Austin Rhodes | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Austin Rhodes |
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HERITAGE NO : 727 Austin Rhodes by Dave Dooley: Austin Rhodes was a gifted half back and full back who played for the Saints in two spells. He was a prolific points scorer and stands in third place on the all-time Club list of points accumulators with 1921 points from 97 tries and 815 goals. This stylish stand off formed an all St Austin’s/Thatto Heath partnership in the mid to late 1950s with Alex Murphy. In his first spell with the club Austin collected all available club, county and international honours. He made his first team debut at stand off on the 28th March, 1955 against Liverpool City. One week later he scored his first points for the club with a try in the 31 points to nil demolition of Belle Vue Rangers. Austin Rhodes attended St Austin’s School, Thatto Heath as a youngster and showed early promise as a musician. Happily the school encouraged his sporting talents as well and Austin progressed to represent the school at rugby league, soccer and cricket. Austin played ruby league and soccer for St Helens Schools and represented Lancashire at rugby league. Whilst serving as an apprentice toolmaker at Ashdowns Ltd he signed amateur forms for the Saints at the age of 15. After his sixteenth birthday Austin signed on at the club as a professional. His first full season in 1955/6 was one to remember. Austin concluded that campaign having scored 306 points from 10 tries and 138 goals. In this season he operated from the scrum half berth and his top performance included 10 goals against Bradford Northern in the third round of the Challenge Cup and a two goal treat in the Challenge Cup Final as Saints won the trophy for the first time by defeating Halifax by 13 points to 2 at Wembley. Austin was in prolific form the following season. His 365 points included a hat trick and 6 goals against Huddersfield, one try and 10 goals against Barrow and three tries and nine goals against Blackpool Borough. His excellent ball distribution, reading of the game and reliable goal-kicking resulted in Rhodes being selected to travel to Australia for the 1957 World Cup where he gained his first cap for Great Britain. In the following season Alex Murphy donned the number 7 jersey and Austin played most of his football at stand off. Later Austin reverted to the full back role where he played for the remainder of his first spell with the club. Austin featured notably in one of the greatest ever rugby league matches namely the 1959 Championship Final when Austin kicked 10 goals in the 44 points to 22 victory over Hunslet. This haul in the final match of the season boosted Austin to the top of the RL Goalkicking charts for that season. He repeated the feat in the following season as Saints lifted the Lancashire League title and finished the season on top of the league. In the 1960/61 season Saints won the Lancashire Cup by defeating Swinton by 15 points to 9. Austin played a key role in this match by scoring a try and kicking three goals. The glorious 1961 Challenge Cup Final featured Austin at centre stage again as he kicked three goals, on from the halfway line with his deadly accurate toe-ender style. The 12 points to 6 victory over Wigan also witnessed Rhodes pulling off a brilliant cover tackle to deny the mighty Billy Boston from scoring in the corner. In his last season in the first spell at Knowsley Road, Austin once again played a major part in the 1961 Lancashire Cup Final landing five goals and scoring a try as part of a 25 points to 9 victory over Swinton. The season bore no further fruits for the Saints as they finished a disappointing ninth place in the league. At the end of the campaign Austin was transferred to Leigh as the Saints started to build a different looking team for the mid sixties gold rush. After successful spells at Leigh [Heritage Number 712] and Swinton, Austin returned to the Saints in January 1968 to complete his career in style. He was on hand in the 1968 Lancashire Cup Final to help Saints secure a record 30 points to 2 triumph over Oldham. His second spell at the club was curtailed on medical advice following a hip injury in training. In representative football Austin gained two caps for Lancashire and played four times for Great Britain. Austin died in February 2019 and there follows a commendable obituary by Alex Service. It is sad to report the passing of Austin Rhodes at the age of 81, after a long period of ill-health. Anyone who saw him play rugby will tell you that he was real good ‘un. He was virtually the complete player and his wide range of skills meant that he could cover several different positions on the field. In