Game 1
England 19 def. Wales 8
| 1952/53 European Championship Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15501 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 17th September, 1952 | |||||||
| Referee | Charles Appleton | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,503 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 5 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| Alf BURNELL | 2 | T | Roy LAMBERT | |||||
| Doug GREENALL | Ray PRICE | |||||||
| Charlie PAWSEY | ||||||||
| Ernest WARD | ||||||||
| Jim LEDGARD | 2 | G | Bryn GOLDSWAIN | |||||
| England | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| Jim LEDGARD | 1 | FB | 1 | Syd WILLIAMS | ||||
| Terry O'GRADY | 2 | W | 2 | Arthur DANIELS | ||||
| Doug GREENALL | 3 | C | 3 | Les WILLIAMS | ||||
| Ernest WARD | 4 | C | 4 | Don GULLICK | ||||
| Frank CASTLE | 5 | W | 5 | Roy LAMBERT | ||||
| Willie HORNE | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray PRICE | ||||
| Alf BURNELL | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy BANKS | ||||
| Alan PRESCOTT | 8 | FR | 8 | Mike CONDON | ||||
| Alvin ACKERLEY | 9 | HK | 9 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Jim FEATHERSTONE | 10 | FR | 10 | Bryn DAY | ||||
| Charlie PAWSEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | George PARSONS | ||||
| Derrick SCHOFIELD | 12 | 2R | 12 | Brian RADFORD | ||||
| Harry STREET | 13 | L | 13 | Bryn GOLDSWAIN (c) | ||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 1951/52 European Championship - Game 6 vs. Other
- Next Game:
- 1952/53 European Championship - Game 2 vs. Other
- Out:
- Dick Cracknell (wing), Ted Toohey (halfback), Frank Barton (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), William Ivison (lock)
- In:
- Terry O'Grady (wing), Alf Burnell (halfback), Jim Featherstone (front row), Derrick Schofield (second row), Harry Street (lock)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1951/52 European Championship - Game 5 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1952/53 European Championship - Game 3 vs. France
- Out:
- Jack Evans (fullback), Owen Phillips (front row), Charlie Winslade (second row)
- In:
- Syd Williams (fullback), Bryn Day (front row), Brian Radford (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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