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Season Summary
1956/57

No Season Commentary was found for the 1956/57 season.

Final League Table

Northern Rugby League

1956/57

Team P W D L Pts
Oldham R.L.F.C. 38 33 0 5 66
Hull F.C. 38 29 2 7 60
Barrow R.L.F.C. 38 29 0 9 58
Leeds R.L.F.C. 38 28 0 10 56
St Helens 38 25 3 10 53
Wigan R.L.F.C. 38 26 0 12 52
Hunslet 38 26 0 12 52
Wakefield Trinity 38 23 1 14 47
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 38 23 0 15 46
Warrington R.L.F.C. 38 21 1 16 43
York 38 21 0 17 42
Halifax R.L.F.C. 38 21 0 17 42
Salford R.L.F.C. 38 19 2 17 40
Workington Town 38 20 0 18 40
Featherstone Rovers 38 19 0 19 38
Rochdale Hornets 38 19 0 19 38
Leigh R.F.C. 38 18 1 19 37
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 38 18 1 19 37
Swinton 38 18 0 20 36
Keighley 38 17 1 20 35
Bradford Northern 38 17 0 21 34
Bramley 38 14 2 22 30
Widnes 38 15 0 23 30
Blackpool Borough 38 14 0 24 28
Castleford R.L.F.C. 38 11 2 25 24
Hull Kingston Rovers 38 11 2 25 24
Liverpool City 38 9 1 28 19
Batley 38 8 0 30 16
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 38 5 1 32 11
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 38 3 0 35 6

Key:

Top Performers
1956/57

Top Points Scorers
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts
Goals: 96 @ 2 pts
204 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Frank East
Heritage No. 371
17 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
96 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Clifford "Cliff" Burton
Heritage No. 380
36

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1956 and 29/07/1957

45 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
Photograph of the Player Jack Barnes 389 - 07/01/1956
-
31/10/1964 		15
(0)
Goals: 27 @ 2 pts. 54 pts
Photograph of the Player Fred Barrett 397 - 18/08/1956
-
22/08/1956 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Rowland "Roly" Berry 394 - 24/03/1956
-
14/12/1957 		26
(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 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Jack Boot 372 - 18/08/1954
-
10/09/1957 		17
(0)
Photograph of the Player Edward "Eddie" Bryant 410 - 15/12/1956
-
16/03/1963 		7
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of William "Bill" Bryant (8/3/1958 - 2/12/1969).
Photograph of the Player Clifford "Cliff" Burton 380 - 19/04/1955
-
21/04/1959 		36
(0)
Tries: 10 @ 3 pts. 30 pts
Photograph of the Player Desmond "Des" Clarkson 399 - 22/08/1956
-
22/08/1956 		1
(0)
Goals: 3 @ 2 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Anthony "Tony" Clough 395 - 31/03/1956
-
29/09/1956 		4
(0)
Photograph of the Player John Snr Crossley 401 - 03/09/1956
-
15/09/1956 		4
(0)
Notes: Father of John Crossley Jnr (27/4/1979 - 15/5/1979).
Photograph of the Player Frank East 371 - 18/08/1954
-
27/12/1958 		28
(0)
Tries: 17 @ 3 pts. 51 pts
Notes: Brother of Jack East (4/11/1944 - 15/12/1951).
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Curly" Evans 404 - 29/09/1956
-
23/08/1960 		32
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Raymond "Ray" Fewster 385 - 16/11/1955
-
08/12/1956 		17
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player William Flanagan 408 - 03/11/1956
-
23/03/1957 		22
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Arnold Grace 355 - 06/04/1953
-
25/08/1956 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Sidney Greatbatch 411 - 19/01/1957
-
19/01/1957 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Guthrie 402 - 15/09/1956
-
29/09/1956 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Keith Harrison 403 - 22/09/1956
-
22/09/1956 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Arthur Hattee 415 - 22/04/1957
-
10/10/1959 		2
(0)
Goals: 2 @ 2 pts. 4 pts
Photograph of the Player Leslie "Les" Haughey 323 - 08/04/1950
-
27/08/1956 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Kenneth "Ken" Hindley 398 - 22/08/1956
-
12/04/1958 		21
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Alan Horsfall 377 - 29/01/1955
-
04/09/1957 		7
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player George "Charlie" Howard 302 - 23/10/1948
-
25/04/1959 		29
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player David "Dave" Hughes 340 - 25/12/1951
-
27/12/1958 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player James "Jim" Hunt 400 - 27/08/1956
-
30/11/1957 		2
(0)
Notes: Father of Neil James (26/3/1980 - 14/4/1985).
Photograph of the Player Albert Lunn 341 - 22/03/1952
-
09/02/1963 		35
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. Goals: 96 @ 2 pts. 204 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1957 -1960.
Photograph of the Player Charles "Charlie" Naylor 413 - 02/02/1957
-
01/03/1958 		4
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player A.N. Other 416 - 23/04/1957
-
23/04/1957 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Joshua J "Jos" Pye 342 - 11/04/1952
-
13/10/1956 		4
(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 		35
(0)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. 33 pts
Notes: Brother of Joshua J "Jos" Pye (11/4/1952 - 13/10/1956). Castleford Captain 1956.
Photograph of the Player Edward Rhodes 375 - 29/01/1955
-
15/09/1956 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Derrick Schofield 409 - 24/11/1956
-
01/03/1958 		22
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 11 pts
Photograph of the Player John Sheridan 382 - 20/08/1955
-
20/11/1965 		26
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1961 -1962.
Photograph of the Player Derek Smart 364 - 17/10/1953
-
29/08/1959 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Terence "Terry" Smith 407 - 20/10/1956
-
03/11/1956 		3
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Colin Taylor 406 - 06/10/1956
-
25/01/1964 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Harry Thornley 353 - 03/04/1953
-
23/11/1957 		15
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Barry "Taffy" Walsh 412 - 26/01/1957
-
24/02/1962 		14
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Walter 326 - 27/01/1951
-
02/11/1957 		2
(0)
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 Geoffrey G "GG" Ward 414 - 02/02/1957
-
24/09/1965 		13
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Denzil Webster 352 - 14/03/1953
-
06/10/1956 		10
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Photograph of the Player Harry Williams 396 - 31/03/1956
-
10/09/1957 		11
(0)
Photograph of the Player Arthur Wilmot 405 - 29/09/1956
-
24/08/1957 		15
(0)
Photograph of the Player John Winn 379 - 02/04/1955
-
15/09/1956 		6
(0)
Notes: Brother of Brian Winn (29/1/1955 - 124/1955).
Totals Tries: 93. Goals: 129. 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 30/07/1956 - 29/07/1957

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Northern Rugby League 38 11 2 25 488 739
Yorkshire Cup 2 1 0 1 32 43
Challenge Cup 2 1 0 1 17 14
Total 42 13 2 27 537 796

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