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A great selection of Rugby League Memorabilia, programmes, books, autographs, jerseys, caps, tickets from around the globe. Australia, New Zealand, France, England, Wales, Great Britain. See below what we have on offer.

ANNUALS  -  AUTOGRAPHS  -  BADGES & PINS  -  BOOKS  -  CAPS  -  CIGARETTE & TRADE CARDS   -   MAGAZINES  -  MISC  -  PHILATELIC  -  PHOTOGRAPHS  -  POSTCARDS  -  PROGRAMMES  -  TICKETS  -  TIES

 

PROGRAMMES

CHALLENGE CUP FINALS

  teams date venue score condition price
14.jpg (71433 bytes) Leeds v Warrington 18 Apr 1936  

Wembley

 

 2 - 18 pencil note on front cover, rusty staples and some wear to the spine, middle pages are loose

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc36

£145.00
12.jpg (114094 bytes) Salford v Barrow 7 May 1938  

Wembley

 

 4 - 7 rusty staples and some slight creasing

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc38

£135.00
11.jpg (68732 bytes) Salford v Halifax 6 May 1939 Wembley 3 - 20 slight crease, rusty staples small tear to the spine

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc39

£125.00
10.jpg (80206 bytes) Wakefield Trinity v Wigan 4 May 1946 Wembley 12 - 13 small stain on front, slight crease

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc46

£65.00
09.jpg (78861 bytes) Leeds v Bradford Northern 3 May 1947 Wembley 4 - 8 slight crease down the middle, overall in good condition

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc47

£45.00
08.jpg (99756 bytes) Bradford Northern v Wigan 1 May 1948 Wembley 3 - 8 number on front in pencil, slight crease

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc48

£39.00
07.jpg (75640 bytes) Bradford Northern v Halifax 7 May 1949 Wembley 12 - 0 pencil note on front, rusty staples, piece cut out from the front cover

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc49

£5.00
05.jpg (62109 bytes) Barrow v Wigan 5 May 1951 Wembley 10 - 0 slight cease

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc51

£30.00
30.jpg (97759 bytes) Halifax v Warrington 24 Apr 1954 Wembley 4 - 4 slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cc54

 £15.00
02.jpg (100471 bytes) Barrow v Workington Town 30 Apr 1955 Wembley   pencil note on front cover, very slight crease down the middle.

Ref: PB1-rlprfn-cc55

£25.00
34.jpg (130854 bytes) Castleford v Salford 17 May 1969 Wembley 11 - 6 single crease

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cc69

 £5.00
22.jpg (106101 bytes) Warrington v Widnes 10 May 1975 Wembley 7 - 14 slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cc75

 £3.00
17.jpg (165297 bytes) Halifax v Wigan  30 Apr 1988 Wembley 12 - 32 excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cc88

 £4.00
16.jpg (110022 bytes) St. Helens v Wigan  29 Apr 1989 Wembley 0 - 27 excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cc89

 £4.00
11.jpg (103436 bytes) St. Helens v Wigan Warriors 15 May 2004 Millennium Stadium    excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cc04

 £5.00

 

CHAMPS/PREMIERSHIP FINALS

87.jpg (84836 bytes) Warrington v Oldham 14 May 1955 Maine Rd, Manchester   some creasing

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-prem55

 £9.00
86.jpg (125185 bytes) Widnes v Hull 14 May 1989 Old Trafford, Manchester   very good

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-prem89

 £4.00

 

J PLAYER/REGAL FINALS

  Leeds v Wigan 1982/3     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-jp82/3

 £3.00

 

OTHER FINALS

  Castleford v Hull

Yorkshire Cup Final

 1985     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-yo85

 £2.00
  Castleford v Halifax

East Regions Final

 1964     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-er64

 £2.00
  Leigh v Humberside

Barla Knockout Final

 1978     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-ba78

 £1.00

 

CHARITY SHIELD 

84.jpg (71473 bytes) Widnes v Wigan 1990 Swansea   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfn-cs90

