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Joe Brownbill

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
15-8-1872
N/A
Date unknown.
Unknown.
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
8-12-1888 v Lancaster
Widnes
1895-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1888-1895
211 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
34
20
0
64

Biography of Joe Brownbill



HERITAGE NO :
Joseph Brownbill

Joseph was born on the 15th of August 1872 in Sutton, St Helens. His family lived at 84 Back Groves Row, Sutton, St Helens. His father James was a collier. By the time of the 1881 Census his father had died and his mother, Jane, was working as a glass bottle packer to support her six children.

Joseph was a precocious talent when he made his debut for the Saints on the 18th of December 1888 in an away victory over Lancaster. He was just 16 years old and mixing it up in the pack of forwards. In a career which stretched well into the Northern Union era Joe played 211 matches for the Saints by the time of the great split in 1895. Those matches yielded 25 tries and 2 goals towards his personal tally.

At the age of 18 Joseph played for the West Lancs and Border Towns Union: first against Champions Wigan at Wigan on the 10th of April 1890. Saints’ team-mates Billy Cross and James Graham also played in the match. One year later he represented the Union again against Champions Walkden at Walkden on 28th April 1891.

Joseph played in the very first game at Knowsley Road, against Manchester Rangers, on Saturday 6th September 1890, together with his brother John. Joseph certainly cemented his name into club folklore when he scored the first try on the new ground. Joseph caught the ball from a line-out, or throw-out as it was then called and plunged over the line for a try. We must not forget that the match was played under Rugby Union rules. His brother John actually missed the conversion.

Joseph married Margaret Wright in July 1890 and they went on to have eight children. Soon after the marriage Joseph lost his older brother and forwards partner, John, who succumbed to the deadly Typhoid fever in October 1890. Joe must have been a remarkably resilient character as he had lost his father as a young boy. Readers may not be surprised to learn that the first of Joseph’s and Margaret’s children was named John.

NORTHERN UNION ERAThe rampaging forward made his debut in the professional Northern Union against Tyldesley on 20th October 1895 and played his last match for the club three years later against Swinton. In all he took part in 38 Northern Union matches for the Saints as well as 218 games prior to 1895.

The 1939 Census finds Joseph living in Havelock Street, St Helens. He had an interesting job as a Black Ash Maker and he passed away in February 1944 aged 71. Joseph had a link with another great St Helens sporting family, as one of his daughters, May, married Saints scrum-half and world jumping champion Matt Creevey from Pocket Nook.

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
8th Dec 1888 1
W
 13 Lancaster* FR A 3 2 VIEW
22nd Dec 1888 2
W
 11 Lancaster* FR H 5 0 VIEW
25th Dec 1888 3
D
 11 Tyldesley* FR H 0 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1888 4
L
 11 Ossett* FR A 1 3 VIEW
29th Dec 1888 5
L
 11 Werneth* FR A 2 3 VIEW
19th Jan 1889 6
W
 11 Werneth* FR A 6 1 VIEW
26th Jan 1889 7
L
 11 Radcliffe* FR H 0 1 VIEW
2nd Feb 1889 8
W
 11 Eccles* FR H 7 0 VIEW
9th Feb 1889 9
D
 11 Stockport* FR A 0 0 VIEW
16th Feb 1889 10
L
 11 Widnes* FR A 0 4 VIEW
23rd Feb 1889 11
L
 11 Kendal Hornets* FR H 1 2 VIEW
2nd Mar 1889 12
W
 11 Aspull* WLC H 1 0 VIEW
9th Mar 1889 13
L
 11 Kendal Hornets* FR H 1 2 VIEW
16th Mar 1889 14
W
 10 Birch* FR A 7 1 VIEW
23rd Mar 1889 15
W
 10 Askam* FR H 3 0 VIEW
6th Apr 1889 16
L
 10 Askam* FR A 0 3 VIEW
13th Apr 1889 17
W
 10 Kendal Town* FR H 4 1 VIEW
19th Apr 1889 18
W
 10 Wakefield Trinity* FR H 4 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1889 19
W
 10 Aspull* FR H 4 2 VIEW
4th May 1889 20
D
 10 Batley* FR H 0 0 VIEW
19th Oct 1889 21
L
 1 Radcliffe* FR H 1 2 VIEW
16th Nov 1889 22
L
 13 Askam* FR A 1 4 VIEW
7th Dec 1889 23
W
 13 Levenshulme* FR H 8 0 VIEW
21st Dec 1889 24
W
 13 Blackley* FR H 4 0 VIEW
28th Dec 1889 25
L
 11 Hunslet* FR A 0 10 VIEW
4th Jan 1890 26
D
 13 Rochdale St Clements* FR H 2 2 VIEW
11th Jan 1890 27
W
 13 Morecambe* FR H 6 0 VIEW
18th Jan 1890 28
W
 13 Widnes* L H 3 0 VIEW
25th Jan 1890 29
L
 13 Leigh* L H 0 2 VIEW
1st Feb 1890 30
L
 14 Tyldesley* L H 1 5 VIEW
8th Feb 1890 31
L
 12 Kendal * FR A 0 6 VIEW
15th Feb 1890 32
L
 13 Radcliffe* FR A 2 3 VIEW
22nd Feb 1890 33
W
 13 Aspull* L H 2 0 VIEW
1st Mar 1890 34
L
 13 Wigan* L H 0 5 VIEW
8th Mar 1890 35
L
 13 Leigh* L A 0 1 VIEW
15th Mar 1890 36
W
 13 Elland* FR H 3 2 VIEW
22nd Mar 1890 37
L
 13 Wigan* L A 0 8 VIEW
29th Mar 1890 38
L
 13 Lancaster* FR A 0 3 VIEW
4th Apr 1890 39
W
 13 Ulverston* F H 5 0 VIEW
5th Apr 1890 40
W
 13 Marylebone* FR H 4 0 VIEW
12th Apr 1890 41
L
 13 Hunslet* FR H 2 6 VIEW
19th Apr 1890 42
W
 13 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 1 VIEW
3rd May 1890 43
L
 13 Millom* L A 4 5 1 VIEW
6th Sep 1890 44
W
 12 Manchester Rangers* FR H 7 1 1 VIEW
13th Sep 1890 45
L
 12 Wigan* SWLL H 0 8 VIEW
20th Sep 1890 46
W
 12 Kendal Hornets* FR H 4 2 VIEW
27th Sep 1890 47
W
 12 Askam* FR H 7 2 VIEW
4th Oct 1890 48
L
 13 Walkden* SWLL H 0 2 VIEW
11th Oct 1890 49
L
 13 Kendal Hornets* FR A 0 2 VIEW
25th Oct 1890 50
L
 13 Aspull* SWLL A 0 2 VIEW
1st Nov 1890 51
W
 13 Blackley Rangers* FR H 3 2 VIEW
8th Nov 1890 52
L
 13 Oldham* FR A 3 4 VIEW
22nd Nov 1890 53
D
 13 Duckinfield* FR A 1 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1890 54
W
 13 Duckinfield* FR H 3 0 VIEW
13th Dec 1890 55
W
