Alex Murphy

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
22-04-1939
N/A
23-04-1955
St. Austins
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
16-04-1956 v Whitehaven
Halifax
1966- Leigh
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1955-1965
320 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
175
42
0
609

Biography of Alex Murphy



HERITAGE NO : 735
Alexander James Murphy by Alex Service, with additional comments from Dave Dooley

The Saints faced a fixture backlog of 3 games in 5 days shortly before the 1956 Challenge Cup Final. For the last match of the sequence, at home to Whitehaven on 11th April, the Board selected a virtual reserve side. Skipper George Parsons was the only regular on duty that day as the lads from the` A` team, inspired by the prospect of a hefty bonus, beat the Cumbrians in every department of the game. Making his debut in the 21-7 success was Alex Murphy, an effervescent little half-back who exuded an air of confidence which totally belied his youthful appearance.

Under Jim Sullivan`s expert guidance, the 16 year old was to develop rapidly into a brilliant scrum half and certainly one of the most controversial. "You either like him or loathe him", wrote one critic, "but you can never ignore him!" Whether tangling with officials, like the imposing figure of `Sergeant Major` Eric Clay or scoring a dazzling thirty-yard try, there was always something happening when `Mr. Magic` was on the field.

Thatto Heath`s greatest rugby son was born at home at 25 Sunbury Street on April 22nd, 1939. Young Murphy was so promising in later years at St. Austin`s School, that he played in both junior and senior teams at ten years of age! Town and County honours at schoolboy level soon followed, delighting his Headmaster and mentor, Gerry Landers.

As soon as he left St. Austin`s, the talented youngster was invited to further his rugby education at the Summer School held at Knowsley Road. He certainly impressed Jim Sullivan, who took the unprecedented step of allowing him to train with the first team throughout the following season - even though he was still too young to sign for the Club!

"On training nights, I would run down the sprint track with the senior backs", he remembers. "And they were no mean performers when it came to speed. The wingers were Frank Carlton and Eric Ledger, and for extra competition, there was Alec Davies just to rub it in."

Stiff competition indeed for a rather small boy of 15 complete with a heavy pair of football boots. Alex had continued to turn out for St. Austin`s intermediate team who won the final of a local Cup Competition at Knowsley Road on the eve of his 16th birthday. After the match, he was whisked up to the Boardroom to be met by Chairman Harry Cook and two other Directors - Lionel Swift and Joe Harrison, who offered him terms he had little hesitation in accepting. An `Iron Curtain` immediately descended around the lad from `Donkey Common`.

Representatives of at least four other Clubs were waiting outside as the youthful prodigy was smuggled away to Joe Harrison`s house in Millbrook Lane. The deputation spent the time playing snooker interspersed with tea and sandwiches until after the `witching hour` when the necessary forms were signed. From the Club`s angle, the deal was most satisfactory as Murphy had become a Saint for just £80 - incredible by today`s standards - yet it seemed like a King`s ransom to him at the time!

Things could not happen quickly enough for young Murphy. After several `A` team games, he asked for a run out with the big boys, was refused, and promptly demanded a transfer. The matter was soon resolved, however, and he continued to learn his trade in the tough testing ground of reserve team football. Eager to impress, the youngster tried to go it alone far too often and was receiving quite a hammering from some of the more hardened professionals on the circuit. One man who helped Murphy to curb his rather impetuous instincts was` A` team captain Max Garbler. The Aussie loose forward told him to get rid of the ball as quickly as possible and attempt only the occasional solo break to catch defences napping. Needless to say, he took no notice until one match saw him carried from the pitch in a semi-conscious state. "Now will you take my advice?" asked Garbler - when the effects of concussion had eventually subsided! Alex was glad to and the partnership, based on mutual respect, began to flourish.

Jim Sullivan was a hard taskmaster who made sure his players` feet stayed firmly on the ground - and Murphy was no exception. After his first team debut, Alex went to the next training session extra early, hoping to hear Sullivan sing his praises. Instead he received a right dressing down as the coach listed all the things he had done wrong during the match. The dejected youngster was then told to get stripped for a training session all on his own.

"That night I resolved to be so good the next I played in the first team, that even the great Jim Sullivan would have to say so," Murphy recalls. "But he himself had decided that, and from then on he would be waiting for me in his track suit to give me individual coaching before the others arrived. "

The wily Saints` coach believed that speed would lift a player out of the `ordinary` bracket into a class of his own. There was no doubting Murphy`s football ability and Sullivan concentrated on trying to improve his biggest natural asset - devastating pace. As a result, his training consisted almost exclusively of sprint work twice weekly for the next two years. Thirty yard distances were marked with silver paper and Sullivan`s instructions were to jog up to the silver paper,flat out for thirty yards, then a gradual tailing off to avoid muscle damage.

Under Sully`s lung-bursting regime, Murphy soon made the number seven jersey his own. In his first full season, 1957/58, he scorched in for 27 tries - no mean feat for a scrum half - as Saints finished in second place in the League table behind Oldham. This haul included a hat trick against Leeds in the match when Tom Van Vollenhoven made his debut. He added another two three try tricks against Swinton and Liverpool City in the same campaign. Yet even the `Master` could not have predicted his young pupil`s meteoric rise to fame over the next few months.

