1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Leigh

Biggest home crowd: 8,409 (vs. Australia in round 13)
Average home crowd: 8,409
Top pointscorer: Frank Kitchen (3) *
Top tryscorer: Frank Kitchen (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League †	A	Halifax	L	10	-	11	Thrum		3rd	>
27	Wed	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	21	-	9	Kirkhall		21st	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	A	Whitehaven	W	15	-	4	Recreation Gnd			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	H	Whitehaven	W	43	-	2	Kirkhall			>
6	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	L	7	-	33	Kirkhall		19th	>
13	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	W	18	-	15	Athletic Ground		20th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Hull	W	33	-	3	Kirkhall		17th	>
22	Mon	LC (2)	H	Wigan	W	19	-	8	Kirkhall			>
27	Sat	League †	A	Hull	L	14	-	15	Boulevard		11th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	10	-	7	Kirkhall		17th	>
11	Sat	League †	A	Hunslet	W	26	-	7	Parkside		13th	>
13	Mon	LC (SF)	A	Workington	W	13	-	9	Borough Park			>
15	Wed 4:45pm	KT (13)	H	Australia	L	5	-	34	Kirkhall	8,409		>
18	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	32	-	5	Kirkhall		10th	>
25	Sat	League	A	Wigan	W	15	-	10	Central Park		9th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	31	-	3	Kirkhall		7th	>
8	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	2	-	9	Watersheddings		6th	>
15	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	23	-	6	Kirkhall		7th	>
22	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	29	-	8	Knotty Ash		7th	>
29	Sat	LC (F)	H *	St Helens	W	22	-	5	Station Road	34,785		>
Dec 6	Sat	League	A	Barrow	W	8	-	5	Craven Park		7th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	39	-	7	Kirkhall		6th	>
20	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	D	3	-	3	Fartown		5th	>
25	Thu	League	H	St Helens	L	2	-	22	Kirkhall		5th	>
26	Fri	League	A	Warrington	W	9	-	6	Wilderspool		6th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	14	-	10	Kirkhall		5th	>
Jan 1	Thu	League	A	St Helens	D	9	-	9	Knowsley		5th	>
3	Sat	League	H	Swinton	W	15	-	9	Kirkhall		5th	>
10	Sat	League	A	Workington	W	12	-	5	Borough Park		4th	>
17	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	23	-	13	Kirkhall		4th	>
24	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	W	22	-	11	Belle Vue		3rd	>
31	Sat	League	H	Wigan	W	15	-	6	Kirkhall		3rd	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	H	Bramley	W	34	-	10	Kirkhall			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	A	Bramley	W	11	-	3	Barley Mow			>
21	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	9	-	0	Station Road		3rd	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	H	Halifax	D	7	-	7	Kirkhall			>
Mar 4	Wed	CC (2)	A	Halifax	W	7	-	4	Thrum			>
7	Sat	League †	H	Halifax	L	3	-	13	Kirkhall		3rd	>
14	Sat	CC (3)	H	St Helens	L	3	-	12	Kirkhall			>
21	Sat	League	A	Salford	L	10	-	24	The Willows		5th	>
28	Sat	League †	H	Hunslet	L	3	-	8	Kirkhall		5th	>
Apr 4	Sat	League	A	Bramley	W	19	-	18	Barley Mow		6th	>
6	Mon	League	H	Warrington	L	8	-	17	Kirkhall		6th	>
11	Sat	League	A	Widnes	L	10	-	24	Naughton		8th	>
15	Wed	League	A	Whitehaven	L	5	-	7	Recreation Gnd		8th	>
20	Mon	League	H	Workington	W	30	-	6	Kirkhall		8th	>
22	Wed	League	H	Oldham	W	17	-	13	Kirkhall		7th	>

47 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
ALLAN, Trevor	26	Bathurst		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BEATTY, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BREARE, Dick	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
BURKE, Jeff	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
EGAN, Joe	34	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HILL, Joe	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KERWICK, Ted	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KITCHEN, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
McFARLANE, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MARSTON, Peter	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MOSSOP, Rex	25	Sydney		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
OWEN, Stan	21	Pontypridd		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SMITH, Derek	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	1 cur. / 4 tot.		26.74	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	11 matches			1	1	0	5	0	0	47 matches			1	1	0	5	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

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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Leigh

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