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Season Summary
1953/54

No Season Commentary was found for the 1953/54 season.

Final League Table

Northern Rugby League

1953/54

Team P W D L Pts
Halifax R.L.F.C. 36 30 2 4 62
Warrington R.L.F.C. 36 30 1 5 61
St Helens 36 28 2 6 58
Workington Town 36 29 0 7 58
Hull F.C. 36 25 0 11 50
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 36 24 0 12 48
Wigan R.L.F.C. 36 23 1 12 47
Barrow R.L.F.C. 36 23 0 13 46
Bradford Northern 36 22 0 14 44
Leeds R.L.F.C. 36 22 0 14 44
Wakefield Trinity 36 19 1 16 39
Oldham R.L.F.C. 36 17 4 15 38
Leigh R.F.C. 36 19 0 17 38
Featherstone Rovers 36 18 2 16 38
Hunslet 36 19 0 17 38
Widnes 36 16 3 17 35
York 36 17 0 19 34
Keighley 36 15 3 18 33
Rochdale Hornets 36 14 3 19 31
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 36 14 3 19 31
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 36 14 1 21 29
Salford R.L.F.C. 36 13 2 21 28
Swinton 36 13 1 22 27
Batley 36 13 1 22 27
Bramley 36 11 3 22 25
Castleford R.L.F.C. 36 11 1 24 23
Belle Vue Rangers 36 7 2 27 16
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 36 5 2 29 12
Hull Kingston Rovers 36 5 2 29 12
Liverpool City 36 4 0 32 8

Key:

Top Performers
1953/54

Top Points Scorers
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts
Goals: 69 @ 2 pts
159 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Kenneth "Ken" Pye
Heritage No. 330
13 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
69 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Kenneth "Ken" Pye
Heritage No. 330
36

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1953 and 29/07/1954

37 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
Photograph of the Player Colin Anderson 324 - 18/11/1950
-
28/01/1956 		19
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Joseph "Joe" Anderson 306 - 25/12/1948
-
08/01/1955 		30
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1952 - 1953.
Photograph of the Player Robert "Bob" Batten 332 - 18/08/1951
-
25/10/1954 		29
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Notes: Son of William Batten (5/2/1927 - 9/4/1927). Brother of Eric Batten (14/2/1942 - 14/2/1942).
Photograph of the Player William "Bill" Bradshaw 363 - 29/08/1953
-
26/09/1953 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Richard "Dickie" Claughton 310 - 16/04/1949
-
27/02/1954 		6
(0)
Photograph of the Player George Dooler 368 - 23/01/1954
-
23/01/1954 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Len Exley 361 - 22/08/1953
-
22/08/1953 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Leo Fleming 314 - 17/12/1949
-
30/10/1954 		17
(0)
Photograph of the Player Brian Gill 365 - 11/11/1953
-
11/11/1953 		1
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Arnold Grace 355 - 06/04/1953
-
25/08/1956 		2
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Roy Hague 344 - 10/09/1952
-
12/11/1955 		5
(0)
Photograph of the Player Brian Hale 359 - 15/08/1953
-
19/08/1953 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Leslie "Les" Haughey 323 - 08/04/1950
-
27/08/1956 		8
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player John Hill 239 - 09/09/1944
-
14/01/1956 		24
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player George "Charlie" Howard 302 - 23/10/1948
-
25/04/1959 		33
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player David "Dave" Hughes 340 - 25/12/1951
-
27/12/1958 		8
(0)
Photograph of the Player Alan Kendrick 367 - 02/01/1954
-
27/02/1954 		8
(0)
Photograph of the Player Arthur Kitson 333 - 25/08/1951
-
30/10/1954 		9
(0)
Goals: 13 @ 2 pts. 26 pts
Photograph of the Player Roy Lambert 350 - 28/02/1953
-
12/12/1953 		18
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Photograph of the Player Albert Lunn 341 - 22/03/1952
-
09/02/1963 		34
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. Goals: 69 @ 2 pts. 159 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1957 -1960.
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Lyles 351 - 07/03/1953
-
22/08/1953 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Alan Marchant 362 - 29/08/1953
-
29/08/1953 		1
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Father of Tony Marchant (17/3/1982 - 15/11/1995).
Photograph of the Player Allan Metcalfe 360 - 22/08/1953
-
22/08/1953 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player George Norbury 369 - 27/02/1954
-
22/04/1955 		5
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Harold Oddy 346 - 13/12/1952
-
22/10/1955 		17
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Maurice Perrett 356 - 15/04/1953
-
07/01/1956 		12
(0)
Photograph of the Player Joshua J "Jos" Pye 342 - 11/04/1952
-
13/10/1956 		20
(0)
Notes: Brother of Kenneth "Ken" Pye (21/4/1951 - 1/9/1962).
Photograph of the Player Kenneth "Ken" Pye 330 - 21/04/1951
-
01/09/1962 		36
(0)
Tries: 13 @ 3 pts. 39 pts
Notes: Brother of Joshua J "Jos" Pye (11/4/1952 - 13/10/1956). Castleford Captain 1956.
Photograph of the Player Peter Simpson 343 - 26/08/1952
-
11/02/1956 		23
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Derek Smart 364 - 17/10/1953
-
29/08/1959 		20
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Photograph of the Player Arthur Staniland 347 - 13/12/1952
-
03/03/1956 		32
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Photograph of the Player Harry Thornley 353 - 03/04/1953
-
23/11/1957 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Walter 326 - 27/01/1951
-
02/11/1957 		9
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ernest Ward 366 - 28/11/1953
-
26/12/1955 		22
(0)
Goals: 26 @ 2 pts. 52 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1954 - 1955.
Photograph of the Player Fred Ward 349 - 14/02/1953
-
07/12/1957 		34
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Photograph of the Player Denzil Webster 352 - 14/03/1953
-
06/10/1956 		23
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Photograph of the Player Cyril Woolford 313 - 17/12/1949
-
16/01/1954 		1
(0)
Totals Tries: 78. Goals: 108. Drop-Goals: 0. 520
(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 30/07/1953 - 29/07/1954

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Northern Rugby League 36 11 1 24 437 728
Yorkshire Cup 2 0 0 2 3 20
Challenge Cup 2 1 0 1 10 12
Total 40 12 1 27 450 760

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