Re: Quiz : Sat Aug 22, 2020 4:39 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Bennetthorpe

Yes it was the Belle Vue playing fields Bennetthorpe the ground was alongside the old Gt North Rd between where Sanbeck Rd & Danum Rd now stand the land is now a conservation area containing the William Nuttall spinsters cottages.

Back to the unanswered part of the question.

What is the reason Doncaster played Wakefield Trinity at Bennetthorpe & what year was this game played there?

Re: Quiz : Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:21 pm  

I dont think anyone will come up with the correct answer to the question

Answer
Northern Union Fixture
Saturday September 30th 1899
Belle Vue Playing Fields Doncaster
Doncaster Nil Wakefield Trinity A 25

For more detailed information read my topic The Royal Blues Rugby Team

Re: Quiz : Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:53 pm  

When the Dons transferred Neil Turner to Hull FC can you name the two Hull FC players who joined the Dons as part of the deal

[Wanderer]

Re: Quiz : Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:34 am  

Wayne Proctor & Neil Puckering

Re: Quiz : Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:36 am  

Wanderer wrote:

Wayne Proctor & Neil Puckering

Yes that's the correct answer

Re: Quiz : Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:42 am  

Ken Colley was employed by the Dons in the1990's what was his role at the club?

Re: Quiz : Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:25 am  

GeoffRoebuck wrote:

Ken Colley was employed by the Dons in the1990's what was his role at the club?

You might remember him from his nickname which was a abbreviated version of something we eat a lot of at christmas time.

Re: Quiz : Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:10 pm  

GeoffRoebuck wrote:

You might remember him from his nickname which was a abbreviated version of something we eat a lot of at christmas time.

Sorry I might have mislead you his nickname is part of the name of something we eat a lot of at Christmas.

Re: Quiz : Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:32 pm  

You will find his name listed in some 1992-93 Dons home programmes

Re: Quiz : Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:55 am  

GeoffRoebuck wrote:

Ken Colley was employed by the Dons in the1990's what was his role at the club?

I don't think anyone is going to find the correct answer to this question.

Ken Colley was employed as the Chief Scout at the Dons during the John Sheridan & Tony Fisher years

He was more commonly known by his nickname of Mince

Hence the clue we eat a lot of them at Christmas Mince Pie (Spy)