1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Huddersfield - Season Summary

Captain: Johnny Hunter
Biggest home crowd: 12,127 (vs. Australia in round 12)
Average home crowd: 12,127
Top pointscorer: Frank Dyson (4) *
Top tryscorers: Jack Fairbank, Mick Sullivan (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 18	Sat	League	H	Castleford	W	24	-	6		Fartown		5th	>
22	Wed	League	A	York	L	7	-	22		Wigginton Rd		6th	>
25	Sat	League	A	Hunslet	W	13	-	9		Parkside		15th	>
29	Wed	League	H	Bradford N.	W	45	-	10		Fartown		13th	>
Sep 1	Sat	YC (1)	H	Batley	W	41	-	2		Fartown			>
8	Sat	League	H	Hull	W	26	-	5		Fartown		9th	>
10	Mon	YC (2)	A	Wakefield T.	L	11	-	13		Belle Vue			>
15	Sat	League †	A	Barrow	L	15	-	24		Craven Park		6th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Leeds	W	26	-	12		Fartown		9th	>
29	Sat	League	A	Castleford	W	32	-	17		Wheldon Road		6th	>
Oct 6	Sat	League †	A	Warrington	L	7	-	20		Wilderspool		5th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	24	-	13		Fartown		7th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	17	-	7		Mount Pleasant		6th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Featherstone R.	W	10	-	6		Fartown		5th	>
Nov 3	Sat	League	A	Bramley	W	24	-	10		Barley Mow		3rd	>
10	Sat 3:00pm	KT (12)	H	Australia	L	10	-	20	J Hunter	Fartown	12,127		>
17	Sat	League	A	Hull	W	19	-	15		Boulevard		3rd	>
24	Sat	League	H	Batley	L	9	-	13		Fartown		3rd	>
Dec 1	Sat	League †	A	St Helens	L	4	-	51		Knowsley		4th	>
8	Sat	League	H	Wakefield T.	W	22	-	6		Fartown		5th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Dewsbury	W	30	-	14		Crown Flatt		5th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Keighley	L	7	-	10		Fartown		5th	>
25	Tue	League †	H	Halifax	L	13	-	17		Fartown		5th	>
Jan 5	Sat	League	H	York	W	15	-	4		Fartown		10th	>
12	Sat	League	A	Doncaster	W	35	-	10		Bentley Rd		9th	>
19	Sat	League	H	Hull KR	L	10	-	13		Fartown		9th	>
26	Sat	League	A	Keighley	W	13	-	7		Lawkholme Lane		9th	>
Feb 2	Sat	League	A	Leeds	L	20	-	24		Headingley		9th	>
9	Sat	CC (1)	A	Swinton	D	5	-	5		Station Road			>
13	Wed	CC (1)	H	Swinton	W	5	-	0		Fartown			>
16	Sat	League	H	Dewsbury	W	27	-	10		Fartown		10th	>
23	Sat	CC (2)	A	Salford	W	6	-	2		The Willows			>
Mar 2	Sat	League	H	Doncaster	W	14	-	13		Fartown		9th	>
9	Sat	CC (3)	A	Barrow	L	0	-	10		Craven Park			>
16	Sat	League †	H	Wigan	L	10	-	20		Fartown		9th	>
23	Sat	League †	H	St Helens	L	9	-	10		Fartown		9th	>
30	Sat	League	H	Hunslet	L	8	-	20		Fartown		9th	>
Apr 3	Wed	League †	A	Halifax	W	10	-	5		Thrum		9th	>
6	Sat	League †	A	Wigan	W	13	-	8		Central Park		9th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Warrington	L	8	-	28		Fartown		9th	>
15	Mon	League	A	Bradford N.	W	26	-	7		Odsal		9th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Hull KR	L	14	-	16		Craven Park		8th	>
22	Mon	League †	H	Barrow	W	21	-	13		Fartown		8th	>
23	Tue	League	A	Featherstone R.	W	26	-	18		Post Office Road		8th	>
27	Sat	League	A	Wakefield T.	L	14	-	20		Belle Vue		9th	>

45 games
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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
BARKER, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BOWDEN, Jim	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BRADSHAW, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BRIGGS, Brian	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DYSON, Frank	26	Huddersfield		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
FAIRBANK, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
GRIFFIN, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HENDERSON, Peter	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUNTER, Johnny	31			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROUGHLEY, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SLEVIN, Ted	29	Doncaster		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SMALES, Tommy	22	Yorkshire		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SULLIVAN, Mick	23	Leeds		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13 players	26.66		1 cur. / 7 tot.	38 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	7 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 1957. 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, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Derek Farrar, Alan Katzmann

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

1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Huddersfield - Season Summary

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