 £3.00

 

CUP SEMI-FINALS - CHALLENGE CUP

  St Helens v Warrington 1972     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfnsj-cc72

 £2.00
  Dewsbury v Warrington  1974     slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlprfnsj-cc74

 £2.00

 

CHAMP/PREMIERSHIP - SEMI-FINALS

   Leigh v Widnes 1976     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprfnsj-pr76

 £2.00
  Warrington v Widnes

J PLAYER TROPHY

1990/1     slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlprfnsj-jp90/1

 £1.00

 

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES

49.jpg (111334 bytes) Australia v Great Britain 2nd Test 20 Jun 1970 Sydney   creased

Ref: MC9-rlprasgb70-2T

 £9.00
46.jpg (182135 bytes) Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test 24 Jul 1991 Sydney   good

Ref: MC9-rlprasnz91-2T

 £5.00
45.jpg (129098 bytes) Australia v Wales  14 Jun 1975 Sydney   writing on front, slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlpraswa75

 £9.00

 

 

99.jpg (57026 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 2nd Test 13 Nov 1937 Swinton 13 - 3 pencil notations to middle pages

Ref: PB1-rlgbas37-2T

£125.00
97.jpg (82303 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 1st Test 9 Oct 1948 Headingley   slight crease

Ref: PB1-rlprgbas48-1T

 £15.00
98.jpg (75410 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 2nd Test 6 Nov 1948 Swinton   slight crease

Ref: PB1-rlprgbas48-2T

 £15.00
41.jpg (103862 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 1st Test 27 Oct 1990 Wembley   slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlprgbas90-1T

 £4.00
39.jpg (62199 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 3rd Test 24 Nov 1990 Leeds   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbas90-3T

 £3.00
38.jpg (187745 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 1st Test 22 Oct 1994 Wembley   good

Ref: MC9-rlprgbas94-1T

 £4.00
37.jpg (166855 bytes) Great Britain v  v Australia 2nd Test 5 Nov 1994 Manchester   creased

Ref: MC9-rlprgbas94-2T

 £4.00
33.jpg (59780 bytes) Great Britain v  France 1 Mar 1986 Wigan   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbfr86

 £2.00
32.jpg (52972 bytes) Great Britain v  France 24 Jan 1987 Leeds   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbfr87

 £2.00
30.jpg (71964 bytes) Great Britain v  France 21 Jan 1989 Wigan   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbfr89

 £2.00
96.jpg (92260 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand 1st Test 8 Oct 1955 Swinton   slight cease

Ref: PB1-rlgbnz55-1T

 £9.00
26.jpg (64249 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand 1st Test 19 Oct 1985 Headingley   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbnz-1T

 £3.00
25.jpg (63666 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand 2nd Test 2 Nov 1985 Wigan   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbnz-2T

 £3.00
24.jpg (68090 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand 3rd Test 9 Nov 1985 Elland Road   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbnz-3T

 £3.00
22.jpg (41567 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand - 2nd  Test 28 Oct 1989 Leeds   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbnz-2T

 £3.00
  Great Britain v New Zealand 1st Test 1993     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprgbnz-1T

 £3.00

WALES v 

00.jpg (94664 bytes) Wales v Australia 18 Jan 1930 Wembley   front cover showing signs of wear, overall good

Ref:PB1-rlprwaas30

 £245.00
02.jpg (55113 bytes) Wales v Australia 20 Nov 1948 St. Helens, Swansea   slight crease, score on front

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaas48

 £20.00
15.jpg (79988 bytes) Wales v Australia 19 Oct 1975 St. Helens, Swansea   good

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaas75

 £3.00
14.jpg (74432 bytes) Wales v Australia 15 Oct 1978 St. Helens, Swansea   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaas78

 £3.00
03.jpg (70282 bytes) Wales v England 12 Apr 1926 Pontypridd   creased, some light soiling to middle pages.

