If you can find a copy of this book for sale, beg, borrow or steal it. It is awesome.

Inspired by the other thread, here's some pics....

I take it this book cannot be bought from a standard book shop

It was released in 1960/1....I was lucky to be given a copy as a present from someone who got it off eBay!

Copies regularly turn up on ebay and have been snapped up for as little as £17!


I have seen others end up way above this price too.

Mr mate says he paid £7....must have got very, very lucky!!!

oddly Iwas reading Niel Fox's autobiography yesterday and I was prompted to dig out my copy of Dreadnoughts and put it on the bookeshelf alongside the centenary book...

it is indeed..... excellent.

brilliant pictures

well done

What does Dreadnoughts mean and why in the first pic is it spelled dreadnowts?

The Dreadnought was the first non wooden battleship. They were indestructable in comparison to their timber counterparts - hence the name and the reputation.

It was a good comparison!



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Mint book, my Brother-in-Law lent it to me. I love the Billy Stott pic with the trajectory of the ball, very funny

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in the 1884 - 85 picture there are a couple of the gayest looking Rugby players i have ever seen one of them looks like a woman in drag.

Great isn't it. Like a primative Sky Sports graphic!

When Ray Price was here, he started the Dreadnaughts call. Any player on the field could call it, only a maximum of 4 times during a game, but when someone shouted Dreadnaughts, the whole team had to play at maximum speed and effort for 5 minutes. Often used just before and after half time.
If you knew it existed it was obvious when the call went up. Was a great motivator.

Also, my dad has the Billy Stott picture framed on the wall. Great photo.

got a few snippets about Albert 'Budgie' Firth who also played in two challenge cup finals, apparently he was a bit of an animal on and off field

And some more....

keep em coming

is Alan McCurrie doing his own version of the Haka?





Oh for the good old days of contested scrums when hookers wore proper boots and shin pads

I have a copy of this book somewhere did not realise it was such a collectors item, will certainly dig it out and give it a read at the weekend.

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This site of George Ballantynes is sound some great Wakey ones.
Called Rugby Players Past,Present and Future.

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in apple pie order

The old South Bank why did we ever knock it down and build a wall

Great picture of Belle Vue, it’s a shame that south stand and roof was knocked down. Belle Vue wouldn’t get half as much stick if it still had the two stands that were demolished. As an aside, I really think the sponsors adverts on the roof really added some individuality to stadiums, unfortunately, the future will see most clubs playing out of identikit stadiums.

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keep sending pics luv it