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Player Profiles

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?

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  • Brown, Alex

    Brown, Alex

    Mobile and skilful international second row who was outstanding in the line-out
  • Brown, Charles

    Brown, Charles

    Charles Edward Brown was born in Gloucester on 3rd June 1866, the son of Charles Brown, who worked in the ...
  • Brown, Frank

    Brown, Frank

    Inspirational and innovative leader who captained the Invincibles and established Gloucester as a first class club
  • Brown, Sid

    Brown, Sid

    Sidney Albert Brown was a splendid attacking three-quarter, who normally played on the wing. He was born in Broughton, Salford, ...
  • Burrows, Wallace

    Burrows, Wallace

    Wallace Ivor Frederick Burrows Wallace (Wally) Burrows was born in Cardiff in 1922, although his family were from Gloucester, his father ...
  • Burton, Mike

    Burton, Mike

    Michael Alan “Mike” Burton (born 18 December 1945 in Maidenhead) won a reputation as an uncompromising prop forward for ...
  • Butler, Peter

    Butler, Peter

    ‘Butler the Boot’ was one of the most prolific goal kickers to have represented Gloucester, his almost mechanical boot scoring an ...
  • Buxton, Peter

    Buxton, Peter

    Peter Buxton was born on the 21st August 1978 – the same year as Gloucester’s second domestic knock-out cup triumph ...
  • Carpenter, Alfred Denzel "Bumps"

    Carpenter, Alfred Denzel "Bumps"

    Alfred Denzel “Bumps” Carpenter was a remarkable ageless hooker, who was as tough as teak. His playing career spanned Cinderford, ...
  • Caskie, Don

    Caskie, Don

    Gloucestershire-born Scottish centre
  • Catling, Chris

    Catling, Chris

    Chris Catling joined Gloucester in the summer of 1996 and over the following seven seasons he set standards of full-back ...
  • Clewes, Bob

    Clewes, Bob

    Record-breaking Gloucester wing
  • Click, The Brothers

    Click, The Brothers

    Charles James and Alfred Henry “Fred” Click were the sons of John Click, a warehouseman born in Honiton, Devon, but ...
  • Clutterbuck, George

    Clutterbuck, George

    Record breaking wing
  • Coates, George

    Coates, George

    First working class player to be selected for Gloucester, prolific try scorer and member of "The Invincibles".
  • Collett, Gilbert Faraday

    Collett, Gilbert Faraday

    Gilbert Faraday Collett was born at South Hamlet, Gloucester on18th July 1879, the son of a chemical manufacturer. As a ...
  • Collins, The Brothers

    Collins, The Brothers

    Tom, Albert, Bill and Harry – A Fearsome Foursome in the Forwards
  • Comley, Ernest

    Comley, Ernest

    Outstanding front five forward who played in three County Championship finals and was an England trialist.
  • Cook, Brothers

    Cook, Brothers

    Six of the Best
  • Cowling, Robin

    Cowling, Robin

    Cup winning England and Gloucestershire prop
  • Crabtree, Charlie

    Crabtree, Charlie

    Leading try scorer of the post war years
  • Crichton-Miller, Donald

    Crichton-Miller, Donald

    Gloucester's first Scottish international
  • Cromwell, Arthur "Joe"

    Cromwell, Arthur "Joe"

    Arthur “Joe” Cromwell played for Gloucester at both the Spa and Kingsholm. He was very strongly built, and tireless around ...
  • Crowther, Sidney

    Crowther, Sidney

    Try-scoring sprinter of the twenties
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