this respect he would have been a prized asset in Super League. Although several of his major triumphs were when he played at full-back, he was still very much a stand-off or scrum-half at heart. He received plaudits from team-mates and opponents alike. Wigan’s star winger Billy Boston was a big fan: He was like Sam Tomkins in that he had this uncanny ability to step off both feet, I could never do that. Yet rugby League in the mid-1950s was certainly a tough affair, with skilful practitioners like Austin a target for some harsh treatment from defenders, but he could look after himself too. Austin always gave me the sort of ball that I could use effectively, remembers Bev Risman, his stand-off when he joined Leigh. Apart from being an intelligent footballer, he was never short of knocking people about once or twice either. Born in Thatto Heath and the son of a collier from a devout Catholic family, Austin attended the local St Austins school, whose Headmaster, Gerry Landers, was famous for developing schoolboy rugby league talent in the early 1950s. He played with great success for his school, town and county – captained them all, in fact – and came to the notice of St Helens RFC after leading St Helens schoolboys to victory in the Lancashire Cup final. His half-back partner was a younger lad called Alex Murphy. Austin signed for the Saints for £100 and at stand-off, made his senior debut against Liverpool City, on 28th March 1955, when Peter Metcalfe was injured. The following season saw him a regular at scrum-half, with another string to his bow, as he volunteered to take over place-kicking duties after Metcalfe’s injury prompted his retirement. He had been a good football player too, an inside right representing the town with the likes of John Connelly, who played for England in the 1966 World Cup. Saints’ fans will remember his typical ‘golfers’ approach to goal kicking with his head well over the ball. He became an excellent marksman, leading the goal-kicking charts with Wakefield’s Neil Fox in 1959-60 [both with 171] and outright in 1960-61, with 145. He also led the points’ scorers that same season, with 338. Fans keeping the score in their match day programmes from the period would invariably put a plethora of Goals next to his name. The 1955-56 campaign ended gloriously for the team, winning the Challenge Cup for the first time against Halifax at Wembley, on 56th April. Although barely out of his teens, Austin made his mark with a brilliant long-distance conversion of Steve Llewellyn’s try that gave the Saints a commanding 10-0 lead at a vital stage of the match. Rhodes ended his first full season with 141 goals and 10 tries in 39 appearances and gained a reputation as a prodigious points scorer. International recognition quickly followed with selection for the 1957 World Cup squad Down Under, but this also led to a major problem that was to stay with him throughout his football career and continued to have an impact for the rest of his life. Thinking he needed to increase his strength to face the Australians and Kiwis, he damaged his back whilst doing extra weight-training. His appending disk problem meant special attention from Coach Jim Sullivan, as Austin recalled years later: “Sully had to strap my back up a certain way before every match. He had to stick layers of plaster across my lower back that eventually would prevent the disk from bulging any further.” Although he made his international debut for Great Britain in the competition, against New Zealand, Austin faced the prospect of National Service. He joined the RAF, where he travelled extensively as a member of the RAF rugby union team and eventually got a posting to the base at Haydock just outside his home town. He had continued to play for the Saints whenever military commitments would allow. By the end of the 1958-59 season, however, Rhodes was converted to full back after an injury to Glyn Moses and further honours followed with a Championship Winner’s medal in the magnificent Championship final against Hunslet, at Odsal. Rhodes kicked 10 goals in Saints’ 44-22 victory and witnessed the greatest try he had ever seen, by Tom van Vollenhoven, when the team faced a 4-12 deficit. Lancashire League and Cup success followed in 1960 and another Challenge Cup Winner’s Medal against the ‘Old Enemy’ Wigan, on 13th May 1961. Once again, his kicking at Wembley was instrumental in stretching Saints winning margin. He punched over two marvellous penalties, one from the half-way line to break the hearts of the Wiganers in the 95,000 crowd in Saints’ 12-6 success. Rhodes had developed into a fine attacking full-back and was a playing member of the Great Britain World Cup Squad in 1960, that went on to win the