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Season Summary
1978/79

No Season Commentary was found for the 1978/79 season.

Final League Table

League Division 1

1978/79

Team P W D L Pts
Hull Kingston Rovers 30 23 0 7 46
Warrington R.L.F.C. 30 22 0 8 44
Widnes 30 21 2 7 44
Leeds R.L.F.C. 30 19 1 10 39
St Helens 30 16 2 12 34
Wigan R.L.F.C. 30 16 1 13 33
Castleford R.L.F.C. 30 16 1 13 33
Bradford Northern 30 16 0 14 32
Workington Town 30 13 3 14 29
Wakefield Trinity 30 13 1 16 27
Leigh R.F.C. 30 13 1 16 27
Salford R.L.F.C. 30 11 2 17 24
Barrow R.L.F.C. 30 9 2 19 20
Featherstone Rovers 30 8 1 21 17
Rochdale Hornets 30 8 0 22 16
Huddersfield R.L.F.C. 30 7 1 22 15

Key:

Top Performers
1978/79

Top Points Scorers
Paul Norton
Heritage No. 588
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts
Goals: 84 @ 2 pts
171 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
Bruce Burton
Heritage No. 577
17 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Paul Norton
Heritage No. 588
84 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Philip "Phil" Johnson
Heritage No. 526
39

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1978 and 29/07/1979

38 Players Found For This Period
Name Club
Heritage
Number 		DoB Debut
-
Last Match Played In 		Apps
(Sub)
Photograph of the Player George Ballantyne 595 27/03/1952 17/09/1978
-
11/04/1980 		16
(1)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Ian D "Joe" Battye 586 - 30/09/1977
-
04/04/1979 		7
(0)
Photograph of the Player David Briggs 587 - 04/12/1977
-
27/08/1978 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Bruce Burton 577 - 18/01/1976
-
30/03/1980 		33
(0)
Tries: 17 @ 3 pts. Goals: 4 @ 2 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 1 pt. 60 pts
Notes: White Rose Trophy Winner v Featherstone Rovers in the Yorkshire Cup Final 15/10/1977.
Photograph of the Player George Claughton 544 - 27/12/1971
-
29/08/1982 		19
(12)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Connell 604 - 30/03/1979
-
06/04/1985 		9
(1)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player James "Jimmy" Crampton 591 - 27/01/1978
-
12/05/1984 		12
(2)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player John Jnr Crossley 605 - 27/04/1979
-
15/05/1979 		4
(3)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Son of John Crossley Snr (3/9/1956 - 15/9/1956).
Photograph of the Player Alan Dickinson 542 - 30/07/1971
-
03/12/1978 		1
(1)
Notes: Brother of Frank Dickinson (29/9/1962 - 5/10/1963).
Photograph of the Player Steve Fenton 560 - 11/09/1974
-
16/11/1986 		26
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 pts
Photograph of the Player David Finch 599 - 12/11/1978
-
07/10/1984 		21
(1)
Tries: 10 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 32 pts
Photograph of the Player Brian Garbett 559 - 28/04/1974
-
26/03/1980 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Tony Halmshaw 594 25/04/1946 03/09/1978
-
04/01/1980 		9
(3)
Photograph of the Player Alan Hardy 568 - 14/03/1975
-
20/11/1983 		3
(1)
Drop-goals: 2 @ 1 pt. 2 pts
Photograph of the Player Barry Higgins 598 - 06/10/1978
-
16/04/1986 		2
(3)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player James "Sid" Huddlestone 552 - 15/10/1972
-
05/04/1980 		15
(6)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Brian Hughes 602 - 19/11/1978
-
13/12/1980 		14
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Hyde 601 - 19/11/1978
-
04/04/1988 		19
(0)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. Goals: 7 @ 2 pts. 47 pts
Photograph of the Player Peter Johnson 579 - 20/03/1976
-
26/12/1978 		0
(4)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of Philip "Phil" Johnson (31/10/1969 - 25/3/1981).
Photograph of the Player Philip "Phil" Johnson 526 - 31/10/1969
-
25/03/1981 		39
(0)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. 33 pts
Notes: Brother of Peter Johnson (20/3/1976 - 26/12/1978).
Photograph of the Player John Joyner 551 15/05/1955 01/09/1972
-
20/04/1992 		32
(0)
Tries: 16 @ 3 pts. 48 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1981-1982 and 1985-1989.
Photograph of the Player Barry Kear 593 - 03/09/1978
-
13/09/1981 		6
(0)
Photograph of the Player John Kear 596 25/11/1954 01/10/1978
-
11/09/1987 		0
(1)
Notes: Son of Herbert Kear (21/9/1940 - 20/12/1941).
Photograph of the Player Geoffrey "Geoff" Morris 565 - 15/12/1974
-
28/04/1982 		6
(0)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Paul Norton 588 - 04/12/1977
-
31/10/1982 		30
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. Goals: 84 @ 2 pts. 171 pts
Photograph of the Player Paul Orr 578 - 06/02/1976
-
11/10/1981 		19
(1)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. Goals: 20 @ 2 pts. 43 pts
Notes: Father of Danny Orr (16/3/1997 - 8/9/2012).
Photograph of the Player Gary Pye 600 - 12/11/1978
-
12/11/1978 		1
(0)
Notes: Son of Jeffrey "Jeff" Pye (23/11/1957 - 2/1/1960).
Photograph of the Player Malcolm Reilly 512 19/01/1948 30/09/1967
-
06/04/1986 		14
(1)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 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 Terry Richardson 556 - 15/12/1973
-
24/04/1983 		27
(0)
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts. 45 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Robbins 592 - 23/04/1978
-
25/03/1979 		1
(0)
Photograph of the Player Robert "Bob" Spurr 518 - 10/01/1969
-
06/03/1983 		31
(4)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Stephens 525 25/08/1952 10/10/1969
-
19/10/1980 		31
(2)
Tries: 13 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 1 pt. 40 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1977 - 1980. Father of Gareth Stephens (21/8/1994 - 4/2/1996).
Photograph of the Player Peter Taylor 597 - 01/10/1978
-
01/03/1980 		1
(3)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Graham Tyreman 567 - 15/02/1975
-
13/05/1979 		9
(6)
Photograph of the Player Jamie Walsh 563 - 29/11/1974
-
22/11/1981 		11
(4)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Brother of John Walsh (2/10/1970 - 5/10/1971).
Photograph of the Player Kevin Ward 603 05/08/1957 14/03/1979
-
22/04/1990 		2
(1)
Photograph of the Player Derek Woodall 548 - 27/02/1972
-
01/03/1980 		25
(1)
Photograph of the Player Geoffrey "Geoff" Wraith 572 - 24/09/1975
-
06/03/1983 		35
(1)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 pts
Totals Tries: 141. Goals: 116. Drop-Goals: 4. 533
(63)
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 30/07/1978 - 29/07/1979

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Yorkshire Cup 2 1 0 1 26 31
League Division 1 30 16 1 13 498 469
John Player Trophy 3 2 0 1 48 42
B.B.C. Floodlit Trophy 2 1 0 1 25 58
Challenge Cup 3 2 0 1 52 34
Premiership Trophy 1 0 0 1 10 17
Total 41 22 1 18 659 651

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