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen26

 £120.00
12.jpg (72714 bytes) Wales v England 6 Dec 1947 St. Helens, Swansea   creased

Ref: CC38-rlprwaen49

 £12.00
11.jpg (87648 bytes) Wales v England 17 Sep 1952 Wigan   good

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen52

 £16.00
10.jpg (72352 bytes) Wales v England 16 Mar 1979 Widnes   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen79

 £3.00
09.jpg (72332 bytes) Wales v England 8 Nov 1981 Cardiff   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen81

 £3.00
08.jpg (114280 bytes) Wales v England 27 Nov 1992 Swansea   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen92

 £3.00
07.jpg (126794 bytes) Wales v England 1 Feb 1995 Cardiff   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen95

 £3.00
06.jpg (94851 bytes) Wales v England 26 Jun 1996 Cardiff   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwaen96

 £3.00
88.jpg (100253 bytes) Wales v France 12 Apr 1947 Swansea   some creasing

Ref: F20-81-rlprwafr47

 £20.00
05.jpg (66789 bytes) Wales v France 16 Feb 1975 Swansea   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwafr75

 £2.00
04.jpg (78068 bytes) Wales v France 15 Jan 1978 Widnes   creased

Ref: F20-81-rlprwafr78

 £2.00
03.jpg (76096 bytes) Wales v France 22 Mar 1992 Swansea   good

Ref: F20-81-rlprwafr92

 £2.00
02.jpg (100979 bytes) Wales v France 4 Mar 1994 Cardiff   good

Ref: F20-81-rlprwafr94

 £2.00
79.jpg (276365 bytes) Wales v New Zealand 18 Oct 1947 Swansea   crease across centre, some staining £14.00
01.jpg (78782 bytes) Wales v New Zealand 2 Nov 1975 Swansea   good

Ref: F20-81-rlprwanz75

 £3.00
00.jpg (88994 bytes) Wales v Papua New Guinea 27 Oct 1991 Swansea   excellent

Ref: F20-81-rlprwa-png91

 £2.00

 

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP - 1992

78.jpg (152885 bytes) Australia v Great Britain

FINAL

 24 Oct 1992 Wembley   one corner with small fold otherwise good

Ref: MC9-rlprwc92fn

 £15.00

 

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP - 1995

77.jpg (184134 bytes) France v Western Samoa 12 Oct 1995 Ninian Park, Cardiff   Excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc95frsm

 £3.00
51.jpg (196649 bytes) Wales v Western Samoa 15 Oct 1995 Vetch Field, Swansea   Excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc95wasm

 £4.00
50.jpg (202195 bytes) England v Wales

SEMI-FINAL

 21 Oct 1995 Old Trafford, Manchester   Excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc95sjenwa

 £5.00
76.jpg (187187 bytes) England v Australia 28 Oct 1995 Wembley   Excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc95fn

 £8.00

 

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP - 2000

74.jpg (132282 bytes) England v Australia 28 Oct 2000 Twickenham   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc00enas

 £4.00
72.jpg (124402 bytes) Australia v Wales

SEMI FINAL

 19 Nov 2000  Huddersfield   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc00sjaswa

 £5.00
71.jpg (170184 bytes) Australia v New Zealand

FINAL

 25 Nov 2000 Old Trafford   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprwc00fn

 £6.00

 

AGE GROUP AND REPRESENTATIVE INTERNATIONALS

83.jpg (66331 bytes) Great Britain v France - Under 21 2 Feb 1986 Whitehaven   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprag21gbfr86

 £2.00
82.jpg (74829 bytes) Great Britain v France - Under 21 21 Mar 1987 St Helens   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprag21gbfr87

 £2.00
81.jpg (61508 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand - Under 21 9 Oct 1985 Bradford   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprag21gbnz85

 £2.00
80.jpg (78337 bytes) Great Britain v  Papua New Guinea - Under 21 30 Oct 1991 Leeds   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprag21gb-png91

