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7 | He knows how to play football does Sammy | 02/11/1932 |
| And you never hear him cry for his mammy | |
| For small tho' he may be | |
| He's no "kid", no not he | |
| The man who thinks so - "is a Nanny." | |
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9 | We have a famous captain - and he's known far and wide, | |
| A great forward and a leader, good for any side, | |
| Never been a failure, | |
| Twice he's toured Australia, | |
| Very few players have "HORT-ON BILL" and he's Trinity's pride. | 03/12/1932 |
| The "Third-Porters" on the banks of the Humber | |
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12 | He's a jolly good forward and plays the game with zest | |
| May not be a "star" but shines out with the rest | |
| He can tackle, dribble, run | |
| His name, well it's "Wilkinson" | |
| Loyal and true to the Red and Blue and always trys his best | 31/12/1932 |
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26 | The ''Third-Porters'' on the banks of the Humber | |
| Have often made us dance the Rumba, | |
| To win's very hard, | |
| At the gay "Boulevard," | |
| But at Belle Vue - "up should go their number." | 23/09/1933 |
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32 | Six defeats in succession - ''by heck'' we shall sing | |
| If to-day there's a seventh - ''God Save the King,'' | |
| In the depths now we're groping, | |
| But we'll give up the moping | |
| If from the ''Hornets'' of Rochdale we can extract the sting. | 25/11/1933 |
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33 | Nah lads can we Oldham, if we can't ''eh, by gum,'' | |
| Some of our loyal supporters will go out and drink rum, | |
| If they say, ''How do you do,'' | |
| We'll reply ''clogs to you,'' | |
| And to where they came from, we'll send 'em back glum. | 09/12/1933 |
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36 | Hats off to Huddersfield, the talented side from Fartown, | |
| Who in the Rugby Football League have won great renown, | |
| But now they're down in the dumps, | |
| Whilst Trinity has got the mumps, | |
| So whichever is up to-day, the other will be further down | 06/01/1934 |
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37 | We played York last week and we lost, sure that's true, | |
| But a different tale should be told to-day at Belle Vue, | |
| If we show the same pluck | |
| And have a little more luck, | |
| With goodwill and endeavour we ought to pull through. | 20/01/1934 |
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39 | Heave-o my hearties, - the "cracks" are here, | |
| The lads of Wigan, from off the "pier," | |
| So all hands on deck, | |
| We must play like heck, | |
| Or the night will be dirty - and there'll be no free beer. | 10/02/1934 |
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45 | The match with ''Hull Kingston'' is the last at Belle Vue, | |
| It's been a disappointing season, which to us is not new, | |
| We shall not regret at all | |
| To see the final curtain fall, | |
| So we bid you all farewell, and hope you've come ''smiling thro','' | 07/09/1934 |
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52 | Two Finals at "Crown Flatts" and "Fartown" in all sorts of weather, | |
| "Trinity" and the "Leeds cracks" have been struggling together, | |
| And all who went and saw | |
| Knows "Leeds" were lucky to draw | |
| For the "Old Brigade" made the pace - "h-ll for leather." | 03/11/1934 |
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55 | It's a long time since we met Leigh, many years ago, | |
| We beat them in a Cup-tie when we won the cup you know, | |
| Yet though, we lost at Hul | |
| And we're dreary dolefully dull | |
| We live in hopes of seeing, the men of Leigh laid low | 15/12/1934 |
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56 | The best Christmas Wishes to all ''Football Fans'' here | |
| All kindest greetings and the best of good cheer | |
| And a share of the luck | |
| ''Leeds'' had in the Cup | |
| Will do us all good - in the coming ''New Year.'' | 25/12/1934 |
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57 | Bradford were one of the leading lights many years ago, | |
| Yet for quite a long time now their stock has been very low, | |
| But to catch opponents bending | |
| Money they've been lavishly spending, | |
| So we must play our very best because we also want more dough. | 29/12/1934 |
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62 | Four victories in succession - and one a cup-tie too, | |
| That's something like the form of the famous Red and Blue, | |
| If we but keep it up | |
| Then we may win the Cup, | |
| The old town will indeed be a "Merrie Citie" - if we do. | 16/02/1935 |
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65 | After winning two Cup-ties, in the third round we went "West" | |
| We hoped down "South" at Wembley we should be a Guest | |
| But now we must march forth | |
| And up the league go "North" | |
| For we wish to see at "Belle Vue," the Clubs that are the best. | 16/3/1935 |
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67 | "By heck" - but we are getting on, this is our sixty-seventh rhyme, | |
