CP001
Item
- Title
- CP001
- Description
- Swansea Cap awarded to Tom Clark in 1880. "cardinal" red. 'SFC' monogramme and '1880' on front. Silver tassels.
- Type
- Cap
- Rights Holder
- CIC
- Provenance
- Tom Clark
- Date
- 1879-1880
- Abstract
- Swansea RFC Cap presented to Swansea Forward Tom Clark, 1880. The cap is cardinal red, the club colours of 1879-1880. The colours were described in contemporary newspapers as being of a "cardinal red". This is the Oldest cap in collection and the oldest item also. Tom Clark played for Swansea from 1876-1877 until 1881-1882 making 32 known appearances, predominantly as a forward.
- Subject
- swansea, cap, 1879/1880, tom clark, t h j clark,
- Item sets
- St Helen's Archive
