James Goldthorpe's Notebook
Leeds results and scorers - 1931-32
Played 48, Won 33, Drawn 2, Lost 13
Try scorers in bold , Goal scorers in standard font.
Date |
Opponents |
Grnd |
Res |
Leeds |
Opp |
Scorers for Leeds |
| 29 Aug | York | H | W | 12 | 8 | S Smith, O'Rourke, Thompson(3)(P) |
| 5 Sep | Featherstone Rovers | A | W | 15 | 11 | S Smith, R Smith, Harris, Thompson(3)(2P) |
| 12 | Keighley | A | W | 40 | 4 | Jenkins, Busch, Harris(2),S Smith(2), Moores(2), Thompson(8)(2P) |
| 14 | Bradford Northern | H | W | 75 | 18 | Harris(8), O'Rourke(2), S Smith(3), Moores(3), Busch, O'Rourke(3), James(3)(P), Busch, Moores(5), |
| 19 | Batley | H | W | 10 | 5 | Moores, Harris, Thompson(2) |
| 26 | Hunslet | A | W | 8 | 2 | Goulthorpe, Harris, Thompson |
| 3 Oct | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | W | 12 | 2 | Glossop(2), Moores, Harris |
| 17 | Wakefield Trinity | A | W | 16 | 8 | Harris(2), Goulthorpe(2), Thompson(2) |
| 24 | Huddersfield | H | L | 10 | 12 | Harris, S Smith, Thompson(2P) |
| 31 | Barrow | H | W | 43 | 10 | Harris(3), Moores, Douglas, Adams, Williams, S Smith, Goulthorpe, Thompson(8)(P) |
| 7 Nov | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | W | 16 | 3 | Thompson, Adams, Moores, Lowe, Thompson(2)(P) |
| 14 | St Helens Rec. | H | W | 28 | 8 | S Smith(2), Harris, Douglas, Moores, Goulthorpe, Thompson(5) |
| 21 | Barrow | A | D | 7 | 7 | Adams, Thompson(2P) |
| 28 | Castleford | A | L | 13 | 22 | Harris, Goulthorpe, Adams, Thompson(2)(P) |
| 5 Dec | Hunslet | H | W | 6 | 4 | S Smith*, Busch |
| 12 | Huddersfield | A | L | 2 | 6 | Thompson(P) |
| 19 | Bramley | H | W | 17 | 13 | Harris, S Smith(2), Thompson(4)(P) |
| 25 | Batley | A | W | 7 | 5 | S Smith, Thompson(2)(P) |
| 26 | Wakefield Trinity | H | L | 7 | 22 | Jenkins, Thompson(2)(P) |
| 28 | Wigan | H | W | 9 | 5 | Harris, Douglas, S Smith |
| 1932 | ||||||
| 1 Jan | Halifax | A | W | 7 | 4 | O'Rourke, Thompson(2)(P) |
| 2 | Featherstone Rovers | H | W | 31 | 10 | S Smith(3), Satterthwaite, Grainge, Westwood, Harris, Thompson(5)(3P) |
| 9 | York | A | L | 2 | 10 | Thompson(P) |
| 16 | Swinton | H | L | 2 | 4 | Thompson(P) |
| 23 | Swinton | A | W | 11 | 8 | Moores, O'Rourke(2), Thompson |
| 30 | Hull | H | L | 2 | 3 | Thompson(P) |
| 13 Feb | Bramley | A | W | 18 | 2 | S Smith, Thompson, Harris, Adams, Thompson(3)(P) |
| 27 | Oldham | A | W | 19 | 0 | S Smith(2), Moores, Douglas, O'Rourke, Thompson(2) |
| 29 | Keighley | H | W | 27 | 11 | S Smith(2), Thompson, Cox, Lowe, Harris, Moores, Thompson(3)(P) |
| 12 Mar | Bradford Northern | A | W | 33 | 11 | O'Rourke(2), Williams, Goulthorpe(2), Satterthwaite, Lowe, Thompson(6) |
| 25 | Halifax | H | A(1) | - | - | - |
| 26 | Hull | A | L | 3 | 7 | Grainge |
| 28 | Dewsbury | A | L | 4 | 7 | Satterthwaite(2P) |
| 2 Apr | Oldham | H | L | 4 | 10 | Thompson(2P) |
| 13 | Dewsbury | H | W | 17 | 15 | Moores, Harris, Jones(2), O'Rourke, Moores |
| 16 | Castleford | H | W | 20 | 0 | O'Rourke, Goulthorpe, Harris, Busch, Jones(4)(2P) |
| 18 | Halifax | H | W | 18 | 10 | Williams(2), Moores, O'Rourke, Goldie(2)(P), O'Rourke |
| 21 | St Helens Rec. | A | W | 16 | 13 | Harris(2), Cox, Moores, O'Rourke, Moores |
| 23 | Wigan | A | W | 16 | 7 | Harris(3), O'Rourke, Jones(2) |
| League Semi-Final | ||||||