Without even a County appearance to his name the quicksilver Murphy was a shock choice for the forthcoming Australian tour trials. Although he gave himself little chance of success, the selectors obviously believed that speed would be a considerable asset on the hard Australian grounds. The jubilant teenager was one of six Knowsley Road favourites to be selected for the trip `Down Under` - the Club`s greatest achievement in international football to that date. Alan Prescott captained the squad and his other St. Helens team mates included Frank Carlton, GlynMoses, Abe Terry, Vince Karalius and Murphy, who at just turned 18, became the youngest ever player to be selected for an Australian tour.

The lad from Thatto Heath capped a remarkable success story by being selected for all three Tests. He was in outstanding form as Britain walloped the `Green and Golds` by the record score of 40-17 in the third and deciding Test at Sydney. Indeed, his response to some unruly behaviour from the 68,720 crowd provided Tour Manager Tom Mitchell with one of his most memorable moments `Down Under`: "Towards the end of the game the crowd started throwing oranges and beer glasses on to the field. Alex Murphy, all of 18 years old, picked up a glass and turned and toasted all four sides of the ground - a magic memory! Murphy grew from boy to man in a couple of months."

It was the start of a 13 year international career during which time Murphy made 27 appearances for Great Britain and established himself as the greatest all-round scrum half ever to play Rugby League.

In the Championship winning season of 1958/9 he romped in for a further three hat tricks against Hunslet, Hull and Workington Town as the Saints clocked up an incredible 1000+ points in league matches! Alex rounded off the season on a high as his brace of touchdowns helped lift the Championship trophy over Hunslet in one of the best rugby league matches ever to have been played. After securing his first winner`s medal in the 1960 Lancashire Cup Final over Swinton Alex lined up against Wigan in the 1961 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. In an epic battle beautiful support work by Murphy saw him scamper over for a try that separated the sides at the break. Of course the famous Vollenhoven length of the field try sealed the match for the Saints over their arch-rivals. The following season saw Alex score a try in the Lancashire Cup Final win over Swinton. At the end of that campaign Alex went on the 1962 Ashes Tour down under. It was a sweet and sour affair with Alex in fine form as Great Britain defeated Australia by two tests to one. However, Alex returned home with a serious shoulder injury and missed the first three months of the season. Alex was soon back to his best and the next two seasons saw him add a further two Lancashire Cup winner`s medals and a Western divisional Championship medal to his impressive collection.

Alex was captain of the team for the rest of his playing career at the Saints. In the 1964/5 season Alex led the team to the top of the league at the end of the season and collected the Lancashire League title on the way. His masterful leadership on the pitch and his tactical awareness were streets ahead of other mere mortals. Despite an unexpected loss in the Championship Final, Saints went into the following season with a side brimming with confidence. Murphy guided the Saints to the top of the league and into the Finals of the Challenge Cup and League Championship. Saints nearly didn`t make Wembley that year as they were trailing Hull KR in a third round tie with time up on the clock. Alex hoisted a huge `up and under` that descended in the in-goal area. Murphy following up his last gasp effort pounced on the ball and Saints were through to the semi-final. The Challenge Cup Final of 1966 was made a one-sided Final as Alex exploited Wigan`s frailties to implement a game strategy that was unbeatable on the day. His late drop goal demonstrated his ability to kill a game and the amount of time that he always seemed to have with the ball in his hand. That match had repercussions for the sport as the RFL responded with rule changes. Indeed, many pundits claim that the tap penalty and the one-point drop goal were introduced to combat Mr. Murphy`s tactical genius. One week later Alex lifted the Championship Trophy with an emphatic 35 points to 12 victory over Halifax. It was Murphy`s last donning of a Saints` jersey.

While four trophies sat on the Knowsley Road sideboard, Tommy Bishop, John Mantle and Cliff Watson travelled to Australia with Great Britain to battle for the Ashes. Skipper Alex Murphy would have been the fourth St. Helens representative, but the 26 year old, who had enjoyed a phenomenally successful testimonial year, declined to make his third trip `Down Under` - primarily for business reasons - although he was clearly disappointed at being overlooked as Tour Captain in favour of Leeds` Harry Poole.

Despite being the most successful Captain in St. Helens history, Murphy was unhappy at being `shifted out` to the threequarters and told the Club that he had no intention of playing out of position in the centre any more. By the time Alex joined his team mates for the pre-season training, two Australian Clubs had shown an interest in obtaining his signature - a move which initially appealed to him. As the 1966/67 Campaign began, Murphy declined to play and was promptly refused training facilities at Knowsley Road. He trained alone on the Pilkington Recreation Ground at Windle City and at the end of September, his written transfer request was granted by the Board who put him on the list at £12,000.

The size of the fee intentionally staggered top English and Australian Clubs and on Sunday 9th October it was announced that Leigh had secured his services on contract at an agreed wage in the position of Coach - clearly a reaction to the `ridiculous and unrealistic` price put on his head. As long as he did not play for the East Lancashire Club, the perplexed St. Helens Board would receive absolutely nothing.

