1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Leeds - Season Summary

Captain: Keith McLellan
Biggest home crowd: 24,459 (vs. Australia in round 2)
Average home crowd: 24,459
Top pointscorer: Jim Dunn (6) *
Top tryscorers: Keith McLellan, Billy Pratt, Bernard Prior, Don Robinson (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 17	Fri	League †	H	Halifax	L	6	-	8		Headingley		2nd	>
22	Wed	League	A	Bradford N.	W	40	-	14		Odsal		18th	>
25	Sat	League †	A	Wigan	L	8	-	22		Central Park		7th	>
27	Mon	League	H	Featherstone R.	W	14	-	7		Headingley		10th	>
Sep 1	Sat	YC (1)	A	Wakefield T.	L	15	-	36		Belle Vue			>
8	Sat	League	A	Dewsbury	W	15	-	14		Crown Flatt		16th	>
15	Sat	League †	H	Warrington	W	32	-	9		Headingley		11th	>
22	Sat	League	A	Huddersfield	L	12	-	26		Fartown		11th	>
29	Sat	League	H	York	W	24	-	5		Headingley		14th	>
Oct 6	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	17	-	11		Mount Pleasant		11th	>
13	Sat 3:00pm	KT (2)	H	Australia	W	18	-	13	K McLellan	Headingley	24,459		>
20	Sat	League	A	Hull KR	W	24	-	8		Craven Park		12th	>
27	Sat	League †	H	Wigan	W	13	-	7		Headingley		8th	>
Nov 3	Sat	League	A	Hunslet	L	5	-	12		Parkside		7th	>
10	Sat	League †	H	Barrow	L	15	-	18		Headingley		7th	>
17	Sat	League †	A	Halifax	L	11	-	15		Thrum		11th	>
24	Sat	League	H	Keighley	W	26	-	19		Headingley		14th	>
Dec 1	Sat	League †	A	Barrow	W	17	-	5		Craven Park		11th	>
8	Sat	League	A	Bramley	W	19	-	17		Barley Mow		10th	>
15	Sat	League	H	Doncaster	W	35	-	3		Headingley		6th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Bradford N.		-A- 5	-	0		Headingley		6th	>
25	Tue	League	H	Batley	W	37	-	6		Headingley		9th	>
29	Sat	League	A	Keighley	W	18	-	13		Lawkholme Lane		5th	>
Jan 5	Sat	League	H	Hull	W	25	-	3		Headingley		6th	>
12	Sat	League †	A	Warrington	W	42	-	7		Wilderspool		5th	>
19	Sat	League †	H	St Helens	W	22	-	11		Headingley		6th	>
26	Sat	League	A	Doncaster	W	17	-	14		Bentley Rd		5th	>
Feb 2	Sat	League	H	Huddersfield	W	24	-	20		Headingley		4th	>
9	Sat	CC (1)	H	Wigan	W	13	-	11		Headingley			>
16	Sat	League	A	York	W	35	-	5		Wigginton Rd		4th	>
23	Sat	CC (2)	H	Warrington	W	28	-	6		Headingley			>
27	Wed	League	H	Castleford	W	24	-	9		Headingley		3rd	>
Mar 9	Sat	CC (3)	A	Halifax	W	16	-	10		Thrum			>
16	Sat	League	H	Wakefield T.	W	22	-	12		Headingley		4th	>
20	Wed	League	H	Bradford N.	W	25	-	15		Headingley		3rd	>
23	Sat	League	A	Hull	L	4	-	27		Boulevard		3rd	>
30	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	Whitehaven	W	10	-	9		Odsal	49,094		>
Apr 3	Wed	League	A	Wakefield T.	W	18	-	8		Belle Vue		4th	>
6	Sat	League †	A	St Helens	L	3	-	44		Knowsley		4th	>
12	Fri	League	H	Hull KR	W	51	-	5		Headingley		4th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Dewsbury	W	39	-	7		Headingley		4th	>
19	Fri	League	H	Hunslet	W	28	-	13		Headingley		4th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Featherstone R.	L	7	-	17		Post Office Road		4th	>
22	Mon	League	A	Castleford	L	9	-	16		Wheldon Road		4th	>
23	Tue	League	H	Bramley	W	35	-	18		Headingley		4th	>
May 4	Sat	League (SF)	A	Oldham	L	12	-	22		Watersheddings		-	>
11	Sat	CC (F)	H *	Barrow	W	9	-	7		Wembley	76,318		>

47 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
ANDERSON, Joe	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DUNN, Jim	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	List
GULLICK, Don	32			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HOPPER, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McLELLAN, Keith	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
POOLE, Bernard	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PRATT, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
PRIOR, Bernard	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
QUINN, Pat	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROBINSON, Don	24	Wakefield		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
STEVENSON, Jeffrey	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
STREET, Harry	29	Castleford		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WILKINSON, Derek	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	29.03		2 cur. / 7 tot.	40 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	7 matches			4	3	0	18	0	0	47 matches			4	3	0	18	0	0

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

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

1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Leeds - Season Summary

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