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Season Summary
1955/56

No Season Commentary was found for the 1955/56 season.

Final League Table

Northern Rugby League

1955/56

Team P W D L Win%
Warrington R.L.F.C. 34 27 1 6 80.88%
Halifax R.L.F.C. 36 28 2 6 80.56%
St Helens 34 27 0 7 79.41%
Hull F.C. 36 25 1 10 70.83%
Wigan R.L.F.C. 34 22 2 10 67.65%
Featherstone Rovers 36 23 2 11 66.67%
Barrow R.L.F.C. 34 21 2 11 64.71%
Bradford Northern 36 22 2 12 63.89%
Oldham R.L.F.C. 34 20 0 14 58.82%
Swinton 34 19 2 13 58.82%
Leigh R.F.C. 34 19 2 13 58.82%
Leeds R.L.F.C. 36 21 0 15 58.33%
York 36 20 0 16 55.56%
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 36 18 1 17 51.39%
Workington Town 34 17 0 17 50.00%
Keighley 36 18 0 18 50.00%
Wakefield Trinity 36 17 0 19 47.22%
Hunslet 36 17 0 19 47.22%
Bramley 34 16 0 18 47.06%
Rochdale Hornets 34 15 0 19 44.12%
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 34 14 1 19 42.65%
Salford R.L.F.C. 34 13 1 20 39.71%
Widnes 34 11 0 23 32.35%
Hull Kingston Rovers 36 11 1 24 31.94%
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 34 7 5 22 27.94%
Blackpool Borough 34 9 0 25 26.47%
Castleford R.L.F.C. 36 9 0 27 25.00%
Liverpool City 34 8 0 26 23.53%
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 34 8 0 26 23.53%
Batley 34 7 1 26 22.06%

Key:

Top Performers
1955/56

Top Points Scorers
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts
Goals: 65 @ 2 pts
145 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Derek Smart
Heritage No. 364
26 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
65 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
41

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1955 and 29/07/1956

44 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 		16
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Jackson Appleyard 354 - 04/04/1953
-
14/01/1956 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Jack Barnes 389 - 07/01/1956
-
31/10/1964 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Rowland "Roly" Berry 394 - 24/03/1956
-
14/12/1957 		4
(0)
Notes: Brother of John Berry (9/11/1957 - 18/8/1962).
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Bickerdyke 392 - 17/03/1956
-
08/09/1956 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Frank Birkin 378 - 12/02/1955
-
26/12/1955 		16
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Jack Boot 372 - 18/08/1954
-
10/09/1957 		12
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ronald Bradley 393 - 17/03/1956
-
24/03/1956 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Clifford "Cliff" Burton 380 - 19/04/1955
-
21/04/1959 		8
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Photograph of the Player Raymond Burton 387 - 24/12/1955
-
24/12/1955 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Brian Caswell 384 - 29/10/1955
-
29/10/1955 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Anthony "Tony" Clough 395 - 31/03/1956
-
29/09/1956 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Frank East 371 - 18/08/1954
-
27/12/1958 		4
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of Jack East (4/11/1944 - 15/12/1951).
Photograph of the Player Raymond "Ray" Fewster 385 - 16/11/1955
-
08/12/1956 		19
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Tony Fretwell 383 - 24/09/1955
-
24/09/1955 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Arnold Grace 355 - 06/04/1953
-
25/08/1956 		7
(0)
Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 2 pts
Photograph of the Player Roy Hague 344 - 10/09/1952
-
12/11/1955 		16
(0)
Photograph of the Player Leslie "Les" Haughey 323 - 08/04/1950
-
27/08/1956 		12
(0)
Photograph of the Player John Hill 239 - 09/09/1944
-
14/01/1956 		27
(0)
Photograph of the Player Alan Horsfall 377 - 29/01/1955
-
04/09/1957 		33
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player George "Charlie" Howard 302 - 23/10/1948
-
25/04/1959 		35
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player David "Dave" Hughes 340 - 25/12/1951
-
27/12/1958 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Albert Lunn 341 - 22/03/1952
-
09/02/1963 		41
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. Goals: 65 @ 2 pts. 145 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1957 -1960.
Photograph of the Player Dennis Norton 381 - 27/04/1955
-
16/11/1955 		10
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Harold Oddy 346 - 13/12/1952
-
22/10/1955 		9
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Len Olsen 386 - 26/11/1955
-
10/12/1955 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Maurice Perrett 356 - 15/04/1953
-
07/01/1956 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Joshua J "Jos" Pye 342 - 11/04/1952
-
13/10/1956 		9
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
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 		35
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Notes: Brother of Joshua J "Jos" Pye (11/4/1952 - 13/10/1956). Castleford Captain 1956.
Photograph of the Player Raymond "Ray" Raynor 388 - 27/12/1955
-
10/03/1956 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Edward Rhodes 375 - 29/01/1955
-
15/09/1956 		15
(0)
Photograph of the Player Fred Richardson 390 - 14/01/1956
-
03/03/1956 		5
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player John Sheridan 382 - 20/08/1955
-
20/11/1965 		26
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1961 -1962.
Photograph of the Player Peter Simpson 343 - 26/08/1952
-
11/02/1956 		5
(0)
Photograph of the Player Derek Smart 364 - 17/10/1953
-
29/08/1959 		38
(0)
Tries: 26 @ 3 pts. 78 pts
Photograph of the Player Arthur Staniland 347 - 13/12/1952
-
03/03/1956 		10
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Walter 326 - 27/01/1951
-
02/11/1957 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ernest Ward 366 - 28/11/1953
-
26/12/1955 		22
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. Goals: 46 @ 2 pts. 104 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1954 - 1955.
Photograph of the Player Fred Ward 349 - 14/02/1953
-
07/12/1957 		35
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Photograph of the Player Denzil Webster 352 - 14/03/1953
-
06/10/1956 		30
(0)
Tries: 23 @ 3 pts. 69 pts
Photograph of the Player Harold Welsby 334 - 10/09/1951
-
22/08/1955 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Harry Williams 396 - 31/03/1956
-
10/09/1957 		3
(0)
Goals: 2 @ 2 pts. 4 pts
Photograph of the Player John Winn 379 - 02/04/1955
-
15/09/1956 		4
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of Brian Winn (29/1/1955 - 124/1955).
Photograph of the Player Jack Woolley 391 - 25/02/1956
-
03/03/1956 		2
(0)
Totals Tries: 104. Goals: 114. Drop-Goals: 0. 546
(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 30/07/1955 - 29/07/1956

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Northern Rugby League 36 9 0 27 462 751
Yorkshire Cup 3 2 0 1 54 32
Kiwi Tour 1 0 0 1 7 31
Challenge Cup 2 1 0 1 17 57
Total 42 12 0 30 540 871

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