the Baptism of Austin on St George’s Day, 1854. His mother hailed from Guernsey and the family lived in the Parsonage off St Helens Road in the town. He attended Russell School on the Fylde, Lancashire and subsequently proceeded in 1873 to become an alumnus of St Johns College, Cambridge where he gained a ‘Rugby Blue’. Austin played as a back in the Saints’ second full season (1975-6), taking over the captaincy from William Douglas Herman. Austin had a lifelong interest in rugby and after he had hung up his boots he became Vice President of the West Lancashire and Border Towns Rugby Union. More importantly, he became the first ever President of St Helens RFC in the 1880s. By 1881 Austin was living in Dentons Green Lane and the Census recorded him as the proprietor of an iron works. He married Elizabeth Gamble on the 2nd of June, 1887. She was the daughter of Chemical industrialist Colonel Gamble of Windlehurst and two of her brothers, David and William, had featured in the Saints’ first ever fixture in January 1874. Off the field Austin pursued life vigorously. He initially raised his family at a substantial property in St James’ Road, Rainhill. His next door neighbour was George Bernard another former Saints’ player who had been in the first ever Saints’ team in January 1874. Besides overseeing his Iron Works and undertaking administration duties connected with rugby, Austin maintained a Stud Farm for horses in Broxton, Cheshire. Furthermore, he was successfully involved in showing horses of the Hackney class. Austin accumulated enough wealth to retire before he reached the age of fifty. The Carr family relocated to Kingsmead, Chester. Austin died in a Liverpool Nursing Home on the 6th of November 1918 aged 64. Despite his meanderings he elected to be buried in his hometown at St Helens Cemetery. His long term commitment to the Saints cannot be overestimated.

Biography of Austin Carr

HERITAGE NO :

Austin Cooper Carr

IRON MAN AND CHESHIRE STUD

Austin was born in St Helens in April 1854. His father, Edward, was a clergyman from Ireland and officiated at the Baptism of Austin on St George’s Day, 1854. His mother hailed from Guernsey and the family lived in the Parsonage off St Helens Road in the town. He attended Russell School on the Fylde, Lancashire and subsequently proceeded in 1873 to become an alumnus of St Johns College, Cambridge where he gained a ‘Rugby Blue’.

Austin played as a back in the Saints’ second full season (1975-6), taking over the captaincy from William Douglas Herman. Austin had a lifelong interest in rugby and after he had hung up his boots he became Vice President of the West Lancashire and Border Towns Rugby Union. More importantly, he became the first ever President of St Helens RFC in the 1880s.

By 1881 Austin was living in Dentons Green Lane and the Census recorded him as the proprietor of an iron works.

He married Elizabeth Gamble on the 2nd of June, 1887. She was the daughter of Chemical industrialist Colonel Gamble of Windlehurst and two of her brothers, David and William, had featured in the Saints’ first ever fixture in January 1874.

Off the field Austin pursued life vigorously. He initially raised his family at a substantial property in St James’ Road, Rainhill. His next door neighbour was George Bernard another former Saints’ player who had been in the first ever Saints’ team in January 1874. Besides overseeing his Iron Works and undertaking administration duties connected with rugby, Austin maintained a Stud Farm for horses in Broxton, Cheshire. Furthermore, he was successfully involved in showing horses of the Hackney class. Austin accumulated enough wealth to retire before he reached the age of fifty. The Carr family relocated to Kingsmead, Chester.

Austin died in a Liverpool Nursing Home on the 6th of November 1918 aged 64. Despite his meanderings he elected to be buried in his hometown at St Helens Cemetery. His long term commitment to the Saints cannot be overestimated.

Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
9th Oct 1875	1	N/K	1	Liverpool Rifle Brigade*	FR	H						VIEW
21st Feb 1880	2	N/K	1	St Helens Recs*	FR	A						VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

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Austin Carr

OVERALL STATISTICS

Biography of Austin Carr