1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Wigan

Biggest home crowd: 16,223 (vs. Australia in round 7)
Average home crowd: 16,223
Top pointscorer: Dai Bevan (6) *
Top tryscorer: Dai Bevan (2) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	W	23	-	17	Central Park		3rd	>
28	Thu	League	A	Barrow	L	16	-	24	Craven Park		17th	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	A	Widnes	W	24	-	15	Naughton			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	H	Widnes	W	38	-	5	Central Park			>
6	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	40	-	15	Central Park		16th	>
10	Wed	League	A	Swinton	W	7	-	4	Station Road		6th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Bradford N.	L	13	-	18	Central Park		7th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Workington	L	2	-	15	Borough Park		10th	>
22	Mon	LC (2)	A	Leigh	L	8	-	19	Kirkhall			>
24	Wed 5:45pm	KT (7)	H	Australia	L	13	-	23	Central Park	16,223		>
27	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	52	-	7	Central Park		15th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	35	-	5	Knotty Ash		9th	>
11	Sat	League †	H	Hull	W	36	-	8	Central Park		5th	>
18	Sat	League	A	Widnes	D	7	-	7	Naughton		6th	>
25	Sat	League	H	Leigh	L	10	-	15	Central Park		8th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	A	Warrington	W	17	-	10	Wilderspool		9th	>
8	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	39	-	13	Central Park		8th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	W	25	-	15	Belle Vue		7th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	46	-	5	Central Park		5th	>
29	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	W	25	-	4	Athletic Ground		5th	>
Dec 6	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	10	-	21	Central Park		3rd	>
13	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	D	8	-	8	Recreation Gnd		3rd	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Batley	L	9	-	12	Central Park		6th	>
25	Thu	League	H	Salford	W	34	-	8	Central Park		6th	>
26	Fri	League	A	St Helens	L	0	-	5	Knowsley		6th	>
27	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	5	-	14	Watersheddings		7th	>
Jan 1	Thu	League	H	Warrington	L	5	-	14	Central Park		7th	>
3	Sat	League †	A	Hull	W	16	-	13	Boulevard		7th	>
10	Sat	League	H	Oldham	L	13	-	27	Central Park		7th	>
24	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	34	-	3	Central Park		8th	>
31	Sat	League	A	Leigh	L	6	-	15	Kirkhall		8th	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	H	Rochdale H.	W	27	-	7	Central Park			>
19	Thu	CC (1)	A	Rochdale H.	W	24	-	15	Athletic Ground			>
21	Sat	League †	A	Bradford N.	L	7	-	12	Odsal		8th	>
28	Sat	CC (2)	H	Hull	W	18	-	10	Central Park			>
Mar 7	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	37	-	5	Central Park		8th	>
14	Sat	CC (3)	H	Hull KR	W	25	-	6	Central Park			>
21	Sat	League †	A	Batley	L	6	-	22	Mount Pleasant		10th	>
28	Sat	CC (SF)	A *	Huddersfield	L	0	-	7	Odsal	58,722		>
Apr 3	Fri	League	H	St Helens	L	5	-	16	Central Park		11th	>
4	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	42	-	2	Central Park		12th	>
6	Mon	League	A	Salford	W	8	-	5	The Willows		11th	>
8	Wed	League	H	Workington	W	9	-	5	Central Park		9th	>
18	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	L	10	-	17	Fartown		11th	>
20	Mon	League	A	Bramley	W	16	-	8	Barley Mow		10th	>

45 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
BEVAN, Dai	25			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
BLAN, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CHEETHAM, Teddy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
COLLIER, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CUNLIFFE, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FLEMING, Jackie	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GEE, Ken	36	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KELLY, Cec	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PARR, Jimmy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RALPH, Bert	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROUGHLEY, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
STREET, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WOOSEY, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	3 cur. / 6 tot.		30.94	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	9 matches			3	2	0	13	0	0	45 matches			3	2	0	13	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

Wigan

Results

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Players

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