GRFC SEASON RECORD 1924-25 [Archive Catalogue Ref: D10800/3/1/34] Season record: Played 40, Won 24, Lost 15, Drawn 1, Points for 430, against 308 47 players appeared. Most F Ford 36, J Hemmings 34, F W Ayliffe 33 appearances: Leading scorers: S R Crowther 18 tries, S A Brown 14 tries, T Millington 1 try, 28 conversions, 3 penalties Sep 13 Gloucester 0 Lydney 0 Sep 18 Gloucester 24 Moseley 14 Tries: Bayliss, Thomas, Hemmings, Ayliffe (2), Ford; Conversions: Millington (2), Williams (1) Sep 20 Gloucester 12 Coventry 6 Tries: Collins (2), Collier, Thomas Sep 27 Bath 16 Gloucester 7 Try: Brown; Drop Goal: Taylor Sep 29 Gloucester 8 Cinderford 7 Tries: Ayliffe, Hemmings; Oct 4 Gloucester 10 Bristol 12 Tries: Taylor, Brown; Conversions: Millington (2) First Bristol win at Kingsholm since Mar 1907 Oct 11 Gloucester 0 Guy s Hospital 5 Guy s first victory at Kingsholm Oct 18 Cardiff 19 Gloucester 0 Oct 25 Lydney 3 Gloucester 5 Try: Hall; Conversion: Hogg Nov 1 Gloucester 11 Plymouth Albion 3 Tries: Voyce (2), Crowther; Nov 6 Gloucester 23 Oxford University 16 Nov 8 Gloucester 0 Devonport Services 8 Nov 13 Gloucester 11 Capt Donne s Team 9 Jubilee Celebration Match Tries: Duberley, Milliner, Voyce, Short, Hemmings; Conversions: Millington (2); Drop Goal: Thomas Tries: Ford, Voyce, Hemmings; Conversion: Millington Another notable win, gained on stroke of time Nov 15 Newport 25 Gloucester 12 Tries: F Ayliffe, Prior; Penalties: Millington, Voyce Nov 16 Tom Voyce announced his decision to take month s rest Nov 22 Gloucester 26 Cheltenham 0 Tries: Print, Loveridge, Prior, Thomas, Bayliss, Crowther; Conversions: Williams (4)
Nov 29 Harlequins 17 Gloucester 6 Tries: Bruce-Jones, Thomas First defeat from Quins Played at Twickenham Dec 6 Gloucester 0 Combined Services 21 Dec 13 Cheltenham 0 Gloucester 9 Tries: Roberts, Comley, Rea Dec 20 Gloucester 8 Pontypool 6 Tries: Prior, Brown; Pontypool had goal points disallowed because placer failed to remove his hand for [sic] under ball when kick was taken Dec 26 Gloucester 0 Old Merchant Taylor s 3 Dec 27 Gloucester 21 Bath 0 Tries: Brown (2), Hughes (2), Taylor, Hemmings; Penalty: Millington Jan 3 Llanelly v Gloucester cancelled Jan 10 Coventry 3 Gloucester 8 Try: Crowther; Conversion: Voyce; Penalty: Voyce Jan 17 Gloucester 25 Old Blues 9 Tries: Crowther (4), Brown, Ford, Ayliffe; Conversions: Taylor (2) S Bayliss dislocated his neck in this match and died Royal Infirmary Tuesday Jan 20 th Jan 24 Gloucester v Guy s Hospital cancelled owing to funeral of Stan Bayliss No better title had young Stan to Fame That, as in Life, in Death, he Played the Game Jan 31 Gloucester 11 Swansea 13 Tries: Milliner, Duberley, Taylor; Feb 7 United Services Portsmouth 13 Gloucester 10 Tries: Roberts, Hemmings; Drop Goal: James Feb 14 Gloucester 8 Cardiff 6 Tries: Crowther, Loveridge; Feb 21 Gloucester 25 Richmond 3 Tries: Ayliffe, Hemmings, Hughes (2), Loveridge, Crowther, Hall; Conversions: Millington (2) Feb 28 Swansea 6 Gloucester 3 Penalty: Millington Mar 2 Llanelly 9 Gloucester 3 Try: Thomas Mar 7 Bristol 0 Gloucester 5 Try; Thomas; Gloucester have yet to
suffer defeat at the Memorial Ground; in fact the City have only been beaten once at Bristol since October 29 th 1910 Mar 14 Gloucester 8 Llanelly 5 Tries: Hughes, Macdonald; Mar 21 Gloucester 8 Newport 0 Tries: Brown (2); Mar 28 Gloucester 26 St Bart s 5 Tries: Crowther (2), Bartlett, Brown, Hemmings, Prior; Conversions: Williams (4) Apr 2 Gloucester 8 Mr R Roberts XV 3 Tries: Crowther, Voyce; Conversion: Williams Played for the benefit of Cinderford Apr 4 Pontypool 13 Gloucester 6 Tries: Hughes, Crowther Apr 11 Gloucester 18 Northern 3 Tries: Crowther, Roberts, Wood, Hughes; Conversions: Millington (3) Apr 13 Gloucester 40 London Welsh 8 Tries: Brown (3), Milliner, Wood (2), Hughes, Crowther (2), Triggs-Herbert; Conversions: Millington (5) Apr 14 Cinderford 3 Gloucester 5 Try: Millington; Apr 18 Devonport Services 6 Gloucester 8 Tries: Voyce, Hughes; Apr 19 Plymouth Albion 13 Gloucester 8 Tries: Brown, Crowther; Apr 20 Sidmouth 0 Gloucester 12 Tries: Crowther (2), Brown, Voyce Gloucester A Season Played 24, Won 16, Lost 5, Drawn 3, Points for 306, against 117 record: Playing record from the Citizen. However, records are limited and the results of five games are unknown. One was possibly cancelled. The scorers in several games are similarly unknown. Captain Albert Rea Sep 13 Cinderford A 6 Gloucester A 6 Scorers unknown Sep 20 Yorkley 6 Gloucester A 13 Scorers unknown Sep 27 Gloucester A 20 Bath A 5 Scorers unknown Oct 4 Bristol A 23 Gloucester A 9 Tries: E.Triggs-Herbert, H.Franklin, L.Abbey Oct 11 Berry Hill 3 Gloucester A 3 Try: Scorer unknown Oct 18 Gloucester A 20 Cardiff A 5 Tries: P.Hogg (2), J.Print, H.Franklin Conversion: S.Williams Penalties: S.Williams (2)
Oct 25 Gloucester A 6 Ruardean 0 Tries F.Fisher, E.Comley Nov 1 Stratford-on-Avon 0 Gloucester A 4 Drop goal: P.Hogg Nov 8 Gloucester Old Boys 0 Gloucester A 18 Tries: R.Loveridge (3), J.Print (2), E.Comley Nov 15 Gloucester A 26 Newport A 11 Scorers unknown Nov 29 Gloucester A 16 Whitecroft 3 Tries: H.Franklin (2) Conversion: S.Williams Drop goals: H.Bartlett, G.James Dec 6 Cheltenham A 5 Scorers unknown Gloucester A 21 Dec 20 Gordon League 3 Gloucester A 0 Dec 26 West End 0 Gloucester A 0 Dec 27 Bath A v Gloucester A Result unknown Jan 3 Gloucester A v Cinderford A Result unknown. Possibly cancelled, as the first XV s game that day was cancelled due to frost. Jan 10 Gloucester A 10 Try: J.Print Stratford-on Avon 3 Other scorers unknown Jan 17 Wagon Works 0 Scorers unknown Gloucester A 12 Jan 31 Oil Mills 0 Gloucester A 14 Scorers unknown Feb 14 Cardiff A 12 Gloucester A 6 Scorers unknown Feb 21 Ruspidge 0 Gloucester A 20 Scorers unknown Feb 28 Gloucester A 9 Yorkley 3 Scorers unknown Mar 7 Gloucester A 30 Bristol A 3 Tries: W.Prior (2), L.Abbey, H.Franklin, J.Print, H.Bartlett Conversions: S.Williams (4) Drop goal: L.Abbey Mar 14 Hereford 3 Gloucester A 24 Scorers unknown Mar 21 Newport A 8 Gloucester A 3 Try: F.Sturge Mar 28 Ruardean v Gloucester A Result unknown Apr 4 Gloucester A v Ruspidge Result unknown Apr 11 Whtecroft 15 Gloucester A 6 Try: R.Loveridge Other scorer unknown Apr 13 St.Mark s v Gloucester A Result unknown Gloucestershire Sep 25 Gloucestershire 0 New Zealand 6 (Played at Gloucester) Oct 25 Gloucestershire 33 Devon 6 Bristol) Dr.G.C.Taylor, G.Thomas, S.Bayliss Tries: T.Spoors (2), S.Brown (2), L.Corbett, Dr.G.C.Taylor, R.C.W.Pickles, F.Ayliffe,
Nov 22 Somerset 11 Gloucestershire 18 Bridgwater) Dec 13 Cornwall 5 Gloucestershire 6 Redruth) Feb 7 Gloucestershire 10 Middlesex 9 (Championship Semi-Final, played at Gloucester) Mar 28 Gloucestershire 6 Leicestershire 14 (Championship Final, played at Bristol) Other Dec 6 North 13 South 5 (England Trial, played at Bradford) Dec 20 England 14 Rest 20 (England Trial, played at Twickenham) A.Preece Conversions: R.C.W.Pickles (3) Dr.G.C.Taylor, T.Voyce, F.Ayliffe Tries: S.Brown, T.Spoors, L.Corbett Conversion: T.Millington Penalty: T.Millington Drop goal: B.S.Chantrill H.Roberts, S.Duberley, F.Ford Tries: L.C.Waters, R.C.W.Pickles E.H.Hughes, F.Ayliffe, S.Duberley, S.Bayliss, R.Milliner Tries: L.Corbett (2) Conversions: T.Millington (2) Dr.G.C.Taylor, T.Voyce, S.Duberley, F.Ayliffe, F.Ford, R.Milliner W.B noted lucky win Tries: R.C.W.Pickles, Dr.G.C.Taylor T.Millington, E.H.Hughes, R.Milliner, Dr.G.C.Taylor, F.Ayliffe, T.Voyce, S.Duberley, F.Ford Attendance: 15,146 T.Voyce and T.Millington (conversion) played for South T.Voyce played for England