Fred Higgins | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Fred Higgins |
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 HERITAGE NO : 609 Fred Higgins was a solid second rower who played 14 matches for the Saints between September and December 1944. He became a regular for the Chemics after World War Two. Indeed, Fred progressed to international status playing four matches for England and representing Great Britain in the early 1950s. Fred was inducted into the Widnes RLFC Hall of Fame. In his guesting role for the Saints he kicked a goal as part of a drawn match against Huddersfield on his debut. He also scored a try against Barrow in a Yorkshire Cup match. The notable second row forward was the younger brother of Jack and Alex Higgins, the latter being the Widnes and Great Britain stalwart of the 1930s. Fred passed away in June1995 aged 74. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1944~45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| TOTALS: | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| TOTALS: | ||||
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 2nd Sep 1944 | 1 | D |
12 | Huddersfield | WEL | H | 5 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 16th Sep 1944 | 2 | L |
12 | Castleford | WEL | A | 11 | 26 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Sep 1944 | 3 | W |
12 | Oldham | WEL | A | 27 | 6 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Sep 1944 | 4 | L |
12 | Halifax | WEL | H | 7 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Oct 1944 | 5 | L |
12 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 2 | 31 | VIEW | |||
| 14th Oct 1944 | 6 | W |
12 | Featherstone Rovers | WEL | H | 18 | 3 | VIEW | |||
| 21st Oct 1944 | 7 | L |
13 | Barrow | YC1(1) | H | 8 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 28th Oct 1944 | 8 | L |
11 | Barrow | YC1(2) | A | 8 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 11th Nov 1944 | 9 | L |
13 | Leeds | WEL | H | 3 | 23 | VIEW | |||
| 18th Nov 1944 | 10 | L |
11 | Keighley | WEL | A | 8 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Nov 1944 | 11 | L |
11 | Wakefield Trinity | WEL | H | 6 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 9th Dec 1944 | 12 | W |
11 | Dewsbury | WEL | H | 12 | 0 | VIEW | |||
| 26th Dec 1944 | 13 | L |
12 | Wigan | WEL AB | H | 3 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Dec 1944 | 14 | W |
12 | Keighley | WEL | H | 10 | 0 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 4 | LOSSES : 9 | DRAWS : 1 |
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