1950 and 1951 Castleford team pictures with gorilla 600

Resource type: Teams (1950s)
Contributor: Malcolm Billingham
Last updated: 22/10/2018

Description: Pic 1: - 19 April 1950. The gorilla was wheeled onto the pitch for the photograph and normally resided outside the cinema to promote the film 'Mighty Joe Young'. Home v Batley lost 8-12. Mighty Joe Young was a feature film that was very similar to 'King Kong' (it was made by the same creative team). It was showing at the local cinema and the cinema manager (one Mr Arthur Atkinson at the time) arranged for 'Joe' to be present at the Castleford game. The film was remade in 1998 starring Charlize Theron. Standing l/r Joe Anderson, Charlie Staines, Ron Lewis, Frank Mugglestone, Jimmy Jones, Dyl Harris, Arthur Fisher, Archie Ferguson, Les Haughey. Kneeling l/r Percy Aldred, George Langfield, Reg Lloyd, Harry Parker.
Pic 2: 22 August 1950. Away v Batley lost 8-6. Back l/r Les Haughey, Charlie Howard, Leo Flemming, John Hill, Frank Mugglestone, George Broughton, Joseph Anderson. Front l/r Reg Lloyd, George Langfield, Ron Lewis, Percy Aldred, Diamond Fisher, Harry Parker.
Pic 3: 13 October 1950. Home v Batley Yorkshire Cup semi-final replay won 13-9. Back l/r Les Haughey, Len Brown, Arthur Bastow, Charlie Howard, Frank Mugglestone, Leo Fleming, Jimmy Jones, Joseph Anderson. Front l/r Diamond Fisher, Percy Aldred, George Langfield, Reg Lloyd, George Broughton.
Pic 4: 4 November 1950. At Headingley v Huddersfield Yorkshire Cup final lost 3-16. Prior to kick off the teams lined up in number order and as their name was announced they peeled off to their half of the pitch. L/r Charlie Howard, Leo Flemming, Jimmy Jones, Joe Anderson, Diamond Fisher, Reg Lloyd, George Broughton, Percy Aldred, Len Brown, George Langfield, Ronnie Lewis.
Pic 5: A Team 1950-1951. YSC Cup winners. Back l/r Mr Pearson Cook, Ron Lyles, Cyril Woolford, Johnny Hill, John Cowes, Ron Walter, Jeff Ward, Bill Gunby, Les Rowley, Jim Crossley. Middle l/r George Clinton, Leo Flemming, Alf Fisher, Dick Claughton, Colin Anderson. Kneeling l/r Joey Dudley, Edward Fisher, Bill Baxter.
Pic 6: 3 February 1951 - Away v Wakefield lost 14 -10. Back l/r Dyl Harris, Jack East , Charlie Howard, Dennis Thornton, Jimmy Jones, Jack Kitching, Les Haughey. Front l/r Percy Aldred, Diamond Fisher, Irving Barraclough, George Langfield, Reg Lloyd, George Broughton.

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