Like many Grammar Schools, Burton followed the tradition of playing Rugby rather than football. The only winter alternative was cross-country. Whilst it is nice to now look back at this as a proud tradition of hard but fair play, I can’t remember being particularly enamored with either of these activities!

Back Row: B01, B02, B03, B04, B05, B06, B07, B08
Middle Row: M01, M02, M03 (Capt.), M04, M05, M06
Front Row: F01, F02

Back Row: Mr D.M.Davies, B.G.Carfoot, R.H.Eggington, W.A.Smart, E.Smith
Front Row: E.Coates, G.Starbuck, C.R.W.Francis (Captain), J.C.G.Rose, G.M.Holmes
Floor: R.Stone, R.E. Lamb, J.Griffiths (absent)

Back Row: A.B.Plant, R.A.Fletcher, E.R.Sanders, G.E.Green, F.Lee, F.R.Webster
Front Row: V.C.Clarke, W.J.Adams, E.C.Fairhead, B.G.Carfoot (Captain), R.E.Stone, L.B.Birch, L.Watts
Floor: K.R.Stokes, R.T.Waddell, A.R.Burns, J.Hanson

Back Row: B01, B02, B03, B04, B05, B06, B07, B08
Middle Row: M01, M02, John Woolley, M04 (Capt), M05, M06
Front Row: F01, F02

Back Row: B01, Charles May, B03, B04, B05, B06
Middle Row: M01, M02, M03 (Capt), M05, M06
Front Row: F01, F02

Back Row: D.Barker, B02, B03, Cheshire, J.Ward, B06
Middle Row: M01, E.Sparrow, Silcox, P.Davies (Capt.), M.Clements, D.Aitken, M07
Front Row: F01, F02

Back Row: Archer, N.Dent, T.Thorley, Neville, B05, Vaughan, B07, B08
Front Row: K.Shilton, N.Carfoot, Cheshire, P.Davies (Capt.), F05, Stephens, Fletcher

Back Row: Oscar DeVille, B02, B03, B04, B05
Middle Row: M01, M02, M03, M04, M05, M06
Front Row: F01, F02, F03 (Capt.), F04, F05

Back Row: B01, B02, B03, B04
Middle Row: M01, M02, M03, M04, M05, M06
Front Row: F01, F02, F03 (Capt.), F04, F05