 £2.00
79.jpg (78600 bytes) Great Britain v New Zealand - Under 24 5 Nov 1980 Fulham   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprag24gbnz

 £2.00

 

TOUR PROGRAMMES

93.jpg (56166 bytes) Leigh v Australia 29 Sep 1948 Leigh   slight crease

Ref: PB1-rlprtras48-lei

£25.00

 

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YORK v NEW ZEALAND ALL GOLDS 29 Jan 1908 

A copy of the 'official programme/'card' for this tour match by the first New Zealand team. The All Golds include the legendary 'Dally' Messenger and Lance Todd in their team line up. The card is printed on both sides and measures 16cm x 12cm. It has some creasing and corner folds but is generally good. Programmes from the 'All Golds' tour are exceptionally difficult to come across and this is an excellent opportunity to purchase one.

Ref: F78-11-rlnztr08 - £1250.00

 

CLUB PROGRAMMES  

We have a large selection of Rugby League club programmes contained on our database. Some of our rarer programmes are listed below but the rest are listed on a separate page. Either view by home team in alphabetical order or by away team. To view the club programmes we have available please click on the links below........................... 

CLUB PROGRAMMES - in alphabetical order by home club - CLICK HERE

CLUB PROGRAMMES - in alphabetical order by away club - CLICK HERE

 

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMMES  

  Wigan v Penrith 1991     excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprsp-wig91

 £3.00
  Bob Spurr Testimonial   Castleford   excellent

Ref: MC9-rlprsp-bs

 £1.00
  Embassy Sevens 1975     slight crease

Ref: MC9-rlprsb-emb75

 £1.00

 

TICKETS

CHALLENGE CUP FINAL

  teams date venue score condition price
63.jpg (17469 bytes) Huddersfield v St. Helens 25 Apr 1953 Wembley 15 - 10 excellent

Ref: rltkfn-cc53

 £19.00
61.jpg (19914 bytes) St. Helens v Wigan 13 May 1961 Wembley 12 - 6 excellent

Ref: rltkfn-cc

 £15.00
60.jpg (22196 bytes) Wakefield v Huddersfield 12 May 1962 Wembley 12 - 6 excellent

Ref: rltkfn-cc62

 £10.00
56.jpg (31780 bytes) Featherstone R v Hull 7 May 1983 Wembley 14 - 12 excellent

Ref: rltkfn-cc839 

 £4.00

 

PHOTOGRAPHS

31-1920rlbr.jpg (28947 bytes) A plain backed postcard size modern photograph of the great Britain touring team of 1920. The photograph is accompanied by a list of players in the photograph.  These are as follows: Hurcombe (Wigan), Davies (Oldham), Hilton (Oldham), Gronow (Huddersfield), Cunliffe (Warrington), Clark (Huddersfield), Gallagher (Dewsbury) Wood (Oldham), Reid (Widnes), Rees (Leeds), Skelhorne (Warrington), Cartwright (Leigh), Johnson (Widnes), Bowers (Rochdale Hornets), Jones (R Hornets), Milnes (Halifax), Stacey (Halifax), Thomas (Huddersfield), Mr S Foster (Manager) Wagstaffe (Huddersfield Capt.), Mr J Wilson (Manager), Bacon (Leeds), Stockwell (Leeds), Parkin (Wakefield T.), Rodgers (Huddersfield), Murray (Trainer), Doyle (Barrow), Stone (Hull)

Ref: F20-110-rlphgb - £15.00
35-1932rlbr.jpg (36753 bytes) A plain backed postcard size photograph of the great Britain touring team of 1932. The photograph is accompanied by a list of players in the photograph.  These are as follows: Wright (Swinton), Feetham (Salford), Lowe (Leeds), White (Hunslet), Thomspon (Leeds), Williams (Salford), Robinson (Wakefield T), Silcock (Widnes), Hodgson (Swinton), Ellaby (St Helens), Horton (Wakefield T), Butters (Swinton), Fendar (York), Risman (Salford), Atkinson (Castleford), Fildes (St Helens), Hudson (Salford), Evans (Swinton), Mr R F Anderton (Manager), Sullivan (Wigan Capt), Mr G F Hutchins (Manager), Pollard (Wakefield T), Woods (Barrow), Dinsdale (Warrington), Brogden (Huddersfield), Adams (Leeds), Davies (Halifax), Smith (Leeds)

