1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Halifax - Season Summary

Biggest home crowd: 2,254 (vs. Australia in round 17)
Average home crowd: 2,254
Top pointscorer: Garfield Owen (6) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 17	Fri	League †	A	Leeds	W	8	-	6	Headingley		1st	>
20	Mon	League	H	Oldham	L	9	-	13	Thrum		12th	>
25	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	16	-	12	Thrum		19th	>
29	Wed	League	A	Warrington	W	17	-	14	Wilderspool		13th	>
Sep 1	Sat	YC (1)	H	Dewsbury	W	23	-	12	Thrum			>
3	Mon	League	A	Workington	W	11	-	2	Derwent Park		9th	>
8	Sat	League †	A	Featherstone R.	L	9	-	22	Post Office Road		5th	>
11	Tue	YC (2)	H	Keighley	W	15	-	11	Thrum			>
15	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	41	-	13	Thrum		8th	>
22	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	L	13	-	24	Recreation Gnd		5th	>
25	Tue	YC (SF)	A	Wakefield T.	L	13	-	14	Belle Vue			>
29	Sat	League	H	Wigan	W	9	-	3	Thrum		11th	>
Oct 6	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	23	-	17	Thrum		8th	>
13	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	6	-	27	Watersheddings		6th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Hull	L	10	-	14	Thrum		8th	>
27	Sat	League †	A	Bradford N.	L	11	-	17	Odsal		9th	>
Nov 10	Sat	League	A	Salford	W	6	-	5	The Willows		15th	>
17	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	15	-	11	Thrum		13th	>
24	Sat	League	A	Leigh	L	5	-	30	Kirkhall		12th	>
Dec 1	Sat	League	A	Blackpool B.	W	19	-	15	St Anne's Road		15th	>
5	Wed 2:30pm	KT (17)	H	Australia	W	6	-	3	Thrum	2,254		>
8	Sat	League †	H	Featherstone R.	W	15	-	7	Thrum		13th	>
15	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	15	-	9	Thrum		9th	>
25	Tue	League †	A	Huddersfield	W	17	-	13	Fartown		11th	>
29	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	9	-	12	Thrum		9th	>
Jan 1	Tue	League	A	Rochdale H.	W	22	-	9	Athletic Ground		6th	>
5	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	33	-	7	Thrum		7th	>
12	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	15	-	7	Thrum		7th	>
19	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	39	-	8	Knotty Ash		7th	>
26	Sat	League	A	Widnes	W	22	-	0	Naughton		6th	>
Feb 2	Sat	League	H	Leigh	L	8	-	18	Thrum		5th	>
9	Sat	CC (1)	H	Widnes St Maries	W	48	-	0	Thrum			>
16	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	11	-	6	Station Road		8th	>
23	Sat	CC (2)	A	Hull	W	9	-	3	Boulevard			>
Mar 2	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	7	-	31	Knowsley		6th	>
9	Sat	CC (3)	H	Leeds	L	10	-	16	Thrum			>
16	Sat	League	H	Blackpool B.	W	39	-	16	Thrum		8th	>
20	Wed	League	H	St Helens	L	4	-	10	Thrum		8th	>
23	Sat	League	A	Wigan	L	9	-	25	Central Park		8th	>
Apr 3	Wed	League †	H	Huddersfield	L	5	-	10	Thrum		8th	>
6	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	16	-	5	Thrum		8th	>
10	Wed	League	H	Warrington	L	6	-	7	Thrum		8th	>
19	Fri	League	A	Barrow	L	12	-	16	Craven Park		9th	>
20	Sat	League †	H	Bradford N.	L	15	-	18	Thrum		9th	>
22	Mon	League †	A	Hull	L	12	-	35	Boulevard		10th	>

45 games
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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
ACKERLEY, Alvin	-	Dearham		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ASQUITH, Ron	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DEAN, Ken	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FREEMAN, Johnny	-	Cardiff		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HENDERSON, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KIELTY, Stan	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MARCHANT, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MATHER, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
OWEN, Garfield	25	Bridgend		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	-	3	-	6	-	-	List
PALMER, Geoff	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PEARCE, Les	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
THORLEY, John	-	Merthyr Tydfil		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TRAILL, Ken	30			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
13 players	27.86		0 cur. / 6 tot.	38 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	7 matches			0	3	0	6	0	0	45 matches			0	3	0	6	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 22 Apr 1957. 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

1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Halifax - Season Summary

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