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Season Summary
1947/48

No Season Commentary was found for the 1947/48 season.

Final League Table

Northern Rugby League

1947/48

Team P W D L Pts
Wigan R.L.F.C. 36 31 1 4 63
Warrington R.L.F.C. 36 30 1 5 61
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 36 26 2 8 54
Bradford Northern 36 26 2 10 54
Workington Town 36 22 4 10 48
Hunslet 36 21 4 11 46
Widnes 36 21 1 14 43
St Helens 36 20 2 14 42
Leeds R.L.F.C. 36 20 2 14 42
Wakefield Trinity 36 20 2 14 42
Salford R.L.F.C. 36 20 1 15 41
Hull F.C. 36 19 1 16 39
Castleford R.L.F.C. 36 19 1 16 39
Leigh R.F.C. 36 18 1 17 37
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 36 17 2 17 36
Oldham R.L.F.C. 36 17 1 18 35
Belle Vue Rangers 36 17 0 19 34
Halifax R.L.F.C. 36 16 0 20 32
Swinton 36 15 1 20 31
Keighley 36 15 1 20 31
Barrow R.L.F.C. 36 14 2 20 30
Rochdale Hornets 36 11 2 23 24
Bramley 36 12 0 24 24
Batley 36 11 1 24 23
Hull Kingston Rovers 36 10 1 25 21
Liverpool Stanley 36 8 1 27 17
Featherstone Rovers 36 6 0 30 12
Cardiff R.L.F.C. 36 4 1 31 9
Liverpool Stanley 36 3 2 31 8

Key:

Top Performers
1947/48

Top Points Scorers
George Langfield
Heritage No. 280
Tries: 12 @ 3 pts
Goals: 27 @ 2 pts
Drop-goals: 4 @ 2 pts
98 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
George Langfield
Heritage No. 280
12 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Norman Guest
Heritage No. 179
35 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Charles "Charlie" Staines
Heritage No. 172
Frank Mugglestone
Heritage No. 291
40

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1947 and 29/07/1948

31 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
Photograph of the Player Arthur Bastow 278 - 23/02/1946
-
17/11/1951 		32
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Photograph of the Player Fred Bennett 299 - 17/01/1948
-
30/04/1949 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Gordon Booth 262 - 02/04/1945
-
23/10/1948 		6
(0)
Photograph of the Player Fred Church 277 - 02/02/1946
-
15/10/1947 		12
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player George Clinton 255 - 18/11/1944
-
05/04/1952 		15
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 11 pts
Photograph of the Player Ron Copley 275 - 02/02/1946
-
21/02/1948 		12
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player James M "Jim" Crossley 136 - 03/03/1934
-
23/04/1949 		29
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 11 pts
Photograph of the Player Joey Dudley 294 - 18/10/1947
-
06/09/1952 		6
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Jack East 249 - 04/11/1944
-
15/12/1951 		1
(0)
Notes: Brother of Frank East (18/8/1954 - 27/12/1958).
Photograph of the Player Alfred "Alf" Fisher 292 - 27/09/1947
-
17/11/1951 		18
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Notes: Brother of Arthur "Diamond" Fisher (26/12/1947 - 24/11/1951) and George Fisher (16/9/1944 - 16/9/1944).
Photograph of the Player Arthur "Diamond" Fisher 298 - 26/12/1947
-
24/11/1951 		16
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Notes: Brother of Alfred "Alf" Fisher (27/9/1947 - 17/11/1951) and George Fisher (16/9/1944 - 16/9/1944).
Photograph of the Player Desmond "Des" Foreman 297 - 13/12/1947
-
08/01/1949 		23
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. Goals: 5 @ 2 pts. 31 pts
Photograph of the Player Harold Fox 284 - 31/08/1946
-
18/02/1950 		1
(0)
Notes: Brother of John H Fox (26/3/1940 - 5/9/1946).
Photograph of the Player Norman Guest 179 - 11/04/1939
-
24/12/1949 		38
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. Goals: 35 @ 2 pts. 94 pts
Notes: Father of Ian Guest (8/10/1969 - 18/4/1971). Castleford Captain 1948.
Photograph of the Player Harold Haley 123 - 29/10/1932
-
06/12/1947 		14
(0)
Photograph of the Player Dilwyn "Dyl" Harris 290 22/10/1924 24/05/1947
-
24/04/1951 		34
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player John Hill 239 - 09/09/1944
-
14/01/1956 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player James "Jimmy" Jones 300 - 24/01/1948
-
10/03/1951 		15
(0)
Photograph of the Player George Langfield 280 - 06/04/1946
-
25/12/1951 		32
(0)
Tries: 12 @ 3 pts. Goals: 27 @ 2 pts. Drop-goals: 4 @ 2 pts. 98 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1949 -1951.
Photograph of the Player Edward "Eddie" Lavender 261 - 24/02/1945
-
08/11/1947 		13
(0)
Notes: Grandfather of Daniel Smith (11/4/2019 - 13/4/2023).
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ronnie" Lewis 238 - 09/09/1944
-
07/03/1953 		36
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Brother of George Lewis (21/9/1929 - 28/10/1944).
Photograph of the Player Reginald "Reg" Lloyd 176 - 15/10/1938
-
17/03/1951 		37
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 pts
Photograph of the Player Frank Mugglestone 291 - 30/08/1947
-
29/09/1951 		40
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Photograph of the Player James "Jim" Nicholls 215 - 27/09/1941
-
01/01/1949 		30
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Son of Robert "Bob" Nicholls (28/8/1926 - 14/3/1931).
Photograph of the Player James "Jimmy" Robinson 177 - 12/11/1938
-
21/02/1948 		8
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1946 -1947.
Photograph of the Player Maxwell Robinson 279 - 23/02/1946
-
08/01/1949 		6
(0)
Photograph of the Player Leonard "Len" Skidmore 295 - 15/11/1947
-
19/04/1949 		26
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Charles "Charlie" Staines 172 - 29/01/1938
-
06/09/1950 		40
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. Goals: 27 @ 2 pts. 81 pts
Photograph of the Player George Storey 293 - 11/10/1947
-
22/12/1951 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Sidney Ward 287 - 29/04/1947
-
03/04/1948 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Thomas "Tom" Whittlestone 296 - 13/12/1947
-
30/04/1949 		8
(0)
Totals Tries: 98. Goals: 95. Drop-Goals: 5. 559
(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 30/07/1947 - 29/07/1948

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Northern Rugby League 36 19 1 16 456 383
Yorkshire Cup 4 3 0 1 28 29
Kiwi Tour 1 0 0 1 3 17
Challenge Cup 2 0 0 2 7 46
Total 43 22 1 20 494 475

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