1871 Early Fixture

This was one of the first recorded matches in Holmbridge - or Holme Bridge as it was known in the 1870s. Little Hayfield would have been a Derbyshire-based team and the 'Brittannia' suffix was quite fashionable in the nineteenth century (but maybe it was 'Britannia' with only one 't'). The home team were obviously in fine form - dismissing the opposition for only 12.