Thornes Football Club
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Thornes Football Club
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Thornes Football Club was a Wakefield, West Yorkshire based rugby side who played between 1878 and 1894. They are best known for winning the Yorkshire Cup in 1882, beating Wakefield Trinity in a game described by Professor Tony Collins as "possibly the greatest upset in English rugby". Henry Wigglesworth won a cap for England whilst at the club in the 1884 Home Nations Championship in the 1-goal to nil victory over Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Monday 4 February 1884. He also played for Yorkshire
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2023-11-13T03:03:36Z
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