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Season Summary
1944/45

No Season Commentary was found for the 1944/45 season.

Final League Table

War Emergency League

1944/45

Team P W D L Win%
Bradford Northern 20 17 0 3 85.00%
Halifax R.L.F.C. 16 13 1 2 84.38%
Wakefield Trinity 23 17 0 6 73.91%
Wigan R.L.F.C. 24 17 1 6 72.92%
Barrow R.L.F.C. 23 15 1 7 67.39%
Castleford R.L.F.C. 23 14 2 7 65.22%
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 22 11 1 10 52.27%
Batley 22 10 2 10 50.00%
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 24 8 6 10 45.83%
Leeds R.L.F.C. 23 9 2 12 43.48%
Hunslet 21 7 2 12 38.10%
Hull F.C. 23 8 1 14 36.96%
Oldham R.L.F.C. 23 8 1 14 36.96%
Featherstone Rovers 22 8 0 14 36.36%
Keighley 21 7 0 14 33.33%
St Helens 23 4 1 18 19.57%
York 23 4 1 18 19.57%

Key:

Top Performers
1944/45

Top Points Scorers
Norman Guest
Heritage No. 179
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts
Goals: 13 @ 2 pts
41 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Len Ward
Heritage No. 241
10 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Norman Guest
Heritage No. 179
13 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Ronald "Ronnie" Lewis
Heritage No. 238
26

