The picture below is the Castleford NU team that played Knottingley in the Yorkshire Junior Cup on 22nd Jan 1910.
Castleford won (39-0) but the match had to be replayed due to Knottingley objecting to ineligible players (T. Walton - Dewsbury), J Harris (St Helens), G Unsworth (Hull KR) and J Unsworth (Wakefield T.) being named.



The players are as follows:

Back row: Willoughby (secretary), Taylor, Hinton, J. Unsworth, Brunyee (Brunyard?) and Cole
Middle row: Harris, Higgins, T. Walton (Capt.), G. Unsworth and Cockerham
Front row: G Cookson, Carter and Muscroft

Can anyone confirm that:
1) The Cole pictured on the back row, far right is Isaac Cole
(He played for Castleford RU 1904, Castleford NU 1904-06, Huddersfield 1906-08, Wakefield 1910-1911, Keighley 1913 & 1921, War years York & Halifax 1917).
2) He also played in the Billy Batten X111 v Halifax (Ernest Whitehouse benefit match) on 21st Dec 1919. This is noted as the first game of rugby to be played at Wheldon Road - Is this correct?

Hi, we think it is J Cole my partners great grand dad who played for cas in those days and got an England cap in 1906 v Other Nationalities..... Have you any more picrues pre first world war of that time? or know where to find them ? My e mail is steverc44@hotmail.com Steve Craven

Hi, we think it is J Cole my partners great grand dad who played for cas in those days and got an England cap in 1906 v Other Nationalities..... Have you any more picrues pre first world war of that time? or know where to find them ? My e mail is steverc44@hotmail.com Steve Craven