Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Cecil Richard Henry Fifield
- Nickname(s)
- Dicky
- Born
- Wednesday, 23rd September, 1903
- Died
- 1957
- Place Of Birth
- Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Wests centre represented NSW in 1925 and 1929 before touring with the 1929-30 Kangaroos. Fifield played in all four Tests against England on the tour but broke his leg in the historic Fourth Test at Rochdale, which saw the Ashes lost. Captain-coach at Balmain in 1930 he later forged a career in English club football, scoring 80 tries in 224 games for Hull, and gained championship honours with the ‘Arlie Birds’ in 1936. He returned to Australia in 1938 as captain-coach of Wests. Fifield returned to England in 1950 as manager-coach of Rochdale Hornets. In 1956, the year before he died, he coached the struggling P’matta club.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
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| NRL | 55 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 29.09% | List | ||||||||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Balmain | NSWRFL 1930 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.71% | List | |||||||
| Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1938 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% | List | |||||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1944 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1956 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |||||||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
| Balmain | 1930 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.71% | List | |||||||
| Western Suburbs | 1938 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% | List | |||||||
| Canterbury | 1944 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| Parramatta | 1956 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |||||||
| Overall | 1930-1956 | 55 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 29.09% | List | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
14/12/2011
Coached the Junee Diesels in 1931.
02/03/2012
In honour to Cec Fifield, His Nephew named his son after him. Cecil James Church, Also known as Cec. It's obvious that rugby league runs in his family. His great nephew played for the Willagee Bears (1998-2005/2007-08) and the Fremantle Roosters (2006), in The Western Australian Rugby league Competition in Perth, Western Australia.
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