Cumberland (rugby league team)

For the rugby league team representing the historical English county of Cumberland, see Cumberland rugby league team. For the rugby league team representing the English county of Cumbria, see Cumbria rugby league team.
Cumberland
Club information
Full nameCentral Cumberland
Nickname(s)Fruitpickers
Short nameCumberland
Founded21 April 1908 (Foundation club)
Exited1908
Former details
CompetitionNSWRFL
19089th of 9[1]
Home jersey
Team colours
Records
Wooden spoons1*[2] (1908)
Most cappedHarry Bloomfield – 8
A. Halling – 8
S. Jarvis – 8
Thomas Lalor – 8
F. O'Grady – 8
Highest points scorerHarry Bloomfield – 19

Cumberland, officially known as Central Cumberland,[3] were a rugby league team in 1908 based in the region of Cumberland Plain in western Sydney. They were one of the nine original teams in the first New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) season, albeit admitted after the first round of matches had already been played. They are the shortest lived team in the history of first-grade rugby league in Australia after disbanding late that year. Statistically, they are the club with the poorest all-time record, only lasting eight games in their inaugural and only season.

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  2. ^ Whiticker & Collis 2004, p. 120
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