Yet 24 hours later came news of an offer from North Sydney which it was thought impossible to refuse. Murphy would have earned £10,000 over 4 years, with Norths agreeing to pay St. Helens £8,000 for releasing him from their register. Despite his contract with Leigh, Major Jack Rubin the Chairman would not stand in his way.

"We were all set to go," Murphy later recalled. "1 had put my house up for sale, my wife resigned from her teaching post and I packed in my business and sold my lorry and machinery."

When the Australian contract arrived, however, Murphy shocked the St. Helens Club by returning it unsigned! At the eleventh hour he had accepted a new £30 a week 5 year agreement with Leigh as the highest paid Coach in the Rugby League.

By a bitter irony, Murphy`s first game at the helm was against his still-seething former Club in a league match at Hilton Park on November 2nd. An injury-hit St. Helens outfit, who had played at Barrow in the Floodlit Competition the previous night, lost their 10 match unbeaten run by 29-5 to a faster and more determined Leigh side.

"It never entered my mind to leave Saints in the first place." revealed Murphy in the Rugby Leaguer in 1987. "But events took over and there was a lot of pride involved on both sides and the situation reached the stage where a parting of the ways became inevitable." The final chapter in the `Murphy Affair` saw Leigh secure his playing registration after much wrangling for £6,000 twelve months later. He made his debut against Oldham on 19 August 1967. His Leigh Heritage Number is 755.

On Wednesday 15th September 1967, Alex Murphy`s first appearance as a Leigh player at St. Helens caused traffic chaos as over 20,000 packed into Knowsley Road. This time not even the great man`s presence on the field was enough to prevent a crushing 22- 0 defeat by Joe Coan`s rampaging Saints. Such setbacks proved to be rare, however, for Murphy followed in the footsteps of his mentor Jim Sullivan. It was the start of a new and equally successful career as a player-coach with Leigh and Warrington, and Coach of Salford, Wigan, Leigh (twice) and England.

Nearly two decades after the initial break with St. Helens, on November 18th 1985, the prodigal son returned in a blaze of glory to take charge of his hometown team. A jubilant Murphy, hailed as the `Messiah` by Chairman Lawrie Prescott insisted that his wandering days were now over.

"l am going to make St. Helens the best Club side in the World." vowed the irrepressible `Mr. Magic`. It`s Wigan at the moment, but we are going to take their place. The war starts now!"

By Alex Service with additional comments from Dave Dooley


SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1955~560 0 0 1
1956~57 10 0 0 18
1957~5827 5 0 38
1958~5931 0 0 36
1959~6021 1 0 34
1960~6123 10 0 33
1961~62 11 6 0 31
1962~63 11 2 0 24
1963~6417 3 0 36
1964~6512 10 0 32
1965~66 12 5 0 37
TOTALS:175 42 0 320
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1957~583001
1958~593103
1959~600001
1960~611001
1963~642101
1964~653002
TOTALS:12209

