1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Whitehaven

Biggest home crowd: 10,840 (vs. Australia in round 5)
Average home crowd: 10,840
Top pointscorer: John McKeown (8) *
Top tryscorers: Bill Smith, John Tembey (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 18	Sat	League	A	Warrington	L	8	-	16	Wilderspool		4th	>
22	Wed	League	H	Workington	W	15	-	8	Recreation Gnd		21st	>
25	Sat	League †	H	Keighley	W	21	-	2	Recreation Gnd		18th	>
27	Mon	League †	A	Wakefield T.	L	11	-	26	Belle Vue		7th	>
Sep 1	Sat	LC (1)	A	Blackpool B.	L	12	-	15	St Anne's Road			>
8	Sat	League	H	Swinton	W	27	-	17	Recreation Gnd		11th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Widnes	W	17	-	12	Naughton		13th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Halifax	W	24	-	13	Recreation Gnd		14th	>
29	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	5	-	15	Athletic Ground		9th	>
Oct 6	Sat	League	A	Halifax	L	17	-	23	Thrum		14th	>
13	Sat	League †	H	Hunslet	W	22	-	12	Recreation Gnd		16th	>
20	Sat 3:00pm	KT (5)	H	Australia	W	14	-	11	Recreation Gnd	10,840		>
27	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	29	-	12	Recreation Gnd		13th	>
Nov 3	Sat	League †	A	Keighley	L	23	-	26	Lawkholme Lane		10th	>
10	Sat	League †	H	Bramley	W	42	-	26	Recreation Gnd		15th	>
17	Sat	League	A	Liverpool C.	D	15	-	15	Knotty Ash		11th	>
24	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	24	-	14	Recreation Gnd		13th	>
Dec 1	Sat	League	A	Leigh	L	10	-	21	Kirkhall		9th	>
8	Sat	League †	A	Hunslet	L	21	-	30	Parkside		15th	>
15	Sat	League †	H	York	W	20	-	0	Recreation Gnd		15th	>
22	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	6	-	37	Knowsley		13th	>
25	Tue	League	H	Blackpool B.	W	29	-	14	Recreation Gnd		13th	>
29	Sat	League †	H	Wakefield T.	W	21	-	17	Recreation Gnd		12th	>
Jan 1	Tue	League	H	Barrow	L	4	-	8	Recreation Gnd		11th	>
5	Sat	League	H	Wigan	L	0	-	11	Recreation Gnd		13th	>
12	Sat	League †	A	Bramley	W	16	-	14	Barley Mow		13th	>
19	Sat	League	H	Oldham	L	9	-	15	Recreation Gnd		11th	>
26	Sat	League	A	Blackpool B.	W	12	-	7	St Anne's Road		12th	>
Feb 2	Sat	League	A	Wigan	L	3	-	32	Central Park		12th	>
9	Sat	CC (1)	H	St Helens	W	9	-	8	Recreation Gnd			>
16	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	28	-	5	Recreation Gnd		12th	>
23	Sat	CC (2)	H	Hunslet	W	7	-	0	Recreation Gnd			>
Mar 2	Sat	League	H	Warrington	L	14	-	16	Recreation Gnd		12th	>
9	Sat	CC (3)	H	Widnes	W	2	-	0	Recreation Gnd			>
16	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	5	-	28	Watersheddings		14th	>
23	Sat	League	A	Salford	L	14	-	22	The Willows		17th	>
30	Sat	CC (SF)	A *	Leeds	L	9	-	10	Odsal	49,094		>
Apr 3	Wed	League	H	St Helens	L	2	-	5	Recreation Gnd		19th	>
6	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	12	-	5	Recreation Gnd		19th	>
10	Wed	League	A	Swinton	L	0	-	36	Station Road		17th	>
13	Sat	League	A	Workington	W	16	-	12	Derwent Park		19th	>
19	Fri	League	H	Leigh	W	38	-	15	Recreation Gnd		17th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	7	-	15	Craven Park		13th	>
22	Mon	League †	A	York	L	11	-	44	Wigginton Rd		16th	>

44 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
BANKS, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CREWDSON, ?	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DONALDSON, Ray	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GARRATT, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUDDART, Dick	20	England		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KILLEN, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LOWDON, Syd	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McALONE, William	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
McKEOWN, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	4	-	8	-	-	1	-	1	-	4	-	8	-	-	List
REID, Jackie	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROBINSON, Geoff	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SMITH, Bill	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
TEMBEY, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13 players	0 cur. / 2 tot.		20.83	38 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	6 matches			2	4	0	14	0	0	44 matches			2	4	0	14	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, Derek Farrar

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

1956/57 Northern Rugby League

Whitehaven

Results

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Players

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