 13 Tyldesley* FR A 1 0 1 VIEW
25th Dec 1890 56
W
 13 Blackley Rangers* FR H 10 0 VIEW
27th Dec 1890 57
W
 13 York* FR H 2 0 1 VIEW
3rd Jan 1891 58
W
 13 Widnes* FR A 3 0 VIEW
10th Jan 1891 59
W
 13 Salford* FR H 1 0 VIEW
24th Jan 1891 60
D
 13 Aspull* SWLL H 1 1 1 VIEW
31st Jan 1891 61
W
 13 Rochdale St. Clements* FR H 5 2 VIEW
7th Feb 1891 62
W
 13 Sale* FR A 7 3 VIEW
14th Feb 1891 63
L
 13 Radcliffe* FR A 0 4 VIEW
18th Feb 1891 64
D
 13 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
21st Feb 1891 65
W
 13 Ulverston* FR H 4 2 2 VIEW
28th Feb 1891 66
D
 13 Lancaster* FR A 0 0 VIEW
7th Mar 1891 67
D
 13 Leigh* SWLL H 0 0 VIEW
14th Mar 1891 68
W
 13 Birkenhead Wanderers* SWLL A 1 0 VIEW
21st Mar 1891 69
L
 13 Morecambe* FR H 1 3 VIEW
27th Mar 1891 70
W
 13 Sutton* FR H 9 0 VIEW
28th Mar 1891 71
W
 13 Radcliffe* FR H 9 4 1 VIEW
30th Mar 1891 72
W
 13 Mona (Isle of Man)* FR H 1 0 1 VIEW
4th Apr 1891 73
W
 13 Sale* FR H 9 4 1 VIEW
11th Apr 1891 74
W
 13 Lancaster* FR H 1 0 VIEW
16th Apr 1891 75
W
 13 Birkenhead Wanderers* SWLL H 3 2 1 VIEW
18th Apr 1891 76
L
 5 Walkden* SWLL A 0 11 VIEW
22nd Apr 1891 77
W
 13 Wigan* SWLL A 3 1 1 VIEW
24th Apr 1891 78
W
 12 Pemberton* SWLL H 7 1 1 VIEW
25th Apr 1891 79
D
 7 Rochdale St. Clements* FR A 0 0 VIEW
30th Apr 1891 80
D
 7 Salford* FR A 0 0 VIEW
5th Sep 1891 81
D
 7 Ulverston* FR H 0 0 VIEW
12th Sep 1891 82
D
 7 Wigan* FR H 0 0 VIEW
19th Sep 1891 83
W
 7 Salford* FR A 11 7 VIEW
26th Sep 1891 84
L
 6 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 0 2 VIEW
3rd Oct 1891 85
L
 7 Kendal Hornets* FR A 0 13 VIEW
10th Oct 1891 86
W
 2 Sale* FR H 24 0 1 VIEW
15th Oct 1891 87
L
 2 Runcorn* Charity A 2 7 1 VIEW
17th Oct 1891 88
W
 2 Elland* FR H 7 2 VIEW
24th Oct 1891 89
L
 2 Rockcliffe* Tour A 0 14 VIEW
26th Oct 1891 90
W
 2 Percy Park* Tour A 9 7 VIEW
31st Oct 1891 91
L
 2 Stockport* FR A 0 10 VIEW
21st Nov 1891 92
W
 7 Tyldesley* FR H 6 2 VIEW
28th Nov 1891 93
D
 7 Blackley* FR A 0 0 VIEW
5th Dec 1891 94
W
 7 Morecambe* FR H 2 0 VIEW
17th Dec 1891 95
L
 7 Widnes* FR A 4 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1891 96
L
 7 Wigan* FR A 4 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1892 97
W
 7 Runcorn* FR H 4 2 1 VIEW
2nd Jan 1892 98
W
 7 Widnes* FR H 4 0 VIEW
9th Jan 1892 99
L
 7 Ulverston* FR A 2 6 VIEW
23rd Jan 1892 100
L
 7 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR A 0 2 VIEW
30th Jan 1892 101
W
 7 Duckinfield* FR H 4 0 VIEW
6th Feb 1892 102
W
 7 Stockport* FR H 7 0 VIEW
13th Feb 1892 103
W
 7 Sale* FR H 12 2 VIEW
27th Feb 1892 104
D
 7 Rochdale St. Clements* FR A 7 7 VIEW
5th Mar 1892 105
W
 7 Salford* FR H 6 0 VIEW
12th Mar 1892 106
L
 7 Elland* FR A 0 4 VIEW
19th Mar 1892 107
W
 7 Lancaster* FR H 9 5 1 VIEW
26th Mar 1892 108
W
 7 Duckinfield* FR A 6 0 VIEW
