Record

Ref NoBML/6/2/8
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Coventry versus London Scottish, Twickenham, 27 April 1974
DescriptionThe big sheet has brief notes on the reverse regarding the match and is accompanied by:
- Programme.
- Notes, including hand drawn tables providing information about both teams' players, a score sheet and a draft match report.
- Account of Bill McLaren's expenses.
- Note addressed to Bill [McLaren] providing match statistics for Coventry.
- Annotated factsheet concerning the London Scottish F. C. team.
- Letter from Mike [?] to Bill [McLaren] providing information about the upcoming match, dated 18 April 1974.
- Newspaper cuttings covering this match and Orrell v. London Scottish at Edge Hall Road on 6 April 1974.

The score of this Rugby Football Union Club Competition final was London Scottish 6 - 26 Coventry. The big sheet records:

London Scottish
Team: George Stevenson, Doug Fowlie, Alistair Biggar, Alan Friell, Bob Keddie, David Bell, Peter Crerar, Mike Lovett, Dave Pickering, Sandy Corstorphine, Alistair McHarg, Graeme Fraser, Charlie Thorburn, Mike Biggar and Ross MacKenzie.
President: W. A. MacPherson.
Coach: T O [Thomas Oliver?] Grant.
Sponge man: Ian Thomson.
Touch judge: Captain P L Lillington.

Coventry
Team: Peter Rossborough, David Duckham, David Foulks, Barry Corless, Tim Barnwell, Alan Cowman, Bill Gittings, Jim Broderick, John Gallagher, Keith Fairbrother, Barry Ninnes, Ian Darnell, Robin Cardwell, Les Rolinson and Richard Walker.
President: Tom Venn.
Coach: Ron Jones.
Sponge man: Alf Edwards.
Touch judge: Geo. W. Petty.

Referee: Mike Titcombe [Titcomb].
Honorary medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Clerk of works: Harold Clark.
Also listed: Alf Wyman.
Dateabout 6-29 Apr 1974
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1550Titcomb; Michael Herbert (1933-2008); English rugby union referee1933-2008
DS/UK/4263Stevenson; George B; rugby union player
DS/UK/4264Fowlie; Douglas G
DS/UK/834Biggar; Alastair Gourlay (1946-2016); Scottish rugby union player1946-2016
DS/UK/4265Friell; A
DS/UK/2619Keddie; Robert Ramsay
DS/UK/4267Crerar; Peter R D
DS/UK/4268Lovett; Michael S
DS/UK/4269Pickering; David A
DS/UK/4270Corstorphine; A E
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/4271Fraser; Graeme W
DS/UK/4198Thorburn; Charles Webster; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/925Biggar; Michael Andrew (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/4272MacKenzie; Ross
DS/UK/1819Rossborough; Peter Alec (b.1948); English rugby union player and managerb.1948
DS/UK/1413Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/4273Foulks; David
DS/UK/4274Barnwell; R C
DS/UK/1678Cowman; Alan Richard; English rugby union player
DS/UK/4184Gittings; William John (b. 1938); Rugby Union Player for England, Coventry and Warwickshireb. 1938
DS/UK/4275Broderick; James M (c.1943-1965); English rugby union playerc.1943-1965
DS/UK/4276Gallagher; John
DS/UK/1680Fairbrother; Keith Eli (1944-); English rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/2524Ninnes; Barry Francis (b.1948); English rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/4277Darnell; Ian R
DS/UK/4278Robin; Cardwell
DS/UK/4279Rolinson; Les (fl.1963); English rugby union playerfl.1963
DS/UK/2632Walker; Richard
DS/UK/1439Corless; Barry James
DS/UK/4280MacPherson; W A
DS/UK/1927Grant; Thomas 'Oliver' (1933-2022); Scottish rugby union player1933-2022
DS/UK/4281Thomson; Ian; spongeman
DS/UK/4282Lillington; P L; Captain
DS/UK/4283Venn; Thomas
DS/UK/2496Jones; Ronald Elvet
DS/UK/4284Edwards; Alfred
DS/UK/4285Petty; George W
DS/UK/1313Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union1923-2006
DS/UK/1321Clark; Harold; groundsman
DS/UK/4185Wyman; Alfred; Mr; Rugby Union Player
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