| 30 | St Helens | A | L | 0 | 9 | - |
| Yorkshire Cup | ||||||
| 10 Oct | Batley | A | W | 24 | 4 | O'Rourke(4), Thompson(6)(2P) |
| 21 | York | H | L | 9 | 14 | Harris, Thompson(3)(2P) |
| Rugby League Cup | ||||||
| 6 Feb | Hull | A | W | 5 | 2 | Moores, Thompson |
| 20 | Keighley | H | W | 36 | 2 | Brough, Glossop, Harris(3), S Smith(2), Williams, Thompson(6)(2P) |
| 5 Mar | Leigh | H | W | 21 | 2 | S Smith, Harris(2), Thompson, O'Rourke, Thompson(3)(P) |
| 19 | Halifax | N(2) | D | 2 | 2 | O'Rourke(P) |
| 23 | Halifax | N(3) | W | 9 | 2 | Harris, Douglas, Moores |
| 9 Apr | Swinton | N(4) | W | 11 | 8 | Harris, Thompson(4)(3P) |
| Lazenby Cup | ||||||
| 22 Aug | Hunslet | A | L | 0 | 23 | - |
South Stand used for the first time in the game against York on August 29th.
(1) - Match abandoned after 15 minutes due to a fire in the best stand.
(2) - Semi - final at Huddersfield.
(3) - Replay at Wakefield.
(4) - Final at Wigan. The Leeds team that day was :- Brough, Goulthorpe, O'Rourke, Moores, Harris, Adams, Williams, Thompson, Lowe, R Smith, Douglas, Cox, & Glossop. The referee was Frank Peel.
* - Try awarded for Obstruction.
Northern Rugby Football League 1931 - 32
| P | W | D | L | Pts | ||
| 1 | Huddersfield | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 61 |
| 2 | St Helens | 38 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 60 |
| 3 | Leeds | 38 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 55 |
| 4 | Hunslet | 38 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 55 |
| 5 | Salford | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | Swinton | 38 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 52 |
| 7 | Wigan | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 46 |
| 8 | Warrington | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 46 |
| 9 | York | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 46 |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| 11 | Oldham | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 42 |
| 12 | Rochdale Hornets | 38 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 40 |
| 13 | St Helens Recreation | 38 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 37 |
| 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 36 |
| 15 | Dewsbury | 38 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 36 |
| 16 | Halifax | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 35 |
| 17 | Batley | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 33 |
| 18 | Broughton Rangers | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 33 |
| 19 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 32 |
| 20 | Widnes | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 32 |
| 21 | Hull | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| 22 | Castleford | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 29 |
| 23 | Barrow | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 29 |
| 24 | Leigh | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 28 |
| 25 | Bramley | 38 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Keighley | 38 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 20 |
| 27 | Wigan Highfield | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 14 |
| 28 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 11 |