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Northern Rugby League 1952/53

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

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 23 Sat League † H     Huddersfield W 23-17     Central Park   3rd >
28 Thu League     A Barrow L 16-24     Craven Park   14th >
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   9th >
10 Wed League     A Swinton W 7-4     Station Road   12th >
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   8th >
18 Sat League     A Widnes D 7-7     Naughton   7th >
25 Sat League H     Leigh L 10-15     Central Park   7th >
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   6th >
22 Sat League H     Belle Vue R. W 46-5     Central Park   4th >
29 Sat League     A Rochdale H. W 25-4     Athletic Ground   3rd >
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   5th >
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   10th >
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   11th >
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   11th >

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

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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  
BEVAN, Dai 25   Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - 6 - - 1 - 1 2 - - 6 - - List
BLAN, Billy -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 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 -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
FLEMING, Jackie -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GEE, Ken 36 Wigan Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 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

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

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