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Season Summary
1961/62

No Season Commentary was found for the 1961/62 season.

Final League Table

Northern Rugby League

1961/62

Team P W D L Pts
Wigan R.L.F.C. 36 32 1 3 65
Wakefield Trinity 36 32 1 3 65
Featherstone Rovers 36 28 1 7 57
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 36 25 2 9 52
Workington Town 36 25 0 11 50
Widnes 36 25 0 11 50
Leeds R.L.F.C. 36 25 0 11 50
Hull Kingston Rovers 36 24 0 12 48
St Helens 36 23 0 13 46
Oldham R.L.F.C. 36 22 1 13 45
Swinton 36 21 1 14 43
Castleford R.L.F.C. 36 21 0 15 42
Bramley 36 19 4 13 42
Warrington R.L.F.C. 36 19 2 15 40
Halifax R.L.F.C. 36 18 3 15 39
Hull F.C. 36 18 1 17 37
Leigh R.F.C. 36 17 0 19 34
Barrow R.L.F.C. 36 14 1 21 29
Keighley 36 13 2 21 28
York 36 12 1 23 25
Salford R.L.F.C. 36 12 1 23 25
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 36 11 2 23 24
Blackpool Borough 36 11 1 24 23
Rochdale Hornets 36 9 4 23 22
Hunslet 36 10 1 25 21
Batley 36 9 2 25 20
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 36 8 2 26 18
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 36 8 1 27 17
Liverpool City 36 6 0 30 12
Bradford Northern 36 5 1 30 11

Key:

Top Performers
1961/62

Top Points Scorers
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts
Goals: 113 @ 2 pts
229 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Peter Small
Heritage No. 438
17 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Albert Lunn
Heritage No. 341
113 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
John Sheridan
Heritage No. 382
Alan Hardisty
Heritage No. 433
40

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1961 and 29/07/1962

32 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 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Colin Battye 427 - 22/03/1958
-
25/03/1966 		21
(0)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Notes: Brother of Malcolm Battye (7/4/1962 - 14/10/1966).
Photograph of the Player Malcolm Battye 462 - 07/04/1962
-
14/10/1966 		3
(0)
Notes: Father of Neil Battye (21/8/1983 - 7/3/1993). Brother of Colin Battye (22/3/1958 - 25/3/1966).
Photograph of the Player John Berry 421 - 09/11/1957
-
18/08/1962 		12
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of Rowland Berry (24/3/1956 - 14/12/1957).
Photograph of the Player Geoffrey Bloomfield 461 - 07/10/1961
-
07/10/1961 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Keith Bridges 419 - 14/09/1957
-
18/08/1962 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Peter Briers 454 - 19/09/1960
-
18/11/1961 		6
(0)
Goals: 20 @ 2 pts. 40 pts
Photograph of the Player George Brown 436 - 22/11/1958
-
24/11/1962 		23
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Photograph of the Player William "Bill" Brownley 437 - 20/12/1958
-
22/09/1962 		11
(0)
Photograph of the Player Edward "Eddie" Bryant 410 - 15/12/1956
-
16/03/1963 		2
(0)
Notes: Brother of William "Bill" Bryant (8/3/1958 - 2/12/1969).
Photograph of the Player William "Bill" Bryant 426 22/12/1940 08/03/1958
-
02/12/1969 		31
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Notes: Brother of Edward "Eddie" Bryant (15/12/1956 - 16/3/1963).
Photograph of the Player Colin Butterfield 448 - 12/12/1959
-
15/04/1963 		7
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Howard Cartwright 434 - 11/10/1958
-
14/09/1963 		10
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player John Clark 439 - 26/12/1958
-
16/01/1965 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Derek Edwards 458 17/09/1942 18/02/1961
-
30/04/1972 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Alan Hardisty 433 12/07/1941 27/09/1958
-
23/04/1971 		40
(0)
Tries: 13 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 41 pts
Notes: Father of Ian Hardisty (8/4/1985 - 23/4/1985). Castleford Captain 1963 -1970.
Photograph of the Player Keith Hepworth 442 - 04/04/1959
-
05/10/1971 		22
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 14 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1971.
Photograph of the Player Jack Hirst 424 - 25/12/1957
-
17/04/1965 		14
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Albert Lunn 341 - 22/03/1952
-
09/02/1963 		36
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. Goals: 113 @ 2 pts. 229 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1957 -1960.
Photograph of the Player Brian Marsden 452 - 13/08/1960
-
06/04/1963 		20
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Eric Nowell 463 - 12/04/1962
-
12/10/1963 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Kenneth "Ken" Pye 330 - 21/04/1951
-
01/09/1962 		22
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Notes: Brother of Joshua J "Jos" Pye (11/4/1952 - 13/10/1956). Castleford Captain 1956.
Photograph of the Player John Sheridan 382 - 20/08/1955
-
20/11/1965 		40
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1961 -1962.
Photograph of the Player Keith Slatter 460 - 22/04/1961
-
04/12/1965 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Peter Small 438 - 26/12/1958
-
17/01/1969 		38
(0)
Tries: 17 @ 3 pts. 51 pts
Photograph of the Player Colin Taylor 406 - 06/10/1956
-
25/01/1964 		5
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Albert Tonkinson 420 - 28/09/1957
-
11/01/1964 		29
(0)
Photograph of the Player John "Johnny" Walker 455 - 19/11/1960
-
01/12/1967 		38
(0)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Photograph of the Player Barry "Taffy" Walsh 412 - 26/01/1957
-
24/02/1962 		26
(0)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. 33 pts
Photograph of the Player Geoffrey G "GG" Ward 414 - 02/02/1957
-
24/09/1965 		38
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Photograph of the Player Johnny Ward 453 - 23/08/1960
-
16/01/1970 		38
(0)
Tries: 10 @ 3 pts. 30 pts
Notes: Brother of Roy Ward (27/5/1964 - 19/8/1967).
Photograph of the Player Maurice Williams 464 - 28/04/1962
-
02/01/1965 		2
(0)
Totals Tries: 109. Goals: 133. Drop-Goals: 2. 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 30/07/1961 - 29/07/1962

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Northern Rugby League 36 21 0 15 501 369
Yorkshire Cup 2 1 0 1 49 28
Challenge Cup 4 2 1 1 47 28
Total 42 24 1 17 597 425

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