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Northern Rugby League 1956/57

Huddersfield

Captain
Johnny Hunter
Biggest home crowd
12,127 (vs. Australia in round 12)
Average home crowd
12,127
Top pointscorer
Frank Dyson (4) *
Top tryscorers
Jack Fairbank, Mick Sullivan (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 18 Sat League H     Castleford W 24-6     Fartown   1st >
22 Wed League     A York L 7-22     Wigginton Rd   7th >
25 Sat League     A Hunslet W 13-9     Parkside   15th >
29 Wed League H     Bradford N. W 45-10     Fartown   12th >
Sep 1 Sat YC (1) H     Batley W 41-2     Fartown   >
8 Sat League H     Hull W 26-5     Fartown   8th >
10 Mon YC (2)     A Wakefield T. L 11-13     Belle Vue   >
15 Sat League †     A Barrow L 15-24     Craven Park   6th >
22 Sat League H     Leeds W 26-12     Fartown   9th >
29 Sat League     A Castleford W 32-17     Wheldon Road   6th >
Oct 6 Sat League †     A Warrington L 7-20     Wilderspool   5th >
13 Sat League H     Bramley W 24-13     Fartown   7th >
20 Sat League     A Batley W 17-7     Mount Pleasant   6th >
27 Sat League H     Featherstone R. W 10-6     Fartown   5th >
Nov 3 Sat League     A Bramley W 24-10     Barley Mow   3rd >
10 Sat 3:00pm KT (12) H     Australia L 10-20 J Hunter   Fartown 12,127 >
17 Sat League     A Hull W 19-15     Boulevard   3rd >
24 Sat League H     Batley L 9-13     Fartown   3rd >
Dec 1 Sat League †     A St Helens L 4-51     Knowsley   5th >
8 Sat League H     Wakefield T. W 22-6     Fartown   5th >
15 Sat League     A Dewsbury W 30-14     Crown Flatt   5th >
22 Sat League H     Keighley L 7-10     Fartown   5th >
25 Tue League † H     Halifax L 13-17     Fartown   5th >
Jan 5 Sat League H     York W 15-4     Fartown   10th >
12 Sat League     A Doncaster W 35-10     Bentley Rd   9th >
19 Sat League H     Hull KR L 10-13     Fartown   9th >
26 Sat League     A Keighley W 13-7     Lawkholme Lane   9th >
Feb 2 Sat League     A Leeds L 20-24     Headingley   9th >
9 Sat CC (1)     A Swinton D 5-5     Station Road   >
13 Wed CC (1) H     Swinton W 5-0     Fartown   >
16 Sat League H     Dewsbury W 27-10     Fartown   10th >
23 Sat CC (2)     A Salford W 6-2     The Willows   >
Mar 2 Sat League H     Doncaster W 14-13     Fartown   9th >
9 Sat CC (3)     A Barrow L 0-10     Craven Park   >
16 Sat League † H     Wigan L 10-20     Fartown   9th >
23 Sat League † H     St Helens L 9-10     Fartown   9th >
30 Sat League H     Hunslet L 8-20     Fartown   9th >
Apr 3 Wed League †     A Halifax W 10-5     Thrum   9th >
6 Sat League †     A Wigan W 13-8     Central Park   9th >
13 Sat League † H     Warrington L 8-28     Fartown   9th >
15 Mon League     A Bradford N. W 26-7     Odsal   9th >
20 Sat League     A Hull KR L 14-16     Craven Park   8th >
22 Mon League † H     Barrow W 21-13     Fartown   8th >
23 Tue League     A Featherstone R. W 26-18     Post Office Road   8th >
27 Sat League     A Wakefield T. L 14-20     Belle Vue   8th >

45 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  
BARKER, Jack -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BOWDEN, Jim -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BRADSHAW, Harry -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BRIGGS, Brian -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
DYSON, Frank 26 Huddersfield   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - List
FAIRBANK, Jack -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
GRIFFIN, Bill -   Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HENDERSON, Peter -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HUNTER, Johnny 31   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ROUGHLEY, George -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SLEVIN, Ted 29 Doncaster Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SMALES, Tommy 22 Yorkshire   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SULLIVAN, Mick 23 Leeds Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
13 players 1 cur. / 7 tot. 26.66 38 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 matches 2 2 0 10 0 0 45 matches 2 2 0 10 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, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Derek Farrar

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

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