| To this we mus plead guilty - this is our only crime, | |
| When you read them you may think | |
| The writer suffers from lots of drink | |
| And his Rhymes isn't worth a dime - he ought to be "doing time." | 22/04/1935 |
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68 | Here's all that is the best to the men of "Fartown," | |
| For a good many years they've had a team of renown, | |
| Their good health we will sup | |
| If they again win the cup | |
| But they'll have to give of their best to get Castleford down. | 23/04/1935 |
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74 | Here's good luck to Ernest Pollard, a fooballer of repute, | |
| Who's earned many laurels, with hands, head and boot, | |
| May his benefit be a bumper, | |
| A topper, a whopper, a thumper, | |
| And far away the day, ere the wistle's final toot. | 02/11/1935 |
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83 | Something always happens when Trinity and Leeds meet, | |
| Who'll ever forget "Jonty" Parkin and his scores so neat; | |
| The "dead ball" incident in cup-tie, | |
| In another a disputed try, | |
| And three replayed finals ere Trinity had to admit defeat. | 11/03/1936 |
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87 | This season we've been twice to the ''Odsal Stadium,'' | |
| And there we've met Bradford and at Football pladium; | |
| They beat us in the mud | |
| (Or should we say the flood?), | |
| But in the Rugby League Cup-tie we went and sladium. | 11/4/1936 |
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89 | Another season is drawing nearer to its ending | |
| Soon no matches shall we be attending; | |
| We've not much to remember, | |
| But we'll turn up next September; | |
| Forget our woes, and hope our foes will not catch us bending. | 25/04/1936 |
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94 | Here's to Trinity's popular captain, by the name of Bill Horton, | |
| For many years his football skill has caught on; | |
| By opponents he's not often passed, | |
| Very quickly they're seized and grasped; | |
| The way it's done, it's a wonder that they've ought on. | 23/09/1936 |
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95 | Here's to our foes from Hunslet who to-day we meet, | |
| They're real tough nuts to crack and very hard to beat; | |
| They won all four Cups one year - | |
| If we're to do that there here, | |
| The "Yorkshire Cup" is the starting point to emulate this amazing feat. | 30/09/1936 |
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96 | They call him Malpass, his Christian name is John, | |
| He doesn't stand still but keeps travelling on; | |
| Of his own he's got a way | |
| At Football knows how to play, | |
| And before opponents know he's there - he's been, and gone. | 03/10/1936 |
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107 | Here we come gathering Cups in May | |
| On the rickerty, rockerty, wibbly, wobbly, Wembley way, | |
| Warrington or Trinity - which will win? | |
| To pick the winner use a pin, | |
| For the "odds are even" is all we can say. | 13/3/1937 |
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117 | We started the Season in style - but what a slump in our stock, | |
| Halifax knocked us out of the Cup, and Hunslet ran amok; | |
| What to say we don't know | |
| About our Teams sorry show | |
| "Thirty-seven points" - we haven't recovered from the shock. | 25/09/1937 |
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118 | Here’s welcome to "the Aussies" who come here from "down under," | |
| They'll greet us with their "War Cry," full of lightning, blood and thunder; | |
| Arra warra bif baf bungto | |
| Marra yarra whif laf pungto, | |
| Well, same to them (with knobs on) - if they're swearing - we shouldn't wonder | 09/10/1937 |
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123 | We scored thirty-three points against Hull, at Keighley we got none, | |
| The way our boys floundered about, it fairly took the bun; | |
| We do very well at home, | |
| But "Oh dear," when we roam | |
| It's a different tale altogether - and we don't know how it's done. | 27/12/1937 |
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130 | Of four holiday matches, this is the first one; | |
| Can we win them all? Well, yes, it can be done; | |
| Four victories in a row | |
| Would make a grand show, | |
| And the players would all deserve an extra "hot-cross" bun. | (Good Friday 15/4/1938) |
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133 | We've had a Happy Easter - we've done very well; | |
| Four victories in a row is a tale worthwhile to tell; | |
| The season's near ending, | |
| And if we hadn't been caught bending, | |
| In some of our early matches - all would have been "swell." | 23/04/1938 |
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134 | The visit of Newcastle marks the season's ending, | |
| And to Belle Vue for some months we shall not be wending; | |
| Summer-time is here again, | |
| So we shall get lots of rain, | |
| Especially when on holiday bent, and picture postcards we are sending. | 04/05/1938 |
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138 | Greetings to all Sportsmen and Sportswomen wherever you are | |
