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Northern Rugby League 1937/38

Widnes

Biggest home crowd
4,201 (vs. Australia in round 13)
Average home crowd
4,201
Top pointscorer
Peter Topping (4) *
Top tryscorers
Ken Barber, Fred Higgins, Robert Roberts (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 28 Sat League     A St Helens L 7-11     Knowsley   3rd >
Sep 4 Sat League H     St Helens W 14-2     Naughton   19th >
11 Sat LC (1)     A Salford W 3-2     The Willows   >
15 Wed League     A Rochdale H. W 8-0     Athletic Ground   14th >
18 Sat League H     Halifax W 22-0     Naughton   7th >
23 Thu LC (2) H     Wigan W 26-5     Naughton   >
25 Sat League †     A Hull KR L 11-15     Craven Park   4th >
Oct 2 Sat League H     Swinton L 7-8     Naughton   6th >
7 Thu LC (SF) H     Warrington L 0-3     Naughton   >
9 Sat League † H     Featherstone R. W 29-4     Naughton   13th >
16 Sat League     A Halifax L 10-16     Thrum   9th >
21 Thu KT (13) H     Australia D 13-13     Naughton 4,201 >
23 Sat League † H     Newcastle W 45-2     Naughton   13th >
30 Sat League     A St Helens Recs L 2-5     City Road   10th >
Nov 6 Sat League H     Wigan W 17-12     Naughton   12th >
13 Sat League †     A Newcastle W 15-0     White City   8th >
20 Sat League H     Broughton R. W 53-5     Naughton   7th >
27 Sat League †     A Featherstone R. W 21-7     Post Office Road   7th >
Dec 4 Sat League     A Broughton R. D 0-0     Belle Vue   6th >
11 Sat League H     Salford L 5-7     Naughton   8th >
18 Sat League     A Oldham W 5-4     Watersheddings   6th >
25 Sat League H     Warrington L 5-10     Naughton   6th >
27 Mon League H     St Helens Recs W 20-2     Naughton   8th >
Jan 1 Sat League     A Liverpool S. W 9-5     Stanley   7th >
8 Sat League     A Swinton L 8-11     Station Road   7th >
15 Sat League H     Leigh W 10-0     Naughton   8th >
22 Sat League †     A Keighley L 2-8     Lawkholme Lane   7th >
29 Sat League     A Barrow L 0-8     Craven Park   9th >
Feb 5 Sat League H     Barrow W 8-0     Naughton   10th >
19 Sat CC (1)     A Wakefield T. L 3-7     Belle Vue   >
26 Sat League     A Leigh W 17-8     Mather Lane   10th >
Mar 5 Sat League H     Oldham W 15-11     Naughton   9th >
12 Sat League † H     Hull KR W 20-0     Naughton   9th >
19 Sat League †     A Bramley L 2-6     Barley Mow   9th >
26 Sat League H     Rochdale H. W 28-7     Naughton   10th >
Apr 2 Sat League † H     Keighley W 16-3     Naughton   4th >
15 Fri League     A Warrington W 8-4     Wilderspool   11th >
16 Sat League † H     Bramley W 22-8     Naughton   6th >
18 Mon League H     Liverpool S. W 6-2     Naughton   5th >
20 Wed League     A Salford D 0-0     The Willows   7th >
23 Sat League     A Wigan L 8-19     Central Park   7th >

41 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
† denotes Cross-County Match

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
BARBER, Ken -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
BRADLEY, Walter -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
EVANS, ? -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HIGGINS, Fred -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
JONES, ? -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
KELLY, ? -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
McCUE, Tommy -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MILLER, Ernie -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MILLINGTON, Harry -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ROBERTS, Robert -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
SHANNON, Tommy -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SILCOCK, Nat -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
TOPPING, Peter -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - List
13 players 4 cur. / 4 tot.   36 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 matches 3 2 0 13 0 0 41 matches 3 2 0 13 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Newspapers

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