trophy, together with his team-mates Alex Murphy, Dick Huddart and Vince Karalius. Austin won the last of his four caps against the Kiwis in 1961. He also played for Lancashire on two occasions. At the end of the 1961/62, after another Lancashire Cup final victory, it was time to move on and Austin went to Leigh with team-mate Ken Large. He enjoyed three seasons at Hilton Park and formed a fine partnership in the halves with Bev Risman, making over 80 appearances. Leigh reached the 1963 Lancashire Cup final at Swinton, where they were beaten by the Saints! A transfer to Swinton followed and it was here that he rediscovered his zest for the game, with the likes of Ken Gowers, John Stopford and Graham Williams. Austin’s handling skills really came to the fore as Swinton became a most competitive team, finished runner’s up to St Helens in the Northern Rugby League in 1965-66. Before the Challenge Cup deadline in 1968, Austin re-joined St Helens, for a £1,250 fee, together with his Swinton team-mate Graham Rees. Former Swinton coach Cliff Evans also replaced Joe Coan at Knowsley Road, who rated Austin highly. He may not have been as quick as in the early days, but his experience was there for all to see and he picked up another Lancashire Cup Winners Medal – his third in all – as St. Helens beat Oldham 30-2 in 1968/69. The team also won the Lancashire League title, but persistent injury problems forced Austin to retire at the end of the campaign. His last game was against Doncaster, on 19th April 1969 at Knowsley Road. Austin later returned to Swinton as Coach for a spell from June 1974 to November 1975, gaining them promotion into the First Division and in a local context, coached amateur giants Pilkington Recs. Who could ever forget the two Challenge Cup ties against Wigan and Castleford, both at Knowsley Road, when the Recs so nearly pulled off sensational victories against the Big Boys. A member of the Saints’ Past Players Hall of Fame, he remains one of the best and most popular local footballers the town has ever produced. Austin loved most sports – rugby league, football, boxing, snooker, crown green bowls and remained close friends with his former team-mates Wilf Smith, Brian McGinn and Tom van Vollenhoven throughout his life. He was one of the most knowledgeable and intuitive people to talk rugby league with and always reckoned that, apart from Tom van Vollenhoven, Mick Sullivan was the finest winger of his generation. He loved nothing better than a stroll around Taylor Park in his later years, where he spent many happy times during his childhood. Austin was also a classically-trained pianist in his youth too? He met his wife Marlene, from Alfred Street after being introduced by a mutual friend and they married at Holy Cross Church on 25th July 1963. Brian McGinn was Best Man. They have two children, Karen who lives in Perth, Australia and Martyn. They have always remained a strong family, especially proud of Austin’s achievements in rugby league. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1954~55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
1955~56 | 10 | 138 | 0 | 38 |
1956~57 | 25 | 145 | 0 | 41 |
1957~58 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 28 |
1958~59 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 10 |
1959~60 | 19 | 170 | 0 | 38 |
1960~61 | 13 | 139 | 0 | 39 |
1961~62 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 30 |
1967~68 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
1968~69 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
TOTALS: | 97 | 815 | 0 | 265 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1955~56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1956~57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
1957~58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1958~59 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
1959~60 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
1960~61 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
1961~62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1968~69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 5 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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28th Mar 1955 | 1 | W |
6 | Liverpool City | L | H | 12 | 4 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 1955 | 2 | W |
6 | Belle Vue Rangers | L | H | 31 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
9th Apr 1955 | 3 | W |
6 | Halifax | L | H | 14 | 8 | VIEW | |||
11th Apr 1955 | 4 | L |
6 | Huddersfield | L | A | 11 | 35 | VIEW | |||
18th Apr 1955 | 5 | L |
6 | Barrow | L | A | 3 | 26 | VIEW | |||
13th Aug 1955 | -- | L |
7 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 17 | 31 | VIEW | |||
