Coaching Career
All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Cecil Richard Henry Fifield
- Nickname(s)
- Dicky
- Born
- Wednesday, 23rd September, 1903
- Died
- Saturday, 7th December, 1957 (Aged 54 years and 75 days)
- 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
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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Carnival | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||
| NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) | - | 55 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 29.09% | List | |||||||
| Overall | Comp Wins | Matches | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| First Class | 55 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 29.09% | List | ||||||||
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||
| BalmainBalmain | 19301930 NSWRFL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35.71% | List | |||||||
| Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs | 19381938 NSWRFL | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 28.57% | List | |||||||
| CanterburyCanterbury | 19441944 NSWRFL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||||||
| ParramattaParramatta | 19561956 NSWRFL | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 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 | |||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Darth Orion, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, Neil Pollock
Sources:
2006 Official Rugby League Annual, Wakefield Trinity Heritage
Your Say
14 Dec 2011 10:44pm
Coached the Junee Diesels in 1931.
2 Mar 2012 7:42am
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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