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
16th Apr 1956 1
W
 7 Whitehaven L H 22 7 VIEW
27th Oct 1956 2
L
 7 Workington Town L H 9 11 1 VIEW
6th Jan 1957 3
W
 6 Warrington L H 33 7 1 VIEW
12th Jan 1957 4
W
 6 Swinton L A 14 9 1 VIEW
19th Jan 1957 5
L
 6 Leeds L A 11 22 1 VIEW
26th Jan 1957 6
W
 6 Barrow L H 59 5 1 VIEW
2nd Feb 1957 7
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets L A 23 8 1 VIEW
9th Feb 1957 8
L
 6 Whitehaven CC1 A 8 9 VIEW
16th Feb 1957 9
D
 6 Hull L H 9 9 VIEW
16th Mar 1957 10
W
 7 Bradford Northern L H 23 6 1 VIEW
20th Mar 1957 11
W
 7 Halifax L A 10 4 VIEW
23rd Mar 1957 12
W
 7 Huddersfield L A 10 9 VIEW
3rd Apr 1957 13
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 5 2 VIEW
6th Apr 1957 14
W
 7 Leeds L H 44 3 VIEW
13th Apr 1957 15
W
 7 Swinton L H 34 0 2 VIEW
15th Apr 1957 16
L
 7 Barrow L A 8 11 VIEW
19th Apr 1957 17
L
 7 Wigan L A 11 19 VIEW
20th Apr 1957 18
L
 7 Workington Town L A 3 26 VIEW
22nd Apr 1957 19
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L H 48 10 1 VIEW
10th Aug 1957 --
W
 7 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup H 79 13 3 VIEW
17th Aug 1957 20
W
 7 Widnes L A 22 13 1 VIEW
21st Aug 1957 21
W
 7 Huddersfield L H 28 8 1 VIEW
24th Aug 1957 22
W
 7 Hunslet L H 30 9 VIEW
26th Aug 1957 23
W
 7 Oldham L A 21 7 VIEW
31st Aug 1957 24
W
 7 Workington Town LC1 A 16 12 VIEW
7th Sep 1957 25
L
 7 Leeds L A 5 23 VIEW
12th Sep 1957 26
W
 7 Blackpool Borough LC2 A 28 12 2 VIEW
14th Sep 1957 27
W
 7 Hull L H 13 4 VIEW
12th Oct 1957 28
W
 7 Whitehaven L H 26 9 2 VIEW
19th Oct 1957 29
W
 7 Liverpool City L A 28 4 1 VIEW
26th Oct 1957 30
W
 7 Leeds L H 36 7 3 VIEW
2nd Nov 1957 31
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 15 7 1 VIEW
9th Nov 1957 32
W
 7 Swinton L H 43 11 3 VIEW
16th Nov 1957 33
W
 7 Barrow L A 18 12 VIEW
23rd Nov 1957 34
W
 7 Workington Town L H 29 6 VIEW
30th Nov 1957 35
W
 7 Warrington L A 13 11 VIEW
7th Dec 1957 36
W
 7 Barrow L H 25 7 1 VIEW
14th Dec 1957 37
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L A 10 5 VIEW
25th Dec 1957 38
W
 7 Leigh L H 11 9 VIEW
26th Dec 1957 39
W
 7 Wigan L A 12 9 VIEW
1st Jan 1958 40
L
 7 Leigh L A 5 15 VIEW
4th Jan 1958 41
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L H 51 0 1 VIEW
11th Jan 1958 42
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L A 17 7 VIEW
18th Jan 1958 43
W
 7 Liverpool City L H 27 8 3 VIEW
1st Feb 1958 44
L
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 12 17 1 VIEW
12th Feb 1958 45
W
 7 Hunslet CC1 A 15 0 1 VIEW
15th Feb 1958 46
W
 7 Oldham L H 5 4 1 VIEW
22nd Feb 1958 47
W
 7 Keighley CC2 A 19 4 2 VIEW
1st Mar 1958 48
L
 7 Workington Town L A 10 15 VIEW
8th Mar 1958 49
L
 7 Featherstone Rovers CC3 A 0 5 VIEW
15th Mar 1958 50
L
 7 Hull L A 11 22 2 VIEW
22nd Mar 1958 51
W
 7 Widnes L H 14 7 VIEW
29th Mar 1958 52
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L H 25 11 1 VIEW
4th Apr 1958 53
W
 7 Wigan L H 32 7 VIEW
5th Apr 1958 54
W
 7 Hunslet L A 33 2 VIEW
7th Apr 1958 55
W
 7 Halifax L A 18 2 VIEW
14th Apr 1958 56
W
 7 Salford L H 42 8 2 VIEW
3rd May 1958 57
L
 7 Workington Town ChSF H 13 14 3 VIEW
6th Sep 1958 58
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 24 14 VIEW
8th Sep 1958 59
W
 7 Leigh LC2 A 12 2 VIEW
13th Sep 1958 60
W
 7 Halifax L H 45 20 1 VIEW
17th Sep 1958 61
W
 7 Barrow LCSF H 18 6 VIEW
20th Sep 1958 62
W
 7 Warrington L A 29 15 1 VIEW
27th Sep 1958 63
W
 7 Hunslet L H 31 15 3 VIEW
11th Oct 1958 64
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 15 8 VIEW
