The Spofforth Crest came to light as a result of the village Millennium celebrations and has been adopted by the Cricket Club to replace the Percy Crest following the Annual General Meeting in October 2000.

The Arms, first registered in 1562, are described as Gulets (Red) two Chevronels with Bordure and the Crest as Chess Rook Gulets.

The motto is Rather Deathe than False of Faythe.

The Crest was first used publicly in 1425 by Thomas Spofforth, the then Bishop of Hereford.

The Spofforth name was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1068 as Spoford and is believed to be of Anglo Saxon origin.  The first recorded family member was Gamelbar de Spoford (1032) a supporter of King Harold who was forced to submit to William the Conqueror and had all his estates confiscated.

The village of Spofforth was one of the great and early Saxon Parishes, a village afterwards remarkable for a noble castle, which was erected on the forfeited lands of the `de Spoffords'

Throughout the Millennium Spofforths have made their mark through their professional lives and their sporting endeavours.  The exploits of Frederick Robert Spofforth, the famous Australian fast bowler (known as the demon bowler), are fully recorded in cricket history. The `Demon' has his place in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and there is our own tribute to him in a corner of our Clubhouse.  His grandson, Derek Spofforth, who was a guest of the village at the Pageant, is now an Honorary Member of the Club. 

Portrait and career statistics of Frederick Spofforth

We are proud to have this family crest as our own new Logo.

We are indebted to Clarence Spofforth for this information .