Calendar

1950's

1953/54

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Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

June

  Lions Tour 1954
  Sun Jun 27th   North QLD 13 Great Britain 39 T'ville Sports 8,360 View
  Tue Jun 29th   Central QLD 12 Great Britain 21 Showground 4,667 View
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Wed Jul 1st   Central West QLD 26 USA 21 Longreach Sgrnds 1,635 View
   

July

  New Zealand vs Australia 1953
  Sat Jul 4th   New Zealand 12 Australia 11 Basin Reserve 5,394 View
  Kangaroos Tour 1953
  Mon Jul 6th   Taranaki 3 Australia 62 Pukekura Park 1,950 View
  Wed Jul 8th   South Auckland 11 Australia 63 Davies Park 1,044 View
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Sun Jul 5th   Central QLD 33 USA 26 Murray St 5,332 View
  Tue Jul 7th 3:30PM Brisbane Firsts 39 USA 26 The Gabba 7,000 View
   
  Kangaroos Tour 1953
  Sat Jul 11th   Auckland 4 Australia 26 Carlaw 8,556 View
  Wed Jul 15th   Northland 7 Australia 98 Okara Park 1,330 View
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Wed Jul 15th   Toowoomba 29 USA 15 Clive Berghofer 5,778 View
   
  New Zealand vs Australia 1953
  Sat Jul 18th   New Zealand 16 Australia 18 Carlaw 16,033 View
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Fri Jul 17th 3:00PM Ipswich 15 USA 16 Nth Ipswich Res. 3,155 View
  Sun Jul 19th   Wide Bay 33 USA 33 Showgrounds 6,166 View
  Wed Jul 22nd   Riverina 30 USA 14 ANZAC Park 2,560 View
   
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Sat Jul 25th   NSW Firsts 27 USA 18 SCG 19,686 View
   

August

  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Sat Aug 1st   Auckland 54 USA 28 Carlaw View
  Tue Aug 4th   Taranaki 18 USA 21 Pukekura Park View
   
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Fri Aug 7th   Wellington 8 USA 17 Basin Reserve View
  Tue Aug 11th   West Coast 27 USA 10 Wingham Park View
   
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Sat Aug 15th   Canterbury 39 USA 8 Lancaster 5,000 View
  Wed Aug 19th   North Auckland 6 USA 25 Kensington Park 3,000 View
   
  American All Stars Tour 1953
  Sat Aug 22nd   NZ Maori 40 USA 23 Carlaw View
  Mon Aug 24th   South Auckland 19 USA 2 Carlaw View
   

September

Lancashire Cup 1953/54 - 1a  
Sat Sep 5th   Barrow 14 St Helens 13 Craven Park View  
Sat Sep 5th   Liverpool 2 Swinton 14 Knotty Ash View  
Sat Sep 5th   Rochdale 7 Workington 12 Athletic Ground View  
Sat Sep 5th   Salford 12 Wigan 7 The Willows View  
Sat Sep 5th   Warrington 28 Belle Vue Rangers 7 Wilderspool View  
Sat Sep 5th   Whitehaven 13 Oldham 12 Recreation Gnd View  
Sat Sep 5th   Widnes 9 Leigh 14 Naughton View  
Mon Sep 7th   Oldham 45 Whitehaven 6 Watersheddings View  
Mon Sep 7th   Wigan 28 Salford 2 Central Park View  
Tue Sep 8th   Belle Vue Rangers 14 Warrington 17 Belle Vue View  
Wed Sep 9th   Leigh 25 Widnes 5 Kirkhall View  
Wed Sep 9th   St Helens 21 Barrow 17 Knowsley View  
Wed Sep 9th   Swinton 20 Liverpool 4 Station Road View  
Wed Sep 9th   Workington 10 Rochdale 5 Borough Park View  
Yorkshire Cup 1953/54 - 1a  
Sat Sep 5th   Batley 10 Bradford 34 Mount Pleasant View  
Sat Sep 5th   Castleford 0 Halifax 11 Wheldon Road View  
Sat Sep 5th   Featherstone 7 Leeds 21 Post Office Road View  
Sat Sep 5th   Huddersfield 47 Wakefield 9 Fartown View  
Sat Sep 5th   Hull FC 30 Bramley 14 Boulevard View  
Sat Sep 5th   Hunslet 27 Hull KR 13 Parkside View  
Sat Sep 5th   Keighley 11 Dewsbury 6 Lawkholme Lane View  
Mon Sep 7th   York 19 Doncaster 2 Wigginton Rd View  
Mon Sep 7th   Halifax 9 Castleford 3 Thrum View  
Tue Sep 8th   Bramley 9 Hull FC 17 Barley Mow View  
Tue Sep 8th   Dewsbury 2 Keighley 0 Crown Flatt View  
Wed Sep 9th   Bradford 15 Batley 18 Odsal View  
Wed Sep 9th   Hull KR 7 Hunslet 11 Craven Park View  
Wed Sep 9th   Leeds 32 Featherstone 7 Headingley View  
Wed Sep 9th   Wakefield 20 Huddersfield 7 Belle Vue View  
Thu Sep 10th   Doncaster 2 York 21 Bentley Rd View  
   
