1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Warrington - Season Summary

Captain: Cecil Mountford
Biggest home crowd: 21,478 (vs. Australia in round 12)
Average home crowd: 21,478
Top pointscorer: Cecil Mountford (4) *
Top tryscorers: Brian Bevan, Ken Livesey (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	26	-	2		Wilderspool		1st	>
27	Wed	League	A	Bramley	W	11	-	6		Barley Mow		4th	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	A	Salford	W	19	-	17		The Willows			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	H	Salford	W	30	-	8		Wilderspool			>
6	Sat	League †	A	Dewsbury	W	19	-	11		Crown Flatt		2nd	>
13	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	W	47	-	18		Belle Vue		4th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	29	-	22		Wilderspool		4th	>
27	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	L	13	-	32		Fartown		5th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League †	H	Bradford N.	W	12	-	9		Wilderspool		5th	>
11	Sat 3:00pm	KT (12)	H	Australia	L	10	-	34	C Mountford	Wilderspool	21,478		>
14	Tue	LC (SF)	H	St Helens	L	10	-	17		Wilderspool			>
18	Sat	League	H	Oldham	L	0	-	28		Wilderspool		7th	>
25	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	2	-	27		Watersheddings		10th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	H	Wigan	L	10	-	17		Wilderspool		10th	>
8	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	28	-	2		Knotty Ash		11th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	7	-	25		Athletic Ground		10th	>
22	Sat	League	H	St Helens	L	8	-	19		Wilderspool		11th	>
Dec 6	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	L	12	-	34		Headingley		13th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Dewsbury	W	35	-	10		Wilderspool		13th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Workington	D	8	-	8		Borough Park		11th	>
25	Thu	League	A	Widnes	W	8	-	0		Naughton		11th	>
26	Fri	League	H	Leigh	L	6	-	9		Wilderspool		11th	>
Jan 1	Thu	League	A	Wigan	W	14	-	5		Central Park		15th	>
3	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	W	27	-	7		Wilderspool		12th	>
17	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	39	-	10		Wilderspool		10th	>
24	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	5	-	17		Knowsley		10th	>
31	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	8	-	10		Wilderspool		11th	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	A	Orford Tannery	W	46	-	2		Wilderspool			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	H *	Orford Tannery	W	46	-	8		Watersheddings			>
21	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	L	10	-	11		Recreation Gnd		13th	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	H	Workington	W	10	-	2		Wilderspool			>
Mar 7	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	40	-	5		Wilderspool		15th	>
14	Sat	CC (3)	H	Leeds	W	25	-	8		Wilderspool			>
21	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	17	-	30		Craven Park		15th	>
28	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	St Helens	L	3	-	9		Station Road	38,059		>
30	Mon	League	H	Salford	L	10	-	13		Wilderspool		17th	>
Apr 3	Fri	League	H	Widnes	W	15	-	3		Wilderspool		17th	>
4	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	52	-	8		Wilderspool		16th	>
6	Mon	League	A	Leigh	W	17	-	8		Kirkhall		15th	>
7	Tue	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	34	-	5		Wilderspool		14th	>
18	Sat	League	A	Salford	W	33	-	11		The Willows		14th	>
20	Mon	League	A	Swinton	W	30	-	5		Station Road		13th	>
22	Wed	League	H	Bramley	W	71	-	10		Wilderspool		13th	>
23	Thu	League †	A	Bradford N.	L	23	-	24		Odsal		9th	>
27	Mon	League	H	Barrow	L	7	-	25		Wilderspool		9th	>

45 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
BEVAN, Brian	28	Sydney		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
FRASER, Eric	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GARBLER, Maxwell	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HEATHWOOD, Austin	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HELME, Gerry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HERBERT, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUGHES, Reg	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAMBERT, Roy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LIVESEY, Ken	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
LOWE, Gerry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MOUNTFORD, Cecil	33			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
WRIGHT, Gilbert	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
YORKE, Tom	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	31.35		3 cur. / 5 tot.	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	9 matches			2	2	0	10	0	0	45 matches			2	2	0	10	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 27 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, Alan Katzmann

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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Warrington - Season Summary

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