1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Leigh - Season Summary

Biggest home crowd: 8,409 (vs. Australia in round 13)
Average home crowd: 8,409
Top pointscorer: Frank Kitchen (3) *
Top tryscorer: Frank Kitchen (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League †	A	Halifax	L	10	-	11	Thrum		3rd	>
27	Wed	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	21	-	9	Kirkhall		20th	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	A	Whitehaven	W	15	-	4	Recreation Gnd			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	H	Whitehaven	W	43	-	2	Kirkhall			>
6	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	L	7	-	33	Kirkhall		12th	>
13	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	W	18	-	15	Athletic Ground		19th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Hull	W	33	-	3	Kirkhall		10th	>
22	Mon	LC (2)	H	Wigan	W	19	-	8	Kirkhall			>
27	Sat	League †	A	Hull	L	14	-	15	Boulevard		12th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	10	-	7	Kirkhall		17th	>
11	Sat	League †	A	Hunslet	W	26	-	7	Parkside		12th	>
13	Mon	LC (SF)	A	Workington	W	13	-	9	Borough Park			>
15	Wed 4:45pm	KT (13)	H	Australia	L	5	-	34	Kirkhall	8,409		>
18	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	32	-	5	Kirkhall		11th	>
25	Sat	League	A	Wigan	W	15	-	10	Central Park		9th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	31	-	3	Kirkhall		7th	>
8	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	2	-	9	Watersheddings		6th	>
15	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	23	-	6	Kirkhall		8th	>
22	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	29	-	8	Knotty Ash		8th	>
29	Sat	LC (F)	H *	St Helens	W	22	-	5	Station Road	34,785		>
Dec 6	Sat	League	A	Barrow	W	8	-	5	Craven Park		7th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	39	-	7	Kirkhall		7th	>
20	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	D	3	-	3	Fartown		5th	>
25	Thu	League	H	St Helens	L	2	-	22	Kirkhall		5th	>
26	Fri	League	A	Warrington	W	9	-	6	Wilderspool		6th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	14	-	10	Kirkhall		5th	>
Jan 1	Thu	League	A	St Helens	D	9	-	9	Knowsley		5th	>
3	Sat	League	H	Swinton	W	15	-	9	Kirkhall		5th	>
10	Sat	League	A	Workington	W	12	-	5	Borough Park		4th	>
17	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	23	-	13	Kirkhall		4th	>
24	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	W	22	-	11	Belle Vue		3rd	>
31	Sat	League	H	Wigan	W	15	-	6	Kirkhall		3rd	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	H	Bramley	W	34	-	10	Kirkhall			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	A	Bramley	W	11	-	3	Barley Mow			>
21	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	9	-	0	Station Road		3rd	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	H	Halifax	D	7	-	7	Kirkhall			>
Mar 4	Wed	CC (2)	A	Halifax	W	7	-	4	Thrum			>
7	Sat	League †	H	Halifax	L	3	-	13	Kirkhall		3rd	>
14	Sat	CC (3)	H	St Helens	L	3	-	12	Kirkhall			>
21	Sat	League	A	Salford	L	10	-	24	The Willows		4th	>
28	Sat	League †	H	Hunslet	L	3	-	8	Kirkhall		5th	>
Apr 4	Sat	League	A	Bramley	W	19	-	18	Barley Mow		6th	>
6	Mon	League	H	Warrington	L	8	-	17	Kirkhall		6th	>
11	Sat	League	A	Widnes	L	10	-	24	Naughton		7th	>
15	Wed	League	A	Whitehaven	L	5	-	7	Recreation Gnd		8th	>
20	Mon	League	H	Workington	W	30	-	6	Kirkhall		8th	>
22	Wed	League	H	Oldham	W	17	-	13	Kirkhall		8th	>

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
ALLAN, Trevor	26	Bathurst		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BEATTY, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BREARE, Dick	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
BURKE, Jeff	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
EGAN, Joe	34	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HILL, Joe	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KERWICK, Ted	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KITCHEN, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
McFARLANE, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MARSTON, Peter	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MOSSOP, Rex	25	Sydney		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
OWEN, Stan	21	Pontypridd		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SMITH, Derek	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	26.74		1 cur. / 4 tot.	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	11 matches			1	1	0	5	0	0	47 matches			1	1	0	5	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 22 Apr 1953. 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, Derek Farrar

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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Leigh - Season Summary

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