1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Bradford Northern

Captain: Ernest Ward
Biggest home crowd: 13,287 (vs. Australia in round 19)
Average home crowd: 13,287
Top pointscorer: George Carmichael (4) *
Top tryscorer: Eric Batten (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 21	Sat	League	H	Castleford	W	9	-	2		Odsal		3rd	>
25	Wed	League	H	Hull KR	W	25	-	8		Odsal		9th	>
28	Sat	League †	H	Warrington	L	7	-	19		Odsal		3rd	>
Sep 1	Wed	League	A	Wakefield T.	W	8	-	6		Belle Vue		10th	>
4	Sat	League	A	Hull	L	8	-	14		Boulevard		6th	>
11	Sat	YC (1A)	A	Dewsbury	L	3	-	5		Crown Flatt			>
15	Wed	YC (1B)	H	Dewsbury	W	20	-	5		Odsal			>
18	Sat	League †	H	Wigan	L	9	-	16		Odsal		12th	>
20	Mon	YC (2)	H	Huddersfield	W	19	-	12		Odsal			>
25	Sat	League	A	Hunslet	W	10	-	5		Parkside		18th	>
27	Mon	League	A	Huddersfield	W	6	-	2		Fartown		6th	>
Oct 2	Sat	League	A	Hull KR	L	8	-	19		Craven Park		6th	>
9	Sat	League	H	York	W	18	-	6		Odsal		11th	>
13	Wed	YC (SF)	H	Hunslet	D	7	-	7		Odsal			>
16	Sat	League †	A	Salford	L	3	-	4		The Willows		8th	>
18	Mon	YC (SF)	A	Hunslet	W	12	-	5		Parkside			>
23	Sat	League	H	Hunslet	L	6	-	10		Odsal		9th	>
30	Sat	YC (F)	H *	Castleford	W	18	-	9		Headingley	31,393		>
Nov 6	Sat	League	A	Featherstone R.	W	25	-	8		Post Office Road		12th	>
10	Wed 3:00pm	KT (19)	H	Australia	L	7	-	21	E Ward	Odsal	13,287		>
13	Sat	League	A	Castleford	W	11	-	5		Wheldon Road		12th	>
20	Sat	League	H	Huddersfield	L	5	-	7		Odsal		12th	>
Dec 4	Sat	League	H	Leeds	W	21	-	2		Odsal		12th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Batley	W	8	-	2		Odsal		11th	>
25	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	12	-	9		Odsal		10th	>
27	Mon	League	A	Bramley	W	11	-	6		Barley Mow		9th	>
Jan 1	Sat	League	A	Dewsbury	W	7	-	4		Crown Flatt		8th	>
8	Sat	League †	H	Widnes	W	11	-	4		Odsal		8th	>
15	Sat	League †	H	Salford	L	2	-	7		Odsal		7th	>
22	Sat	League	A	York	L	3	-	17		Wigginton Rd		10th	>
Feb 12	Sat	CC (1A)	H	St Helens	L	3	-	4		Odsal			>
19	Sat	CC (1B)	A	St Helens	W	5	-	0		Knowsley			>
26	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	12	-	7		Mount Pleasant		11th	>
Mar 5	Sat	CC (2)	H	Castleford	W	11	-	5		Odsal			>
12	Sat	League †	A	Wigan	L	2	-	15		Central Park		10th	>
19	Sat	CC (3)	H	Belle Vue R.	W	8	-	7		Odsal			>
26	Sat	League †	A	Widnes	L	0	-	15		Naughton		12th	>
Apr 2	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	Barrow	W	10	-	0		Station Road	26,900		>
6	Wed	League	H	Featherstone R.	W	3	-	0		Odsal		12th	>
11	Mon	League	H	Keighley	W	13	-	0		Odsal		13th	>
16	Sat	League †	A	Warrington	L	12	-	25		Wilderspool		11th	>
18	Mon	League †	A	Whitehaven	W	7	-	0		Recreation Gnd		13th	>
19	Tue	League	H	Wakefield T.	W	11	-	6		Odsal		11th	>
22	Fri	League	A	Leeds	W	7	-	2		Headingley		10th	>
26	Tue	League	A	Keighley	L	6	-	15		Lawkholme Lane		11th	>
27	Wed	League	H	Hull	L	6	-	15		Odsal		11th	>
30	Sat	League †	H	Whitehaven	W	22	-	7		Odsal		11th	>
May 7	Sat	CC (F)	H *	Halifax	W	12	-	0		Wembley	95,050		>
11	Wed	League	H	Dewsbury	W	10	-	9		Odsal		10th	>

49 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
BATTEN, Eric	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
CARMICHAEL, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
DARLISON, Victor	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DAVIES, Willie	32	Swansea		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FOSTER, Trevor	34	Newport		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GREAVES, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LEAKE, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TRAILL, Ken	22			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TYLER, Barry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WALTERS, Emlyn	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WARD, Donald	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WARD, Ernest	28	Dewsbury		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WHITCOMBE, Frank	35	Cardiff		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	5 cur. / 6 tot.		30.91	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	13 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0	49 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
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

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

1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Bradford Northern

Results

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Players

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