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Northern Rugby League 1952/53

St Helens

Coach
Jim Sullivan
Biggest home crowd
17,205 (vs. Australia in round 8)
Average home crowd
17,205
Top pointscorer
George Langfield (17) *
Top tryscorer
Stan McCormick (2) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 23 Sat League H     Widnes W 41-2     Knowsley   3rd >
27 Wed League     A Salford W 15-9     The Willows   1st >
30 Sat LC (1A)     A Barrow W 24-21     Craven Park   >
Sep 3 Wed LC (1B) H     Barrow W 23-5     Knowsley   >
6 Sat League     A Liverpool C. W 42-2     Knotty Ash   1st >
10 Wed League H     Oldham W 6-2     Knowsley   2nd >
13 Sat League H     Workington L 9-15     Knowsley   1st >
20 Sat League †     A Keighley W 27-7     Lawkholme Lane   3rd >
23 Tue LC (2) H     Rochdale H. W 31-7     Knowsley   >
27 Sat 3:00pm KT (8) H     Australia W 26-8   J Sullivan Knowsley 17,205 >
Oct 4 Sat League † H     Castleford W 18-17     Knowsley   5th >
11 Sat League     A Bramley W 21-0     Barley Mow   4th >
14 Tue LC (SF)     A Warrington W 17-10     Wilderspool   >
18 Sat League H     Salford W 14-6     Knowsley   3rd >
25 Sat League † H     Huddersfield L 14-17     Knowsley   1st >
Nov 1 Sat League     A Swinton W 14-7     Station Road   4th >
8 Sat League     A Barrow W 14-7     Craven Park   1st >
15 Sat League H     Swinton W 23-10     Knowsley   3rd >
22 Sat League     A Warrington W 19-8     Wilderspool   3rd >
29 Sat LC (F)     A * Leigh L 5-22     Station Road 34,785 >
Dec 6 Sat League     A Workington W 22-5     Borough Park   2nd >
13 Sat League H     Barrow W 26-9     Knowsley   2nd >
20 Sat League     A Widnes W 7-2     Naughton   2nd >
25 Thu League     A Leigh W 22-2     Kirkhall   2nd >
26 Fri League H     Wigan W 5-0     Knowsley   1st >
27 Sat League †     A Wakefield T. W 20-11     Belle Vue   1st >
Jan 1 Thu League H     Leigh D 9-9     Knowsley   1st >
3 Sat League H     Rochdale H. W 37-5     Knowsley   1st >
17 Sat League H     Bramley W 52-14     Knowsley   1st >
24 Sat League H     Warrington W 17-5     Knowsley   1st >
31 Sat League †     A Castleford W 8-0     Wheldon Road   1st >
Feb 7 Sat CC (1) H     Oldham W 20-4     Knowsley   >
14 Sat CC (1)     A * Oldham D 5-5     Wigginton Rd   >
21 Sat League     A Belle Vue R. W 20-7     Belle Vue   1st >
28 Sat CC (2) H     Belle Vue R. W 28-0     Knowsley   >
Mar 7 Sat League † H     Wakefield T. W 69-17     Knowsley   1st >
14 Sat CC (3)     A Leigh W 12-3     Kirkhall   >
18 Wed League     A Whitehaven W 17-15     Recreation Gnd   1st >
21 Sat League H     Whitehaven W 26-10     Knowsley   1st >
28 Sat CC (SF)     A * Warrington W 9-3     Station Road 38,059 >
31 Tue League     A Rochdale H. W 8-0     Athletic Ground   1st >
Apr 3 Fri League     A Wigan W 16-5     Central Park   1st >
4 Sat League H     Liverpool C. W 20-4     Knowsley   1st >
6 Mon League †     A Huddersfield D 10-10     Fartown   1st >
11 Sat League H     Belle Vue R. W 38-9     Knowsley   1st >
13 Mon League † H     Keighley W 29-12     Knowsley   1st >
18 Sat League     A Oldham W 14-13     Watersheddings   1st >
25 Sat CC (F)     A * Huddersfield L 10-15     Wembley 89,588 >
May 2 Sat League (SF) H     Huddersfield W 46-0     Knowsley   - >
9 Sat League (F) H     * Halifax W 24-14     Maine Road 51,083 - >

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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
† denotes Cross-County Match

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
BLAKEMORE, Reg 28 Newport Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BRETHERTON, Bill -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
DICKINSON, John -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GREENALL, Doug 25 Prescot Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
HONEY, Jimmy -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
KARALIUS, Vince 20 Widnes   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
LANGFIELD, George -   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 7 - 17 - - 1 - 1 1 7 - 17 - - List
LOWE, Jimmy -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
McCORMICK, Stan -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - 6 - - 1 - 1 2 - - 6 - - List
PARR, George -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
PRESCOTT, Alan 25 Widnes Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ROACH, Wilf -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
THORNETT, Stan -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
13 players 3 cur. / 5 tot. 25.27 38 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 matches 4 7 0 26 0 0 50 matches 4 7 0 26 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Newspapers

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