question for dull, historical folk

[Herman Hessian]

...not remotely dull, of course - but when did Rovers first wear shirts with badges on 'em ?

a quick and not very in-depth search takes me back to 1950/51 - anything earlier ????

[Herman Hessian]

...and I'm not counting the 1911.12 shirts with 'DRFC' written on the front 

[Haxey-Hood-DRFC]

Not as legit as a photo, but Historical Kits reference a line drawing with a badge for 1948.

[Herman Hessian]

tricky stuff, this - here's what i've got for 48/49....

[Herman Hessian]

....even the Mainstand Gobshites of the day were terribly dashing 

[Haxey-Hood-DRFC]

Clearly no badge in sight. I get a feeling, 1950 was probably the first ever outing of the coat of arms crest, Hess.

[Silkscarf]

I guess you’ve probably seen it but the text from the Historical Kits page describes crests. 1948-49 season is maybe the key one of change as they swapped between hoops and white shirts and crest or no crest:


“In the 1948-49 season, the team often wore white shirts at home during the autumn while their normal hooped tops were used at other times. The new shirts had "DRFC" embroidered onto a black shield edged in red. In 1950 Rovers adopted  white shirts as their official first choice but with the lettering appearing out of a red shield edged in black. This was briefly replaced in 1952”.

[graingrover]

How I wish we would include those stockings in our modern kit options

[goalkick]

Think Syd bycroft and Ken hardwick in the picture shown.

[ForsolongaRover]

Back row: left to right:Len Hainsworth (RB), Syd Bycroft (CH), ?, ?. (Lawlor perhaps one and I expect I’d remember the names)
Front row; Alf Claverley (RW) Peter Doherty (IL or IR), ?, Tommy Martin (IL or IR), Dubois* (LW). *from Northern Ireland - didn’t play all that regularly, but distinctive appearance.

As for the bottom photo, I think I saw them in 1948/9, and there are some of the later team on that photo, but I can’t remember what most of them looked like - obviously.

[ForsolongaRover]

Back row: left to right:Len Hainsworth (RB), Syd Bycroft (CH), ?, ?. (Lawlor perhaps one and I expect I’d remember the names)
Front row; Alf Claverley (RW) Peter Doherty (IL or IR), ?, Tommy Martin (IL or IR), Dubois* (LW). *from Northern Ireland - didn’t play all that regularly, but distinctive appearance.

As for the bottom photo, I think I saw them in 1948/9, and there are some of the later team on that photo, but I can’t remember what most of them looked like - obviously.

I missed out Ken Hardwick (GK) on the back row next to Bycroft!

[scawsby steve]

I can spot BB and Wolfie in the stand.

[ravenrover]

Is that you holding their hands?

[scawsby steve]

Is that you holding their hands?

Yes, I was in between them both looking up at them.

[Donnywolf]

I can spot BB and Wolfie in the stand.

Strange that because BB recalled the tale that he was around in 1948 and "badge-ered" the Club for that upgrade to the Shirts