'K.T.' first burst on the Tynedale scene when, as an eighteen-year-old National Serviceman in the R.A.F., he was brought into Tynedale's Northumberland Senior Cup winning side of 1948, at centre three-quarter. However, he was a natural fly-half with his electric pace over short distances, his eye for a gap and tactical awareness, arguably Tynedale's best in the 50 years after the Second World War, and he went on to play for the club and the County for many years.

As an administrator he, as Hon. Treasurer, and S.T. Enevoldson, as Hon.Secretary, held the club together through the difficult 60's and 70's. Daily meetings at Pointings (then in Hexham) determined much of Tynedale's policy and Ken also represented the club on the Northumberland Committee from 1960 until he became President of the County. With Bill Dinning and Jim Chapman in particular he was instrumental in pushing through the purchase of Tynedale Park and the move to Corbridge. For these and other services he was awarded life-membership of the club in 1977.

Ken and Jim Chapman, those inseparable friends, were constant supporters of Tynedale teams (and the County) at home and away, and Jim's death in 1996 was a devastating blow to Ken. We in turn have now lost a tremendous supporter of rugby football, a loyal friend of the club and a truly great Tynedale character.

Team Records

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1st XV	33	22	2	9	849	456
Raiders	34	26	1	6	1224	398
Grasshoppers	33	15	1	17	754	696
Hadrians	5	4	0	1	131	72
3rd XV	25	12	0	13	478	532
4th XV	1	0	0	1	16	18
Colts	25	14	2	9	462	329

1st XV

The 1st XV had a disappointing season, finishing fifth in the league, with New Brighton gaining promotion. The Northumberland Cup final was lost 21 - 13 to Morpeth.
CLICK HERE to view 1stXV results and player records.

Match Programme from the 1997-1998 season
Tynedale v Macclesfield - 17th January 1998

Steven Dunn
The end of the season saw the retirement of Steven 'Agga' Dunn. He started in the under 9's when the club was still based at Dene Park, Hexham, and signed off after 500 first fifteen appearances and almost 40 senior County outings.

Junior Teams
The Raiders won 27 of their 34 fixtures, scoring 1224 points in the process, and they won their Northumberland Cup final.
The 3rd XV lost to Northern in their final.
The Colts retained the County Colts Cup.

Appointments
The clubhouse was given a facelift following the appointment of a clubhouse manager (Jeff Vipond) and a new steward - Keith Millar. Hugh Butler, who had worked as club steward for 7 years, left for a full-time post in banking. Tony Curtis also retired as Chairman of the House & Bar Committee after many years of service.

Roof Appeal
A roof appeal was launched to raise £10,000 towards the cost of a new roof for the clubhouse, which would cost £32,000, and three quarters of that target had been reached by the end of the season.

Transfer
The club's bar trade was transferred from the Federation Brewery to Newcastle Breweries Ltd.

Resignations
Roger Dinning retired as Youth co-ordinator after three years' work, and Mick Mahoney resigned as club coach near the end of the season, after two years of intense commitment. A. Gledson, the Raiders' coach, was to take over.

Minis
230 players registered for mini-rugby, the highest number to date. Andy Deacon, Chairman of Mini's stepped down after 3 years and was replaced by Nick Steenburg.

County Champions - U9, U10, U11, U13.
Finalists - U8, U12
Semi-finalists - U15, U16

Past Players Lunch

Fixture/Membership Booklet (1997-1998)