Turton Football Club - Fixtures for Season 1895-6

Given the number of people who have been reading our previous post about the 1878 football match between Darwen and Turton, we thought we'd post this - the fixtures for Turton Football Club in 1895, mentioning Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City.

Turton Football Club

Established 1872
Season 1895-6

President: W.R. RIGG, Esq., Turton Tower
Captain - Mr. Harry Churnside
Vice Captain - Mr [blank]
Financial Secretary & Treasurer - Mr. W. Sagar
Corresponding Secretary - Mr. George Young, 54, Station Rd, Turton

Committee-
Mr. John Hodge
Mr. J. H. Cannon
Mr. Jos. Wallwork
Mr. J. W. Isherwood
Mr. T. Holt
Mr. R. Pilkington
Mr. W. Leeming
Mr. J. D. Lee
Mr. T. Howarth
Mr. Jas. Isherwood
Mr. J. Pilkington

Colours - Blue and Black Striped Jerseys; Blue Knickers
Ground - Three Minutes walk from Turton Station

FIRST TEAM

Sep 07 - Darwen (away)
Sep 14 - Tonge (home)
Sep 21 - Accrington (away)
Sep 28 - Padiham (home)
Oct 05 - Bolton Wanderers (home)
Oct 12 - Rawterstall (away)
Oct 19 - Lostock Hall (home)
Oct 26 - Bury (home)
Nov 02 - Burnley (away)
Nov 16 - Blackburn Rovers (away)
Nov 23 - Padiham (away)
Dec 07 - Accrington (home)
Dec 14 - Tonge (away)
Dec 21 - Little Lever (away)
Dec 25 - Oswaldtwistle Rov. (away)
Dec 28 - Bury (away)
Jan 01 - Darwen (home)
Jan 02 - Bolton Wanderers (away)
Jan 04 - Manchester City (home)
Jan 11 - Lancs Junior Cup
Jan 18 - Preston North End (home)
Jan 25 - Blackburn Rovers (home)
Feb 01 - Newton Heath (home)
Feb 08 - L.J.C. - and round
Feb 15 - Burnley
Feb 22 - L.J.C Semi-final
Feb 29 - Little Lever (home)
Mar 07 - Lostock Hall (away)
Mar 21 - Oswaldtwistle Rov. (home)
Mar 28 - Rawtenstall (home)
Apr 04 - Manchester City (away)
Apr 18 - Newton Heath (away)
Apr 25 - Preston North End (away)

SECOND TEAM

Sep 07 - Hulton Institute (home)
Sep 14 - Hindley Reserve (away)
Sep 21 - Eagley (home)
Sep 28 - [none]
Oct 05 - Astley Bridge (away)
Oct 12 - Edgworth Rovers (home)
Oct 19 - Eagley (away)
Oct 26 - Bradshaw (away)
Nov 09 - Victory Alliance (home)
Nov 16 - Astley Bridge (home)
Nov 23 - Bradshaw (home)
Nov 30 - Cox Green Olympic (home)
Dec 07 - Cox Green Olympic (away)
Dec 21 - Egerton (home)
Dec 28 - St Peter's & St. Paul (home)
Jan 01 - Edgworth Rovers (away)
Jan 04 - St Peter's & St. Paul (away)
Jan 18 - Egerton (away)
Jan 25 - Victory Alliance (away)
Feb 29 - Hulton Institute (away)
Mar 07 - Westhoughton Olympic (home)
Mar 28 - Westhoughton Olympic (away)