St Helen’s ArchivePreserving the past for the future
Item
MD004
Title
MD004
Description
Medal, Swansea Football Club. Welsh Champions 1912-13 season. Gold, enamel shield inset with rugby player running with ball. 'Welsh Campionship 1912-13' specified. Players' name and position inscribed on back.
Type
Rights Holder
CIC
Date
Abstract
This medal was presented to Swansea forward Tom Morgan. Swansea won the Welsh Championship this season with a record of played: 37, won: 29, drawn: 6, lost: 2. They also beat South Africa at St Helen's on Boxing Day 1912, Morgan was a member of the Swansea team that day. The inscription on the reverse of the Championship medal reads: "S.R.F.C. Winners Welsh Championship 1912-13. Tom Morgan Forward." Tom Morgan played in the Swansea pack from 1909 to 1914.
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