18th Oct 1958 65
D
 7 Workington Town L A 10 10 VIEW
25th Oct 1958 66
L
 7 Oldham LCF N 2 12 VIEW
1st Nov 1958 67
W
 7 Salford L A 28 12 VIEW
8th Nov 1958 68
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L H 42 12 2 VIEW
15th Nov 1958 69
W
 7 Featherstone Rovers L A 36 9 1 VIEW
29th Nov 1958 70
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 25 2 1 VIEW
6th Dec 1958 71
W
 7 Leeds L H 38 12 2 VIEW
13th Dec 1958 72
W
 7 Swinton L H 32 3 1 VIEW
20th Dec 1958 73
W
 7 Barrow L A 7 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1958 74
W
 7 Wigan L H 13 9 VIEW
27th Dec 1958 75
W
 7 Oldham L H 22 6 1 VIEW
1st Jan 1959 76
W
 7 Leigh L H 9 6 VIEW
3rd Jan 1959 77
L
 7 Leeds L A 11 12 VIEW
24th Jan 1959 78
L
 7 Hunslet L A 11 19 1 VIEW
31st Jan 1959 79
W
 7 Whitehaven L H 27 3 1 VIEW
14th Feb 1959 80
W
 7 Barrow L H 71 15 2 VIEW
21st Feb 1959 81
W
 7 Oldham CC1 A 7 6 VIEW
28th Feb 1959 82
W
 7 Widnes L H 38 4 1 VIEW
7th Mar 1959 83
W
 7 Dewsbury CC2 H 35 8 VIEW
16th Mar 1959 84
W
 7 Salford L H 44 4 2 VIEW
21st Mar 1959 85
L
 7 Featherstone Rovers CC3 A 6 20 1 VIEW
27th Mar 1959 86
L
 6 Wigan L A 14 19 1 VIEW
30th Mar 1959 87
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L H 46 11 1 VIEW
14th Apr 1959 88
W
 7 Hull L H 37 16 3 VIEW
18th Apr 1959 89
L
 7 Swinton L A 11 19 1 VIEW
25th Apr 1959 90
W
 7 Liverpool City L H 41 22 VIEW
27th Apr 1959 91
L
 7 Oldham L A 14 15 1 VIEW
2nd May 1959 92
W
 7 Oldham ChSF H 42 4 1 VIEW
16th May 1959 93
W
 7 Hunslet ChF N 44 22 2 VIEW
18th May 1959 --
W
 7 Welsh XIII* Fr Tour P 44 28 VIEW
20th May 1959 --
W
 7 Welsh XIII* Fr Tour L 35 19 1 VIEW
23rd May 1959 --
W
 7 Welsh XIII* Fr Tour C 47 31 2 1 VIEW
8th Aug 1959 --
W
 7 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup H 50 3 VIEW
15th Aug 1959 94
W
 7 Widnes L A 27 14 1 VIEW
17th Aug 1959 95
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L H 59 17 2 VIEW
22nd Aug 1959 96
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 40 7 1 VIEW
26th Aug 1959 97
W
 7 Swinton L A 32 9 1 VIEW
29th Aug 1959 98
W
 7 Swinton LC1 A 17 9 VIEW
2nd Sep 1959 99
W
 7 Widnes L H 22 0 VIEW
19th Sep 1959 100
W
 7 Hunslet L H 38 17 VIEW
30th Sep 1959 101
W
 7 Whitehaven LCSF A 18 2 1 VIEW
3rd Oct 1959 102
W
 7 Salford L H 40 11 VIEW
10th Oct 1959 103
L
 7 Australia Tour H 2 15 VIEW
24th Oct 1959 104
W
 7 Hull L H 29 11 1 VIEW
31st Oct 1959 105
L
 7 Warrington LCF N 4 5 VIEW
7th Nov 1959 106
W
 6 Liverpool City L H 40 17 2 VIEW
14th Nov 1959 107
W
 7 Dewsbury L A 20 15 1 1 VIEW
21st Nov 1959 108
W
 6 Halifax L H 25 10 1 VIEW
28th Nov 1959 109
L
 6 Leeds L A 11 24 1 VIEW
5th Dec 1959 110
L
 7 Workington Town L H 11 12 VIEW
19th Dec 1959 111
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets L H 26 2 2 VIEW
25th Dec 1959 112
W
 6 Leigh L H 14 10 VIEW
26th Dec 1959 113
W
 6 Wigan L A 19 7 VIEW
1st Jan 1960 114
W
 6 Leigh L A 12 4 VIEW
9th Jan 1960 115
W
 6 Warrington L H 40 6 VIEW
16th Jan 1960 116
W
 6 Barrow L A 16 8 1 VIEW
23rd Jan 1960 117
W
 6 Oldham L H 27 6 VIEW
30th Jan 1960 118
D
 6 Salford L A 2 2 VIEW
12th Mar 1960 119
W
 6 Barrow L H 13 12 VIEW
19th Mar 1960 120
L
 6 Halifax L A 15 20 1 VIEW
2nd Apr 1960 121
W
 6 Swinton L H 46 10 1 VIEW
15th Apr 1960 122
W
 7 Wigan L H 12 4 1 VIEW
16th Apr 1960 123
W
 6 Whitehaven L H 41 5 2 VIEW
18th Apr 1960 124
W
 6 Hull L A 10 7 VIEW
23rd Apr 1960 125
W
 6 Hunslet L A 20 8 1 VIEW
26th Apr 1960 126
W
 6 Oldham L A 10 2 VIEW
7th May 1960 127
L
 6 Wigan ChSF H 9 19 VIEW
6th Aug 1960 --
W
 6 Liverpool City* Fr Charity Cup H 34 10 1 VIEW