Ref: F20-113-rlphgb - £15.00
34-1932rlbr.jpg (30087 bytes) A plain backed postcard size photograph of the great Britain touring team of 1932. The photograph is accompanied by a list of players in the photograph although not in the order they are standing.  These are as follows: Wright (Swinton), Feetham (Salford), Lowe (Leeds), White (Hunslet), Thompson (Leeds), Williams (Salford), Robinson (Wakefield T), Silcock (Widnes), Hodgson (Swinton), Ellaby (St Helens), Horton (Wakefield T) Butters (Swinton), Fendar (York), Risman (Salford), Atkinson (Castleford), Fildes (St Helens), Hudson (Salford), Evans (Swinton), Mr R F Anderton (Manager), Sullivan (Wigan Capt), Mr G F Hutchins (Manager), Pollard (Wakefield T), Woods (Barrow), Dinsdale (Warrington), Brogden (Huddersfield), Adams (Leeds), Davies (Halifax), Smith (Leeds)

Ref: F20-114-rlphgb - £15.00
36-1936rlbr.jpg (36988 bytes) A plain backed postcard size photograph of the great Britain touring team of 1936. The photograph is accompanied by a list of players in the photograph.  These are as follows: Brogden (Leeds), Woods (Liverpool St), Davies (Wigan), Harris (Leeds), Silcock (Widnes), Risman (Salford), Ellerington (Hull), Troup (Barrow), Armitt (Swinton), Hodgson (Swinton), Arkwright (Warrinton), Beverley (Hunslet), Jones (Keighley), Exley (Wakefield T), Hudson (Salford), Field (York), Atkinson (Castleford), Miller (Warrington), Mr R F Anderton (Manager), Brough (Leeds Capt), Mr W Popplewell (Manager), Belshaw (Liverpool Stanley), Morley (Wigan), Edwards (Salford), Watkins (Salford), Jenkins (Salford), McCue (Widnes), Smith (Leeds) 

Ref: F20-115-rlphgb - £15.00

 

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS 

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WAKEFIELD TRINITY - "Dreadnoughts - A history of Wakefield Trinity F.C." written and compiled by DW Armitage & JC Lindley
well illustrated factual history of Wakfield, 
Secondhand hardback with illustrated boards, small mark to top of front cover and light wear throughout 1st Edition: 1960 128 pages Ref: MC84-rlbkhi-wt1 - £35.00

 

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"The Rugby Football League - Jubilee Souvenir" written and compiled by Stanley Chadwick
brief history of Rugby League
Secondhand booklet with name and date written on front cover. 1st Edition: 1946 28 pages Ref:PB1-rlblhi-sc - £25.00

 

70.jpg (102433 bytes) "Up 'N' Under" published by Chameleon Books with a foreword by John Bentley 
humourous photos and captions with bizarre and interesting Rugby league stories
Secondhand paperback in good condition 1st Edition: 1998 112 pages Ref:MC8-rlbkhu-jb - £5.00

   "Rugby League Review 1982-83" by Paul Fitzpatrick
 
Secondhand paperback, an ex library copy in good condition 1st Edition: 1983 Pages: 207 Ref:MC62-rlan-rlr-82/3 - £5.00

 

  "Rugby League Review 1983-84" Paul Fitzpatrick
 
Secondhand hardback, ex library 1st Edition:1984 144 pages Ref: MC62-rlan-rlr-83/4 - £5.00  

 

    "Rugby League"  NAT WEST
 
Secondhand hardback, coaching, ex library.  1st Edition:1974 50 pages  Ref: MC8-rlbkcc-nw - £3.00  

 