European Championship 1953/54 BRL 1953 - Grand Final
Wed Sep 16th 6:00PM England 24 Wales 5 Knowsley 19,357 View Sat Sep 12th   Southern Suburbs 21 Easts 4 The Gabba 10,000 View
  NSWRFL Finals 1953 - Final
  Sat Sep 12th 3:00PM Souths 31 St George 12 SCG 44,581 View
   
Lancashire Cup 1953/54  
Wed Sep 23rd   St Helens 38 Swinton 9 Knowsley View  
Wed Sep 23rd   Wigan 10 Workington 7 Central Park View  
Thu Sep 24th   Warrington 12 Oldham 11 Wilderspool View  
Yorkshire Cup 1953/54  
Wed Sep 23rd   Bradford 27 Leeds 9 Odsal View  
Wed Sep 23rd   Huddersfield 19 York 7 Fartown View  
Wed Sep 23rd   Hunslet 11 Keighley 2 Parkside View  
   

October

Lancashire Cup 1953/54 - Semi Final  
Mon Sep 28th   Wigan 11 Leigh 6 Central Park View  
Thu Oct 1st   St Helens 17 Warrington 10 Knowsley View  
Yorkshire Cup 1953/54  
Mon Sep 28th   Hull FC 16 Halifax 4 Boulevard View  
Wed Sep 30th   Huddersfield 10 Bradford 11 Fartown View  
   
European Championship 1953/54  
Wed Oct 7th   Other 30 Wales 5 Odsal 14,646 View  
   
European Championship 1953/54  
Sun Oct 18th   France 10 Other 15 Municipal 12,190 View  
Yorkshire Cup 1953/54 - Semi Final  
Wed Oct 21st   Hunslet 2 Hull FC 3 Parkside View  
Thu Oct 22nd   Hunslet 5 Hull FC 9 Parkside View  
   
Lancashire Cup 1953/54 - Final  
Sat Oct 24th   St Helens 16 Wigan 8 Station Road 42,793 View  
   
Yorkshire Cup 1953/54 - Final  
Sat Oct 31st   Bradford 7 Hull FC 2 Headingley 22,147 View  
   

November

European Championship 1953/54  
Sat Nov 7th   England 7 France 5 Odsal 10,659 View  
   
European Championship 1953/54  
Sat Nov 28th   England 30 Other 22 Central Park 19,012 View  
   

December

European Championship 1953/54  
Sun Dec 13th   France 23 Wales 22 VĂ©lodrome 25,000 View  
   
American Tour of France 1953/54  
Sun Dec 20th   Languedoc 30 USA 22 d'Albert Domec 5,000 View  
   
American Tour of France 1953/54  
Fri Dec 25th   RC Albi 11 USA 5 Maurice Rigaud 5,800 View  
Sun Dec 27th   France XIII 37 USA 21 Jean-Laffon View  
   

January

American Tour of France 1953/54  
Fri Jan 1st   Provence 12 USA 22 Saint-Ruf 3,000 View  
   
American Tour of France 1953/54  
Sat Jan 9th   France 31 USA 0 Princes 20,000 View  
   

February

Challenge Cup 1953/54  
Sat Feb 6th   Halifax 19 Dewsbury 0 Thrum View  
Sat Feb 6th   Hull FC 24 Widnes 0 Boulevard View  
Sat Feb 6th   Keighley 12 Barrow 11 Lawkholme Lane View  
Sat Feb 6th   Latchford Albion 20 Wigan 40 Wilderspool View  
Sat Feb 6th   Leeds 13 Batley 20 Headingley View  
Sat Feb 6th   Liverpool 5 Oldham 15 Knotty Ash View  
Sat Feb 6th   Wakefield 24 Whitehaven 13 Belle Vue View  
Sat Feb 6th   York 18 Hull KR 0 Wigginton Rd View  
   
Challenge Cup 1953/54  
Sat Feb 13th   Barrow 6 Keighley 10 Craven Park View  
Sat Feb 13th   Batley 6 Leeds 23 Mount Pleasant View  
Sat Feb 13th   Castleford 8 Doncaster 5 Wheldon Road View  
Sat Feb 13th   Leigh 13 Swinton 4 Kirkhall View  
Sat Feb 13th   Oldham 18 Liverpool 11 Watersheddings View  
Sat Feb 13th   Rochdale 9 Bradford 9 Athletic Ground View  
Sat Feb 13th   St Helens 26 Featherstone 7 Knowsley View  
Sat Feb 13th   Warrington 17 Bramley 0 Wilderspool View  
Sat Feb 13th   Wheldale 6 Workington 32 Wheldon Road View  
Sat Feb 13th   Whitehaven 15 Wakefield 3 Recreation Gnd View  
Sat Feb 13th   Widnes 2 Hull FC 5 Naughton View  
Sat Feb 13th   Wigan 41 Latchford Albion 2 Central Park View  
Mon Feb 15th   Belle Vue Rangers 15 Huddersfield 20 Belle Vue View  
Tue Feb 16th   Dewsbury 9 Halifax 15 Crown Flatt View  
Wed Feb 17th   Bradford 11 Rochdale 2 Odsal View  
Wed Feb 17th   Bramley 5 Warrington 30 Barley Mow View  
Wed Feb 17th   Featherstone 16 St Helens 27 Post Office Road View  
Wed Feb 17th   Huddersfield 31 Belle Vue Rangers 6 Fartown View  
Wed Feb 17th   Hunslet 20 Salford 5 Parkside View  
Wed Feb 17th   Swinton 2 Leigh 17 Station Road View  
Wed Feb 17th   Workington 50 Wheldale 2 Borough Park View  
Thu Feb 18th   Doncaster 7 Castleford 2 Bentley Rd View  
Thu Feb 18th   Hull KR 0 York 0 Craven Park View  
   
