1921–22 Rugby Union County Championship

1921–22 County Championship
Countries	England
Champions	Gloucestershire (5th title)
Runners-up	North Midlands

The 1921–22 Rugby Union County Championship was the 29th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.^[1][2][3]

Gloucestershire won the competition for the fifth time and third in succession after defeating North Midlands in the final.^[4][5]

Semifinals

Date	Venue	Team one	Team two	Score
		North Midlands	Cheshire
11 Jan	London	Surrey	Gloucestershire	8-8
16 Feb	(replay) Kingsholm	Gloucestershire	Surrey	30-0

Final

9 March 1922

North Midlands	0–19	Gloucestershire
		Try: Spoors, Ayliffe, Dix Con: Millington Pen: Pickles

Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 7,000

Reg Pickles (capt) Bristol H Feltham Bristol Stanley Cook Cambridge University Len Corbett Bristol T Spoors Bristol Tom Millington Gloucester William 'Father' Dix Gloucester George Halford Gloucester Sid Smart Gloucester Tom Voyce Gloucester Frank Ayliffe Gloucester A Hall Gloucester A Hore Bristol Major Roderick Gloucester P J Williams Bristol

E H Edwards Wolverhampton A P Wayte Birmingham University R Baker Birmingham University H C Price Old Edwardians E Foster Moseley A H Cross Aston Old Edwardians L Barratt Aston Old Edwardians H W Hill Moseley A Woodward (capt) Moseley P S Jenkins Birmingham D B Drummond Old Edwardians A C Tomlinson Burton H E Markwick Aston Old Edwardians J D Browne Aston Old Edwardians W E Wilkinson Aston Old Edwardians

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. Jenkins, Vivian (1975). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook. Brickfield Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0362-00221-5.
2. "English County Championship". Rugby Football History.
3. "The County Finals". County Rugby.com.
4. "(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.). "The Rugby County Championship." Times, 10 Mar. 1922, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
5. "(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.). "Rugby Football." Times, 9 Mar. 1922, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.