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1944 and 29/07/1945

49 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
Photograph of the Player Archer 257 - 03/02/1945
-
03/02/1945 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player George Bennett 260 08/07/1913 24/02/1945
-
24/02/1945 		1
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Notes: Guest from Bradford.
Photograph of the Player Joseph Bibby 245 - 14/10/1944
-
14/10/1944 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player James C Black 265 - 07/04/1945
-
07/09/1946 		2
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Gordon Booth 262 - 02/04/1945
-
23/10/1948 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Jim Bowden 267 25/02/1923 21/04/1945
-
21/04/1945 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Featherstone.
Photograph of the Player Kenneth "Ken" Brookes 199 - 14/09/1940
-
01/05/1946 		19
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. Goals: 6 @ 2 pts. 36 pts
Photograph of the Player Leonard "Len" Brown 242 - 16/09/1944
-
22/09/1951 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ron Carres 252 - 11/11/1944
-
11/11/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Wakefield.
Photograph of the Player George Clinton 255 - 18/11/1944
-
05/04/1952 		16
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 26 pts
Photograph of the Player Jack Clinton 259 - 17/02/1945
-
10/03/1945 		4
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Guest from Wigan.
Photograph of the Player Gordon Cottington 160 - 24/10/1936
-
27/04/1946 		15
(0)
Photograph of the Player Alfred James "Jim" Croston 130 - 07/10/1933
-
21/10/1944 		5
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 3 @ 2 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Played his first game against Bradford Northern as A.N.Other.
Photograph of the Player Ladis Davies 266 - 21/04/1945
-
21/04/1945 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from York.
Photograph of the Player Jack East 249 - 04/11/1944
-
15/12/1951 		9
(0)
Notes: Brother of Frank East (18/8/1954 - 27/12/1958).
Photograph of the Player Alex Fiddes 246 02/01/1914 04/11/1944
-
13/01/1945 		2
(0)
Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 2 pts
Notes: Guest from Huddersfield.
Photograph of the Player George Fisher 243 - 16/09/1944
-
16/09/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Brother of Arthur "Diamond" Fisher (26/12/1947 - 24/11/1951) and Alfred "Alf" Fisher (27/9/1947 - 17/11/1951).
Photograph of the Player John H Fox 189 - 26/03/1940
-
05/09/1946 		5
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of Harold Fox (31/8/1946 - 18/2/1950).
Photograph of the Player Norman Guest 179 - 11/04/1939
-
24/12/1949 		17
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. Goals: 13 @ 2 pts. 41 pts
Notes: Father of Ian Guest (8/10/1969 - 18/4/1971). Castleford Captain 1948.
Photograph of the Player Harold Hale 240 - 09/09/1944
-
21/10/1944 		5
(0)
Photograph of the Player Harold Haley 123 - 29/10/1932
-
06/12/1947 		9
(0)
Photograph of the Player Thomas "Tom" Hardy 147 - 28/09/1935
-
25/12/1945 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Hargrave 247 - 04/11/1944
-
04/11/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from York.
Photograph of the Player William Hayes 109 - 09/09/1931
-
21/04/1945 		17
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player John Hill 239 - 09/09/1944
-
14/01/1956 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Eric Jones 192 - 01/06/1940
-
11/01/1947 		25
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Eddie Karle 237 - 02/09/1944
-
02/09/1944 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Kenneth Kendall 248 - 04/11/1944
-
22/04/1946 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Huddersfield (1944-45)/Cas Player (1945-46).
Photograph of the Player Jack Kitching 258 - 10/02/1945
-
06/10/1951 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Bradford (1944-45)/Cas Player (1950-51).
Photograph of the Player Edward "Eddie" Lavender 261 - 24/02/1945
-
08/11/1947 		3
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Grandfather of Daniel Smith (11/4/2019 - 13/4/2023).
Photograph of the Player George Lewis 79 - 21/09/1929
-
28/10/1944 		3
(0)
Notes: Brother of Ronald "Ronnie" Lewis (9/9/1944 - 7/3/1953).
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ronnie" Lewis 238 - 09/09/1944
-
07/03/1953 		26
(0)
Notes: Brother of George Lewis (21/9/1929 - 28/10/1944).
Photograph of the Player Benny Lingard 244 - 23/09/1944
-
23/09/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Batley.
Photograph of the Player Albany Longley 220 - 10/01/1942
-
21/04/1945 		2
(0)
Notes: Guest from Featherstone.
Photograph of the Player Patrick B "Pat" McManus 141 - 25/08/1934
-
07/05/1947 		21
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Harry Murphy 251 26/08/1920 11/11/1944
-
11/11/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Wakefield.
Photograph of the Player Wilf Ness 263 - 02/04/1945
-
02/04/1945 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Hull.
Photograph of the Player James "Jim" Nicholls 215 - 27/09/1941
-
01/01/1949 		24
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Son of Robert "Bob" Nicholls (28/8/1926 - 14/3/1931).
Photograph of the Player Stan Powell 214 19/07/1916 13/09/1941
-
15/10/1949 		2
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 11 pts
Notes: Guest from St Helens (1941-42, 1944-45)/Cas Player (1948-49, 1949-50).
Photograph of the Player Frank Rees 254 - 18/11/1944
-
18/11/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Rochdale.
Photograph of the Player James "Jimmy" Robinson 177 - 12/11/1938
-
21/02/1948 		22
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1946 -1947.
Photograph of the Player Ron Rylance 253 11/03/1924 11/11/1944
-
11/11/1944 		1
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 8 pts
Notes: Guest from Wakefield.
Photograph of the Player Percy Searles 256 - 18/11/1944
-
18/11/1944 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Featherstone.
Photograph of the Player William "Billy" Stott 250 16/04/1913 11/11/1944
-
10/02/1945 		2
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 3 @ 2 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Guest from Wakefield.
Photograph of the Player Sam Sweeting 264 - 02/04/1945
-
02/04/1945 		1
(0)
Notes: Guest from Hull.
Photograph of the Player Thomas L "Tommy" Taylor 116 - 19/03/1932
-
03/04/1946 		20
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Frank Wagstaff 194 - 07/09/1940
-
21/04/1945 		23
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Thomas "Tot" Walsh 159 - 24/10/1936
-
23/02/1946 		11
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. Goals: 7 @ 2 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 19 pts
Photograph of the Player Len Ward 241 - 16/09/1944
-
17/02/1945 		14
(0)
Tries: 10 @ 3 pts. 30 pts
Totals Tries: 71. Goals: 36. Drop-Goals: 1. 351
(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 30/07/1944 - 29/07/1945

Competition P W D L For Agnst
War Emergency League 23 14 2 7 274 139
Yorkshire Cup 2 0 0 2 5 14
Challenge Cup 2 0 0 2 8 16
Total 27 14 2 11 287 169

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