1953 NSWRFL

Newtown - Season Summary

Coach

Frank Johnston

Captain

Frank Johnson

Biggest home crowd

8,000 (vs. South Sydney in round 11)

Average home crowd

5,000

Top pointscorer

Premiership: Gordon Clifford (88)

All Matches: Gordon Clifford (88)

Top tryscorer

Premiership: Ray Preston (18)

All Matches: Ray Preston (19)

Players

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No ↓	Player	Age	Born	Rep	Premiership									Cups/Other									Totals
					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
1	JOHNSON, Frank	30	Wollongong		18	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
2	EVANS, Jim	24	Sydney		13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
3	STAIT, Don	25	Bathurst		6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
3	LIGHTFOOT, John	-			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
4	CARTER, Vic	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
5	GODFREY, Bob	-			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
6	ELVIN, Rex	-			14	-	14	1	-	-	3	-	1	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	15	-	15	2	-	-	6	-	1	List
7	WHITTON, Bobby	20	Sydney		15	-	15	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
8	MAXWELL, Fred	-			4	-	4	-	5	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	5	-	10	-	-	List
9	GEELAN, Col	26	Sydney		17	-	17	8	-	-	24	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	8	-	-	24	-	-	List
10	POOLE, Dick	22	Sydney		16	-	16	7	-	-	21	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	17	7	-	-	21	-	-	List
11	KESSEY, Horrie	25	Sydney		2	-	2	2	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
12	PRESTON, Ray	25	Sydney		16	-	16	18	-	-	54	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	17	-	17	19	-	-	57	-	-	List
13	CLIFFORD, Gordon	25	Sydney		12	-	12	-	44	-	88	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	-	44	-	88	-	-	List
15	FARRINGTON, Frank	26	Sydney		12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	1	List
16	ANDERSON, Ern	-			10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	1	List
17	CURRIE, Ron	-			10	-	10	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
19	CLARKE, Kevin	-			3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
21	SMITH, Ron	24	Sydney		4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
22	WATSON, Ken	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
23	CONSIDINE, Kevin	23	Bathurst		6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
24	PASSLOW, Doug	22			8	-	8	4	-	-	12	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	4	-	-	12	-	-	List
25	BENNETT, Bob	-			1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
26	HALL, Maurie	-			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
29	SOLAH, Don	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
31	RYAN, Peter	19	Ipswich		13	-	13	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	14	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
38	CLAY, Brian	19	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
44	McMAHON, Laurie	-			11	-	11	6	18	-	54	-	-	1	-	1	1	3	-	9	-	-	12	-	12	7	21	-	63	-	-	List
45	DONOVAN, Brian	-			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
47	CLEARY, Galvin	-			2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
52	EDGE, Bill	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
	31 players	24.30		2 cur. / 8 tot.	18 matches			52	68	0	292	0	3	1 matches			3	3	0	15	0	0	19 matches			55	71	0	307	0	3

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 22 Aug 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, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter