The club was founded 1905 by Earlsdon Baptist Church and played on local parks. There may have been games prior to this but this is widely accepted as our start date.
The club was founded 1905 by Earlsdon Baptist Church and played on local parks. There may have been games prior to this but this is widely accepted as our start date.
We were based in the City Arms pub which is still our watering hole along with The Oak in Earlsdon.
From 1946 - 1954 the team played at Browns Lane but in 1954 Earlsdon bought 3 1/2 acres on Kirby Corner and built their own clubhouse out of an old air-raid shelter. The ground was then sold to build a science park next to Warwick University. Earlsdon relocated round the corner at Mitchell Avenue with 13 1/2 acres and a £250000 clubhouse in 1988.
In 1988 Earlsdon RFC moved from Kirby corner to our current home at Mitchell Avenue. The two storey club house provides excellent facilities for every section of the club for both the social and playing side.
The recently completed extension has provided additional changing facilities and showers as well as a superb balcony which overlooks the first team pitch. The club now has eight team changing rooms, referee's changing rooms and physiotherapists room.
In the summer of 2015, the club house has been refurbished, with an all new kitchen and social space. The audio and visual equipment in the social area has been upgraded allowing a real atmosphere for game days, whilst also letting the the club be used for other events such as birthdays and business events. Please check out the photos of our recent work, or why not come visit
Presidents of Earlsdon RFC
1928 - 1960 - W A Bales
1960 - 1977 - F E Shanks
1977 - 1993 - A J Jarvis
1993 - 1995 - R F Brown
1995 - 2022 - R Price
2022 - Date - P Rourke
Life Members of Earlsdon RFC
M Murphy
J Waite
P Rourke
B Callaway
J Comaskey
M Robinson
J Kinmond
R Parkinson
C Judd
H Shellard
R P Bonham
W A Davies
F E Shanks
L Bonham
C H Reaves
F J Liddington
E Malin
J Foxon
A Leslie
R F Brown
A J Jarvis
W Barker
J Carnall
H Jacobs
L Scott
T Kendall
D Morrison
Dot Carnall
Club Captains of Earlsdon RFC
2024/25 - J Sarjeant
2023/24 - J Sarjeant
2022/23 - J Sarjeant
2021/22 - L Gittins
2020/21 - Covid
2019/20 - A McPheators
2018/19 - T Clarke
2017/18 - R Fisher
2016/17 - Andrew Forsyth
2015/16 - R Roberts/R Fisher
2014/15 - R Fisher
2013/14 - C Scott
2012/13 - C Scott
2011/12 - C Scott
2010/11 - C Scott
2009/10 - L Davies
2008/9 - L Davies
2007/8 - G Beynon
2006/7 - R Farrell
2005/6 - R Farrell
2004/5 - G Mitchell
2003/4 - G Mitchell
2002/3 - G Mitchell
2001/2 - G Mitchell
2000/01 - M Jones
1999/0 - P Keene
1998/9 - P Keene
1997/8 - M Murphy
1996/7 - P Keene
1995/6 - M Evans
1994/5 - P Keene
1993/4 - P Keene
1992/3 - J Kinmond
1991/2 - C Forsyth
1990/1 - C Forsyth
1989/90 - J Murphy
1988/9 - J Murphy
1987/8 - S Kenney
1986/7 - A Barker
1985/6 - A Barker
1984/5 - A Adkins
1983/4 - S Kenney
1982/3 - I Carnall
1981/2 - N Mountford
1980/1 - A Barker
1979/80 - G Robinson
1978/9 - G Robinson
1977/8 - K Clark
1976/7 - R Howells
1975/6 - D Hart
1974/5 - I Carnall
1973/4 - I Carnall
1972/3 - J Adams
1971/2 - T Pateman
1970/1 - T Pateman
1969/70 - P Carnall
1968/9 - B Parker
967/8 - T Pateman
1966/7 - M Thompson
1965/6 - M Thompson
1964/5 - T Kendall
1963/4 - T D Smythe
1962/3 - R Anstey
1961/2 - R Anstey
1960/1 - D Venables
1959/60 - D Venables
1958/9 - D Venables
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Honours
Since 2000 the club has picked up a number of honours which are listed below:
2000/1 - First XV - Warwickshire I Champions and Second XV - Coventry & Mid Warwickshire Cup Winners (Beat Barkers Butts 9 - 5 in the final)
2001/2 - First XV - Warwickshire Shield Winners (Beat Marconi 19 - 5 in the final)
2002/3 - Second XV - Coventry & Mid Warwickshire Cup Winners (Beat Barkers Butts 20 - 7 in the final)
2003/4 - First XV - Midlands West 4 South Runners-up and Warwickshire Shield Winners (Beat Berkswell & Balsall 29 - 5 in the final)
2004/5 - Second XV - Warwickshire Cup Final runners-up (lost final 25-4 to Barkers Butts)
2007/8 - First XV - Warwickshire Cup Final runners-up (lost final 15-8 to Broadstreet)
2011/12 - First XV - Midlands 3 Champions - Second XV - Cov & District 2nd Team Cup Winners v Barkers Butts RFC (won 20-19)
2013/14 - First XV - Midlands 2 Champions
2015/16 - Second XV - Cov & District 2nd Team Cup winners v Pinley RFC
2016/17 - First XV - Warks Shield winners v Berks & Balsall RFC (won 31-13)
2017/18 - First XV - Warks Shield Winners v Kenilworth RFC (won 13 - 10)
2018/19 - First XV - Warks Shield Winners v Kenilworth RFC
2021/22 - Second XV - Cov & District Benevolent Cup Winners v Barkers Butts RFC
2022/23 - Second XV - Cov & District Benevolent Cup Runners up v Coventrians RFC
2023/24 - Second XV - Cov & Benevolent Cup Runners Up v Stoke Old Boys RFC
2024/25 - First XV - Counties 2 West Runners Up and promotion secured to Counties 1
2024/25 - Second XV - Cov & District Benevolent Cup Runners up v Old Coventrians RFC (lost 19 - 20)
