BRISTOL RUGBY FOOTBALL TEAM 1892-93 PAPERWEIGHT CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH Bristol Football Club was formed in 1888 when the Carlton club merged with r

BRISTOL RUGBY FOOTBALL TEAM 1892-93 PAPERWEIGHT CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH Bristol Football Club was formed in 1888 when the Carlton club merged with rival club Redland Park to create a united Bristol team. Westbury Park having refused to merge then folded and many of its players subsequently joined Bristol. The County Cricket Ground at Nevil Road was leased for home matches. The first match was a heavy away defeat to Cardiff and although the first season was relatively successful the second was not with only three games won. The club went from strength to strength over the next few years under the captaincy of W. Tommy Thomson. It turned the corner and in 1891–92, now wearing the more familiar navy and white hooped shirts, the Bristol team won 20 games out of 24. GOOD ORIGINAL PAPERWEIGHT CABINET CARD SIZE 6 ½” x 4”, DEPICTING THE BRISTOL RUGBY FOOTBALL TEAM 1892-93 IN USUAL STANDING AND SEATED FORMATION. SOME SLIGHT KNOCKS TO THE LEFT-HAND EXTREME BORDER AND A SLIGHT CENTRAL CREASE (ONLY NOTICEABLE FROM THE VERSO), OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION.