1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Warrington

Captain: Cecil Mountford
Biggest home crowd: 21,478 (vs. Australia in round 12)
Average home crowd: 21,478
Top pointscorer: Cecil Mountford (4) *
Top tryscorers: Brian Bevan, Ken Livesey (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
To view more info on a match, click the > button.
Aug 23	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	26	-	2		Wilderspool		3rd	>
27	Wed	League	A	Bramley	W	11	-	6		Barley Mow		3rd	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	A	Salford	W	19	-	17		The Willows			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	H	Salford	W	30	-	8		Wilderspool			>
6	Sat	League †	A	Dewsbury	W	19	-	11		Crown Flatt		2nd	>
13	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	W	47	-	18		Belle Vue		4th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	29	-	22		Wilderspool		4th	>
27	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	L	13	-	32		Fartown		5th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League †	H	Bradford N.	W	12	-	9		Wilderspool		6th	>
11	Sat 3:00pm	KT (12)	H	Australia	L	10	-	34	C Mountford	Wilderspool	21,478		>
14	Tue	LC (SF)	H	St Helens	L	10	-	17		Wilderspool			>
18	Sat	League	H	Oldham	L	0	-	28		Wilderspool		7th	>
25	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	2	-	27		Watersheddings		10th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	H	Wigan	L	10	-	17		Wilderspool		10th	>
8	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	28	-	2		Knotty Ash		12th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	7	-	25		Athletic Ground		10th	>
22	Sat	League	H	St Helens	L	8	-	19		Wilderspool		11th	>
Dec 6	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	L	12	-	34		Headingley		13th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Dewsbury	W	35	-	10		Wilderspool		14th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Workington	D	8	-	8		Borough Park		11th	>
25	Thu	League	A	Widnes	W	8	-	0		Naughton		11th	>
26	Fri	League	H	Leigh	L	6	-	9		Wilderspool		11th	>
Jan 1	Thu	League	A	Wigan	W	14	-	5		Central Park		15th	>
3	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	W	27	-	7		Wilderspool		12th	>
17	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	39	-	10		Wilderspool		12th	>
24	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	5	-	17		Knowsley		10th	>
31	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	8	-	10		Wilderspool		11th	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	A	Orford Tannery	W	46	-	2		Wilderspool			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	H *	Orford Tannery	W	46	-	8		Watersheddings			>
21	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	L	10	-	11		Recreation Gnd		13th	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	H	Workington	W	10	-	2		Wilderspool			>
Mar 7	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	40	-	5		Wilderspool		15th	>
14	Sat	CC (3)	H	Leeds	W	25	-	8		Wilderspool			>
21	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	17	-	30		Craven Park		14th	>
28	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	St Helens	L	3	-	9		Station Road	38,059		>
30	Mon	League	H	Salford	L	10	-	13		Wilderspool		17th	>
Apr 3	Fri	League	H	Widnes	W	15	-	3		Wilderspool		15th	>
4	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	52	-	8		Wilderspool		16th	>
6	Mon	League	A	Leigh	W	17	-	8		Kirkhall		15th	>
7	Tue	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	34	-	5		Wilderspool		14th	>
18	Sat	League	A	Salford	W	33	-	11		The Willows		14th	>
20	Mon	League	A	Swinton	W	30	-	5		Station Road		13th	>
22	Wed	League	H	Bramley	W	71	-	10		Wilderspool		9th	>
23	Thu	League †	A	Bradford N.	L	23	-	24		Odsal		9th	>
27	Mon	League	H	Barrow	L	7	-	25		Wilderspool		9th	>

45 games
Customise this match list

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
BEVAN, Brian	28	Sydney		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
FRASER, Eric	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GARBLER, Maxwell	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HEATHWOOD, Austin	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HELME, Gerry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HERBERT, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUGHES, Reg	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAMBERT, Roy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LIVESEY, Ken	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
LOWE, Gerry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MOUNTFORD, Cecil	33			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
WRIGHT, Gilbert	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
YORKE, Tom	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	3 cur. / 5 tot.		31.35	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	9 matches			2	2	0	10	0	0	45 matches			2	2	0	10	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, Alan Katzmann

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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Warrington

Results

Legend

Players

Legend

See also: