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Season Summary
1979/80

No Season Commentary was found for the 1979/80 season.

Final League Table

League Division 1

1979/80

Team P W D L Pts
Bradford Northern 30 23 0 7 46
Widnes 30 22 1 7 45
Hull F.C. 30 18 3 9 39
Salford R.L.F.C. 30 19 1 10 39
Leeds R.L.F.C. 30 19 0 11 38
Leigh R.F.C. 30 16 1 13 33
Hull Kingston Rovers 30 16 1 13 33
St Helens 30 15 2 13 32
Warrington R.L.F.C. 30 15 2 13 32
Wakefield Trinity 30 14 2 14 30
Castleford R.L.F.C. 30 13 2 15 28
Workington Town 30 12 2 16 26
Wigan R.L.F.C. 30 9 3 18 21
Hunslet 30 7 1 22 15
York 30 6 1 23 13
Blackpool Borough 30 5 0 25 10

Key:

Top Performers
1979/80

Top Points Scorers
Paul Norton
Heritage No. 588
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts
Goals: 72 @ 2 pts
153 pts
 
Top Try Scorer
John Joyner
Heritage No. 551
15 @ 3 pts
 
Top Goal Scorer
Paul Norton
Heritage No. 588
72 @ 2 pts
 
Most Appearances
Robert "Bob" Spurr
Heritage No. 518
35

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

And the Points they Scored
Between 30/07/1979 and 29/07/1980

39 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 		25
(3)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player Kevin Beardmore 611 21/06/1960 18/01/1980
-
06/10/1991 		3
(2)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Notes: Brother of Robert Beardmore (18/11/1979 - 19/3/1989). White Rose Trophy Winner v Hull F.C. in the Yorkshire Cup Final 11/10/1986.
Photograph of the Player Robert "Bob" Beardmore 608 21/06/1960 18/11/1979
-
19/03/1989 		1
(3)
Notes: Brother of Kevin Beardmore (18/1/1980 - 6/10/1991). Castleford Captain 1983. Lance Todd Trophy Winner v Hull K.R. in the Challenge Cup Final on 3/5/1986.
Photograph of the Player Ian Birkby 606 - 23/09/1979
-
27/03/1983 		8
(1)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Bruce Burton 577 - 18/01/1976
-
30/03/1980 		9
(1)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 26 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 		25
(6)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Connell 604 - 30/03/1979
-
06/04/1985 		28
(3)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Photograph of the Player James "Jimmy" Crampton 591 - 27/01/1978
-
12/05/1984 		8
(1)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Steve Fenton 560 - 11/09/1974
-
16/11/1986 		27
(0)
Tries: 10 @ 3 pts. 30 pts
Photograph of the Player David Finch 599 - 12/11/1978
-
07/10/1984 		30
(2)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. Goals: 40 @ 2 pts. 104 pts
Photograph of the Player Brian Garbett 559 - 28/04/1974
-
26/03/1980 		0
(1)
Photograph of the Player Steven "Steve" Gill 610 - 04/01/1980
-
08/11/1987 		4
(0)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Tony Halmshaw 594 25/04/1946 03/09/1978
-
04/01/1980 		3
(2)
Photograph of the Player Alan Hardy 568 - 14/03/1975
-
20/11/1983 		12
(3)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 pts
Photograph of the Player Barry Higgins 598 - 06/10/1978
-
16/04/1986 		11
(2)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player James "Sid" Huddlestone 552 - 15/10/1972
-
05/04/1980 		6
(5)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Brian Hughes 602 - 19/11/1978
-
13/12/1980 		13
(1)
Tries: 1 @ 3 pts. 3 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Hyde 601 - 19/11/1978
-
04/04/1988 		23
(2)
Tries: 9 @ 3 pts. Goals: 1 @ 2 pts. 29 pts
Photograph of the Player Neil James 614 14/02/1961 26/03/1980
-
14/04/1985 		1
(1)
Notes: Son of James "Jim" Hunt (27/8/1956 - 30/11/1957).
Photograph of the Player Barry Johnson 613 31/05/1960 14/03/1980
-
25/09/1988 		0
(1)
Notes: White Rose Trophy Winner v Bradford Northern in the Yorkshire Cup Final 3/10/1981. Castleford Captain 1983 -1984.
Photograph of the Player Philip "Phil" Johnson 526 - 31/10/1969
-
25/03/1981 		20
(1)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. 6 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 		30
(0)
Tries: 15 @ 3 pts. 45 pts
Notes: Castleford Captain 1981-1982 and 1985-1989.
Photograph of the Player John Kear 596 25/11/1954 01/10/1978
-
11/09/1987 		4
(1)
Notes: Son of Herbert Kear (21/9/1940 - 20/12/1941).
Photograph of the Player Paul Martin 612 - 01/02/1980
-
22/11/1981 		0
(1)
Photograph of the Player Paul Norton 588 - 04/12/1977
-
31/10/1982 		26
(0)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. Goals: 72 @ 2 pts. 153 pts
Photograph of the Player Paul Orr 578 - 06/02/1976
-
11/10/1981 		7
(3)
Tries: 3 @ 3 pts. 9 pts
Notes: Father of Danny Orr (16/3/1997 - 8/9/2012).
Photograph of the Player Ian Orum 609 - 25/11/1979
-
13/04/1986 		6
(4)
Tries: 2 @ 3 pts. Drop-goals: 1 @ 1 pt. 7 pts
Photograph of the Player Malcolm Reilly 512 19/01/1948 30/09/1967
-
06/04/1986 		16
(1)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 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 		16
(2)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Photograph of the Player David "Dave" Sampson 590 06/08/1944 22/01/1978
-
05/10/1980 		5
(4)
Notes: Father of Dean Sampson (30/8/1987 - 13/3/2005).
Photograph of the Player Robert "Bob" Spurr 518 - 10/01/1969
-
06/03/1983 		35
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 pts
Photograph of the Player Gary Stephens 525 25/08/1952 10/10/1969
-
19/10/1980 		25
(0)
Tries: 8 @ 3 pts. 24 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 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Andy Timson 607 - 07/10/1979
-
14/04/1985 		2
(0)
Photograph of the Player Jamie Walsh 563 - 29/11/1974
-
22/11/1981 		2
(0)
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 		25
(1)
Tries: 11 @ 3 pts. 33 pts
Photograph of the Player Derek Woodall 548 - 27/02/1972
-
01/03/1980 		6
(2)
Photograph of the Player Keith Worsley 541 - 30/07/1971
-
09/11/1979 		4
(2)
Photograph of the Player Geoffrey "Geoff" Wraith 572 - 24/09/1975
-
06/03/1983 		26
(0)
Tries: 4 @ 3 pts. 12 pts
Totals Tries: 118. Goals: 114. Drop-Goals: 1. 494
(62)
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 30/07/1979 - 29/07/1980

Competition P W D L For Agnst
Yorkshire Cup 1 0 0 1 14 26
League Division 1 30 13 2 15 466 475
B.B.C. Floodlit Trophy 2 1 0 1 34 37
John Player Trophy 3 2 0 1 45 35
Challenge Cup 2 1 0 1 24 33
Total 38 17 2 19 583 606

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