CLUBS - H
Hackney College
A short lived ladies tug of war team that competed at the indoor level only.
Training for the Indoor season. (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#01
Training for the Indoor season (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#02
Training for the Indoor season. (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#01
Hadleigh
The club formed in 1983 as Fisco ToWC, and was made up of workers from the Fisco Products factory in Essex. The team were regulars on the eastern area circuit. The club briefly folded in 87-88 but was reformed in 1989 as Hadleigh.
The club is still active.
Essex Caravan Club Competition. Back Row: Danny Sangster, Barry ?, Paul Cotgrove, Darren ?, Stewart ?, ?, Paul Manning. Front Row: Paul Fairbrace, Andy Tannock (Courtesy of The Paul Cotgrove Collection)#01
Southend Open, Essex (Courtesy of The Paul Cotgrove Collection)#02
Essex AAA Championships, Blackshots Sports Ground, Thurrock, Essex. Back Row: Paul Cotgrove, Geoff Dove, Darren, Danny Sangster. Front Row: Steve Smith, Paul Fairbrace, Andy Tannock, unknown, Alan Ball (coach). (Courtesy of The Paul Cotgrove Collection)#09
Essex Caravan Club Competition. Back Row: Danny Sangster, Barry ?, Paul Cotgrove, Darren ?, Stewart ?, ?, Paul Manning. Front Row: Paul Fairbrace, Andy Tannock (Courtesy of The Paul Cotgrove Collection)#01
Harlow Sports
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Association National Championships, Broadmoor, Berkshire (Front to Back): Coach Bill Yardley, No 5 Martin Mulcahy, ! Deane, Jim Boyce, Alan Lee, Tom Jones (Courtesy of the Martin Mulcahy Collection)#05
Mayor of Moscow, Vladimir Promyslov lends a hand at a Harlow Sports training session. (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#06
Back Row: Ted Critchley (Coach), Jim Boyce, Eric Mercer, Patrick Mulcahy, Bill Yardley Front Row: Pete Deane, Alan Lee, Martin Mulcahy, Tom Jones.(Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#02
Association National Championships, Broadmoor, Berkshire (Front to Back): Coach Bill Yardley, No 5 Martin Mulcahy, ! Deane, Jim Boyce, Alan Lee, Tom Jones (Courtesy of the Martin Mulcahy Collection)#05
Harrow
Formed in 1988 from members of the Honeypot Tug of War Club, they soon made themselves felt on the Association circuit. They earned a very hard reputation regularly beating teams much heavier than themselves.
Medalling at numerous National Championships, they unfortunately never won a title. But were successful Internationally gaining a TWIF World Open Club 560K Silver in 1992, as well as reaching many semis and quarter finals.
They were England representatives(ER) at the 1992 UK Championships at 600K, which they won:
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UK Titles 1 (ER)
Association National Championships, Paignton, Devon 560K Silver medalists (Front to Back) Peter McDermott, Fran Norris, Gerry Walsh, Tom Keavney, Martin Walsh, Chris Kinhart, Brendan McNulty ,James Cannon (Courtesy of The Dave Kitchener Collection)#01
Association National Championships, Minehead, Somerset 640K (Front to Back) Mark Greenan, Malachy Moran, ?, Pat O'Brien, Stuart Taylor,Brendan McNulty,Dave Viner,James Cannon, Fran Norris (Coach) (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#02
Association National Championships, Paignton, Devon 560K Silver medalists (Front to Back) Peter McDermott, Fran Norris, Gerry Walsh, Tom Keavney, Martin Walsh, Chris Kinhart, Brendan McNulty ,James Cannon (Courtesy of The Dave Kitchener Collection)#01
Hawkers Athletic
Founded in the late 1940's, as an inter factory team, it wasn't long before that set their sights further afield and became part of the regular AAA's circuit. They were one of the founding members of the Association in 1958, which was convened at the Hawkers Club.
It wasn't long before they made a name for themselves, especially in the 100st. weight class.
The club disbanded in the mid 1960s but re-emerged in the early 1970s, though never reaching the heights attained previously they were regulars on the circuit, winning many open events and giving everyone a tough pull.
The club disbanded in 1992, after a long history,
due to lack of membership.
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National Titles 2
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AAA's Titles 2
Venue unknown (Front to Back): Geoff Wynmouth, Alan Goodwin, Malcolm ?, ?, Fred Brooker, ?, Pete Staig, John Dellmore, Ginger D'Marta (Coach) (Courtesy of The Peter Tuckwell Collection)#01
White City Stadium, London (Front to Back): (Courtesy of The Peter Tuckwell Collection)#02
Kingston, Surrey The Final Squad Back Row: Yeesh Diddi, Bob Thomas, Pat Young, Chris Hooker. Front Row: Peter Tuckwell, Richard Chandler, Dave East, Keith Dawkins. (Courtesy of The Peter Tuckwell Collection)#05
Venue unknown (Front to Back): Geoff Wynmouth, Alan Goodwin, Malcolm ?, ?, Fred Brooker, ?, Pete Staig, John Dellmore, Ginger D'Marta (Coach) (Courtesy of The Peter Tuckwell Collection)#01
Heckington
This Lincolnshire team was formed in ?? and later changed their name to Sleaford in ??. They were one of the many hard and gritty sides that filled the ranks of the Association.
