1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Huddersfield

Captain: Johnny Hunter
Biggest home crowd: 12,127 (vs. Australia in round 12)
Average home crowd: 12,127
Top pointscorer: Frank Dyson (4) *
Top tryscorers: Jack Fairbank, Mick Sullivan (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 18	Sat	League	H	Castleford	W	24	-	6		Fartown		5th	>
22	Wed	League	A	York	L	7	-	22		Wigginton Rd		6th	>
25	Sat	League	A	Hunslet	W	13	-	9		Parkside		15th	>
29	Wed	League	H	Bradford N.	W	45	-	10		Fartown		12th	>
Sep 1	Sat	YC (1)	H	Batley	W	41	-	2		Fartown			>
8	Sat	League	H	Hull	W	26	-	5		Fartown		8th	>
10	Mon	YC (2)	A	Wakefield T.	L	11	-	13		Belle Vue			>
15	Sat	League †	A	Barrow	L	15	-	24		Craven Park		6th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Leeds	W	26	-	12		Fartown		10th	>
29	Sat	League	A	Castleford	W	32	-	17		Wheldon Road		6th	>
Oct 6	Sat	League †	A	Warrington	L	7	-	20		Wilderspool		5th	>
13	Sat	League	H	Bramley	W	24	-	13		Fartown		7th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	17	-	7		Mount Pleasant		4th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Featherstone R.	W	10	-	6		Fartown		5th	>
Nov 3	Sat	League	A	Bramley	W	24	-	10		Barley Mow		4th	>
10	Sat 3:00pm	KT (12)	H	Australia	L	10	-	20	J Hunter	Fartown	12,127		>
17	Sat	League	A	Hull	W	19	-	15		Boulevard		3rd	>
24	Sat	League	H	Batley	L	9	-	13		Fartown		3rd	>
Dec 1	Sat	League †	A	St Helens	L	4	-	51		Knowsley		4th	>
8	Sat	League	H	Wakefield T.	W	22	-	6		Fartown		6th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Dewsbury	W	30	-	14		Crown Flatt		5th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Keighley	L	7	-	10		Fartown		5th	>
25	Tue	League †	H	Halifax	L	13	-	17		Fartown		5th	>
Jan 5	Sat	League	H	York	W	15	-	4		Fartown		10th	>
12	Sat	League	A	Doncaster	W	35	-	10		Bentley Rd		9th	>
19	Sat	League	H	Hull KR	L	10	-	13		Fartown		9th	>
26	Sat	League	A	Keighley	W	13	-	7		Lawkholme Lane		9th	>
Feb 2	Sat	League	A	Leeds	L	20	-	24		Headingley		9th	>
9	Sat	CC (1)	A	Swinton	D	5	-	5		Station Road			>
13	Wed	CC (1)	H	Swinton	W	5	-	0		Fartown			>
16	Sat	League	H	Dewsbury	W	27	-	10		Fartown		11th	>
23	Sat	CC (2)	A	Salford	W	6	-	2		The Willows			>
Mar 2	Sat	League	H	Doncaster	W	14	-	13		Fartown		9th	>
9	Sat	CC (3)	A	Barrow	L	0	-	10		Craven Park			>
16	Sat	League †	H	Wigan	L	10	-	20		Fartown		9th	>
23	Sat	League †	H	St Helens	L	9	-	10		Fartown		9th	>
30	Sat	League	H	Hunslet	L	8	-	20		Fartown		9th	>
Apr 3	Wed	League †	A	Halifax	W	10	-	5		Thrum		9th	>
6	Sat	League †	A	Wigan	W	13	-	8		Central Park		9th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Warrington	L	8	-	28		Fartown		9th	>
15	Mon	League	A	Bradford N.	W	26	-	7		Odsal		9th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Hull KR	L	14	-	16		Craven Park		8th	>
22	Mon	League †	H	Barrow	W	21	-	13		Fartown		8th	>
23	Tue	League	A	Featherstone R.	W	26	-	18		Post Office Road		8th	>
27	Sat	League	A	Wakefield T.	L	14	-	20		Belle Vue		8th	>

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
BARKER, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BOWDEN, Jim	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BRADSHAW, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BRIGGS, Brian	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DYSON, Frank	26	Huddersfield		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
FAIRBANK, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
GRIFFIN, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HENDERSON, Peter	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUNTER, Johnny	31			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROUGHLEY, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SLEVIN, Ted	29	Doncaster		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SMALES, Tommy	22	Yorkshire		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SULLIVAN, Mick	23	Leeds		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13 players	1 cur. / 7 tot.		26.66	38 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	7 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, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Derek Farrar, Alan Katzmann

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

1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Huddersfield

Results

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Players

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