1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Huddersfield

Captain: Russ Pepperell
Biggest home crowd: 25,494 (vs. Australia in round 18)
Average home crowd: 25,494
Top pointscorer: Pat Devery (6) *
Top tryscorer: Ron Rylance (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League †	A	Wigan	L	17	-	23		Central Park		2nd	>
25	Mon	League	H	Hull	W	11	-	7		Fartown		16th	>
30	Sat	YC (1A)	H	Hunslet	W	19	-	14		Fartown			>
Sep 2	Tue	YC (1B)	A	Hunslet	W	18	-	2		Parkside			>
6	Sat	League †	A	Leigh	W	33	-	7		Kirkhall		17th	>
10	Wed	League	H	Dewsbury	W	29	-	0		Fartown		10th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Keighley	W	30	-	17		Fartown		5th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Hull KR	W	44	-	10		Craven Park		5th	>
22	Mon	YC (2)	A	Hull	W	29	-	9		Boulevard			>
27	Sat	League †	H	Warrington	W	32	-	13		Fartown		4th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League	A	Dewsbury	W	19	-	7		Crown Flatt		3rd	>
11	Sat	League	A	Castleford	W	28	-	10		Wheldon Road		2nd	>
13	Mon	YC (SF)	H	Halifax	D	9	-	9		Fartown			>
16	Thu	YC (SF)	A	Halifax	W	15	-	5		Thrum			>
18	Sat	League	A	Doncaster	L	9	-	25		Greyhound Stad.		2nd	>
25	Sat	League †	A	St Helens	W	17	-	14		Knowsley		4th	>
Nov 1	Sat 3:00pm	KT (18)	H	Australia	L	9	-	27	R Pepperell	Fartown	25,494		>
8	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	12	-	2		Mount Pleasant		4th	>
15	Sat	YC (F)	A *	Batley	W	18	-	8		Headingley	15,000		>
22	Sat	League	A	York	W	20	-	7		Wigginton Rd		5th	>
29	Sat	League	H	Leeds	L	21	-	27		Fartown		4th	>
Dec 13	Sat	League	H	York	W	31	-	0		Fartown		7th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Leigh	D	3	-	3		Fartown		4th	>
25	Thu	League	A	Halifax	W	12	-	6		Thrum		4th	>
26	Fri	League	H	Halifax	W	31	-	2		Fartown		4th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Doncaster	W	27	-	17		Fartown		3rd	>
Jan 3	Sat	League †	A	Warrington	L	7	-	27		Wilderspool		4th	>
10	Sat	League	H	Hunslet	W	12	-	5		Fartown		5th	>
17	Sat	League	H	Wakefield T.	W	28	-	2		Fartown		5th	>
24	Sat	League	A	Hull	L	11	-	27		Boulevard		5th	>
31	Sat	League	H	Batley	W	26	-	3		Fartown		5th	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	H	Castleford	W	36	-	14		Fartown			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	A	Castleford	W	6	-	2		Wheldon Road			>
21	Sat	League	H	Featherstone R.	W	29	-	10		Fartown		5th	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	H	Barrow	W	21	-	7		Fartown			>
Mar 7	Sat	League	A	Hunslet	W	16	-	7		Parkside		5th	>
14	Sat	CC (3)	A	Bradford N.	W	17	-	7		Odsal			>
21	Sat	League	A	Wakefield T.	W	19	-	7		Belle Vue		5th	>
28	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	Wigan	W	7	-	0		Odsal	58,722		>
30	Mon	League	H	Bradford N.	W	19	-	7		Fartown		3rd	>
Apr 4	Sat	League	A	Keighley	W	19	-	16		Lawkholme Lane		4th	>
6	Mon	League †	H	St Helens	D	10	-	10		Fartown		3rd	>
7	Tue	League	A	Featherstone R.	W	13	-	7		Post Office Road		3rd	>
11	Sat	League	A	Leeds	L	5	-	12		Headingley		3rd	>
16	Thu	League	A	Bradford N.	L	6	-	12		Odsal		4th	>
18	Sat	League †	H	Wigan	W	17	-	10		Fartown		5th	>
25	Sat	CC (F)	H *	St Helens	W	15	-	10		Wembley	89,588		>
28	Tue	League	H	Castleford	W	38	-	5		Fartown		5th	>
30	Thu	League	H	Hull KR	W	46	-	2		Fartown		4th	>
May 2	Sat	League (SF)	A	St Helens	L	0	-	46		Knowsley		-	>

50 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
BANKS, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BROWN, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
COOPER, Lionel	31	West Wyalong		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CURRAN, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DEVERY, Pat	30	Tweed Heads		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	List
GRIFFIN, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HENDERSON, Peter	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUNTER, Johnny	27			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LARGE, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PEPPERELL, Russ	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RYLANCE, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
SLEVIN, Ted	25	Doncaster		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
VALENTINE, Dave	26	Edinburgh		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	8 cur. / 11 tot.		28.43	37 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	13 matches			1	3	0	9	0	0	50 matches			1	3	0	9	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, Derek Farrar, Alan Katzmann

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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Huddersfield

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Players

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