15th Aug 1960 128
W
 6 Liverpool City L H 17 9 VIEW
20th Aug 1960 129
W
 6 Hunslet L H 22 10 1 VIEW
27th Aug 1960 130
W
 6 Widnes LC1 A 19 17 2 VIEW
3rd Sep 1960 131
L
 6 Wakefield Trinity L H 5 18 VIEW
7th Sep 1960 132
W
 7 Wigan LC2 H 7 4 VIEW
17th Sep 1960 133
W
 7 Oldham L H 26 12 2 VIEW
15th Oct 1960 134
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L A 34 13 2 3 VIEW
17th Oct 1960 135
W
 7 Leigh LCSF A 15 2 VIEW
22nd Oct 1960 136
W
 7 Wigan L H 11 6 2 1 VIEW
29th Oct 1960 137
W
 7 Swinton LCF N 15 9 VIEW
12th Nov 1960 138
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L A 38 5 2 VIEW
19th Nov 1960 139
W
 7 Barrow L A 29 15 VIEW
26th Nov 1960 140
W
 7 Workington Town L H 47 2 1 VIEW
24th Dec 1960 141
W
 7 Salford L A 17 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1960 142
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L H 51 4 2 VIEW
2nd Jan 1961 143
W
 7 Leigh L H 10 4 VIEW
16th Jan 1961 144
W
 7 Hull L H 22 15 1 VIEW
21st Jan 1961 145
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 15 11 1 VIEW
4th Feb 1961 146
L
 7 Warrington L H 7 8 VIEW
16th Feb 1961 147
W
 6 Widnes CC1(rep) A 29 10 2 VIEW
18th Feb 1961 148
W
 7 Widnes L H 44 7 1 VIEW
25th Feb 1961 149
W
 7 Castleford CC2 A 18 10 1 VIEW
11th Mar 1961 150
W
 7 Swinton CC3 H 17 9 1 VIEW
18th Mar 1961 151
W
 7 Halifax L A 19 12 1 VIEW
27th Mar 1961 152
L
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 2 4 VIEW
31st Mar 1961 153
L
 6 Wigan L A 2 12 VIEW
1st Apr 1961 154
L
 7 Workington Town L A 11 12 VIEW
3rd Apr 1961 155
L
 6 Swinton L H 3 10 VIEW
15th Apr 1961 156
W
 6 Hull CCSF N 26 9 VIEW
19th Apr 1961 157
W
 6 Widnes L A 17 5 VIEW
29th Apr 1961 158
W
 6 Featherstone Rovers L H 38 0 6 VIEW
6th May 1961 159
L
 6 Leeds ChSF A 4 11 VIEW
13th May 1961 160
W
 6 Wigan CCF N 12 6 1 VIEW
19th Aug 1961 161
W
 7 Leeds L H 20 5 1 VIEW
26th Aug 1961 162
L
 7 Swinton L A 6 15 1 VIEW
30th Aug 1961 163
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 10 5 1 VIEW
2nd Sep 1961 164
W
 6 Leigh LC1 H 43 8 2 VIEW
9th Sep 1961 165
W
 7 Salford L A 24 7 VIEW
12th Sep 1961 166
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L A 14 2 VIEW
16th Sep 1961 167
W
 7 Whitehaven L H 44 0 1 1 VIEW
23rd Sep 1961 168
W
 7 Barrow L A 34 2 VIEW
2nd Oct 1961 169
W
 7 Oldham LC2 H 30 7 1 VIEW
7th Oct 1961 170
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 10 3 VIEW
10th Oct 1961 171
W
 7 Salford LCSF H 21 2 1 VIEW
14th Oct 1961 172
W
 7 New Zealand Tour H 25 10 VIEW
28th Oct 1961 173
L
 7 Warrington L A 7 11 VIEW
11th Nov 1961 174
W
 7 Swinton LCF N 25 9 1 VIEW
18th Nov 1961 175
L
 7 Widnes L A 12 13 VIEW
25th Nov 1961 176
W
 7 Workington Town L H 16 7 VIEW
9th Dec 1961 177
L
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 10 12 VIEW
6th Jan 1962 178
W
 6 Barrow L H 30 6 VIEW
20th Jan 1962 179
W
 6 Warrington L H 11 7 3 VIEW
27th Jan 1962 180
L
 7 Workington Town L A 7 23 VIEW
3rd Feb 1962 181
W
 6 Huddersfield L H 36 5 VIEW
10th Feb 1962 182
W
 6 Salford CC1 A 15 2 VIEW
3rd Mar 1962 183
L
 6 Huddersfield CC2 H 2 13 VIEW
13th Mar 1962 184
W
 7 Liverpool City L H 31 7 1 VIEW
17th Mar 1962 185
L
 7 Oldham L A 7 10 VIEW
7th Apr 1962 186
W
 3 Hull L A 12 8 1 VIEW
9th Apr 1962 187
W
 6 Leigh L H 42 4 VIEW
14th Apr 1962 188
W
 6 Blackpool Borough L A 15 2 VIEW
20th Apr 1962 189
L
 6 Wigan L H 16 18 VIEW
23rd Apr 1962 190
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L H 37 5 1 VIEW
28th Apr 1962 191
L
 7 Wigan L A 3 12 1 VIEW
24th Nov 1962 192
W
 6 Huddersfield L H 36 3 VIEW