Coveney Open, Willingham, Cambridgeshire 680K Team (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#01
Coveney Open, Willingham, Cambridgeshire 680K Team (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#01
Hedge End
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National Youth Titles 1
Venue Unknown: Back Row: ? Front Row: ? (From the Penry Davies Collection courtesy of Nick Barnicoat)#03
Association National Championships, Worcester Weight? (Front to Back) (Courtesy of the ToWA)#02
TWIF World Indoor Club Championships, Torbay (Courtesy of The Martin Mulcahy Collection)#01
Venue Unknown: Back Row: ? Front Row: ? (From the Penry Davies Collection courtesy of Nick Barnicoat)#03
Herts Tug of War Club
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E Division Herts Constabulary Back Row: R. Jones, J. Corbain, J. Johnston(Coach), F Kot, G. Walker. Front Row: K. Thomas, P. Chinnery, J. McQueen(Captain), B. Wilson (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#01
Rosedale League (Front to Back): ?,?,?,J. McQueen,?,?,?, V. Sheuber (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#02
Ecclefechan, Scotland Catchweight finalist vs Kilroe. (Front to Back): R. Lewis, J. McQueen, A. Clark, B. Maxwell, B. Brimley, G. Strevens, A. Fagan, T. Bartram, S. Goss(Coach) (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#05
E Division Herts Constabulary Back Row: R. Jones, J. Corbain, J. Johnston(Coach), F Kot, G. Walker. Front Row: K. Thomas, P. Chinnery, J. McQueen(Captain), B. Wilson (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#01
Herts Ladies
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Back Row: I. Brimley, L. Hilman, N. Muspratt, K. Graves, E. Soutor. Front Row: A. Evans, E. Cooke, M. Goss, J. McQueen(Coach) (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#01
English Ladies Tug of War Association National Championships 560K Champions Back Row: A. Brimley, L. Hilman, N. Johnson, A. Sibthorpe, A. Draper. Front Row: G. Pugh, KI. Izzard, A. Evans, T. Weston, J. McQueen(Coach) (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#02
Association National Championships, Plymouth (Front to Back): (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#04
Back Row: I. Brimley, L. Hilman, N. Muspratt, K. Graves, E. Soutor. Front Row: A. Evans, E. Cooke, M. Goss, J. McQueen(Coach) (Courtesy of the Jimmie McQueen Collection)#01
Heybridge Swifts
Formed c1980 Heybridge, Essex the club began life on the fete circuit pulling as the Purlieigh Queens and Maldon Fairies, before getting the tug of war bug and training more seriously. They competed in the Essex County Newspaper League and other Association events. The team however folded after a couple of years due to lack of numbers.
Venue Unknown (Front to Back): Staff Chipperfield, ? (Courtesy of The Chipperfield Family Collection)#01
(Courtesy of CFC)#02
Venue Unknown (Front to Back): Staff Chipperfield, ?, (Courtesy of The Chipperfield Family Collection)#05
Venue Unknown (Front to Back): Staff Chipperfield, ? (Courtesy of The Chipperfield Family Collection)#01
Holland
Founded in 1970, originally as Barton ToWC, in Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire. The club joined the Association in 1974, moved to a new training ground and changed its name to Holland Sports ToWC, dropping the 'sports' in the late 80s.
The became members of the Federation in 1988 and in many ways became a 'bridging' club competing in organisations events.
The club achieved numerous honours and has represented England in recent times.
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Federation Titles 6
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Federation Inter County 12
The club is still active.
Irish Gala, Birmingham Back Row: Paul Taylor, Tony Gray, Brian Hodgeson, Bill Kerry, Dave Hughes. Front Row: Richard Dingle, Steve Gardner, Tony Spinks, John Jones. (Courtesy of The Steve Gardner Collection)#01
TWIF World Championships - Jersey Back Row: Tony Watson, Brian Hodgeson, Tony Spinks, Steve Gardner, Richard Dingle, John Jones. Front Row: Tony Gray, Dave Garnham, Dave Hughes, Bill Kerry. (Courtesy of The Steve Gardner Collection)#02
Federation National Championships, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Catchweight Winners Back Row: Steve Graham, Gavin Corden, Bill Kerry, Ian Murphy, Karl Bohannan, Tony Gray. Front Row: Charlie Lawrence, Glyn Lawrence, Steve Gardner, Mark Emmerson, James Gardner. (Courtesy of The Steve Gardner Collection)#15
Irish Gala, Birmingham Back Row: Paul Taylor, Tony Gray, Brian Hodgeson, Bill Kerry, Dave Hughes. Front Row: Richard Dingle, Steve Gardner, Tony Spinks, John Jones. (Courtesy of The Steve Gardner Collection)#01