1881/82
01/10/1881 BOOTLE (Away) Lost – Score Unknown
No Line-up available
08/10/1881 WALMERSLEY (Home) Lost – 1G, 2T, several M to 0
*played one man short after half time
A.Dickenson (full back), Ambler, A.Irving (capt), R.E.Dickenson (¾ backs); Ellerby, Milnes (½ backs); Tunstall, Jervis, Lodge, Thomson, Lloyd, Anderton, Boyd, Holt, Bimpson (forwards)
29/10/1881 WIDNES WASPS (Home) Won – 1G, 2T, 4M to 2TD
A.Dickenson (full back), A.Irving, A.Dalby, R.E.Dickenson (¾ backs); Milnes, T.Morris (½ backs); Lloyd, Atherton, Thomson, Bimpson, Wignall, Cragg, Salisbury, Bowman (forwards)
05/11/1881 Liverpool Rangers (Away) Lost – 1G, 1 T, 4TD v 1 TD
A.Irving (Capt.) (full back); A.Dalby, W.Tunstall (¾ backs); S.Cragg, J.Lloyd (½ backs); W.Anderton, C.Watt, S.Thompson, T.Pidduck, J.Bowman, Cadwell (forwards)
12/11/1881 CRESCENT WANDERERS (Home) Lost – 2T, 3M v 1TD
R.Milner (full back); A.Irving (Capt.), Arthur Dalby, R.E.Dickenson (¾ backs); J.Lloyd, Alf.Dalby (½ backs); M Boyd, Bimpson, Tunstall, Thomson, Jervis, Cragg, T.Halsall, Morris, Bowman (forwards)
19/11/1881 Everton Valley (Away)
Everton Valley did not show, despite Hornets travelling to Stanley Park for the fixture
26/11/1881 ST HELENS RANGERS (Home) Won – 1T, 1TD, 2DB v 2DB
R.Milnes (full back); A.Irving (Capt.), R.E.Dickenson, Arthur Dalby (¾ backs); J.Lloyd, Alf. Dalby (½ backs); S.Cragg, W.Anderton, J.Bowman, S.Thomson, C.Bimpson, M.Boyd, T.Pidduck, W.H.Jervis, G.Lodge (forwards)
29/12/1881 J. G. HOWARD’S SCRATCH TEAM (Home) Won – 2G, 7T, 9M v 1TD
A.Dickenson (full back); A.Irving (Capt.), Dalby, R.E.Dickenson (¾ backs); Dalby, Morris (½ backs); Anderton, Lloyd, Jervis, A.Ball, Bimpson, Jones, Thomson, Holland, Fish (forwards)
31/12/1881 BOOTLE (Home) Lost – 1T, 1TD v 1G 1T Several M
A.Dickenson (full back); A.Irving (Capt.), R.E.Dickenson, A.Ball (¾ backs); A.Dalby, J.Halsall (½ backs); Anderton, Thomson, Lodge, Cragg, Jervis, Lloyd, J.G.Howard, Bowman, Bimpson (forwards)
07/01/1882 Widnes Wasps (Away) Lost – 0 v 3T, 2TD
A.Dickenson (full back); A.Irving (Capt.), A.Dalby, T.Pidduck (¾ backs); J.Lloyd, W.H.Jervis (½ backs); Anderton, Collins, Sellars, Boyd, Jones, Thomson, Ripley, Bowman, Bimpson (forwards)
18/02/1882 HIGHFIELD (Home) Lost – 1T, 1TD, 1 DB v 1TD, 2 TIG
No Line-up given
22/04/1882 Southport Olympic (Away) Lost – 0 v 1G, 1T, 8M
Arthur Dalby, Andrew Irving, Alfred Wright, Anderton, Alfred Dalby, T.Sellers noted in the report. Full Line-Up Not Available.