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"Rugby Favourites & Personalities"  published by Provincial Sports Publications (Southport)
A booklet containing player profiles and photographs
Secondhand booklet with a slight crease published approx 1949  24 pages Ref: PB1-rlblbi-psp1 - £19.00  

 

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"Rugby Favourites & Personalities"  published by Provincial Sports Publications (Southport)
A booklet containing player profiles and photographs
Secondhand booklet with a single crease published approx 1949  24 pages Ref: PB1-rlblbi-psp2 - £19.00  

 

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"The Australians Tour 1948" official souvenir published by the Rugby League
A booklet containing player profiles and photographs and information relating to the tour 
Secondhand booklet with a slight crease published in 1948  24 pages Ref: PB1-rlbltras48 - £15.00  

 

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"The New Zealanders' Tour 1955" official souvenir published by the Rugby League
A booklet containing player profiles and photographs and information relating to the tour 
Secondhand booklet with a slight crease published in 1955 24 pages Ref: PB1-rlbltrnz55 - £9.00  

67.jpg (86467 bytes) "Tries the Limit" by Gary Schofield with Paul Challenor 
Autobiography of Leeds and Great Britain legend Gary Schofield
Secondhand paperback in good condition 1st Edition: 2000 208 pages Ref:MC8-rlbkbi-gs - £7.00

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"This Sporting Life" by David Storey
Famous rugby league fictional work made into a film staring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts
Secondhand book with d/w in good condtion 5th impression 1974 256 pages Ref:MC84-rlbkfc-ds - £9.00

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"Harry Sunderland's Cavalcade of Rugby League"
historical look at Rugby League by a fomer Australian team manager
Secondhand booklet with a slight crease published approx 1949 32 pages Ref:PB1-rlblhi-hs - £12.00

 

  "On Rugby League"  Eddie Waring
  illustrated boards
Secondhand hardback, 1st Edition:1981 160  Ref: MC8-rlbk-ew-orl -   £4.00  

  " Rugby League: The Great Ones","  Eddie Waring
  the greats of the game
Secondhand hardback, ex library 1st Edition:1969 128 Ref: MC61-rlbkbist-ew-tgo - £4.00  

 

For Books relating to the origin of the sport of Rugby Football including works published prior to the Union/League split please view the Histories page in the Rugby Union section of this website. 

To view this page

CLICK HERE 

 

ANNUALS  - none in stock at present

 

AUTOGRAPHS

"THE INDOMITABLES"
86.jpg (98904 bytes) 1946 British Lions Rugby League Touring Team to Australia - an autographed sheet of the 26 players in the tour party together with a newspaper clipping photo and dated envelope faintly postmarked 'maritime mail' in which the autographs were received. The envelope is addressed to Martin Egan, who we believe is the nephew of tourist Joe Egan, the Wigan legend. The sheet was signed on board the aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable. The team became known as the Indomitables because of their association with the ship. Post-war it was necessary to use Royal Navy vessels for travel because of a shortage of shipping , the team only just managed to secure the berths and be able to make the tour. In an outstanding test series, the Lions defeated the Kangaroos 2 - 0 with one match drawn. After tying the first test 8 - 8 they thrashed the Australians 14 - 5 in the second test, Arthur Basset crossing for three tries and by 20 points to 7 in the final test. The autographs include Ted Ward, Bob Nicholson, Jack Kitching, Bryn Knowelden, Dai Jenkins, Doug Phillips, Arthur Basset and the Hall of Fame legends Eric Batten & tour captain Gus Risman. 

Ref: F19-37-rlau - £225.00  

 

36.jpg (32154 bytes) 6 Rochdale Hornets autographs on a plain sheet of paper, signed in approx 1946. 

