Sefton Captains

Sefton RUFC Captains

Written and researched by David Bohl, (any errors or modifications please email me)


1907-08 J.W.A Taylor James William Archibald Taylor (b. 1883 Liverpool d. 1953 Westmorland) Schoolteacher at Arnot St Awarded Military Cross, Lt in Royal Engineers in WW1	1908-11 J.D. Johnstone John Douglas Johnstone (b. 1885 Carlisle d. 1959 Stoke-on-Trent) Schoolteacher	1911-12 W.B. Croxford Walter Bernard Croxford (b. 1883 Camden Town d. 1971 Liverpool) Played for Lancashire, County Rep. Echo Columnist Headmaster at Barlows Lane


1912-13 R.W. Jones Robert Wilkie Jones (b. 1882 Liverpool d. l962 Pestatyn, N.Wales) Schoolteacher Capt. King's Liverpool Regt Awarded MC and bar	1913-14 W.B. Croxford Walter Bernard Croxford (b. 1883 Camden Town d. 1971 Liverpool) Played for Lancashire, County Rep. and Echo Writer Headmaster at Barlows Lane	1914-15 S.S. Jones Stephen Sydney Jones (b. 1890 Shropshire d. 1957 Shropshire) Schoolteacher Blue Coat Hospital Captain in Middlesex Regt.


1914-18 1st World War	1919-20 J.H. Helme John Henry Helme (b. 1887 Dalton-in-Furness d. 1979 Ulverston) Schoolteacher Royal Engineers in WW1	1920-21 R.A. O’Donnell Roger Aloysius O'Donnell (b. 1885 Tipperary d. 1974 Watford) Played for Lancashire Teacher at St George's Industrial School, Everton


1921-22 H.E. Snape Harold Edwards Snape (b. 1891 Birkenhead d. 1961 Birkenhead) Technical Representative RAMC in WW1	1922-23 N.W. Hutchings Norman Wyndham Hutchings (b. 1896 Pembroke d. 1961 Denbigh) Probation Officer Pembroke RFC. and Ebbw Vale RFC Full-Back for Liverpool District	1923-24 H.C.G. Webley Horace Cyril Garnett Webley (b. 1897 Cheltenham d. 1983 Liverpool) Handicraft Schoolteacher 1918 RAF Muster in WW1


1924-25 N.W. Hutchings Norman Wyndham Hutchings (b. 1896 Pembroke d. 1961 Denbigh) Probation Officer Pembroke RFC. and Ebbw Vale RFC Full-Back for Liverpool District	1925-26 J.R. Taylor James Robert Taylor (Best Guess) Gardner Street, L13	1926-29 W.E. Howard William Edward Howard (b. 1907 Liverpool d. 1988 Liverpool ) Engineer


1929-30 A.C. Kilburn Albert Carter Kilburn (b. 1906 Preston d.2005 Johannesburg) Played for Bristol in 1930-31 after Sefton	1930-31 J.C. Parkinson John Cameron Parkinson (Jack) (b. 1908 Liverpool, d. 1976 Southport) Newsagent, son of Liverpool & England footballer Jack Parkinson	1931-32 E. Winter Ernest Winter (b. 1908 Halifax d.1997 Birkenhead) Schoolteacher


1932-33 A.L. Stephens Arthur Lorraine Stephens (b. 1901 Birkenhead d. 1985 Cape Town S.A) Agricultural Manager	1933-34 J.C. Parkinson John Cameron Parkinson (Jack) (b. 1908 Liverpool, d. 1976 Southport) Newsagent, son of Liverpool & England footballer Jack Parkinson	1934-36 E. Winter Ernest Winter (b. 1908 Halifax d.1997 Birkenhead) Schoolteacher


1936-37 J.C. Parkinson John Cameron Parkinson (Jack) (b. 1908 Liverpool, d. 1976 Southport) Newsagent, son of Liverpool & England footballer Jack Parkinson	1937-39 W.A. Mawson William Arthur Mawson (b. 1912 Pontefract, d. 2003 Birkenhead) Schoolmaster Royal Artillery in WW2	1939-40 W. Williamson William Williamson (Bill) (b.1913 Whitehaven d.1987 Liverpool) School Headmaster County Caps for Cumbria and Westmorland


1940-45 2nd World War	1946-48 W. Williamson William Williamson (Bill) (b.1913 Whitehaven d.1987 Liverpool) School Headmaster County Caps for Cumbria and Westmorland	1948-51 J.P. Williams John Pemberton Williams (Jack) (b.1920 Liverpool d. 1996 Liverpool) Schoolteacher


1951-53 J.N. Griffiths Joseph Griffiths	1953-55 J. McGrail James McGrail	1955-56 E.T. Johnson Edward Johnson


1956-57 J. N. Griffiths Joseph Griffiths	1957-59 F. Barnwell Frank Barnwell	1959-60 P. Moloney Peter Moloney



1960-62 J.K. Ashley Ken Ashley	1962-63 P. Moloney Peter Moloney	1963-65 J.J. Snape John Snape


1965-67 J. Bailey Jim Bailey	1967-68 L.M.C Scott Les Scott	1968-69 J. Davies John Davies


1969-70 V.R. McDonald Robbie McDonald	1970-71 W.J. Collins Bill Collins	1971-72 B.L. Mordike Dr Barry Mordike


1972-73 K.J. Langshaw Kevin Langshaw	1973-74 P.A. Merriman Peter Merriman	1974-75 W.F. Jones Bill Jones


1975-76 C. Clitheroe Colin Clitheroe	1976-77 G.L. Nichols Gareth Nichols	1977-78 A.J. Murray Alan Murray


1978-79 A.M. Pennington Alan Pennington	1979-80 P.J. Roberts Pete Roberts	1980-82 A.M. Pennington Alan Pennington


1982-83 P. Flaherty Paul Flaherty	1983-84 K.T. Westcott Keith Westcott	1984-85 K. Sweetin Kevin Sweetin


1985-87 K.T. Westcott Keith Westcott	1987-88 G. Walsh Gary Walsh	1988-91 I.R. Wood Ian Wood


1991-92 G.H. Childs Graham Childs	1992-93 P. Evangelides Paul Evangelides	1993-94 D. Neary Dave Neary


1994-95 C.Rowlands-Stewart Charlie Stewart	1995-96 P. Walker Paul Walker	1996-97 G. Jones Graeme Jones


1997-98 T. Kinloch Dr Tommy Kinloch	1998-2003 A. Walsh Andy Walsh	2003-05 J. Luck Jamie Luck


2005-07 W.P. Osborne Dr Wayne Osborne	2007-10 T.G. Fletcher Tom Fletcher	2010-11 B.S. Gardner Brian Gardner


2011-13 S. Bailey Stuart Bailey	2013-14 W.P. Osborne Dr Wayne Osborne	2014-17 J. Keegan James Keegan


2017-19 C.I. Johnson Craig Johnson	2019-22 L.Brown Liam Brown	2022-24 C.Caine Christian Caine