1926/27 Northern Rugby League

St Helens Recreation - Season Summary

Biggest home crowd: 6,000 (vs. New Zealand in round 15)
Average home crowd: 6,000
Top pointscorer: Bill Grundy (8) *
Top tryscorers: ? Bailey, Oliver Dolan, ? Halton, ? Pyke, ? Smith, ? Wilson (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 28	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	58	-	0	City Road		11th	>
30	Mon	League †	A	Halifax	W	13	-	12	Thrum		2nd	>
Sep 4	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	W	15	-	8	Headingley		3rd	>
8	Wed	League	H	Widnes	W	34	-	13	City Road		2nd	>
11	Sat	League †	H	Hull KR	W	10	-	0	City Road		3rd	>
15	Wed	League †	H	Halifax	W	18	-	0	City Road		3rd	>
18	Sat	League	A	Swinton	L	2	-	19	Chorley Road		3rd	>
25	Sat	League	H	Oldham	W	13	-	5	City Road		4th	>
30	Thu	League †	A	Hull KR	L	6	-	13	Craven Park		5th	>
Oct 2	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	W	8	-	5	Athletic Ground		5th	>
9	Sat	LC (1)	H	Leigh	W	21	-	3	City Road			>
16	Sat	League †	H	York	W	63	-	3	City Road		4th	>
20	Wed	LC (2)	H	Rochdale H.	W	26	-	2	City Road			>
23	Sat	League †	A	York	W	10	-	0	Wigginton Rd		3rd	>
30	Sat	KT (15)	H	New Zealand	W	28	-	14	City Road	6,000		>
Nov 6	Sat	League	A	Wigan	L	2	-	12	Central Park		3rd	>
10	Wed	LC (SF)	H	Salford	D	8	-	8	City Road			>
12	Fri	LC (SF)	A	Salford	W	14	-	0	Weaste			>
13	Sat	League	H	Broughton R.	W	21	-	5	City Road		6th	>
20	Sat	LC (F)	A *	St Helens	L	2	-	10	Wilderspool	19,439		>
27	Sat	League	H	Wigan	W	10	-	5	City Road		4th	>
Dec 4	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	12	-	8	City Road		4th	>
11	Sat	League	A	Pontypridd	W	5	-	0	Pontypridd		3rd	>
18	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	21	-	3	City Road		3rd	>
25	Sat	League	A	St Helens	D	6	-	6	Knowsley		2nd	>
27	Mon	League	A	Widnes	W	20	-	9	Lowerhouse		3rd	>
Jan 1	Sat	League	H	St Helens	W	17	-	8	City Road		2nd	>
8	Sat	League	H	Pontypridd	W	13	-	6	City Road		2nd	>
15	Sat	League	A	Barrow	W	8	-	0	Little Park		2nd	>
29	Sat	League	A	Salford	W	8	-	3	Weaste		2nd	>
Feb 5	Sat	League	H	Warrington	W	10	-	5	City Road		2nd	>
12	Sat	CC (1)	A	Hull	L	5	-	6	Boulevard			>
19	Sat	League	A	Wigan H.	W	28	-	8	Tunstall Lane		2nd	>
26	Sat	League	H	Wigan H.	W	19	-	7	City Road		1st	>
Mar 5	Sat	League †	H	Dewsbury	W	5	-	3	City Road		1st	>
12	Sat	League	A	Broughton R.	W	5	-	2	The Cliff		1st	>
19	Sat	League	H	Leigh	W	23	-	0	City Road		1st	>
26	Sat	League	H	Swinton	W	18	-	2	City Road		1st	>
Apr 2	Sat	League	A	Warrington	D	6	-	6	Wilderspool		1st	>
11	Mon	League	A	Oldham	D	0	-	0	Watersheddings		1st	>
15	Fri	League †	H	Batley	L	4	-	22	City Road		1st	>
16	Sat	League	A	Leigh	L	3	-	11	Mather Lane		1st	>
18	Mon	League †	A	Batley	W	12	-	8	Mount Pleasant		1st	>
19	Tue	League †	A	Dewsbury	L	7	-	18	Crown Flatt		1st	>
21	Thu	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	11	-	0	City Road		1st	>
23	Sat	League (SF)	H	St Helens	W	33	-	0	City Road		-	>
30	Sat	League (F)	H *	Swinton	L	8	-	13	Wilderspool	24,432	-	>

47 games
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Legend

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

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
Individual match appearances are not currently available here.
Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	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
BAILEY, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
DOLAN, Oliver	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
GRUNDY, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	4	-	8	-	-	1	-	1	-	4	-	8	-	-	List
HALSALL, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HALTON, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
HIGGINS, Ned	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HIGHCOCK, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAWRENSON, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McCOMAS, Joe	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	List
MULVANNEY, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PYKE, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
SMITH, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WILSON, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13 players			0 cur. / 1 tot.	40 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	7 matches			6	4	1	28	0	0	47 matches			6	4	1	28	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 30 Apr 1927. 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, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports

1926/27 Northern Rugby League

St Helens Recreation - Season Summary

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