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1945 and 1946 Castleford team pictures (Image 2) 596

Resource type: Teams (1940s)
Contributor: Malcolm Billingham
Last updated: 27/06/2017

Description: Pic 2: A Team 1946- 1947. Back l/r Bill Baxter, Maxwell Robinson, John Hill, Harry Townsley, Harold Fox, Harry Slater, Mr W Smith. Middle l/r Gordon Booth, George Clinton, Robert Taylor, Colin Ripley, Arthur Bedford. Front Fred Church and Geoff Cavanagh. Inset: Geoff Briggs

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Pic 1: French trip 1945: A group of players and officials who visited France to help re-establish rugby league after the game had been banned by the Vichy Government during the war years. The team took a week out of their domestic season to play two friendlies in France. On 17th November 1945 they beat Cote Basque 11-8 and on 18th November they drew 8-8 with Bordeaux. This photograph was included in Len Garbett's book courtesy of Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd. Players and officials pictured are: (Left to Right) Gordon Booth; Gordon Cottington; Mr Stanley Hirst (Director); Eric Jones; Ken Brookes; Jack East; Ray Hamer; George Clinton; Ronnie Lewis (front); Eddie Lavender (behind); Jim Nicholls; Mr Gideon Shaw (Chairman); Mr Harry Harrison (Director - front); Tommy Taylor (behind); Harold Haley; Mr Albert Smith (Director); Mr Frank Briggs (Director); Tommy Hardy; Billy Rhodes (Trainer); Frank Smith.


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Pic 2: A Team 1946- 1947. Back l/r Bill Baxter, Maxwell Robinson, John Hill, Harry Townsley, Harold Fox, Harry Slater, Mr W Smith. Middle l/r Gordon Booth, George Clinton, Robert Taylor, Colin Ripley, Arthur Bedford. Front Fred Church and Geoff Cavanagh. Inset: Geoff Briggs

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Pic 3: 14 September 1946. Away v Leeds (Yorkshire Cup 1st Round 1st leg) won 8-11. Back l/r Pat McManus, Harold Fox, Harold Haley, Eddie Lavender, Geoff Briggs, Ron Copley, Charlie Staines. Front l/r Eric Jones, Fred Church, Jim Robinson, George Langfield, Reg Lloyd, Norman Guest.

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