Ref: F8-8-rlau - £6.00

    

MISC

34.jpg (114255 bytes) Rugby league World Cup 2000 ticket application form. A4 size leaflet. Ref: ZN1-rlmile - £1.00     

 

VINTAGE POSTCARDS

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Salford RFC - photo by R Scott & Co, Manchester, date unknown, J Lomas (captain), other players include W Hampson, A Mason & J Cochrane, unused, grubby and creased. Ref: F9-228-rlpc - £14.00

 88.jpg (180152 bytes) Huddersield N.U. 1913 - 14, published by Joe Booth, unused, in excellent condition. Ref: F20-61-rlpc - £30.00 
89.jpg (197222 bytes) Hull FC, team photo by R Scott, unused, date unknown, heavy creasing. Ref: F20-60-rlpc - £3.00  f30-62.jpg (9468 bytes) Australian Northern Union Team 1921-22. Postally unused, mark in the middle. Ref: F9-229-rlpc - £36.00
93.jpg (109814 bytes) Australia - 2nd Test v GB 1921, match details and players names inked onto photo, ages, heights and weights of team on reverse, some corners rounded. Ref: F20-51-rlpc - £19.00   99.jpg (105199 bytes) English Footballers 1920, squad photo in kit, produced by JT Walsh, Son & Co, sellotape fixed to all 4 corners, unused. Ref: F20-46-rlpc - £25.00
94.jpg (112038 bytes) FC Walkington (Hunslet), benefit match 1/1/38, portrait with player details underneath and facsimile signature, worn. Ref: F20-51-rlpc  £15.00 95.jpg (57728 bytes) JW Guerin (Hunslet), portrait by Butler, Leeds, sellotape over 2 corners, unused, signed "JW Guerin, Hunslet FC 1922". Notation on reverse JW Guerin, Hunslet RLFC, second row and loose forward, toured Australia 1914. - Ref: F49-50-rlpc  £45.00
96.jpg (81190 bytes) Alf Francis (Hull FC), portrait, slight water stain, some soiling to reverse of card, unused, signed "Yours faithfully, Alf Francis"in bold ink. Ref: F20-49-rlpc -  £45.00    

 

MODERN POSTCARDS 

045.jpg (24789 bytes) London Transport Museum Series - RL Cup Final 1929 at Wembley - Ref: F9-122-rlmopc - £2.00 055.jpg (45631 bytes) Rugby League World Cup 1995, pub by Rugby Postcards - Ref: F9-55-rlmopc - £2.00
047.jpg (41193 bytes) Doncaster RLFC-rlmopc - Ref: F9-47 - £3.00 115.jpg (21941 bytes) Borough Park, Blackpool - pub by R Maule - Ref: F9-115-rlmopc - £2.00

 
092.jpg (40663 bytes) 094.jpg (39029 bytes) 096.jpg (37483 bytes) 098.jpg (37617 bytes) 100.jpg (37734 bytes) A set of 5 postcards published by Maximum Original Co, London. Each card is illustrated by artist Stuart Smith and contains information on Rugby League Hall of Fame players and venues, Card one is Wigan with Jim Sullivan and Billy Boston illustrated. Card 2 is Wakefield Trinity, 3 - Warrington, 4 - Huddersfield, 5 - Salford & Wembley

The complete set of 5 postcards Ref: F9-102-rlmopcstxc - £8.50
Wigan

Ref: F9-92 £2

 Wakefield Tr

Ref: F9-94 £2

 Warrington

Ref: F9-96 £2

 Huddersfield

Ref: F9-98 £2

 Salford

Ref F9-100 £2

 

PHILATELIC

RUGBY LEAGUE - SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES

Great Britain - Centenary of Rugby League issue 3rd October 1995

RR6-Batten.jpg (17657 bytes) RR6-Bevan.jpg (19021 bytes) RR6-Risman.jpg (18541 bytes) RR6-Sullivan.jpg (18380 bytes) RR6-Wagstaff.jpg (17772 bytes) A set of 5 first day covers published by Rugby Relics celebrating the RL Centenary in 1995. Each cover has a caricature by artist Keith Jenkins of the 'Hall of Fame' player featured on the stamp. 

The complete set of 5 First Day c