In this early era, the captain of the club was the coach. No other individual was hired by the club. Captains * Frank Jenkins 1883–1886, 1889–1890 * Thomas D. Green, 1886–1887 * P. D. Ross, 1890–91 * Herbert Russell 1891–1893 * Weldy Young, 1893-1895 * Chauncy Kirby, 1895–96 * Fred Chittick, 1896–97 * Harvey Pulford, 1897–98 * Chauncy Kirby, 1898–99 * Hod Stuart, 1899–1900 * Harvey Pulford, 1900–1901 * William Duval, 1902 Coaches * Alf Smith (1901, 1903–1906) (playing coach from 1904–1906) * Pete Green (1902, 1908–1913) * Alf Smith (1913–1917)