2nd Apr 1892 109
W
 7 Kendal Hornets* FR H 14 2 1 VIEW
9th Apr 1892 110
W
 7 Tuebrook* FR H 24 0 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1892 111
W
 7 Aspatria* FR H 6 0 VIEW
16th Apr 1892 112
W
 7 Leicester* FR H 6 0 1 VIEW
20th Apr 1892 113
W
 7 Leigh* FR A 2 0 VIEW
23rd Apr 1892 114
D
 7 Blackley* FR H 7 7 VIEW
25th Apr 1892 115
W
 7 Grahams Select* Charity H 6 0 VIEW
28th Apr 1892 116
W
 7 Liverpool* Benefit H 20 0 1 VIEW
30th Apr 1892 117
L
 7 Tyldesley* FR A 0 10 VIEW
1st Sep 1892 118
L
 7 Wigan* FR H 0 5 VIEW
3rd Sep 1892 119
W
 7 Kendal* FR H 6 2 1 VIEW
17th Sep 1892 120
W
 7 Duckinfield* FR A 19 0 VIEW
24th Sep 1892 121
W
 7 Ulverston* FR H 16 0 2 2 VIEW
1st Oct 1892 122
W
 7 Manchester Rangers* FR A 4 0 VIEW
8th Oct 1892 123
D
 7 Aspull* FR A 4 4 VIEW
15th Oct 1892 124
W
 7 Sale* FR A 4 0 VIEW
22nd Oct 1892 125
W
 7 Stockport* FR H 17 0 1 VIEW
29th Oct 1892 126
W
 7 Sale* FR H 22 0 VIEW
5th Nov 1892 127
W
 7 Morecambe* FR A 11 9 VIEW
12th Nov 1892 128
W
 7 Tyldesley* FR A 2 0 VIEW
19th Nov 1892 129
D
 7 Runcorn* FR H 0 0 VIEW
26th Nov 1892 130
W
 7 Morecambe* FR H 9 4 VIEW
3rd Dec 1892 131
D
 7 Leigh* FR H 0 0 VIEW
17th Dec 1892 132
D
 7 Tyldesley* FR H 0 0 VIEW
24th Dec 1892 133
L
 7 Tottington* Exhibition A 0 2 VIEW
7th Jan 1893 134
W
 7 Tottington* FR H 4 0 VIEW
14th Jan 1893 135
W
 7 Aspull* FR H 14 0 1 VIEW
21st Jan 1893 136
D
 7 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
28th Jan 1893 137
W
 7 Widnes* FR A 5 0 VIEW
4th Feb 1893 138
W
 7 Lancaster* FR A 2 0 VIEW
11th Feb 1893 139
W
 7 Kendal* FR A 9 0 1 VIEW
18th Feb 1893 140
W
 7 Duckinfield* FR H 25 0 VIEW
25th Feb 1893 141
W
 7 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 20 0 VIEW
4th Mar 1893 142
W
 7 Tuebrook* FR A 27 0 VIEW
11th Mar 1893 143
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets* FR A 5 0 VIEW
25th Mar 1893 144
L
 7 Stockport* FR A 2 6 VIEW
31st Mar 1893 145
W
 7 Barton* FR H 15 0 VIEW
1st Apr 1893 146
D
 7 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR A 0 0 VIEW
3rd Apr 1893 147
D
 7 Runcorn* FR A 0 0 VIEW
8th Apr 1893 148
L
 7 Salford* FR A 2 6 VIEW
13th Apr 1893 149
W
 7 Cross's County Team* Charity H 6 4 VIEW
15th Apr 1893 150
W
 7 Widnes* FR H 9 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1893 151
L
 7 Wigan* FR A 0 2 VIEW
20th Apr 1893 152
W
 7 Liverpool* Charity H 17 0 VIEW
22nd Apr 1893 153
D
 7 Tuebrook* FR H 4 4 1 VIEW
24th Apr 1893 154
W
 15 Swinton* FR H 4 2 VIEW
29th Apr 1893 155
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets* FR H 10 0 VIEW
2nd Sep 1893 156
W
 8 Holbeck* FR H 17 4 VIEW
9th Sep 1893 157
W
 8 Wigan* FR H 6 0 VIEW
16th Sep 1893 158
W
 8 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 17 4 VIEW
23rd Sep 1893 159
L
 8 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
30th Sep 1893 160
L
 8 Lancaster* LCC A 0 6 VIEW
7th Oct 1893 161
W
 8 Aspull* LCC H 8 5 1 VIEW
14th Oct 1893 162
W
 8 Walkden* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
21st Oct 1893 163
W
 8 Mossley* LCC A 16 0 VIEW
28th Oct 1893 164
W
 8 Widnes* LCC H 3 0 VIEW
4th Nov 1893 165
W
 8 Morecambe* FR H 8 0 VIEW
11th Nov 1893 166
W
 8 Blackley* LCC A 11 0 VIEW
25th Nov 1893 167
D
 8 Swinton* FR A 6 6 VIEW
2nd Dec 1893 168
L
 8 Ulverston* LCC A 3 18 1 VIEW
9th Dec 1893 169
W
 8 Rochdale St. Clements* LCC H 9 0 VIEW
16th Dec 1893 170
W
 8 Kendal* FR A 10 0 VIEW
23rd Dec 1893 171
W
 8 Tuebrook* FR A 8 4 VIEW
25th Dec 1893 172
D
 8 Leigh* LCC H 0 0 VIEW
26th Dec 1893 173
L
 8 Wigan* FR A 3 5 VIEW
29th Dec 1893 174
L
 8 Stockport* FR A 0 6 VIEW
1st Jan 1894 175
W
 8 Runcorn* FR H 8 0 VIEW
13th Jan 1894 176
W
 8 Blackley* LCC H 21 5 2 VIEW
20th Jan 1894 177
W
 8 Lancaster* LCC H 21 0 VIEW
27th Jan 1894 178
D
 8 Leigh* LCC A 3 3 VIEW
3rd Feb 1894 179
W
 8 Tyldesley* FR A 4 0 VIEW
10th Feb 1894 180
W
 8 Ulverston* LCC H 11 0 VIEW
17th Feb 1894 181
W
 8 Rochdale St. Clements* LCC A 3 0 VIEW
24th Feb 1894 182
W
 8 Widnes* LCC A 14 0 VIEW
3rd Mar 1894 183
W
 8 Aspull* LCC A 17 0 VIEW
19th Apr 1894 184
W
 8 Stockport* FR H 15 10 VIEW
21st Apr 1894 185
W
 8 Broughton Rangers* LCCPO N 12 5 VIEW
1st Sep 1894 186
W
 10 Birkenhead Wanderers* FR H 16 3 VIEW
8th Sep 1894 187
W
 10 Blackley* FR H 16 0 1 VIEW
15th Sep 1894 188
W
 10 Ulverston* FR H 27 0 VIEW
22nd Sep 1894 189
W
 10 Tranmere Wanderers* FR H 20 0 VIEW
29th Sep 1894 190
L
 10 Broughton Rangers* LSC A 8 13 VIEW
6th Oct 1894 191
W
 10 Tyldesley* LSC H 16 0 VIEW
13th Oct 1894 192
W
 10 Warrington* LSC H 9 0 VIEW
20th Oct 1894 193
L
 10 Oldham* LSC A 0 6 VIEW
3rd Nov 1894 194
W
 10 Morecambe* FR H 17 10 VIEW
7th Nov 1894 195
L
 10 Swinton* LSC A 0 3 VIEW
10th Nov 1894 196
W
 10 Dewsbury* FR H 9 0 1 VIEW
17th Nov 1894 197
D
 10 Ulverston* FR A 0 0 VIEW
24th Nov 1894 198
W
 10 Broughton Rangers* FR A 10 3 VIEW
1st Dec 1894 199
W
 10 Millom* FR H 24 0 1 VIEW
26th Jan 1895 200
D
 10 Leigh* FR A 5 5 VIEW
2nd Feb 1895 201
L
 10 Runcorn* FR H 0 7 VIEW
9th Mar 1895 202
W
 10 Oldham* LSC H 8 3 VIEW
16th Mar 1895 203
W
 10 Salford* FR A 8 6 VIEW
23rd Mar 1895 204
D
 10 Swinton* LSC H 0 0 VIEW
6th Apr 1895 205
D
 10 Wigan* FR A 0 0 VIEW
12th Apr 1895 206
L
 10 Tyldesley* LSC A 0 11 VIEW
13th Apr 1895 207
W
 10 Morecambe* FR A 8 0 VIEW
15th Apr 1895 208
W
 10 Broughton Rangers* FR H 23 0 VIEW
20th Apr 1895 --
L
 10 Runcorn* FR A 0 10 VIEW
25th Apr 1895 --
L
 10 Wigan* FR H 3 7 VIEW
27th Apr 1895 --
W
 10 Widnes* FR H 18 0 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 124 | LOSSES : 56 | DRAWS : 31




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