20th Aug 1955 | 6 | W |
7 | Widnes | L | A | 35 | 18 | VIEW | |||
27th Aug 1955 | 7 | L |
7 | Barrow | LC1 | A | 12 | 18 | VIEW | |||
31st Aug 1955 | 8 | L |
7 | Salford | L | A | 10 | 11 | VIEW | |||
3rd Sep 1955 | 9 | W |
7 | York | L | H | 26 | 18 | 4 | VIEW | ||
10th Sep 1955 | 10 | W |
7 | Keighley | L | H | 52 | 23 | 1 | 8 | VIEW | |
24th Sep 1955 | 11 | W |
7 | Barrow | L | H | 66 | 15 | 1 | 12 | VIEW | |
1st Oct 1955 | 12 | W |
7 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 53 | 19 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
8th Oct 1955 | 13 | W |
7 | Keighley | L | A | 21 | 6 | VIEW | |||
15th Oct 1955 | 14 | W |
7 | Liverpool City | L | H | 32 | 4 | 4 | VIEW | ||
22nd Oct 1955 | 15 | W |
7 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 36 | 4 | 6 | VIEW | ||
29th Oct 1955 | 16 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
5th Nov 1955 | 17 | W |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 4 | 0 | 2 | VIEW | ||
12th Nov 1955 | 18 | W |
7 | Halifax | L | H | 13 | 8 | 3 | VIEW | ||
19th Nov 1955 | 19 | W |
7 | Liverpool City | L | A | 29 | 9 | 4 | VIEW | ||
26th Nov 1955 | 20 | W |
7 | Workington Town | L | H | 36 | 3 | 2 | 6 | VIEW | |
3rd Dec 1955 | 21 | W |
7 | Whitehaven | L | A | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | VIEW | |
17th Dec 1955 | 22 | W |
7 | Barrow | L | A | 18 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
24th Dec 1955 | 23 | W |
7 | Oldham | L | H | 18 | 7 | 6 | VIEW | ||
26th Dec 1955 | 24 | L |
7 | Leigh | L | H | 9 | 18 | 3 | VIEW | ||
31st Dec 1955 | 25 | W |
7 | Dewsbury | L | A | 19 | 10 | VIEW | |||
7th Jan 1956 | 26 | W |
7 | Salford | L | H | 48 | 2 | 1 | 12 | VIEW | |
28th Jan 1956 | 27 | W |
7 | Widnes | L | H | 21 | 10 | 3 | VIEW | ||
11th Feb 1956 | 28 | W |
7 | Warrington | CC1 | H | 15 | 6 | 3 | VIEW | ||
18th Feb 1956 | 29 | W |
7 | Dewsbury | L | H | 36 | 0 | 6 | VIEW | ||
25th Feb 1956 | 30 | W |
7 | Swinton | L | H | 27 | 10 | 3 | VIEW | ||
3rd Mar 1956 | 31 | W |
7 | Castleford | CC2 | H | 48 | 5 | 1 | 6 | VIEW | |
10th Mar 1956 | 32 | L |
7 | Warrington | L | A | 4 | 17 | 2 | VIEW | ||
14th Mar 1956 | 33 | L |
7 | Halifax | L | A | 0 | 12 | VIEW | |||
17th Mar 1956 | 34 | W |
7 | York | L | A | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
24th Mar 1956 | 35 | W |
7 | Bradford Northern | CC3 | H | 53 | 6 | 10 | VIEW | ||
30th Mar 1956 | 36 | W |
7 | Wigan | L | H | 29 | 7 | 7 | VIEW | ||
31st Mar 1956 | 37 | L |
7 | Warrington | L | H | 7 | 13 | 2 | VIEW | ||
2nd Apr 1956 | 38 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 14 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
7th Apr 1956 | 39 | D |
7 | Barrow | CCSF | N | 5 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
11th Apr 1956 | 40 | W |
7 | Barrow | CCSF(rep) | N | 10 | 5 | 2 | VIEW | ||
14th Apr 1956 | 41 | L |
7 | Oldham | L | A | 8 | 40 | 4 | VIEW | ||
21st Apr 1956 | 42 | L |
7 | Halifax | ChSF | A | 8 | 23 | 1 | VIEW | ||
28th Apr 1956 | 43 | W |
7 | Halifax | CCF | N | 13 | 2 | 2 | VIEW | ||
20th May 1956 | -- | L |
7 | Hull* | Fr | A | 20 | 23 | VIEW | |||
11th Aug 1956 | -- | L |
7 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 22 | 24 | 5 | VIEW | ||
18th Aug 1956 | 44 | W |
7 | Widnes | L | H | 29 | 0 | 4 | VIEW | ||
20th Aug 1956 | 45 | W |
7 | Liverpool City | L | A | 56 | 5 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
25th Aug 1956 | 46 | W |
7 | Bradford Northern | L | A | 34 | 7 | 2 | 5 | VIEW | |
29th Aug 1956 | 47 | W |
7 | Salford | L | H | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
1st Sep 1956 | 48 | W |
7 | Swinton | LC1 | H | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6 | VIEW | |
8th Sep 1956 | 49 | L |
7 | Oldham | L | H | 16 | 25 | 2 | VIEW | ||
11th Sep 1956 | 50 | W |
7 | Liverpool City | LC2 | H | 34 | 3 | 5 | VIEW | ||
15th Sep 1956 | 51 | L |
7 | Hull | L | A | 6 | 17 | 3 | VIEW | ||
29th Sep 1956 | 52 | W |
6 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 58 | 5 | 1 | 8 | VIEW | |
6th Oct 1956 | 53 | W |
6 | Liverpool City | L | H | 25 | 5 | 2 | VIEW | ||
13th Oct 1956 | 54 | W |
6 | Salford | L | A | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | VIEW | |
20th Oct 1956 | 55 | L |
6 | Oldham | LCF | N | 3 | 10 | VIEW | |||
10th Nov 1956 | 56 | W |
7 | Featherstone Rovers | L | H | 21 | 16 | 3 | VIEW | ||
14th Nov 1956 | 57 | L |
7 | Featherstone Rovers | L | A | 6 | 15 | 1 | VIEW | ||
24th Nov 1956 | 58 | W |
7 | Australia | Tour | H | 44 | 2 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
1st Dec 1956 | 59 | W |
7 | Huddersfield | L | H | 51 | 4 | 3 | 6 | VIEW | |
8th Dec 1956 | 60 | L |
7 | Oldham | L | A | 8 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
15th Dec 1956 | 61 | W |
