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Northern Rugby League 1952/53

Huddersfield

Captain
Russ Pepperell
Biggest home crowd
25,494 (vs. Australia in round 18)
Average home crowd
25,494
Top pointscorer
Pat Devery (6) *
Top tryscorer
Ron Rylance (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 Wigan L 17-23     Central Park   3rd >
25 Mon League H     Hull W 11-7     Fartown   16th >
30 Sat YC (1A) H     Hunslet W 19-14     Fartown   >
Sep 2 Tue YC (1B)     A Hunslet W 18-2     Parkside   >
6 Sat League †     A Leigh W 33-7     Kirkhall   17th >
10 Wed League H     Dewsbury W 29-0     Fartown   10th >
13 Sat League H     Keighley W 30-17     Fartown   3rd >
20 Sat League     A Hull KR W 44-10     Craven Park   5th >
22 Mon YC (2)     A Hull W 29-9     Boulevard   >
27 Sat League † H     Warrington W 32-13     Fartown   4th >
Oct 4 Sat League     A Dewsbury W 19-7     Crown Flatt   3rd >
11 Sat League     A Castleford W 28-10     Wheldon Road   2nd >
13 Mon YC (SF) H     Halifax D 9-9     Fartown   >
16 Thu YC (SF)     A Halifax W 15-5     Thrum   >
18 Sat League     A Doncaster L 9-25     Greyhound Stad.   2nd >
25 Sat League †     A St Helens W 17-14     Knowsley   3rd >
Nov 1 Sat 3:00pm KT (18) H     Australia L 9-27 R Pepperell   Fartown 25,494 >
8 Sat League     A Batley W 12-2     Mount Pleasant   4th >
15 Sat YC (F)     A * Batley W 18-8     Headingley 15,000 >
22 Sat League     A York W 20-7     Wigginton Rd   5th >
29 Sat League H     Leeds L 21-27     Fartown   5th >
Dec 13 Sat League H     York W 31-0     Fartown   7th >
20 Sat League † H     Leigh D 3-3     Fartown   4th >
25 Thu League     A Halifax W 12-6     Thrum   4th >
26 Fri League H     Halifax W 31-2     Fartown   4th >
27 Sat League H     Doncaster W 27-17     Fartown   3rd >
Jan 3 Sat League †     A Warrington L 7-27     Wilderspool   3rd >
10 Sat League H     Hunslet W 12-5     Fartown   5th >
17 Sat League H     Wakefield T. W 28-2     Fartown   5th >
24 Sat League     A Hull L 11-27     Boulevard   4th >
31 Sat League H     Batley W 26-3     Fartown   5th >
Feb 7 Sat CC (1) H     Castleford W 36-14     Fartown   >
14 Sat CC (1)     A Castleford W 6-2     Wheldon Road   >
21 Sat League H     Featherstone R. W 29-10     Fartown   5th >
28 Sat CC (2) H     Barrow W 21-7     Fartown   >
Mar 7 Sat League     A Hunslet W 16-7     Parkside   5th >
14 Sat CC (3)     A Bradford N. W 17-7     Odsal   >
21 Sat League     A Wakefield T. W 19-7     Belle Vue   5th >
28 Sat CC (SF) H     * Wigan W 7-0     Odsal 58,722 >
30 Mon League H     Bradford N. W 19-7     Fartown   3rd >
Apr 4 Sat League     A Keighley W 19-16     Lawkholme Lane   4th >
6 Mon League † H     St Helens D 10-10     Fartown   3rd >
7 Tue League     A Featherstone R. W 13-7     Post Office Road   3rd >
11 Sat League     A Leeds L 5-12     Headingley   3rd >
16 Thu League     A Bradford N. L 6-12     Odsal   4th >
18 Sat League † H     Wigan W 17-10     Fartown   4th >
25 Sat CC (F) H     * St Helens W 15-10     Wembley 89,588 >
28 Tue League H     Castleford W 38-5     Fartown   5th >
30 Thu League H     Hull KR W 46-2     Fartown   4th >
May 2 Sat League (SF)     A St Helens L 0-46     Knowsley   - >

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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  
BANKS, Billy -   Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BROWN, Jack -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
COOPER, Lionel 31 West Wyalong Australia Australasia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
CURRAN, George -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
DEVERY, Pat 30 Tweed Heads Australia Australasia New South Wales Firsts New South Wales City Firsts - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - - List
GRIFFIN, Bill -   Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HENDERSON, Peter -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HUNTER, Johnny 27   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
LARGE, Jack -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
PEPPERELL, Russ -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
RYLANCE, Ron -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
SLEVIN, Ted 25 Doncaster Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
VALENTINE, Dave 26 Edinburgh Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
13 players 8 cur. / 11 tot. 28.43 37 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 matches 1 3 0 9 0 0 50 matches 1 3 0 9 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, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Derek Farrar

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports

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