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Northern Rugby League 1952/53

Workington Town

Coach
Gus Risman
Biggest home crowd
11,341 (vs. Australia in round 16)
Average home crowd
11,341
Top pointscorer
? Cavanagh (6) *
Top tryscorers
Edward Gibson, Rupert Mudge, Tony Paskins (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 23 Sat League     A Warrington L 2-26     Wilderspool   2nd >
25 Mon League H     Swinton W 26-0     Borough Park   29th >
30 Sat LC (1A)     A Liverpool C. W 58-14     Knotty Ash   >
Sep 1 Mon LC (1B) H     Liverpool C. W 29-18     Borough Park   >
6 Sat League †     A Hunslet L 7-13     Parkside   14th >
8 Mon League H     Salford W 23-14     Borough Park   17th >
13 Sat League     A St Helens W 15-9     Knowsley   15th >
20 Sat League H     Wigan W 15-2     Borough Park   11th >
24 Wed LC (2) H     Oldham W 13-10     Borough Park   >
27 Sat League †     A York W 17-12     Wigginton Rd   8th >
Oct 4 Sat League H     Oldham W 11-8     Borough Park   7th >
11 Sat League † H     Doncaster L 9-16     Borough Park   7th >
13 Mon LC (SF) H     Leigh L 9-13     Borough Park   >
18 Sat League     A Liverpool C. W 17-5     Knotty Ash   8th >
25 Sat 3:00pm KT (16) H     Australia L 15-27   G Risman Borough Park 11,341 >
Nov 1 Sat League     A Rochdale H. L 12-23     Athletic Ground   8th >
8 Sat League H     Bramley W 47-11     Borough Park   9th >
15 Sat League     A Whitehaven W 17-11     Recreation Gnd   6th >
22 Sat League † H     Hunslet W 10-8     Borough Park   5th >
Dec 6 Sat League H     St Helens L 5-22     Borough Park   9th >
13 Sat League     A Swinton L 2-6     Station Road   8th >
20 Sat League H     Warrington D 8-8     Borough Park   8th >
25 Thu League H     Liverpool C. W 27-5     Borough Park   9th >
26 Fri League H     Whitehaven L 4-15     Borough Park   9th >
27 Sat League     A Bramley L 2-11     Barley Mow   10th >
Jan 3 Sat League     A Belle Vue R. L 0-10     Belle Vue   10th >
10 Sat League H     Leigh L 5-12     Borough Park   10th >
17 Sat League H     Widnes W 30-16     Borough Park   12th >
24 Sat League † H     York W 3-2     Borough Park   11th >
31 Sat League †     A Doncaster W 8-2     Greyhound Stad.   10th >
Feb 7 Sat CC (1)     A Hunslet L 12-14     Parkside   >
14 Sat CC (1) H     Hunslet W 12-8     Borough Park   >
21 Sat League     A Widnes W 17-4     Naughton   10th >
28 Sat CC (2)     A Warrington L 2-10     Wilderspool   >
Mar 7 Sat League † H     Hull D 18-18     Borough Park   9th >
14 Sat League †     A Hull L 12-23     Boulevard   10th >
21 Sat League     A Oldham L 9-19     Watersheddings   11th >
Apr 3 Fri League     A Barrow L 3-35     Craven Park   13th >
4 Sat League H     Rochdale H. L 2-9     Borough Park   14th >
6 Mon League H     Barrow L 7-9     Borough Park   14th >
8 Wed League     A Wigan L 5-9     Central Park   15th >
11 Sat League     A Salford L 8-27     The Willows   15th >
18 Sat League H     Belle Vue R. W 44-10     Borough Park   17th >
20 Mon League     A Leigh L 6-30     Kirkhall   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

Individual match appearances are not currently available here.
Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
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  
ARMSTRONG, Alan -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
CAVANAGH, ? -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - - 1 - 1 - 3 - 6 - - List
DAWSON, Bob -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GIBSON, Edward -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
GYMER, ? -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HENDERSON, John -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
KEY, Andy -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
LAWRENSON, John -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MUDGE, Rupert 24   Australasia - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
PASKINS, Tony 25   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
THOMAS, J -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WILSON, Bevan -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WILSON, George -   Great Britain - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
13 players 2 cur. / 5 tot. 25.12 36 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 matches 3 3 0 15 0 0 44 matches 3 3 0 15 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

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Newspapers

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