1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Widnes - Season Summary

Biggest home crowd: 7,411 (vs. Australia in round 26)
Average home crowd: 7,411
Top pointscorer: ? Woodward (4) *
Top tryscorer: Charlie Wilcox (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	2	-	41	Knowsley		2nd	>
27	Wed	League	H	Liverpool C.	L	2	-	10	Naughton		30th	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	H	Wigan	L	15	-	24	Naughton			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	A	Wigan	L	5	-	38	Central Park			>
6	Sat	League †	H	York	W	25	-	10	Naughton		30th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Doncaster	W	14	-	9	Naughton		24th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Castleford	W	12	-	11	Naughton		20th	>
27	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	L	2	-	16	Recreation Gnd		18th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	59	-	0	Naughton		21st	>
11	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	4	-	31	Watersheddings		12th	>
18	Sat	League	H	Wigan	D	7	-	7	Naughton		14th	>
25	Sat	League †	A	Hull KR	L	6	-	15	Craven Park		16th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	4	-	0	Naughton		20th	>
8	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	L	5	-	18	Naughton		14th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Leigh	L	6	-	23	Kirkhall		17th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	L	14	-	15	Naughton		18th	>
Dec 6	Sat 2:30pm	KT (26)	H	Australia	L	7	-	18	Naughton	7,411		>
13	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	D	2	-	2	Athletic Ground		21st	>
20	Sat	League	H	St Helens	L	2	-	7	Naughton		21st	>
25	Thu	League	H	Warrington	L	0	-	8	Naughton		22nd	>
26	Fri	League	A	Salford	L	0	-	8	The Willows		22nd	>
27	Sat	League †	A	Castleford	L	5	-	20	Wheldon Road		23rd	>
Jan 3	Sat	League †	A	Doncaster	L	6	-	12	Greyhound Stad.		25th	>
10	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.		-A- 0	-	3	Knotty Ash		25th	>
17	Sat	League	A	Workington	L	16	-	30	Borough Park		25th	>
24	Sat	League †	H	Hull KR	W	11	-	6	Naughton		26th	>
31	Sat	League †	A	York	L	0	-	10	Wigginton Rd		26th	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	H	NDLB	W	28	-	0	Naughton			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	A	NDLB	W	22	-	3	Craven Park			>
21	Sat	League	H	Workington	L	4	-	17	Naughton		27th	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	A	Leeds	L	17	-	26	Headingley			>
Mar 7	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	3	-	21	Craven Park		27th	>
14	Sat	League	H	Oldham	W	9	-	8	Naughton		25th	>
21	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	8	-	7	Station Road		25th	>
28	Sat	League	H	Barrow	L	12	-	19	Naughton		24th	>
Apr 3	Fri	League	A	Warrington	L	3	-	15	Wilderspool		24th	>
4	Sat	League	A	Wigan	L	2	-	42	Central Park		24th	>
6	Mon	League	H	Swinton	W	13	-	2	Naughton		25th	>
7	Tue	League	A	Belle Vue R.	L	5	-	10	Belle Vue		24th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Leigh	W	24	-	10	Naughton		24th	>
13	Mon	League	A	Bramley	W	20	-	8	Barley Mow		24th	>
20	Mon	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	18	-	2	Knotty Ash		24th	>
23	Thu	League	H	Salford	W	11	-	8	Naughton		23rd	>

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
DAVIES, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HAYES, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HILL, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
JONES, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KEMEL, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KINSEY, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
OWEN, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RATCLIFFE, Gordon	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROWBOTTOM, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SALE, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TOMLINSON, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WILCOX, Charlie	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WOODWARD, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
13 players			0 cur. / 1 tot.	37 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	6 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0	43 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 23 Apr 1953. 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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Widnes - Season Summary

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