The following pages are a collection of player profiles, documenting their playing careers for Gloucester. Details have been collated from sources including Gloucestershire Archive, Gloucestershire Newspaper Group (inc. Journal, Citizen, Echo), Gloucester Rugby Records and the National Rugby Museum Records at Twickenham. Plenty more to come - why not suggest a candidate?
John A'Bear
Gloucester's youngest captain 1937-39
Paul Ashmead
Versatile Back Row Forward
Steve Ashmead
Tight Head Prop
Michael Baker
Goal kicking centre who made his debut at 16
J W Bayley
1882-83 Invincible
John Bayliss
Crash-tackling centre who captained Gloucester & Gloucestershire
J H Bown
Gloucester and Stroud utility back
Steve Boyle
Powerful lock for Gloucester, England and the British Lions
John Brooks
Gloucester captain 1935-36 and England trialist
Don Caskie
Gloucestershire-born Scottish centre
Charles Cook
Place-kicking fullback
Jim Cook
A "box of tricks", and one of six brothers to play for Gloucester
Sidney Crowther
Try-scoring sprinter of the twenties
Ken Daniell
Talented centre and sprinter whose career was cut short at twenty four
Norman Daniell
Prolific winger of the early twenties
Tom Day
Captain 1950-51, Club Chairman and President
"Father" William Dix
An article from the Citizen, written by Bill Bailey to mark the retirement of W. Dix at the end of the 1921-22 season
Francis Edwards
Leading try scorer, Barbarian & Wartime International
John Etheridge
Much-travelled Cheltenham-born Irish lock
Ron Etheridge
Attacking full back with pace and flair
John Fidler
Gloucestershire and England lineout specialist
James Forrester
"Django" A dashing back row talent
John Gwilliam
Captain of Wales
John Haines
Industrious open-side who played in three County Championship Finals
Hall Brothers
The Magnificent Seven
Cyril Harris
Outstanding prop of the late 30s
Francis Hartley
The Father of Gloucester Rugby
George Hastings
Grand slam winning England & Barbarians prop
Jack Hemming
Club & County Second Row 1923-33
Bob Hodge
Lancastrian lock or number eight who captained Gloucester and was an England trialist
Bill Hook
Gloucester full back at 17; England International
Bob Hook
Very fast wing for club and county
Terry Hopson
One Half of a Great Half Back Partnership
Peter Hordern
Versatile Pack Leader and International Forward
Arthur Hudson
Lived for Gloucester Rugby
Brian "Baggy" Hudson
Tough and mobile fifties second row
Gordon Hudson
Captain 1947-50 & Long-Serving Wing Forward
Mervyn Hughes
Welsh Trialist and long-serving club administrator
Denis Ibbotson
Hard tackling openside
Richard Jardine
Powerful centre who played in Club and County Championship winning sides
Pete Jones
England Under 23 trialist & Scotland prop
Willie Jones
Welsh dropped goal wizard
Peter Kingston
International scrum half and coach
Tony Lewis
England cricket captain, chat-show host - and Gloucester full back
Roy Long
Long serving lock and club secretary
Mark Mapletoft
Creative utility back and outstanding goalkicker
Maurice McCanlis
International Centre and Cricket Blue
Steve Mills
Record breaking captain & England hooker
Richard Mogg
510 appearances for Gloucester and every honour but an England cap
Derrick Morgan
Winger with Pace
Roy "Digger" Morris
Captain of Gloucester & Gloucestershire "Never Stay Down"
Mike Nicholls
Underrated hooker and outstanding captain
John Orwin
Captain of Gloucester, Bedford and England
Grahame Parker
A great all-rounder
Bill Phillips
One of The Three Clergyman of the 1930s
Dave Pointon
Dedicated outside half and coach
Mike Potter
Powerful No 8 who featured strongly in 1972 cup campaign
Tom Price
Gloucester, Cheltenham and England prop
Keith Richardson
Captain and coach
Don Rutherford
Immaculate full back; master tactician; British & Irish Lion
Les Saxby
Captain for four years who had great final season
Dave Sims
Gloucester's first professional player and former captain.
Dick Smith
Wing forward, captain & coach
John Spalding
Talented scrum half of the early seventies
Eric Stephens
Versatile back and record-breaking goal kicker
Harold Symonds
Long serving forward and record-breaking 2nd XV captain
W H Taylor
played 1890 to 1904
Mike Teague
Gloucester, England and British Lions legend!
Cyril Thomas
Gloucester captain and renowned hooker
Bob Timms
Tall pacey winger of the early sixties
Allan Townsend
Durable prop forward and captain of Gloucester and Cheltenham
Tom Voyce
King of Gloucester
Fred Wadley
Pack Leader and record breaking captain
Jack Watkins
England trialist and successful Gloucester captain
Fred Webb
Outstanding wing three-quarter
Chris Williams
Powerful outside half capped by England in 1976
Trevor Woodman
Cornish loose-head with pace and good hands