7 | Widnes | L | A | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
22nd Dec 1956 | 62 | W |
7 | Whitehaven | L | H | 37 | 6 | 2 | 5 | VIEW | |
25th Dec 1956 | 63 | D |
7 | Leigh | L | A | 7 | 7 | 2 | VIEW | ||
29th Dec 1956 | 64 | D |
7 | Warrington | L | A | 8 | 8 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1957 | 65 | W |
7 | Leigh | L | H | 18 | 14 | 3 | VIEW | ||
6th Jan 1957 | 66 | W |
7 | Warrington | L | H | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | |
12th Jan 1957 | 67 | W |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 14 | 9 | 4 | VIEW | ||
19th Jan 1957 | 68 | L |
7 | Leeds | L | A | 11 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
26th Jan 1957 | 69 | W |
7 | Barrow | L | H | 59 | 5 | 1 | 10 | VIEW | |
2nd Feb 1957 | 70 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | VIEW | |
9th Feb 1957 | 71 | L |
7 | Whitehaven | CC1 | A | 8 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
16th Feb 1957 | 72 | D |
7 | Hull | L | H | 9 | 9 | 3 | VIEW | ||
2nd Mar 1957 | 73 | W |
7 | Halifax | L | H | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | VIEW | |
9th Mar 1957 | 74 | L |
7 | Wigan | L | H | 11 | 20 | 4 | VIEW | ||
16th Mar 1957 | 75 | W |
6 | Bradford Northern | L | H | 23 | 6 | 4 | VIEW | ||
20th Mar 1957 | 76 | W |
6 | Halifax | L | A | 10 | 4 | 2 | VIEW | ||
23rd Mar 1957 | 77 | W |
6 | Huddersfield | L | A | 10 | 9 | 2 | VIEW | ||
3rd Apr 1957 | 78 | W |
6 | Whitehaven | L | A | 5 | 2 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Apr 1957 | 79 | W |
6 | Leeds | L | H | 44 | 3 | 7 | VIEW | ||
13th Apr 1957 | 80 | W |
6 | Swinton | L | H | 34 | 0 | 1 | 8 | VIEW | |
15th Apr 1957 | 81 | L |
6 | Barrow | L | A | 8 | 11 | 1 | VIEW | ||
19th Apr 1957 | 82 | L |
6 | Wigan | L | A | 11 | 19 | 1 | VIEW | ||
20th Apr 1957 | 83 | L |
6 | Workington Town | L | A | 3 | 26 | VIEW | |||
22nd Apr 1957 | 84 | W |
6 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 48 | 10 | 3 | 9 | VIEW | |
10th Aug 1957 | -- | W |
6 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 79 | 13 | VIEW | |||
17th Aug 1957 | 85 | W |
6 | Widnes | L | A | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
21st Aug 1957 | 86 | W |
6 | Huddersfield | L | H | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
26th Aug 1957 | 87 | W |
6 | Oldham | L | A | 21 | 7 | VIEW | |||
31st Aug 1957 | 88 | W |
6 | Workington Town | LC1 | A | 16 | 12 | 2 | VIEW | ||
7th Sep 1957 | 89 | L |
6 | Leeds | L | A | 5 | 23 | VIEW | |||
21st Sep 1957 | 90 | W |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 16 | 14 | 5 | VIEW | ||
28th Sep 1957 | 91 | W |
7 | Warrington | L | H | 14 | 2 | 2 | VIEW | ||
2nd Oct 1957 | 92 | L |
7 | Oldham | LCSF | H | 9 | 29 | VIEW | |||
5th Oct 1957 | 93 | W |
7 | Huddersfield | L | A | 35 | 13 | VIEW | |||
26th Oct 1957 | 94 | W |
4 | Leeds | L | H | 36 | 7 | 1 | 6 | VIEW | |
2nd Nov 1957 | 95 | W |
4 | Whitehaven | L | A | 15 | 7 | 3 | VIEW | ||
9th Nov 1957 | 96 | W |
6 | Swinton | L | H | 43 | 11 | 8 | VIEW | ||
16th Nov 1957 | 97 | W |
6 | Barrow | L | A | 18 | 12 | 3 | VIEW | ||
7th Dec 1957 | 98 | W |
3 | Barrow | L | H | 25 | 7 | 5 | VIEW | ||
14th Dec 1957 | 99 | W |
3 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
21st Dec 1957 | 100 | W |
7 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 52 | 5 | 4 | 8 | VIEW | |
26th Dec 1957 | 101 | W |
6 | Wigan | L | A | 12 | 9 | 3 | VIEW | ||
28th Dec 1957 | 102 | L |
7 | Salford | L | A | 7 | 12 | 2 | VIEW | ||
1st Jan 1958 | 103 | L |
6 | Leigh | L | A | 5 | 15 | VIEW | |||
4th Jan 1958 | 104 | W |
4 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 51 | 0 | 9 | VIEW | ||
11th Jan 1958 | 105 | W |
4 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 17 | 7 | 4 | VIEW | ||
18th Jan 1958 | 106 | W |
4 | Liverpool City | L | H | 27 | 8 | 3 | VIEW | ||
1st Feb 1958 | 107 | L |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 12 | 17 | VIEW | |||
1st Mar 1958 | 108 | L |
6 | Workington Town | L | A | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
22nd Mar 1958 | 109 | W |
6 | Widnes | L | H | 14 | 7 | 4 | VIEW | ||
29th Mar 1958 | 110 | W |
6 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 25 | 11 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
7th Apr 1958 | 111 | W |
3 | Halifax | L | A | 18 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | ||
19th Apr 1958 | 112 | W |
7 | Halifax | L | H | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
16th Aug 1958 | 113 | L |
7 | Widnes | L | A | 16 | 25 | VIEW | |||
6th Sep 1958 | 114 | W |
4 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 24 | 14 | 2 | VIEW | ||
11th Oct 1958 | 115 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 15 | 8 | VIEW | |||
25th Dec 1958 | 116 | W |
