1951/52 Northern Rugby League

Workington Town - Season Summary

Coach: Gus Risman
Captain: Gus Risman
Biggest home crowd: 8,935 (vs. New Zealand in round 3)
Average home crowd: 8,935

Top pointscorer: John Lawrenson (7) *
Top tryscorers: John Lawrenson, Tony Paskins, George Wilson (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 18	Sat	League	H	Halifax	W	25	-	18			Borough Park		3rd	>
20	Mon	League	H	Whitehaven	W	19	-	2			Borough Park		14th	>
25	Sat	League †	A	Hunslet	L	10	-	17			Parkside		5th	>
29	Wed	League	A	Leigh	L	2	-	10			Kirkhall		12th	>
Sep 1	Sat	LC (1A)	A	Warrington	W	16	-	6			Wilderspool			>
3	Mon	LC (1B)	H	Warrington	W	20	-	3			Borough Park			>
8	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	L	12	-	15			Headingley		18th	>
10	Mon	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	20	-	10			Borough Park		20th	>
15	Sat	League	H	Warrington	W	18	-	13			Borough Park		16th	>
22	Sat	League	A	Wigan	W	12	-	8			Central Park		13th	>
24	Mon 5:45pm	KT (3)	H	New Zealand	L	15	-	17	G Risman	G Risman	Borough Park	8,935		>
26	Wed	LC (2)	A	Belle Vue R.	L	2	-	12			Belle Vue			>
29	Sat	League †	H	Cardiff	W	30	-	8			Borough Park		10th	>
Oct 6	Sat	League	A	Widnes	L	5	-	15			Naughton		8th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Swinton	W	16	-	12			Borough Park		10th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	13	-	5			Station Road		8th	>
27	Sat	League	H	St Helens	W	11	-	8			Borough Park		6th	>
Nov 3	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	44	-	8			Knotty Ash		5th	>
10	Sat	League	H	Oldham	W	21	-	11			Borough Park		3rd	>
17	Sat	League	A	St Helens	W	20	-	11			Knowsley		1st	>
24	Sat	League †	A	Cardiff	W	18	-	8			Penarth Road		1st	>
Dec 1	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	W	16	-	7			Recreation Gnd		1st	>
8	Sat	League	H	Leigh	L	2	-	7			Borough Park		1st	>
15	Sat	League †	A	Wakefield T.	W	21	-	9			Belle Vue		1st	>
22	Sat	League †	H	Hunslet	W	16	-	8			Borough Park		1st	>
25	Tue	League	H	Barrow	W	16	-	6			Borough Park		1st	>
26	Wed	League	A	Oldham	L	0	-	3			Watersheddings		1st	>
29	Sat	League	A	Halifax	L	2	-	10			Thrum		1st	>
Jan 5	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	24	-	0			Borough Park		3rd	>
12	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	L	6	-	7			Belle Vue		3rd	>
19	Sat	League	A	Warrington	L	8	-	21			Wilderspool		3rd	>
Feb 2	Sat	League †	H	Wakefield T.	W	20	-	2			Borough Park		5th	>
9	Sat	CC (1)	A	York	W	18	-	7			Wigginton Rd			>
16	Sat	CC (1)	H	York	W	42	-	5			Borough Park			>
23	Sat	League	A	Salford	W	13	-	7			The Willows		4th	>
Mar 8	Sat	CC (2)	H	St Helens	W	15	-	4			Borough Park			>
15	Sat	CC (3)	H	Warrington	W	14	-	0			Borough Park			>
22	Sat	League	H	Wigan	L	9	-	11			Borough Park		5th	>
29	Sat	CC (SF)	A *	Barrow	W	5	-	2			Central Park	31,200		>
Apr 5	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	10	-	9			Borough Park		8th	>
11	Fri	League	H	Salford	W	21	-	11			Borough Park		8th	>
14	Mon	League	A	Barrow	L	9	-	23			Craven Park		7th	>
19	Sat	CC (F)	H *	Featherstone R.	W	18	-	10			Wembley	72,093		>
24	Thu	League	H	Rochdale H.	L	8	-	11			Borough Park		8th	>
26	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	5	-	7			Athletic Ground		10th	>
29	Tue	League	H	Widnes	W	38	-	6			Borough Park		8th	>

46 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
DAWSON, Bob	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HENDERSON, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUDDART, Dan	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
IVISON, William	31			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAWRENSON, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	-	7	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	-	7	-	-	List
McKEATING, Vince	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MUDGE, Rupert	23			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PASKINS, Tony	24			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
RISMAN, Gus	41	Cardiff		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
THOMAS, J	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
THURLOW, S	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WILSON, Bevin	-	Sydney		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WILSON, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13 players	30.33		5 cur. / 7 tot.	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	10 matches			3	3	0	15	0	0	46 matches			3	3	0	15	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 29 Apr 1952. 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, Tim Costello, Alan Katzmann, Derek Farrar

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

1951/52 Northern Rugby League

Workington Town - Season Summary

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Players

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