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Season Summary
1968/69

No Season Commentary was found for the 1968/69 season.

Final League Table

League Division 1

1968/69

Team P W D L Pts
Leeds R.L.F.C. 34 29 2 3 60
St Helens 34 27 2 5 56
Wigan R.L.F.C. 34 25 2 7 52
Castleford R.L.F.C. 34 24 2 8 50
Swinton 34 23 0 11 46
Salford R.L.F.C. 34 19 5 10 43
Featherstone Rovers 34 21 1 12 43
Workington Town 34 21 0 13 42
Leigh R.F.C. 34 19 4 11 42
Hull Kingston Rovers 34 20 0 14 40
York 34 20 0 14 40
Wakefield Trinity 34 19 1 14 39
Hull F.C. 34 18 3 13 39
Widnes 34 19 1 14 39
Keighley 34 18 1 15 37
Oldham R.L.F.C. 34 18 0 16 36
Warrington R.L.F.C. 34 17 1 16 35
Halifax R.L.F.C. 34 16 2 16 34
Bradford Northern 34 16 0 18 32
Barrow R.L.F.C. 34 13 1 20 27
Rochdale Hornets 34 13 0 21 26
Dewsbury R.L.F.C. 34 12 1 21 25
Hunslet 34 11 0 23 22
Doncaster R.L.F.C. 34 11 0 23 22
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 34 9 1 24 19
Batley 34 8 1 25 17
Huyton 34 8 0 26 16
Bramley 34 7 0 27 14
Blackpool Borough 34 7 0 27 14
Whitehaven R.L.F.C. 34 6 1 27 13

Key:

Top Performers
1968/69

Top Points Scorers
Michael "Mick" Redfearn
Heritage No. 494
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts
Goals: 74 @ 2 pts
154 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Alan Hardisty
Heritage No. 433
20 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Michael "Mick" Redfearn
Heritage No. 494
74 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Derek Edwards
Heritage No. 458
47