7 | Leigh | L | A | 10 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
27th Dec 1958 | 117 | W |
6 | Oldham | L | H | 22 | 6 | 5 | VIEW | ||
1st Jan 1959 | 118 | W |
4 | Leigh | L | H | 9 | 6 | 3 | VIEW | ||
31st Jan 1959 | 119 | W |
4 | Whitehaven | L | H | 27 | 3 | 6 | VIEW | ||
30th Mar 1959 | 120 | W |
6 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 46 | 11 | 1 | VIEW | ||
2nd May 1959 | 121 | W |
1 | Oldham | ChSF | H | 42 | 4 | 6 | VIEW | ||
16th May 1959 | 122 | W |
1 | Hunslet | ChF | N | 44 | 22 | 10 | VIEW | ||
18th May 1959 | -- | W |
1 | Welsh XIII* | Fr Tour | P | 44 | 28 | 2 | 7 | VIEW | |
20th May 1959 | -- | W |
1 | Welsh XIII* | Fr Tour | L | 35 | 19 | 7 | VIEW | ||
8th Aug 1959 | -- | W |
1 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 50 | 3 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
15th Aug 1959 | 123 | W |
1 | Widnes | L | A | 27 | 14 | 3 | VIEW | ||
17th Aug 1959 | 124 | W |
1 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 59 | 17 | 2 | 10 | VIEW | |
22nd Aug 1959 | 125 | W |
1 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 40 | 7 | 3 | 8 | VIEW | |
26th Aug 1959 | 126 | W |
1 | Swinton | L | A | 32 | 9 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
29th Aug 1959 | 127 | W |
1 | Swinton | LC1 | A | 17 | 9 | 4 | VIEW | ||
2nd Sep 1959 | 128 | W |
6 | Widnes | L | H | 22 | 0 | 5 | VIEW | ||
5th Sep 1959 | 129 | W |
6 | Leeds | L | H | 23 | 9 | 4 | VIEW | ||
9th Sep 1959 | 130 | W |
6 | Widnes | LC2 | A | 24 | 9 | 6 | VIEW | ||
12th Sep 1959 | 131 | W |
6 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 16 | 2 | 2 | VIEW | ||
19th Sep 1959 | 132 | W |
1 | Hunslet | L | H | 38 | 17 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
26th Sep 1959 | 133 | W |
6 | Liverpool City | L | A | 45 | 6 | 6 | VIEW | ||
30th Sep 1959 | 134 | W |
1 | Whitehaven | LCSF | A | 18 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | ||
3rd Oct 1959 | 135 | W |
1 | Salford | L | H | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | VIEW | |
10th Oct 1959 | 136 | L |
1 | Australia | Tour | H | 2 | 15 | 1 | VIEW | ||
17th Oct 1959 | 137 | W |
6 | Whitehaven | L | A | 15 | 12 | 3 | VIEW | ||
24th Oct 1959 | 138 | W |
1 | Hull | L | H | 29 | 11 | 7 | VIEW | ||
31st Oct 1959 | 139 | L |
1 | Warrington | LCF | N | 4 | 5 | 2 | VIEW | ||
7th Nov 1959 | 140 | W |
1 | Liverpool City | L | H | 40 | 17 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
21st Nov 1959 | 141 | W |
4 | Halifax | L | H | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
28th Nov 1959 | 142 | L |
3 | Leeds | L | A | 11 | 24 | 4 | VIEW | ||
5th Dec 1959 | 143 | L |
1 | Workington Town | L | H | 11 | 12 | 4 | VIEW | ||
25th Dec 1959 | 144 | W |
1 | Leigh | L | H | 14 | 10 | 4 | VIEW | ||
26th Dec 1959 | 145 | W |
1 | Wigan | L | A | 19 | 7 | 5 | VIEW | ||
1st Jan 1960 | 146 | W |
1 | Leigh | L | A | 12 | 4 | 3 | VIEW | ||
9th Jan 1960 | 147 | W |
1 | Warrington | L | H | 40 | 6 | 8 | VIEW | ||
16th Jan 1960 | 148 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | A | 16 | 8 | 2 | VIEW | ||
23rd Jan 1960 | 149 | W |
1 | Oldham | L | H | 27 | 6 | 2 | 6 | VIEW | |
13th Feb 1960 | 150 | L |
1 | Wakefield Trinity | CC1 | H | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
20th Feb 1960 | 151 | W |
1 | Dewsbury | L | H | 25 | 4 | 5 | VIEW | ||
12th Mar 1960 | 152 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | H | 13 | 12 | 2 | VIEW | ||
19th Mar 1960 | 153 | L |
4 | Halifax | L | A | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | VIEW | |
2nd Apr 1960 | 154 | W |
1 | Swinton | L | H | 46 | 10 | 2 | 11 | VIEW | |
15th Apr 1960 | 155 | W |
1 | Wigan | L | H | 12 | 4 | 3 | VIEW | ||
16th Apr 1960 | 156 | W |
1 | Whitehaven | L | H | 41 | 5 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
18th Apr 1960 | 157 | W |
1 | Hull | L | A | 10 | 7 | 2 | VIEW | ||
23rd Apr 1960 | 158 | W |
1 | Hunslet | L | A | 20 | 8 | 1 | VIEW | ||
26th Apr 1960 | 159 | W |
1 | Oldham | L | A | 10 | 2 | 2 | VIEW | ||
7th May 1960 | 160 | L |
1 | Wigan | ChSF | H | 9 | 19 | 3 | VIEW | ||
6th Aug 1960 | -- | W |
1 | Liverpool City* | Fr Charity Cup | H | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
13th Aug 1960 | 161 | L |
1 | Oldham | L | A | 4 | 16 | 2 | VIEW | ||
15th Aug 1960 | 162 | W |
1 | Liverpool City | L | H | 17 | 9 | 2 | VIEW | ||
20th Aug 1960 | 163 | W |
1 | Hunslet | L | H | 22 | 10 | 1 | VIEW | ||
27th Aug 1960 | 164 | W |
3 | Widnes | LC1 | A | 19 | 17 | 5 | VIEW | ||
3rd Sep 1960 | 165 | L |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 5 | 18 | 1 | VIEW | ||
7th Sep 1960 | 166 | W |
1 | Wigan | LC2 | H | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
10th Sep 1960 | 167 | W |