Challenge Cup 1953/54  
Mon Feb 22nd   Salford 3 Hunslet 18 The Willows View  
   

March

Challenge Cup 1953/54  
Sat Mar 6th   Halifax 24 Keighley 5 Thrum View  
Sat Mar 6th   Huddersfield 12 St Helens 5 Fartown View  
Sat Mar 6th   Hull FC 5 Workington 5 Boulevard View  
Sat Mar 6th   Hunslet 10 Whitehaven 2 Parkside View  
Sat Mar 6th   Leeds 12 Leigh 3 Headingley View  
Sat Mar 6th   Oldham 4 Warrington 7 Watersheddings View  
Sat Mar 6th   Wigan 15 Bradford 10 Central Park View  
Sat Mar 6th   York 11 Doncaster 2 Wigginton Rd View  
Thu Mar 11th   Workington 17 Hull FC 14 Borough Park View  
   
Challenge Cup 1953/54  
Sat Mar 20th   Hunslet 16 Huddersfield 7 Parkside View  
Sat Mar 20th   Leeds 31 Workington 11 Headingley View  
Sat Mar 20th   Warrington 26 York 5 Wilderspool View  
Sat Mar 20th   Wigan 0 Halifax 2 Central Park View  
   

April

Italy Tour 1954  
Wed Apr 7th   Bradford 18 Italy 67 Odsal 7,000 View  
Challenge Cup 1953/54 - Semi Final  
Sat Apr 3rd   Halifax 18 Hunslet 3 Odsal 46,961 View  
Sat Apr 3rd   Warrington 8 Leeds 4 Station Road 37,249 View  
   
Italy Tour 1954  
Sat Apr 10th   York 17 Italy 54 Wigginton Rd 4,000 View  
Wed Apr 14th   Hunslet 23 Italy 40 Parkside 3,300 View  
   
Italy Tour 1954  
Fri Apr 16th   France Amateurs 6 Italy 20 Fartown 2,950 View  
Mon Apr 19th   England Amateurs 11 Italy 18 Thrum 2,000 View  
Tue Apr 20th   Keighley 27 Italy 57 Lawkholme Lane 3,500 View  
Wed Apr 21st   Leigh 7 Italy 35 Kirkhall 5,000 View  
   
Challenge Cup 1953/54 - Final  
Sat Apr 24th   Warrington 4 Halifax 4 Wembley 81,841 View  
   

May

Challenge Cup 1953/54 - Final Replay  
Wed May 5th   Warrington 8 Halifax 4 Odsal 102,569 View  
Championship Playoffs 1953/54 - Semi Final  
Sat May 1st   Halifax 18 Workington 7 Thrum View  
Sat May 1st   Warrington 11 St Helens 0 Wilderspool View  
   
Championship Playoffs 1953/54 - Final  
Sat May 8th   Warrington 8 Halifax 7 Maine Road 36,519 View  
   
  Lions Tour 1954
  Wed May 19th   Western Division 11 Great Britain 29 Bathurst 5,218 View
   
  Lions Tour 1954
  Sat May 22nd   Newcastle (AU) 11 Great Britain 10 Newcastle Sports 22,825 View
  Wed May 26th   Riverina 26 Great Britain 36 Eric Weissel 10,732 View
   
  Lions Tour 1954
  Sat May 29th 3:00PM Sydney Firsts 32 Great Britain 25 SCG 50,889 View
  Sun May 30th   Southern Division 17 Great Britain 17 Wollongong 15,435 View
   

June

  Lions Tour 1954
  Sat Jun 5th 3:00PM NSW Firsts 22 Great Britain 11 SCG 55,518 View
   
  Ashes Series 1954
  Sat Jun 12th 2:30PM Australia 37 Great Britain 12 SCG 65,884 View
  Lions Tour 1954
  Mon Jun 14th 8:00PM Brisbane Firsts 4 Great Britain 34 Brisbane Exhibit 18,070 View
   
  Lions Tour 1954
  Sun Jun 20th   Wide Bay 14 Great Britain 60 Showgrounds 5,912 View
  Tue Jun 22nd   Southern Districts 7 Great Britain 28 Showgrounds 5,860 View
  Thu Jun 24th   Far North QLD 18 Great Britain 39 Parramatta Park 6,545 View
  Sat Jun 19th   QLD Firsts 32 Great Britain 34 The Gabba 24,713 View