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Season Summary
1939/40

No Season Commentary was found for the 1939/40 season.

Final League Table

War Emergency League

1939/40

Team P W D L Pts
Bradford Northern 28 21 0 7 42
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 28 19 1 8 39
Hull F.C. 26 18 0 8 36
Halifax R.L.F.C. 28 17 0 11 34
Hunslet 28 16 1 11 33
Castleford R.L.F.C. 28 16 1 11 33
Featherstone Rovers 28 15 0 13 30
Wakefield Trinity 28 14 0 14 28
Leeds R.L.F.C. 28 14 0 14 28
Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13 0 14 26
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 27 11 2 14 24
York 28 10 3 15 23
Batley 27 8 0 19 16
Keighley 27 6 2 19 14
Bramley 28 4 0 24 8

Key:

Top Performers
1939/40

Top Points Scorers
Frank Walker
Heritage No. 148
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts
Goals: 36 @ 2 pts
117 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Frank Walker
Heritage No. 148
15 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Frank Walker
Heritage No. 148
36 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Thomas L "Tommy" Taylor
Heritage No. 116
32

All Members of the Squad Who Made an Appearance for Castleford R.L.F.C.

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1939 and 29/07/1940

38 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
Photograph of the Player Leslie "Juicy" Adams 133 14/11/1909 20/01/1934
-
02/05/1942 		10
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Albert "Jack" Astbury 191 - 11/05/1940
-
02/05/1942 		1
(0)
Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 2 pts
Photograph of the Player Arthur "Bruss" Atkinson 21 05/04/1906 11/09/1926
-
14/03/1942 		16
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1929 -1942.
Photograph of the Player George W Banks 190 - 04/05/1940
-
02/05/1942 		5
(0)
Notes: Brother of Thomas Banks (1/2/1936 - 30/10/1937). Guest from Wigan (1939-40)/Cas Player (1940-41 and 1941-42).
Photograph of the Player Wilfred "Buck" Boucher 155 - 02/05/1936
-
08/09/1945 		4
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 2 @ 2 pts. 10 pts
Photograph of the Player Trevor Bowen 187 - 25/11/1939
-
25/11/1939 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Dewsbury.
Photograph of the Player Fred Brindle 167 - 18/09/1937
-
23/09/1946 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Albert Collins 183 - 30/09/1939
-
06/04/1942 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Gordon Cottington 160 - 24/10/1936
-
27/04/1946 		5
(0)
Photograph of the Player James M "Jim" Crossley 136 - 03/03/1934
-
23/04/1949 		19
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Alfred James "Jim" Croston 130 - 07/10/1933
-
21/10/1944 		25
(0)
Tries: 12 @ 3 pts. Goals: 20 @ 2 pts. 76 pts
Notes: Played his first game against Bradford Northern as A.N.Other.
Photograph of the Player Bernard "Bud" Cunniffe 135 - 03/03/1934
-
10/11/1945 		11
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player Joseph Ellis 188 - 09/03/1940
-
16/03/1940 		2
(0)
Notes: Guest from Dewsbury.
Photograph of the Player John H Fox 189 - 26/03/1940
-
05/09/1946 		3
(0)
Notes: Brother of Harold Fox (31/8/1946 - 18/2/1950).
Photograph of the Player Harold Haley 123 - 29/10/1932
-
06/12/1947 		27
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 5 pts
Photograph of the Player Thomas "Tom" Hardy 147 - 28/09/1935
-
25/12/1945 		21
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player Joseph Holmes 178 - 11/02/1939
-
02/03/1940 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player John Horan 175 - 27/08/1938
-
22/12/1945 		10
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Eric Jones 192 - 01/06/1940
-
11/01/1947 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player John Jones 186 - 18/11/1939
-
18/11/1939 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Leeds.
Photograph of the Player George Lewis 79 - 21/09/1929
-
28/10/1944 		6
(0)
Notes: Brother of Ronald "Ronnie" Lewis (9/9/1944 - 7/3/1953).
Photograph of the Player Reginald "Reg" Lloyd 176 - 15/10/1938
-
17/03/1951 		20
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Photograph of the Player Peter Lythgoe 180 - 30/09/1939
-
25/04/1942 		27
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 11 @ 2 pts. 28 pts
Photograph of the Player Patrick B "Pat" McManus 141 - 25/08/1934
-
07/05/1947 		20
(0)
Photograph of the Player James "Jim" Parker 182 - 30/09/1939
-
14/04/1941 		1
(0)
Notes: Brother of Harry Parker (25/12/1948 - 22/11/1952).
Photograph of the Player James "Jimmy" Robinson 177 - 12/11/1938
-
21/02/1948 		19
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1946 -1947.
Photograph of the Player Edward L "Ted" Sadler 134 - 03/02/1934
-
08/06/1940 		27
(0)
Tries: 10 @ 3 pts. 30 pts
Photograph of the Player William Sherwood 26 - 01/09/1928
-
26/04/1941 		2
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Guest from Featherstone (1940-41)/Cas Player (1926-27).
Photograph of the Player Harry Slater 184 - 30/09/1939
-
03/10/1946 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Frank Smith Snr 124 - 29/10/1932
-
20/05/1947 		7
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Father of Frank Smith Jnr (29/9/1962 - 26/9/1964).
Photograph of the Player Charles "Charlie" Staines 172 - 29/01/1938
-
06/09/1950 		5
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player William "Bill" Stead 168 - 16/10/1937
-
29/08/1945 		6
(0)
Photograph of the Player Thomas L "Tommy" Taylor 116 - 19/03/1932
-
03/04/1946 		32
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Harry Townsley 185 - 21/10/1939
-
18/04/1949 		4
(0)
Photograph of the Player Frank Walker 148 - 19/10/1935
-
29/11/1941 		28
(0)
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts. Goals: 36 @ 2 pts. 117 pts
Photograph of the Player Thomas "Tot" Walsh 159 - 24/10/1936
-
23/02/1946 		22
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Photograph of the Player Richard "Dick" Walton 23 - 11/09/1926
-
08/06/1940 		7
(0)
Notes: Father of Douglas "Dougie" Walton (3/11/1962 - 31/12/1971).
Photograph of the Player Cyril Whitham 181 - 30/09/1939
-
15/02/1941 		7
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Totals Tries: 86. Goals: 70. Drop-Goals: 1. 416
(0)
The Debut Date is highlighted in bold for Players who made their debut within the specified Date Range

Performance in All Competitions

by Castleford R.L.F.C.

For The Period 30/07/1939 - 29/07/1940

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Void Match 2 1 0 1 13 29
Northern Rugby League 1 0 0 1 19 24
War Emergency League 27 16 1 10 345 276
Yorkshire Cup 2 1 0 1 23 22
Total 32 18 1 13 400 351

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