The Gloucester Magpie Cartoons

Featuring players and matches from the 1891-93 era

The Gloucester Magpie was a magazine published by Henry Bailey & Francis William Sterry, of 88, Southgate St., Gloucester. Various cartoonists provided material over a period of time, and some of the more detailed portraits were produced from photographs. In addition to the portraits, a number of the cartoons reported on specific matches, or provided relevant comment.

W. H. Taylor (poor quality image) 30 May 1891

Key to the New Grounds 4 Jul 1891

J. Hanman 8 Jul 1891

H. J. Boughton 18 Jul 1891

A. W. Vears 5 Sep 1891

A Forecast 5 Sep 1891

T. B. Powell 12 Sep 1891

A. Henshaw 12 Sep 1891

T. G. Smith 19 Sep 1891

Down Him, Connor! 26 Sep 1891

Herbert V. Page 28 Sep 1891

Click Downs Three Colts 3 Oct 1891

Sid S. Starr 3 Oct 1891

Sid S. Starr 6 Oct 1891

T. Robinson M.P. and the New Ground 10 Oct 1891

T. Bagwell 10 Oct 1891

T. Bagwell 12 Oct 1891

A. Gorin 17 Oct 1891

C. F. Dere 24 Oct 1891

A. F. Hughes 31 Oct 1891

S. A. Ball 7 Nov 1891

Gloucester v. Old Edwardians 14 Nov 1891

G. J. Witcomb 21 Nov 1891

A. Cromwell 28 Nov 1891

H. J. B and Gloucester v. Moseley 28 Nov 1891

Gloucester v. Newport 5 Dec 1891

W. H. Taylor 12 Dec 1891

Swansea v. Gloucester 19 Dec 1891

F. W. Lovesey 19 Dec 1891

Gloucester v. Coventry 26 Dec 1891

London Scottish match 30 Jan 1892

Wakefield Trinity match 6 Feb 1892

Gloucester v. Moseley 13 Feb 1892

Gloucester v. Cardiff 5 Mar 1892

Gloucester v. London Scottish 2 Apr 1892

The London Scottish match 2 Apr 1892

Gloucester v. Devonport Albion 16 Apr 1892

Gloucester - The Colts 17 Sep 1892

Gloucester v. The Next Twenty 24 Sep 1892

After the Bristol match 1 Oct 1892

Gloucester v. Old Edwardians 8 Oct 1892

Gloucester v. Coventry 15 Oct 1892

Gloucester v. Devonport Albion 22 Oct 1892

Barley, Fenner, Page, etc 5 Nov 1892

Double Defeat by Newport 12 Nov 1892

Three Big Beatings 19 Nov 1892

Gloucester v. Leicester 26 Nov 1892

Gloucester v. Moseley 3 Dec 1892

On the Carpet 17 Dec 1892

Gloucester v. Newport 24 Dec 1892

Gloucester v. Old Merchant Taylors 31 Dec 1892

Football Notes - Harlequins match 28 Jan 1893

Gloucester v. Leicester 25 Feb 1893

Trophies from Cardiff Arms Park 4 Mar 1893

Fancy Dress March 11 Mar 1893

Bristol v. Gloucester 18 Mar 1893

Gloucester v. Broughton Rangers 8 Apr 1893

Gloucester v. Swansea 15 Apr 1893

Two Stars of Thursday's match 15 Apr 1893

"Close the Shutter" 22 Apr 1893

John Hanman 23 Sep 1893

A Snapshot at Kingsholm 30 Sep 1893

This page was added by Dick Williams on 14/12/2009.

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The Tommy in "the key to the new ground" cartoon is Tommy Bagwell, the captain of Gloucester who led the team in their first match at Kingsholm v Burton in October 1891

By Malc King
On 24/12/2009

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