6 | Leigh | L | A | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | VIEW | |
17th Sep 1960 | 168 | W |
6 | Oldham | L | H | 26 | 12 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
17th Oct 1960 | 169 | W |
6 | Leigh | LCSF | A | 15 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | ||
29th Oct 1960 | 170 | W |
6 | Swinton | LCF | N | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | VIEW | |
5th Nov 1960 | 171 | W |
6 | Whitehaven | L | H | 18 | 8 | 3 | VIEW | ||
12th Nov 1960 | 172 | W |
1 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 38 | 5 | 1 | 7 | VIEW | |
19th Nov 1960 | 173 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | A | 29 | 15 | 4 | VIEW | ||
26th Nov 1960 | 174 | W |
1 | Workington Town | L | H | 47 | 2 | 7 | VIEW | ||
3rd Dec 1960 | 175 | L |
1 | Hunslet | L | A | 5 | 10 | 1 | VIEW | ||
24th Dec 1960 | 176 | W |
1 | Salford | L | A | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | VIEW | |
26th Dec 1960 | 177 | W |
1 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 51 | 4 | 1 | 9 | VIEW | |
2nd Jan 1961 | 178 | W |
1 | Leigh | L | H | 10 | 4 | 2 | VIEW | ||
7th Jan 1961 | 179 | W |
3 | Warrington | L | A | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
16th Jan 1961 | 180 | W |
1 | Hull | L | H | 22 | 15 | 5 | VIEW | ||
21st Jan 1961 | 181 | W |
1 | Whitehaven | L | A | 15 | 11 | 3 | VIEW | ||
4th Feb 1961 | 182 | L |
1 | Warrington | L | H | 7 | 8 | 2 | VIEW | ||
11th Feb 1961 | 183 | D |
1 | Widnes | CC1 | H | 5 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
16th Feb 1961 | 184 | W |
1 | Widnes | CC1(rep) | A | 29 | 10 | 4 | VIEW | ||
18th Feb 1961 | 185 | W |
1 | Widnes | L | H | 44 | 7 | 7 | VIEW | ||
25th Feb 1961 | 186 | W |
1 | Castleford | CC2 | A | 18 | 10 | 3 | VIEW | ||
4th Mar 1961 | 187 | W |
4 | Liverpool City | L | A | 52 | 2 | 2 | 8 | VIEW | |
11th Mar 1961 | 188 | W |
6 | Swinton | CC3 | H | 17 | 9 | 4 | VIEW | ||
18th Mar 1961 | 189 | W |
1 | Halifax | L | A | 19 | 12 | 2 | VIEW | ||
21st Mar 1961 | 190 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | H | 31 | 2 | 5 | VIEW | ||
25th Mar 1961 | 191 | W |
1 | Salford | L | H | 45 | 2 | 1 | 6 | VIEW | |
27th Mar 1961 | 192 | L |
4 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 2 | 4 | 1 | VIEW | ||
31st Mar 1961 | 193 | L |
1 | Wigan | L | A | 2 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st Apr 1961 | 194 | L |
1 | Workington Town | L | A | 11 | 12 | 4 | VIEW | ||
15th Apr 1961 | 195 | W |
1 | Hull | CCSF | N | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | VIEW | |
19th Apr 1961 | 196 | W |
1 | Widnes | L | A | 17 | 5 | 4 | VIEW | ||
22nd Apr 1961 | 197 | L |
1 | Featherstone Rovers | L | A | 11 | 28 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th May 1961 | 198 | L |
1 | Leeds | ChSF | A | 4 | 11 | 2 | VIEW | ||
13th May 1961 | 199 | W |
1 | Wigan | CCF | N | 12 | 6 | 3 | VIEW | ||
12th Aug 1961 | -- | W |
1 | Liverpool City* | Fr Charity Cup | H | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
19th Aug 1961 | 200 | W |
1 | Leeds | L | H | 20 | 5 | 4 | VIEW | ||
26th Aug 1961 | 201 | L |
1 | Swinton | L | A | 6 | 15 | VIEW | |||
30th Aug 1961 | 202 | W |
1 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
2nd Sep 1961 | 203 | W |
1 | Leigh | LC1 | H | 43 | 8 | 1 | 8 | VIEW | |
9th Sep 1961 | 204 | W |
1 | Salford | L | A | 24 | 7 | 6 | VIEW | ||
23rd Sep 1961 | 205 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | A | 34 | 2 | 5 | VIEW | ||
2nd Oct 1961 | 206 | W |
1 | Oldham | LC2 | H | 30 | 7 | 3 | VIEW | ||
7th Oct 1961 | 207 | W |
1 | Whitehaven | L | A | 10 | 3 | 2 | VIEW | ||
10th Oct 1961 | 208 | W |
1 | Salford | LCSF | H | 21 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | ||
28th Oct 1961 | 209 | L |
1 | Warrington | L | A | 7 | 11 | 2 | VIEW | ||
11th Nov 1961 | 210 | W |
1 | Swinton | LCF | N | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | VIEW | |
18th Nov 1961 | 211 | L |
1 | Widnes | L | A | 12 | 13 | 3 | VIEW | ||
25th Nov 1961 | 212 | W |
1 | Workington Town | L | H | 16 | 7 | 2 | VIEW | ||
2nd Dec 1961 | 213 | L |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 5 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Jan 1962 | 214 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | H | 30 | 6 | 1 | 6 | VIEW | |
13th Jan 1962 | 215 | L |
1 | Leeds | L | A | 3 | 20 | VIEW | |||
20th Jan 1962 | 216 | W |
1 | Warrington | L | H | 11 | 7 | 1 | VIEW | ||
3rd Mar 1962 | 217 | L |
1 | Huddersfield | CC2 | H | 2 | 13 | 1 | VIEW | ||
10th Mar 1962 | 218 | W |
4 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 16 | 5 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Mar 1962 | 219 | W |
3 | Liverpool City | L | H | 31 | 7 | 5 | VIEW | ||
17th Mar 1962 | 220 | L |
