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Northern Rugby League 1952/53

Doncaster

Biggest home crowd
2,452 (vs. Australia in round 17)
Average home crowd
2,452
Top pointscorer
Tuss Griffiths (10) *
Top tryscorer
Tom Lane (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 23 Sat League     A Wakefield T. L 21-30     Belle Vue   3rd >
28 Thu League H     Halifax L 8-21     Greyhound Stad.   23rd >
30 Sat YC (1A) H     Bradford N. W 12-11     Greyhound Stad.   >
Sep 6 Sat League †     A Salford L 11-35     The Willows   25th >
8 Mon YC (1B)     A Bradford N. W 11-9     Odsal   >
11 Thu League H     Hull KR W 17-10     Greyhound Stad.   20th >
13 Sat League †     A Widnes L 9-14     Naughton   21st >
20 Sat League     A Hunslet W 8-2     Parkside   22nd >
24 Wed YC (2)     A Halifax L 3-4     Thrum   >
27 Sat League H     Bradford N. L 8-35     Greyhound Stad.   21st >
Oct 4 Sat League †     A Rochdale H. W 24-17     Athletic Ground   23rd >
11 Sat League †     A Workington W 16-9     Borough Park   22nd >
18 Sat League H     Huddersfield W 25-9     Greyhound Stad.   19th >
25 Sat League     A Castleford L 8-28     Wheldon Road   14th >
30 Thu 3:15pm KT (17) H     Australia L 13-41     Bentley Rd 2,452 >
Nov 1 Sat League H     Hull L 5-13     Greyhound Stad.   17th >
8 Sat League     A Halifax L 5-28     Thrum   21st >
15 Sat League H     Leeds L 10-14     Greyhound Stad.   22nd >
22 Sat League     A Hull L 5-8     Boulevard   23rd >
Dec 13 Sat League H     Keighley W 11-9     Greyhound Stad.   23rd >
20 Sat League H     Castleford L 6-7     Greyhound Stad.   23rd >
25 Thu League H     Hunslet L 5-23     Greyhound Stad.   23rd >
27 Sat League     A Huddersfield L 17-27     Fartown   24th >
Jan 3 Sat League † H     Widnes W 12-6     Greyhound Stad.   25th >
10 Sat League † H     Salford L 5-8     Greyhound Stad.   24th >
17 Sat League † H     Rochdale H. W 20-10     Greyhound Stad.   24th >
24 Sat League     A Bradford N. L 15-19     Odsal   22nd >
31 Sat League † H     Workington L 2-8     Greyhound Stad.   22nd >
Feb 7 Sat CC (1)     A Hull KR L 0-12     Craven Park   >
14 Sat CC (1) H     Hull KR D 5-5     Bentley Rd   >
21 Sat League     A Hull KR L 6-20     Craven Park   22nd >
28 Sat League     A Featherstone R. L 8-42     Post Office Road   24th >
Mar 7 Sat League     A Leeds L 11-42     Headingley   25th >
14 Sat League H     Dewsbury L 10-12     Greyhound Stad.   25th >
21 Sat League     A York L 11-13     Wigginton Rd   26th >
28 Sat League H     Wakefield T. L 12-21     Greyhound Stad.   27th >
Apr 3 Fri League H     York L 3-32     Greyhound Stad.   27th >
4 Sat League     A Batley L 9-29     Mount Pleasant   28th >
6 Mon League H     Featherstone R. W 2-0     Greyhound Stad.   25th >
7 Tue League     A Dewsbury L 8-27     Crown Flatt   26th >
11 Sat League     A Keighley L 16-33     Lawkholme Lane   27th >
15 Wed League H     Batley W 8-4     Greyhound Stad.   27th >

42 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  
BELSHAW, Les -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
CROFT, Les -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
DAVIES, Eddie -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GRACE, Vernon -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GRIFFITHS, Tuss 33 Bridgend Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 10 - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 10 - - List
GUEST, ? -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HAMMOND, H -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HANSHAW, J -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HERITAGE, Johnny -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
LANE, Tom -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
NORBURY, George -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
STREET, Arthur -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WILLIAMS, Thomas -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
13 players 0 cur. / 1 tot. 33.86 36 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 matches 1 5 0 13 0 0 42 matches 1 5 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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