1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Leigh - Season Summary

Biggest home crowd: 12,968 (vs. Australia in round 6)
Average home crowd: 12,968
Top pointscorer: Jim Ledgard (6) *
Top tryscorers: Albert Cleworth, Tommy Sale (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 21	Sat	League	A	Salford	L	2	-	10	The Willows		3rd	>
25	Wed	League	A	Wigan	L	10	-	38	Central Park		19th	>
28	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	11	-	10	Kirkhall		22nd	>
Sep 4	Sat	LC (1A)	H	Liverpool S.	W	37	-	2	Kirkhall			>
7	Tue	LC (1B)	A	Liverpool S.	W	46	-	2	Stanley			>
11	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	20	-	3	Kirkhall		26th	>
16	Thu	LC (2)	H	Warrington	L	10	-	15	Kirkhall			>
18	Sat	League	H	Barrow	L	2	-	12	Kirkhall		21st	>
25	Sat	League †	A	Bramley	L	8	-	24	Barley Mow		26th	>
29	Wed 5:30pm	KT (6)	H	Australia	L	12	-	24	Kirkhall	12,968		>
Oct 2	Sat	League	H	Liverpool S.	W	13	-	2	Kirkhall		26th	>
9	Sat	League †	A	Batley	L	15	-	20	Mount Pleasant		23rd	>
16	Sat	League	H	Halifax	D	10	-	10	Kirkhall		24th	>
23	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	0	-	11	Watersheddings		24th	>
30	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	3	-	5	Kirkhall		24th	>
Nov 6	Sat	League †	A	Hunslet	W	8	-	5	Parkside		24th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Batley	W	16	-	5	Kirkhall		23rd	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Bramley	W	18	-	7	Kirkhall		19th	>
Dec 4	Sat	League	A	Widnes	W	6	-	4	Naughton		19th	>
11	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	W	9	-	5	Headingley		17th	>
18	Sat	League	H	Oldham	D	0	-	0	Kirkhall		15th	>
25	Sat	League	H	St Helens	D	5	-	5	Kirkhall		13th	>
27	Mon	League	A	Warrington	L	0	-	13	Wilderspool		15th	>
Jan 1	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	0	-	12	Knowsley		15th	>
8	Sat	League †	H	Hunslet	L	3	-	6	Kirkhall		15th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Halifax	L	3	-	5	Thrum		16th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	D	5	-	5	Kirkhall		18th	>
29	Sat	League †	A	Whitehaven	L	3	-	8	Recreation Gnd		19th	>
Feb 5	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	3	-	7	Athletic Ground		21st	>
12	Sat	CC (1A)	A	Wigan	W	12	-	11	Central Park			>
19	Sat	CC (1B)	H	Wigan	L	4	-	5	Kirkhall			>
26	Sat	CC (1R)	H	Wigan	L	4	-	10	Kirkhall			>
Mar 12	Sat	League	H	Salford	D	0	-	0	Kirkhall		21st	>
19	Sat	League	A	Workington	L	5	-	17	Borough Park		21st	>
26	Sat	League	A	Swinton	L	10	-	17	Station Road		21st	>
Apr 2	Sat	League	H	Wigan	W	20	-	15	Kirkhall		22nd	>
9	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	2	-	13	Craven Park		22nd	>
15	Fri	League	A	Liverpool S.	W	18	-	7	Stanley		22nd	>
16	Sat	League †	H	Whitehaven	W	30	-	5	Kirkhall		19th	>
18	Mon	League	H	Warrington	W	5	-	2	Kirkhall		19th	>
23	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	16	-	9	Kirkhall		19th	>
27	Wed	League	H	Widnes	W	5	-	0	Kirkhall		19th	>
30	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	L	6	-	13	Belle Vue		18th	>

43 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
ALDER, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BOWEN, Jack	-	Llanelli		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BREARE, Dick	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CLARKSON, Des	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CLEWORTH, Albert	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
COFFEY, Ben	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
JOHNSON, Keith	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LEDGARD, Jim	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	List
RILEY, Peter	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROWE, Jimmy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SALE, Tommy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
STEPHENS, Terry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WOOD, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players			2 cur. / 3 tot.	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	7 matches			2	3	0	12	0	0	43 matches			2	3	0	12	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 30 Apr 1949. 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

Leigh - Season Summary

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