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1968 and 29/07/1969

37 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
[Not Used]
Photograph of the Player Roy Appleyard 517 29/05/1950 03/01/1969
-
03/02/1974 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Jack "Cowboy" Austin 498 - 15/08/1966
-
23/09/1969 		14
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Trevor Bedford 474 - 06/05/1963
-
18/09/1970 		11
(2)
[2]
Photograph of the Player Howard Bibb 502 - 16/09/1966
-
04/05/1970 		5
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Graham Blakeway 520 - 20/04/1969
-
03/04/1972 		0
(1)
Notes: Father of Richard Blakeway (26/7/2002 - 20/6/2004).
Photograph of the Player Trevor Briggs 493 03/12/1945 16/10/1965
-
11/11/1977 		26
(3)
Tries: 14 @ 3 pts. 42 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1973-74 and 1974-75. Player of the Year 1974
Photograph of the Player Richard "Dickie" Brown 505 - 21/01/1967
-
14/11/1970 		3
(2)
Notes: Brother of Gilbert Brown (22/8/1962 - 12/9/1964).
Photograph of the Player William "Bill" Bryant 426 22/12/1940 08/03/1958
-
02/12/1969 		7
(0)
Notes: Brother of Edward "Eddie" Bryant (15/12/1956 - 16/3/1963).
Photograph of the Player Norman Bullen 519 - 07/03/1969
-
12/04/1972 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Michael "Mick" Day 515 - 05/10/1968
-
23/04/1971 		11
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Clive Dickinson 479 - 25/01/1964
-
15/11/1974 		42
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player Derek Edwards 458 17/09/1942 18/02/1961
-
30/04/1972 		47
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player Derek Foster 509 - 03/04/1967
-
09/12/1973 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player Frank Fox 510 - 19/08/1967
-
31/03/1970 		22
(7)
[3]
Photograph of the Player Alan Hardisty 433 12/07/1941 27/09/1958
-
23/04/1971 		36
(1)
Tries: 20 @ 3 pts. Goals: 24 @ 2 pts. Drop-goals: 19 @ 2 pts. 146 pts
Notes: Father of Ian Hardisty (8/4/1985 - 23/4/1985). Castleford Captain 1963 -1970.
Photograph of the Player David "Danny" Hargrave 513 - 20/10/1967
-
03/12/1972 		16
(2)
[1]
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Father of Spencer Hargrave (12/5/1996 - 7/8/1999).
Photograph of the Player Dennis Harris 490 - 27/03/1965
-
02/10/1970 		12
(1)
[1]
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player Dennis Hartley 503 11/04/1936 16/09/1966
-
04/04/1975 		46
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Father of Iain Hartley (8/4/1985 - 16/4/1986). Castleford Captain 1971 -1972.
Photograph of the Player Keith Hepworth 442 - 04/04/1959
-
05/10/1971 		31
(0)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 2 @ 2 pts. 31 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1971.
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Hill 488 - 30/01/1965
-
26/10/1968 		11
(1)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. Goals: 29 @ 2 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 75 pts
Photograph of the Player Keith Howe 473 - 04/05/1963
-
06/09/1969 		27
(2)
[1]
Tries: 14 @ 3 pts. 42 pts
Photograph of the Player Glyn Jones 504 - 17/12/1966
-
17/11/1971 		5
(0)
[1]
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Joseph "Joey" Kirkbright 508 - 25/03/1967
-
16/08/1969 		4
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Brian Lockwood 497 08/10/1946 16/04/1966
-
07/03/1975 		35
(5)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1973.
Photograph of the Player Alan Lowndes 516 - 13/12/1968
-
09/01/1977 		18
(0)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. 33 pts
Photograph of the Player John McKalroy 511 - 15/09/1967
-
31/03/1970 		4
(0)
[2]
Photograph of the Player Tony Miller 495 - 26/02/1966
-
15/12/1973 		6
(2)
Photograph of the Player Michael "Mick" Redfearn 494 - 27/11/1965
-
25/01/1977 		38
(2)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 74 @ 2 pts. 154 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1976.
Photograph of the Player Malcolm Reilly 512 19/01/1948 30/09/1967
-
06/04/1986 		41
(1)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 28 pts
Notes: Lance Todd Trophy Winner v Salford in the Challenge Cup Final on 17/5/1969. Left the Club in 1971 (last match 23/1/1971). Re-signed for the Club in 1974 (first match 25/10/1974). Castleford Captain 1974 - 1975. Awarded an OBE in the Queen's 1991 Birthday Honours List. Inaugurated into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2014.
Photograph of the Player Peter Small 438 - 26/12/1958
-
17/01/1969 		26
(2)
Tries: 7 @ 3 pts. 21 pts
Photograph of the Player Robert "Bob" Spurr 518 - 10/01/1969
-
06/03/1983 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Ian Stenton 492 - 02/10/1965
-
17/10/1972 		8
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1971.
Photograph of the Player David Stephens 514 - 03/02/1968
-
12/09/1969 		22
(1)
[1]
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player Tony Thomas 506 - 04/02/1967
-
30/01/1971 		34
(3)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. 15 pts
Photograph of the Player David Tucker 499 - 15/08/1966
-
30/11/1968 		5
(2)
Photograph of the Player Johnny Ward 453 - 23/08/1960
-
16/01/1970 		35
(0)
Tries: 5 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 2 @ 2 pts. 19 pts
Notes: Brother of Roy Ward (27/5/1964 - 19/8/1967).
Photograph of the Player Ronald "Ron" Willett 486 - 31/10/1964
-
25/04/1969 		5
(1)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Goals: 2 @ 2 pts. 10 pts
Totals Tries: 142. Goals: 130. Drop-Goals: 25. 663
(41)
[12]
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 30/07/1968 - 29/07/1969

Competition P W D L For Agnst
League Division 1 34 24 2 8 462 255
Yorkshire Cup 5 3 1 1 71 65
B.B.C. Floodlit Trophy 3 2 0 1 40 21
Challenge Cup 5 5 0 0 67 36
Championship Playoffs 4 3 0 1 96 40
Total 51 37 3 11 736 417

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