1 | Oldham | L | A | 7 | 10 | 2 | VIEW | ||
24th Mar 1962 | 221 | W |
1 | Widnes | L | H | 13 | 8 | 5 | VIEW | ||
31st Mar 1962 | 222 | W |
6 | Swinton | L | H | 5 | 2 | VIEW | |||
3rd Apr 1962 | 223 | W |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | VIEW | |
7th Apr 1962 | 224 | W |
6 | Hull | L | A | 12 | 8 | 2 | VIEW | ||
9th Apr 1962 | 225 | W |
4 | Leigh | L | H | 42 | 4 | 8 | VIEW | ||
14th Apr 1962 | 226 | W |
4 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 15 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | ||
20th Apr 1962 | 227 | L |
4 | Wigan | L | H | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | VIEW | |
23rd Apr 1962 | 228 | W |
4 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 37 | 5 | 3 | VIEW | ||
28th Apr 1962 | 229 | L |
1 | Wigan | L | A | 3 | 12 | VIEW | |||
5th Jan 1968 | 230 | L |
6 | Barrow | L | A | 7 | 17 | 2 | VIEW | ||
15th Jan 1968 | 231 | W |
6 | Barrow | L | H | 6 | 2 | VIEW | |||
20th Jan 1968 | 232 | W |
6 | Oldham | L | A | 26 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
22nd Jan 1968 | 233 | L |
6 | Swinton | L | H | 10 | 17 | 1 | VIEW | ||
27th Jan 1968 | 234 | L |
6 | Workington Town | L | A | 5 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
3rd Feb 1968 | 235 | L |
6 | Huddersfield | CC1 | H | 0 | 5 | VIEW | |||
17th Feb 1968 | 236 | W |
6 | Batley | L | A | 18 | 12 | VIEW | |||
23rd Feb 1968 | 237 | L |
6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 10 | 12 | VIEW | |||
6th Mar 1968 | 238 | W |
7 | Warrington | L | A | 12 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
9th Mar 1968 | 239 | W |
6 | Blackpool Borough | L | A | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | VIEW | |
16th Mar 1968 | 240 | W |
6 | Widnes | L | H | 18 | 13 | VIEW | |||
19th Mar 1968 | 241 | L |
6 | Leeds | L | H | 4 | 12 | VIEW | |||
23rd Mar 1968 | 242 | L |
7 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 3 | 23 | VIEW | |||
13th Apr 1968 | 243 | L |
6 | Widnes | L | A | 7 | 24 | 1 | VIEW | ||
9th Aug 1968 | -- | W |
7 | Swinton* | Fr Gallie Cup | H | 13 | 9 | VIEW | |||
14th Aug 1968 | 244 | W |
6 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 5 | 0 | VIEW | |||
20th Aug 1968 | 245 | W |
6 | Whitehaven | L | H | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | VIEW | |
31st Aug 1968 | 246 | W |
1 | Widnes | L | H | 24 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
2nd Sep 1968 | 247 | W |
1 | Barrow | L | A | 17 | 2 | VIEW | |||
7th Sep 1968 | 248 | W |
1 | Wigan | LC1 | H | 19 | 16 | 2 | VIEW | ||
10th Sep 1968 | 249 | W |
1 | Barrow | FTP(1) | H | 21 | 5 | 3 | VIEW | ||
18th Sep 1968 | 250 | W |
1 | Widnes | LC2 | A | 20 | 17 | VIEW | |||
19th Oct 1968 | 251 | W |
1 | Workington Town | L | A | 13 | 2 | VIEW | |||
25th Oct 1968 | 252 | W |
1 | Oldham | LCF | N | 30 | 2 | VIEW | |||
30th Oct 1968 | 253 | L |
1 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 2 | 13 | VIEW | |||
11th Nov 1968 | 254 | W |
1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 21 | 5 | 2 | VIEW | ||
16th Nov 1968 | 255 | D |
1 | Salford | L | H | 9 | 9 | VIEW | |||
23rd Nov 1968 | 256 | W |
6 | Warrington | L | A | 20 | 5 | VIEW | |||
26th Nov 1968 | 257 | W |
6 | Hull | FT2 | H | 14 | 10 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1968 | 258 | W |
1 | Wigan | L AB | H | 11 | 3 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1969 | 259 | W |
1 | Swinton | L | A | 15 | 5 | VIEW | |||
6th Jan 1969 | 260 | W |
1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 16 | 5 | VIEW | |||
11th Jan 1969 | 261 | W |
1 | Whitehaven | L | A | 9 | 7 | VIEW | |||
14th Jan 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Wigan | L | H | 13 | 3 | VIEW | |||
18th Jan 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 17 | 7 | VIEW | |||
25th Jan 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Hull | CC1 | A | 13 | 3 | VIEW | |||
25th Feb 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Oldham | CC2 | A | 15 | 6 | VIEW | |||
1st Mar 1969 | 262 | L |
1 | Warrington | CC3 | A | 2 | 4 | VIEW | |||
6th Mar 1969 | 263 | W |
1 | Huyton | L | H | 37 | 6 | VIEW | |||
11th Mar 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Barrow | L | H | 32 | 7 | VIEW | |||
15th Apr 1969 | 264 | W |
7 | Oldham | L | A | 17 | 2 | VIEW | |||
19th Apr 1969 | 265 | W |
7 | Doncaster | L | H | 57 | 5 | VIEW | |||
26th Apr 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Keighley | Ch1 | H | 25 | 7 | VIEW | |||
3rd May 1969 | --NPS | W |
14 | Featherstone Rovers | Ch2 | H | 47 | 4 | VIEW | |||
10th May 1969 | --NPS | L |
14 | Castleford | ChSF | H | 6 | 18 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 210 | LOSSES : 67 | DRAWS : 6 |
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