1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Bradford Northern - Season Summary

Captain: Ernest Ward
Biggest home crowd: 13,287 (vs. Australia in round 19)
Average home crowd: 13,287
Top pointscorer: George Carmichael (4) *
Top tryscorer: Eric Batten (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 21	Sat	League	H	Castleford	W	9	-	2		Odsal		3rd	>
25	Wed	League	H	Hull KR	W	25	-	8		Odsal		9th	>
28	Sat	League †	H	Warrington	L	7	-	19		Odsal		3rd	>
Sep 1	Wed	League	A	Wakefield T.	W	8	-	6		Belle Vue		10th	>
4	Sat	League	A	Hull	L	8	-	14		Boulevard		5th	>
11	Sat	YC (1A)	A	Dewsbury	L	3	-	5		Crown Flatt			>
15	Wed	YC (1B)	H	Dewsbury	W	20	-	5		Odsal			>
18	Sat	League †	H	Wigan	L	9	-	16		Odsal		12th	>
20	Mon	YC (2)	H	Huddersfield	W	19	-	12		Odsal			>
25	Sat	League	A	Hunslet	W	10	-	5		Parkside		17th	>
27	Mon	League	A	Huddersfield	W	6	-	2		Fartown		6th	>
Oct 2	Sat	League	A	Hull KR	L	8	-	19		Craven Park		7th	>
9	Sat	League	H	York	W	18	-	6		Odsal		11th	>
13	Wed	YC (SF)	H	Hunslet	D	7	-	7		Odsal			>
16	Sat	League †	A	Salford	L	3	-	4		The Willows		7th	>
18	Mon	YC (SF)	A	Hunslet	W	12	-	5		Parkside			>
23	Sat	League	H	Hunslet	L	6	-	10		Odsal		8th	>
30	Sat	YC (F)	H *	Castleford	W	18	-	9		Headingley	31,393		>
Nov 6	Sat	League	A	Featherstone R.	W	25	-	8		Post Office Road		12th	>
10	Wed 3:00pm	KT (19)	H	Australia	L	7	-	21	E Ward	Odsal	13,287		>
13	Sat	League	A	Castleford	W	11	-	5		Wheldon Road		12th	>
20	Sat	League	H	Huddersfield	L	5	-	7		Odsal		12th	>
Dec 4	Sat	League	H	Leeds	W	21	-	2		Odsal		12th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Batley	W	8	-	2		Odsal		11th	>
25	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	12	-	9		Odsal		10th	>
27	Mon	League	A	Bramley	W	11	-	6		Barley Mow		9th	>
Jan 1	Sat	League	A	Dewsbury	W	7	-	4		Crown Flatt		8th	>
8	Sat	League †	H	Widnes	W	11	-	4		Odsal		7th	>
15	Sat	League †	H	Salford	L	2	-	7		Odsal		6th	>
22	Sat	League	A	York	L	3	-	17		Wigginton Rd		10th	>
Feb 12	Sat	CC (1A)	H	St Helens	L	3	-	4		Odsal			>
19	Sat	CC (1B)	A	St Helens	W	5	-	0		Knowsley			>
26	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	12	-	7		Mount Pleasant		12th	>
Mar 5	Sat	CC (2)	H	Castleford	W	11	-	5		Odsal			>
12	Sat	League †	A	Wigan	L	2	-	15		Central Park		10th	>
19	Sat	CC (3)	H	Belle Vue R.	W	8	-	7		Odsal			>
26	Sat	League †	A	Widnes	L	0	-	15		Naughton		12th	>
Apr 2	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	Barrow	W	10	-	0		Station Road	26,900		>
6	Wed	League	H	Featherstone R.	W	3	-	0		Odsal		13th	>
11	Mon	League	H	Keighley	W	13	-	0		Odsal		13th	>
16	Sat	League †	A	Warrington	L	12	-	25		Wilderspool		11th	>
18	Mon	League †	A	Whitehaven	W	7	-	0		Recreation Gnd		11th	>
19	Tue	League	H	Wakefield T.	W	11	-	6		Odsal		11th	>
22	Fri	League	A	Leeds	W	7	-	2		Headingley		10th	>
26	Tue	League	A	Keighley	L	6	-	15		Lawkholme Lane		11th	>
27	Wed	League	H	Hull	L	6	-	15		Odsal		11th	>
30	Sat	League †	H	Whitehaven	W	22	-	7		Odsal		11th	>
May 7	Sat	CC (F)	H *	Halifax	W	12	-	0		Wembley	95,050		>
11	Wed	League	H	Dewsbury	W	10	-	9		Odsal		10th	>

49 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
BATTEN, Eric	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
CARMICHAEL, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
DARLISON, Victor	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DAVIES, Willie	32	Swansea		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FOSTER, Trevor	34	Newport		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GREAVES, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LEAKE, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TRAILL, Ken	22			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TYLER, Barry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WALTERS, Emlyn	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WARD, Donald	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WARD, Ernest	28	Dewsbury		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WHITCOMBE, Frank	35	Cardiff		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	30.91		5 cur. / 6 tot.	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	13 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0	49 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 11 May 1949. 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

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

1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Bradford Northern - Season Summary

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