| In City, Town, or Village, at Home or in fields afar | |
| When we in throngs surround | |
| Our favourite sporting ground | |
| May we enjoy our games together - forever free from the threat of War. | 08/10/1938 |
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140 | Trinity went to Headingley and caused Leeds "Cracks" lots of worry | |
| They rushed into the fray in a manner bold and merry | |
| The result was a draw | |
| A sort of a see-saw | |
| With an ay oh tackle him low - and a "Hey" down - "Hey" down derry | 05/11/1938 |
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149 | The meeting of ''Halifax'' and ''Trinity'' in a ''Rugby League'' Cup-tie | |
| Awakens memories of strenuous tussles, in days long since gone by; | |
| In struggles for the ''Owd Tin Pot'' | |
| These clubs could whack the lot | |
| So this game should be a scorcher - ''and fur and feathers fly.'' | 11/03/1939 |
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150 | Well - we're out of the Cup - and Wembley was so near | |
| But "are we downhearted" - no Sir - no blooming fear | |
| We beat ourselves, there's no denying | |
| Yet even so it's no use crying | |
| Good Sportsmen keep on smiling - and hope for better luck next year. | 20/03/1939 |
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165 | We've followed Football a long time - for more years than we care to shout | |
| In all sorts of conditions, at Home and in Towns all about: | |
| In frosty, rainy, windy weather | |
| Snow and all the lot together | |
| And we've seen odd Matches postponed - but it was odd to have eight "blacked-out." | 16/03/1940 |
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167 | Two fixtures out of two this Easter we've gone and lost, | |
| And twice tow points we've dropped - that's what lost matches cost; | |
| Up the League, nearly at the top - | |
| There we were and hoped to stop; | |
| And the weather was so nice, yet things "turned out a frost." | 30/04/1940 |
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170 | When you're at a football match, it's as plain as A.B.C, | |
| There's surely someone who has paid his L.S.D., | |
| The football for to view, | |
| To cheer, to shout, to boo, | |
| And unless you're very D.E.F., you'll hear the Ref is N.B.G. | 27/04/1940 |
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173 | Under extremely difficult conditions the Football Season starts to-day | |
| If any success is to be achieved, all have a part to play | |
| The Players give of their best | |
| Spectators can do the rest | |
| For you can't run a Club without money - and they are the ones who pay. | 07/09/1940 |
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189 | Not very long ago, all that "Bradford" got were smacks, | |
| In nearly every match their share was mostly whacks; | |
| But to get them down to-day | |
| You've jolly well hard to play | 27/09/1941 |
| And if "Trinity" can do this - we shall think they're "cracks." | |
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200 | All was grave and tense - "Crowd" pale and trembly, | |
| Not a sound was heard in that vast assembly, | |
| But when = "'pon my soul" | |
| "Billy Stott" kicked that Goal | |
| Off flew the Roof of the Stadium at Wembley | 21/8/1948 |
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201 | Last year York made us run like "Johnny Walker," | |
| "My Word" - didn't they make the pace a Corker | |
| But now we can relate, | |
| By forty-two to eight, | |
| York were smartly Yorked by a snorter of a Yorker | 01/09/1948 |
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202 | Six times in the Final - and we lost every one | |
| It seemed as if the "Yorks Cup," by us could never be won | |
| But for two years in succession | |
| Of it we've had possession | |
| And with pluck allied to skill - the "Hat trick" can be done | 11/09/1948 |
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203 | Here's "Good Luck" and "Good Health" to the Men from down below | |
| Where they have plenty of "Sunshine" - but not very much snow, | |
| May they have a grand Tour; Make good friends galore | |
| And go back to Australia - with bags full of "Dough." | 25/09/1948 |
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204 | A jolly good welcome to "Wigan" - a Team of "Rugby League bracks" | |
| "Two thousand pounds " for a "forward" - very much more for "backs" | |
| "The Price" - would be very high; If the lot you wished to buy | |
| A sum very near a "King's Ransom" - piles of gold and silver in "Sacks." | 02/10/1948 |
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205 | Down, down, down, ever slipping lower down the ''table'', | |
| this takes some explaining, because we've players both clever and able | |
| But they're giving points away | |
| Nearly every time they play | |
| 'Count Opponents Penalty Goals'' and you'll see that it's no fable''. | 16/10/1948 |
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206 | W stands for "Wakefield" and for "Workington" too | |
| Also for win, which they would both like to do; | |
| Let's hope it will be; A game grand to see | |
| And full of enjoyment, for both me and you | 30/10/1948 |