James Goldthorpe's Notebook
Leeds results and scorers - 1917-18
Played 34, Won 20, Drawn 10 Lost 4
Try scorers in bold , Goal scorers in standard font.
Date |
Opponents |
Grnd |
Res |
Leeds |
Opp |
Scorers for Leeds |
| 8 Sep | Hull | H | W | 44 | 0 | Lynch(3), Marshall, Woolley, Campbell(2), Blakey, Habron(2), Lynch(7) |
| 15 | Bramley | A | W | 11 | 8 | Quinn, Woolley, Habron, Lynch |
| 22 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | W | 13 | 5 | Carter, Lynch(2), Lynch(2) |
| 29 | Hunslet | H | W | 13 | 5 | Woolley, Lynch, Marshall, Chilcott, Lynch |
| 6 Oct | Halifax | H | W | 52 | 3 | Lynch(4), Chilcott, Woolley(2), Moorhouse(2), Marshall, Habron(2), Lynch(8) |
| 13 | Hull | A | W | 23 | 6 | Lynch, campbell, Carter(2), Habron, Lynch(4) |
| 20 | Dewsbury | H | W | 18 | 3 | Campbell(4), Lynch, Parkinson(2)(D) |
| 27 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | W | 32 | 7 | Habron, Campbell(2), Lynch, Marshall(2), Chilcott, Webster, Lynch(4) |
| 3 Nov | Hunslet | A | L | 5 | 7 | Lynch, Haycox(P) |
| 10 | Bradford Northern | A | D | 5 | 5 | Marshall, Haycox(P) |
| 17 | Batley | H | D | 6 | 6 | Lynch, Campbell |
| 1 Dec | Hull | H | l | 0 | 3 | - |
| 8 | Halifax | A | L | 0 | 11 | - |
| 15 | Bradford Northern | H | W | 34 | 0 | Lynch(2), Webster, Campbell(2), Carter(2), Marshall, Lynch, Hughes(3), Marshall |
| 22 | Dewsbury | A | W | 6 | 3 | Campbell(2) |
| 25 | Bramley | H | W | 21 | 2 | Campbell(2), Carter(2), Woolley(2), Habron |
| 26 | Hunslet | H | W | 22 | 13 | Marshall(2), Harkness(2) Habron, Campbell, Haycox, Lynch |
| 29 | Dewsbury | H | W | 16 | 3 | Buck, Marshall, Todd, Webster, Lynch, Hughes |
| 1918 | ||||||
| 5 Jan | Bramley | A | D | 3 | 3 | Woolley |
| 19 | Halifax | A | L | 0 | 8 | - |
| 26 | Bramley | H | W | 26 | 6 | Carter, Woolley, Sykes, Campbell, Lynch, McGee, Tingle(4) |
| 9 Feb | Dewsbury | H | L | 2 | 5 | Chilcott(P) |
| 23 | Batley | H | W | 7 | 3 | Campbell, Lynch, Tingle(D) |
| 2 Mar | Batley | A | W | 23 | 5 | Lynch(2), Campbell(3) Lynch(4) |
| 9 | Halifax | H | W | 14 | 3 | Marshall(2), Bibey, Lynch, Lynch |
| 16 | Hunslet | A | W | 3 | 0 | Woolley |
| 23 | Hull | A | L | 13 | 35 | Campbell, Webster, Chilcott, Harkness(2) |
| 30 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | W | 18 | 6 | Jones, Lockwood, Webster, RJ Ward, Harkness, Hughes(2) |
| 1 Apr | Hunslet | H | W | 18 | 6 | Woolley, Marshall(2), Campbell, Chilcott(3) |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | W | 28 | 0 | Campbell(4), Slaccy(3), Woolley, Lynch(2) |
| 20 | Dewsbury | H | L | 8 | 14 | Stacey, Campbell, Lynch |
| 27 | Dewsbury | A | D | 0 | 0 | - |
| Other Matches | ||||||
| 24 Dec | Royal Navy Depot (1) | H | L | 3 | 9 | Lynch |
| 27 | Royal Navy Depot (1) | H | L | 3 | 24 | Carter |
(1) - Match played under Rugby Union Rules.
Guest Players this season Included R J Ward (Bramley) and Stacey (Halifax).
War Time Merit Table 1917 - 18
| P | W | D | L | Pts | ||
| 1 | Barrow | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | Dewsbury | 31 | 27 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 31 | 21 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Hull | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | Broughton Rangers | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | Leigh | 31 | 19 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Halifax | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | St Helens Recreation | 26 | 16 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 | Wigan | 35 | 21 | 0 | 14 | |
| 10 | Warrington | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | |
| 11 | Widnes | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
| 12 | Swinton | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | |
| 13 | Batley | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | |
| 14 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | Hunslet | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | |
| 16 | Bramley | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| 17 | St Helens | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Brighouse Rangers | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 25 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| 20 | Salford | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |
| 21 | Runcorn | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| 22 | Rochdale Hornets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
The final positions were decided on a % basis, points were not awarded this season.