8th Dec 1962 193
W
 6 Leeds L H 13 6 VIEW
15th Dec 1962 194
L
 6 Wakefield Trinity L A 7 10 VIEW
22nd Dec 1962 195
W
 6 Hull L H 27 14 2 VIEW
9th Mar 1963 196
L
 6 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 2 3 VIEW
11th Mar 1963 197
L
 7 Halifax CC1 A 2 9 VIEW
23rd Mar 1963 198
W
 7 Bramley L H 38 0 VIEW
26th Mar 1963 199
W
 7 Wigan L H 20 11 VIEW
30th Mar 1963 200
W
 7 Featherstone Rovers L A 17 10 VIEW
1st Apr 1963 201
W
 7 Workington Town L H 29 0 VIEW
6th Apr 1963 202
W
 7 Halifax L H 33 3 2 VIEW
12th Apr 1963 203
W
 7 Wigan L A 24 4 1 VIEW
13th Apr 1963 204
L
 6 Swinton L A 8 9 VIEW
15th Apr 1963 205
L
 7 Swinton L H 9 24 1 VIEW
20th Apr 1963 206
W
 7 Featherstone Rovers L H 18 5 VIEW
27th Apr 1963 207
L
 7 Hull L A 7 15 1 VIEW
29th Apr 1963 208
L
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 15 16 VIEW
4th May 1963 209
W
 7 Widnes L A 25 2 2 1 VIEW
6th May 1963 210
W
 7 Oldham L H 22 8 VIEW
13th May 1963 211
W
 7 Widnes L H 14 6 VIEW
18th May 1963 212
W
 7 Bramley L A 21 9 VIEW
25th May 1963 213
W
 7 Halifax L A 33 5 VIEW
27th May 1963 214
W
 7 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 16 15 2 VIEW
30th May 1963 215
W
 6 Oldham L A 24 9 1 VIEW
17th Aug 1963 --
W
 7 Liverpool City* Fr Charity Cup H 34 8 2 1 VIEW
2nd Sep 1963 216
W
 7 Hunslet L A 15 7 1 VIEW
7th Sep 1963 217
W
 6 Swinton LC1 A 12 2 VIEW
14th Sep 1963 218
W
 6 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 40 5 1 VIEW
16th Sep 1963 219
W
 6 Workington Town LC2 H 28 4 VIEW
21st Sep 1963 220
L
 6 Halifax L A 5 13 VIEW
19th Oct 1963 221
W
 6 Hull L H 11 10 VIEW
26th Oct 1963 222
W
 7 Leigh LCF N 15 4 VIEW
2nd Nov 1963 223
W
 7 Warrington L H 19 8 VIEW
16th Nov 1963 224
D
 7 Featherstone Rovers L H 11 11 VIEW
30th Nov 1963 225
W
 7 Liverpool City WDC H 16 0 VIEW
7th Dec 1963 226
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L A 8 7 1 VIEW
14th Dec 1963 227
L
 7 Halifax L H 12 13 1 VIEW
28th Dec 1963 228
W
 7 Workington Town L A 5 0 VIEW
1st Jan 1964 229
L
 6 Swinton L H 6 8 1 VIEW
4th Jan 1964 230
W
 6 Salford WDC A 15 5 VIEW
11th Jan 1964 231
L
 3 Hunslet L H 10 12 2 VIEW
25th Jan 1964 232
W
 6 Keighley L H 28 3 1 VIEW
1st Feb 1964 233
W
 6 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 9 5 VIEW
8th Feb 1964 234
L
 6 Castleford CC1 H 6 13 VIEW
15th Feb 1964 235
W
 6 Barrow WDC A 14 10 1 VIEW
22nd Feb 1964 236
L
 3 Leeds L H 6 14 VIEW
29th Feb 1964 237
W
 7 Warrington L A 17 10 VIEW
7th Mar 1964 238
W
 7 Huddersfield L A 16 11 VIEW
14th Mar 1964 239
W
 7 Workington Town L H 14 8 VIEW
21st Mar 1964 240
W
 6 Whitehaven WDC H 50 7 1 VIEW
27th Mar 1964 241
W
 6 Wigan L H 11 5 1 VIEW
28th Mar 1964 242
W
 7 Salford WDC H 24 13 VIEW
11th Apr 1964 243
W
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 24 10 2 VIEW
15th Apr 1964 244
W
 7 Whitehaven WDC A 3 0 1 VIEW
18th Apr 1964 245
W
 7 Liverpool City WDC A 32 7 1 VIEW
22nd Apr 1964 246
W
 7 Wigan L A 22 13 1 1 VIEW
25th Apr 1964 247
W
 7 Widnes L A 19 8 1 1 VIEW
1st May 1964 248
W
 7 Oldham WDCSF H 22 11 VIEW
6th May 1964 249
W
 7 Hull L A 17 9 VIEW
16th May 1964 250
W
 7 Swinton WDCF N 10 7 VIEW
27th May 1964 251
L
 7 Castleford L A 10 11 1 VIEW
14th Aug 1964 --
W
 7 Swinton* Fr Gallie Cup H 22 2 2 VIEW
29th Aug 1964 252
W
 7 Widnes L H 29 6 2 VIEW
31st Aug 1964 253
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 15 5 VIEW
5th Sep 1964 254
W
 7 Liverpool City LC1 A 41 11 1 VIEW
12th Sep 1964 255
W
 7 Blackpool Borough L H 37 5 2 5 VIEW
14th Sep 1964 256
W
 7 Barrow LC2 A 22 11 VIEW
29th Sep 1964 257
W
 7 Warrington LCSF A 10 8 1 VIEW
3rd Oct 1964 258
W
 7 Workington Town L H 32 6 VIEW
24th Oct 1964 259
W
 7 Swinton LCF N 12 4 VIEW
7th Nov 1964 260
W
 7 Warrington L H 26 10 1 1 VIEW
14th Nov 1964 261
W
 7 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 25 12 1 VIEW
21st Nov 1964 262
W
 7 Barrow L H 37 3 1 VIEW
19th Dec 1964 263
W
 7 Leigh L H 10 7 VIEW
1st Jan 1965 264
W
 7 Swinton L A 11 5 1 VIEW
9th Jan 1965 265
W
 7 Liverpool City L H 23 3 VIEW
16th Jan 1965 266
L
 7 Warrington L A 4 6 1 VIEW
27th Jan 1965 --
W
 7 Other Nationalities* Fr Opening of Floodl H 19 2 1 VIEW
6th Feb 1965 267
W
 7 Castleford CC1 H 22 9 1 1 VIEW
16th Feb 1965 268
W
 7 Salford L H 12 6 VIEW
20th Feb 1965 269
W
 7 Huddersfield L H 28 6 1 VIEW
27th Feb 1965 270
L
 7 Wigan CC2 A 2 7 VIEW
13th Mar 1965 271
W
 7 Oldham L A 15 9 VIEW
16th Mar 1965 272
L
 7 Wakefield Trinity L H 2 9 VIEW
20th Mar 1965 273
L
 6 Wakefield Trinity L A 4 5 VIEW
23rd Mar 1965 274
L
 7 Wigan L H 6 10 VIEW
30th Mar 1965 275
W
 6 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 8 2 VIEW
5th Apr 1965 276
W
 7 Barrow L A 21 14 VIEW
16th Apr 1965 277
W
 6 Wigan L A 16 8 1 VIEW
17th Apr 1965 278
W
 7 Widnes L A 14 2 VIEW
19th Apr 1965 279
W
 7 Swinton L H 16 5 VIEW
21st Apr 1965 --NPS
W
 14 Huddersfield L A 20 6 VIEW
24th Apr 1965 280
W
 7 Barrow Ch1 H 23 7 1 VIEW
30th Apr 1965 281
W
 7 Hull Kingston Rovers Ch2 H 24 6 VIEW
15th May 1965 282
W
 6 Wakefield Trinity ChSF H 10 5 VIEW
22nd May 1965 283
L
 6 Halifax ChF N 7 15 VIEW
20th Aug 1965 284
W
 7 Halifax L H 15 4 VIEW
24th Aug 1965 285
W
 7 Rochdale Hornets L A 17 9 1 VIEW
28th Aug 1965 286
W
 7 Castleford L A 19 15 VIEW
30th Aug 1965 287
W
 7 Whitehaven L H 30 5 VIEW
4th Sep 1965 288
W
 7 Warrington L A 11 2 VIEW
10th Sep 1965 289
L
 7 Swinton LC1 H 7 8 1 VIEW
18th Sep 1965 290
W
 6 Castleford L H 21 6 1 VIEW
27th Sep 1965 291
W
 7 Widnes L A 9 4 VIEW
1st Oct 1965 292
W
 6 Oldham L H 23 17 2 VIEW
5th Oct 1965 293
W
 6 Leigh FT1 H 25 19 VIEW
9th Nov 1965 294
W
 6 Huddersfield L H 11 4 VIEW
19th Nov 1965 295
W
 6 Rochdale Hornets L H 19 7 VIEW
27th Nov 1965 296
D
 6 Wakefield Trinity L H 9 9 VIEW
4th Dec 1965 297
W
 7 Whitehaven L A 4 2 VIEW
7th Dec 1965 298
W
 6 Swinton FTSF H 9 5 1 VIEW
14th Dec 1965 299
L
 6 Castleford FTF H 0 4 VIEW
17th Dec 1965 300
W
 3 Blackpool Borough L H 21 9 2 VIEW
1st Jan 1966 301
W
 3 Salford L H 16 3 VIEW
29th Jan 1966 302
W
 3 Halifax L A 5 2 VIEW
1st Feb 1966 303
W
 3 Widnes L H 9 4 1 VIEW
5th Feb 1966 304
W
 3 Blackpool Borough L A 25 11 VIEW
14th Feb 1966 305
W
 3 Leigh L H 17 2 VIEW
19th Feb 1966 306
L
 3 Wakefield Trinity L A 12 20 1 VIEW
26th Feb 1966 307
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity CC1 A 10 0 VIEW
1st Mar 1966 308
W
 3 Warrington L H 22 6 VIEW
8th Mar 1966 309
W
 3 Liverpool City L H 16 2 VIEW
12th Mar 1966 310
W
 3 Huddersfield L A 8 7 VIEW
19th Mar 1966 311
W
 3 Swinton CC2 H 16 4 VIEW
2nd Apr 1966 312
W
 6 Hull Kingston Rovers CC3 H 12 10 1 VIEW
8th Apr 1966 313
W
 3 Wigan L H 17 10 1 1 VIEW
16th Apr 1966 314
W
 3 Dewsbury CCSF N 12 5 VIEW
22nd Apr 1966 315
L
 3 Swinton L H 10 15 VIEW
25th Apr 1966 316
W
 3 Liverpool City L A 28 3 2 VIEW
7th May 1966 317
W
 3 Oldham Ch2 H 15 10 VIEW
14th May 1966 318
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers ChSF H 14 6 VIEW
21st May 1966 319
W
 3 Wigan CCF N 21 2 1 VIEW
28th May 1966 320
W
 3 Halifax ChF N 35 12 1 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 259 | LOSSES : 66 | DRAWS : 5

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