European Championship 1952/53

Squads

Note that average ages are calculated based on exact age. For example, if a player is halfway between 24 and 25, their age is regarded as 24.5 in the average. The ages and previous appearance numbers are also based on the date of the first game played in the tournament (17/09/1952).

England

Player Age App T G FG Pts
ACKERLEY, Alvin 25 3 - - - -
BLAN, Albert - 1 - - - -
BLAN, Billy - 1 - - - -
BURNELL, Alf - 1 2 - - 6
CASTLE, Frank - 2 - - - -
CRACKNELL, Dick 23 1 1 - - 3
DEAN, Ken - 1 - - - -
FEATHERSTONE, Jim - 1 - - - -
GREENALL, Doug 25 2 3 - - 9
HELME, Gerry - 1 - - - -
HORNE, Willie 30 2 - 3 - 6
LEDGARD, Jim - 2 - 5 - 10
LEWTHWAITE, Jim 31 1 1 - - 3
McCORMICK, Stan - 1 - - - -
NAUGHTON, Albert - 1 - - - -
O'GRADY, Terry 18 1 - - - -
PAWSEY, Charlie - 3 2 - - 6
PRESCOTT, Alan 25 3 - - - -
RYAN, Bob - 1 - - - -
RYDER, Ron - 1 - - - -
SCHOFIELD, Derrick - 2 - - - -
SCOTT, Mick - 1 - - - -
SLEVIN, Ted 25 1 - - - -
STREET, Harry 25 1 - - - -
TOOHEY, Ted - 1 - - - -
WARD, Ernest 32 2 1 - - 3
WHITELEY, John 21 1 - - - -
Averages 25.92* 1.44 0.37 0.30 0.00 1.70
Totals (27 players) 39 10 8 0 46

France

Player Age App T G FG Pts
AUBERT, Puig 27 3 - 11 1 24
BARTOLETTI, Paul 26 1 - - - -
BELLAN, Maurice 31 2 1 - - 3
BENAUSSE, Gilbert 20 2 - - - -
BERNARD, Rene - 1 - - - -
BERTHOMIEU, Gabriel 28 2 1 - - 3
BOMBAIL, Jean - 1 - - - -
BROUSSE, Élie 31 1 - - - -
CARRERE, Andre 20 1 - - - -
CONTRASTIN, Raymond 27 1 - - - -
CRESPO, Joseph 27 1 1 - - 3
DELAYE, Guy 22 1 - - - -
DOP, Jean 28 1 - - - -
DUFFORT, Rene 29 1 - - - -
DUPLE, Christian 22 1 - - - -
GENOUD, Gabriel 29 1 - - - -
JIMINEZ, Antoine 23 1 - - - -
LESPES, Ode - 1 - - - -
LLARI, Roger - 1 - - - -
MARTIN, Martin - 2 - - - -
MAZON, Louis 31 1 - - - -
MERQUEY, Jacques 22 1 2 - - 6
MONTRUCOLIS, François 27 1 - - - -
PEREZ, Raoul - 2 - - - -
REY, Roger 21 2 - - - -
RINALDI, Francois - 3 - - - -
TEISSEIRE, Claude 21 2 - - - -
VORON, Maurice 23 1 - - - -
Averages 26.01* 1.39 0.18 0.39 0.04 1.39
Totals (28 players) 39 5 11 1 39

Other Nationalities

Player Age App T G FG Pts
ALLAN, Trevor 25 1 - - - -
BATH, Harry 27 3 - 4 - 8
BEVAN, Brian 28 3 6 - - 18
BLACK, Neville 27 1 1 - - 3
CLUES, Arthur 28 3 1 3 - 9
COOPER, Lionel 30 3 3 - - 9
DALY, John 34 3 - - - -
DEVERY, Pat 30 3 1 3 - 9
ELLEAM, W - 1 - - - -
HENDERSON, Peter - 2 3 - - 9
HUNTER, Johnny 27 2 - 1 - 2
KELLY, Cec - 2 1 - - 3
LYNCH, Tommy - 1 - - - -
McKINNEY, Tom - 2 - - - -
MOUNTFORD, Ken - 1 - - - -
MUDGE, Rupert 24 3 - - - -
PASKINS, Tony 24 1 - - - -
PHILLIPS, Joe - 1 - - - -
VALENTINE, Dave 26 3 2 - - 6
Averages 27.96* 2.05 0.95 0.58 0.00 4.00
Totals (19 players) 39 18 11 0 76

Wales

Player Age App T G FG Pts
BANKS, Billy - 3 1 - - 3
BEVAN, Dai 24 1 - - - -
CONDON, Mike - 2 - - - -
COOK, Terry 25 1 - - - -
DANIELS, Arthur 30 2 1 - - 3
DAY, Bryn - 2 - - - -
EVANS, Jack - 2 - 8 - 16
GOLDSWAIN, Bryn - 2 - 1 - 2
GRIFFIN, Bill - 1 - - - -
GULLICK, Don 27 2 1 - - 3
GWYTHER, Elwyn - 1 - - - -
HARRIS, Norman - 1 1 - - 3
HARRIS, Tommy 25 3 2 - - 6
JAMES, Granville - 1 - - - -
LAMBERT, Roy - 2 1 - - 3
PARSONS, George 26 2 1 - - 3
PHILLIPS, Owen - 1 - - - -
PRICE, Ray - 2 1 - - 3
RADFORD, Brian - 1 - - - -
WILLIAMS, Dickie 27 1 - - - -
WILLIAMS, Les 30 3 1 - - 3
WILLIAMS, Syd 34 1 - - - -
WINSLADE, Charlie 20 2 - - - -
Averages 27.26* 1.70 0.43 0.39 0.00 2.09
Totals (23 players) 39 10 9 0 48