Historical information

Guernseys were apparently hand-knitted at this time, mostly by the players' mothers. They were all in team colours, blue and white, but had different patterns. (This information given by Mrs Stella Surman in a 1991 interview. Interview recorded on CD - see Registration no. 2019-212.)

Footballers identified in early index to photographs held at LDHS:
L-R, Back row: H. Roberts, R. Nicol, Ben Cornish, -?- Cotton, Jack Hogan, Peary Power, J. Mitchell, H. Cotton.
L-R, Middle row: Jim Hogan, Arch Nicol, P. Craine, B, Angus, W. McMillan, 'Long Tom' Cunningham.
Front row: Mick Cunningham, -?- Whycross, Jack Cunningham, Jim Chung, J. Brown.

Physical description

Original sepia photograph of a group of men wearing football guernseys. Guernseys have different patterns (mostly variations on vertical stripes) and most are laced at the front.

Inscriptions & markings

"Jack Brown / about 1900 / L to R / H Roberts, R Nicol, Ben Cornish, Catton, Jack Hogan, Pearly Power, J Mitchell, H Catton /Jim Hogan, A Nicol, P Crane, B Angus, W McMillan, Tony Cunningham / Mick Cunningham, -?- , Whitecross, Jack Cunningham, J Brown".