Adam Sutton | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
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| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Adam Sutton |
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 HERITAGE NO : Adam Sutton MISSED OUT ON FINAL Adam’s parents both came to the area from County Carlow, Ireland in the 1850s and married and settled in Liverpool for a couple of years. The family moved to Bolton Street, Parr and the 1861 Census has them living in Bolton Street where Adam’s father was a chemical labourer. As the family expanded they moved to Boundary Road, St Helens where Adam was born on the 1st of November, 1872. Adam made his debut for the Saints on the 4th of March, 1893 in the away fixture against Tuebrook. He played in the centre three-quarter position that day and helped the Saints to a well earned victory. He played in a further six matches before 1895 and scored three tries in the process. NORTHERN UNION ERA Adam Sutton played 22 matches for the Saints between December 1895 and February 1899. He played in the backs in various positions from full back to wing to centre. He scored one try for the Saints. After playing in every round of the Challenge Cup in 1895 including the semi final, he was very unlucky to miss out on the first historic Challenge Cup Final against Batley. His omission from that momentous match was due to him receiving a serious arm injury in the semi-final. That injury effectively strangled Adam’s career and he appeared only one more time in an official match against Tyldesley. In the 1891 Census Adam was listed as a general labourer living with his parents and two brothers and two sisters. We can assume his work provided the necessary robustness to endure 80 minutes of tough physical contact on the rugby field. His post Saints` days saw Adam move away from St Helens for a while to the salubrious surroundings of a pub in Exley Street, West Derby, Liverpool where he was employed as a barman. Later he returned to the town of his birth, met his future wife, Mary Heaton. He regained his former employment as a general labourer and found a new abode at 58 Bickerstaffe Street, St Helens. It is interesting to note that his new wife was 10 years his senior and had previously been married to Bill Heaton who had played for the Club in the early 1880s. Mary also brought four children to the dining table. During the Great War Adam joined the local Labour Corps regiment and rose to become a Lance Corporal in rank. He was awarded the British War Medal, the Victory Medal and the 1914-15 Star. He managed to survive the terrible conflict and was discharged in March, 1919. In 1939, we know that he was living in Huyton with his wife. Adam died in June 1952 at the age of 79. His death was registered in Prescot. |
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 4th Mar 1893 | 1 | W |
4 | Tuebrook* | FR | A | 27 | 0 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 11th Mar 1893 | 2 | W |
4 | Rochdale Hornets* | FR | A | 5 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Mar 1893 | 3 | D |
3 | Barton* | FR | A | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Mar 1893 | 4 | L |
3 | Stockport* | FR | A | 2 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Apr 1894 | 5 | W |
1 | Stockport* | FR | H | 15 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Sep 1894 | 6 | L |
1 | Broughton Rangers* | LSC | A | 8 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Nov 1894 | 7 | W |
4 | Morecambe* | FR | H | 17 | 10 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 4 | LOSSES : 2 | DRAWS : 1 |
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