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Season Summary
1965/66

No Season Commentary was found for the 1965/66 season.

Final League Table

League Division 1

1965/66

Team P W D L Pts
St Helens 34 28 1 5 57
Swinton 34 27 1 6 55
Wigan R.L.F.C. 34 27 0 7 54
Wakefield Trinity 34 25 2 7 52
Castleford R.L.F.C. 34 23 3 8 49
Leeds R.L.F.C. 34 24 0 10 48
Bradford Northern 34 21 1 12 43
Workington Town 34 21 1 12 43
Oldham R.L.F.C. 34 20 3 11 43
Halifax R.L.F.C. 34 21 0 13 42
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 34 20 0 14 40
Hull Kingston Rovers 34 20 0 14 40
Hull F.C. 34 20 0 14 40
Widnes 34 17 0 17 34
Featherstone Rovers 34 17 0 17 34
Warrington R.L.F.C. 34 16 1 17 33
Hunslet 34 15 2 17 32
Salford R.L.F.C. 34 15 1 18 31
Keighley 34 15 0 19 30
Leigh R.F.C. 34 14 1 19 29
Barrow R.L.F.C. 34 13 1 20 27
Bramley 34 12 2 20 26
York 34 11 0 23 22
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 34 10 1 23 21
Rochdale Hornets 34 10 0 24 20
Liverpool City 34 9 2 23 20
Blackpool Borough 34 9 1 24 19
Batley 34 6 2 26 14
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 34 6 0 28 12
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 34 4 2 28 10

Key:

Top Performers
1965/66

Top Points Scorers
Ronald "Ron" Willett
Heritage No. 486
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts
Goals: 57 @ 2 pts
159 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Ronald "Ron" Willett
Heritage No. 486
15 @ 3 pts
Roger Millward
Heritage No. 483
15 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Ronald "Ron" Willett
Heritage No. 486
57 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Derek Edwards
Heritage No. 458
40

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1965 and 29/07/1966

35 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
[Not Used]
Photograph of the Player David Appleyard 481 - 03/10/1964
-
05/02/1968 		2
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Peter Barton 485 - 10/10/1964
-
11/09/1965 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Colin Battye 427 - 22/03/1958
-
25/03/1966 		32
(1)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. 33 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 		20
(3)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
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 Trevor Bedford 474 - 06/05/1963
-
18/09/1970 		7
(3)
[1]
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Trevor Briggs 493 03/12/1945 16/10/1965
-
11/11/1977 		19
(1)
Tries: 6 @ 3 pts. 18 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1973-74 and 1974-75. Player of the Year 1974
Photograph of the Player William "Bill" Bryant 426 22/12/1940 08/03/1958
-
02/12/1969 		29
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 pts
Notes: Brother of Edward "Eddie" Bryant (15/12/1956 - 16/3/1963).
Photograph of the Player Barry Charlesworth 489 - 20/02/1965
-
27/09/1965 		9
(0)
Photograph of the Player Clive Dickinson 479 - 25/01/1964
-
15/11/1974 		28
(6)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Derek Edwards 458 17/09/1942 18/02/1961
-
30/04/1972 		40
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Jack Gamble 465 - 22/08/1962
-
18/11/1966 		16
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 pts
Photograph of the Player Alan Hardisty 433 12/07/1941 27/09/1958
-
23/04/1971 		26
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. 27 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 		33
(3)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1971.
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Hill 488 - 30/01/1965
-
26/10/1968 		11
(1)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. Goals: 34 @ 2 pts. 77 pts
Photograph of the Player John Hinchcliffe 496 - 16/04/1966
-
02/09/1966 		3
(0)
Photograph of the Player Keith Howe 473 - 04/05/1963
-
06/09/1969 		13
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Brian Lockwood 497 08/10/1946 16/04/1966
-
07/03/1975 		3
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1973.
Photograph of the Player Harold McCartney 478 - 01/01/1964
-
06/09/1967 		12
(1)
Photograph of the Player Tony Miller 495 - 26/02/1966
-
15/12/1973 		3
(1)
Photograph of the Player Roger Millward 483 16/09/1947 03/10/1964
-
30/04/1966 		31
(3)
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts. Goals: 35 @ 2 pts. 115 pts
Notes: Awarded an MBE in 1983. Rugby League Hall of Fame inductee in 2000.
Photograph of the Player Richard "Rick" Parker 491 - 07/04/1965
-
30/04/1966 		5
(1)
Photograph of the Player Michael "Mick" Redfearn 494 - 27/11/1965
-
25/01/1977 		4
(1)
Goals: 3 @ 2 pts. 6 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1976.
Photograph of the Player John Sheridan 382 - 20/08/1955
-
20/11/1965 		6
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1961 -1962.
Photograph of the Player Keith Slatter 460 - 22/04/1961
-
04/12/1965 		3
(3)
Photograph of the Player Peter Small 438 - 26/12/1958
-
17/01/1969 		36
(0)
Tries: 12 @ 3 pts. 36 pts
Photograph of the Player Ian Stenton 492 - 02/10/1965
-
17/10/1972 		4
(0)
Notes: Castleford Captain 1971.
Photograph of the Player John Taylor 487 - 21/11/1964
-
27/03/1967 		31
(2)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Abe Terry 484 - 03/10/1964
-
01/04/1966 		29
(0)
Photograph of the Player John "Johnny" Walker 455 - 19/11/1960
-
01/12/1967 		34
(1)
[1]
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Douglas "Dougie" Walton 469 - 03/11/1962
-
31/12/1971 		3
(0)
Notes: Son of Richard "Dick" Walton (11/9/1926 - 8/6/1940).
Photograph of the Player Geoffrey G "GG" Ward 414 - 02/02/1957
-
24/09/1965 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Johnny Ward 453 - 23/08/1960
-
16/01/1970 		30
(1)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Brother of Roy Ward (27/5/1964 - 19/8/1967).
Photograph of the Player Roy Ward 480 - 27/05/1964
-
19/08/1967 		2
(1)
Notes: Brother of Johnny Ward (23/8/1960 - 16/1/1970).
Photograph of the Player Trevor Waring 482 - 03/10/1964
-
05/11/1966 		6
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Willett 486 - 31/10/1964
-
25/04/1969 		38
(0)
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts. Goals: 57 @ 2 pts. 159 pts
Totals Tries: 125. Goals: 129. Drop-Goals: 0. 572
(33)
[2]
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 30/07/1965 - 29/07/1966

Competition P W D L For Agnst
League Division 1 34 23 3 8 524 233
Yorkshire Cup 3 2 0 1 57 33
Kiwi Tour 1 0 0 1 6 7
B.B.C. Floodlit Trophy 4 3 1 0 29 20
Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1 7 15
Championship Playoffs 1 0 0 1 10 13
Total 44 28 4 12 633 321

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