MEN'S LEAGUE	32	53	59	66	70	71	75	96	99	00	02	06	14	19	20	21	22	MEN'S WORLD CLUB	01	07	23
MEN'S CHALLENGE CUPS	56	61	66	72	76	96	97	01	04	06	07	08	21					WOMEN'S MATCHES	21	21

Frank Eckersley
OVERALL STATISTICS
BIRTH	AGE	SIGNED ON	FROM
18-07-1939	N/A	1-03-1962	Halifax (loan)
DEBUT		LAST MATCH	LEFT
17-03-1962 v Oldham		Oldham	1962- Halifax
CAREER			APPEARANCES (SUBS)
1961-1961			1 (0)
TRIES	GOALS	DGOALS	PTS
0	0	0	0

Biography of Frank Eckersley
HERITAGE NO : 795 Frank Eckersley by Adrian Lawrenson The 1961-62 season was a transitional one in many ways. Firstly, it marked the end of the 1950s team and led the way to the new era of two division football. With this in mind, Frank Eckersley was given a trial for the Saints game at Oldham on 17 March 1962 in circumstances that were nearly of crisis proportions for the club. The Challenge Cup winning team was quick to break up by January 1962. Vines, Terry and Vince Karalius had left the club, together with coach Alan Prescott, who, despite winning the Lancashire Cup final, had seen Saints lose 7 times in the league before Christmas. A further 3 league defeats followed and Saints were in danger of starting the 1962-63 season in the Second Division. The lowest point was revealed on 3 March 1962, when a venomous cup tie against Huddersfield left Saints without Dagnall, Vollenhoven [injured] and the suspended Alex Murphy. Consequently, for the trip to Oldham, the Saints were in a twitchy frame of mind, hence the request to take Frank on loan to play in a back division that between Rhodes at full-back and Murphy, back from suspension, was full of inexperienced players. Frank usually played stand off at Halifax. It would appear that Saints gave a reasonable account of themselves against a still strong Oldham in losing 7-10. However, the trial was not taken any further. This game was the catalyst and Saints, with a still mediocre team, recovered to win 9 of their last 11 league matches to finish a creditable ninth in the league. The only two games lost in this spell were to a strong Wigan team. Frank was a Leigh lad, who was loaned to the club from Halifax, where he played 8 matches between 1959-62. He has the Heritage Number 710 for Halifax. Many thanks to Frank’s daughter, Rhonda, for sending us the splendid photograph of her father. Rhonda submitted a team photograph featuring her dad which revealed that Frank was signed by Swinton after his stint with Halifax. This image is in the gallery and is of the great Swinton team of the mid 1960s with Frank on the front row. Sadly Frank passed away in December 2008 at the age of 69.

Biography of Frank Eckersley

HERITAGE NO : 795

Frank Eckersley by Adrian Lawrenson

The 1961-62 season was a transitional one in many ways. Firstly, it marked the end of the 1950s team and led the way to the new era of two division football. With this in mind, Frank Eckersley was given a trial for the Saints game at Oldham on 17 March 1962 in circumstances that were nearly of crisis proportions for the club.

The Challenge Cup winning team was quick to break up by January 1962. Vines, Terry and Vince Karalius had left the club, together with coach Alan Prescott, who, despite winning the Lancashire Cup final, had seen Saints lose 7 times in the league before Christmas.

A further 3 league defeats followed and Saints were in danger of starting the 1962-63 season in the Second Division. The lowest point was revealed on 3 March 1962, when a venomous cup tie against Huddersfield left Saints without Dagnall, Vollenhoven [injured] and the suspended Alex Murphy. Consequently, for the trip to Oldham, the Saints were in a twitchy frame of mind, hence the request to take Frank on loan to play in a back division that between Rhodes at full-back and Murphy, back from suspension, was full of inexperienced players. Frank usually played stand off at Halifax. It would appear that Saints gave a reasonable account of themselves against a still strong Oldham in losing 7-10. However, the trial was not taken any further.

This game was the catalyst and Saints, with a still mediocre team, recovered to win 9 of their last 11 league matches to finish a creditable ninth in the league. The only two games lost in this spell were to a strong Wigan team.

Frank was a Leigh lad, who was loaned to the club from Halifax, where he played 8 matches between 1959-62. He has the Heritage Number 710 for Halifax. Many thanks to Frank’s daughter, Rhonda, for sending us the splendid photograph of her father. Rhonda submitted a team photograph featuring her dad which revealed that Frank was signed by Swinton after his stint with Halifax. This image is in the gallery and is of the great Swinton team of the mid 1960s with Frank on the front row. Sadly Frank passed away in December 2008 at the age of 69.

SEASON STATISTICS
Season (Official Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
1961~62	0	0	0	1
TOTALS:	0	0	0	1
Season (Other Matches)	Tries	Goals	DGoals	Matches
TOTALS:

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Date	Match		Pos	Opponents	Comp	Venue	FT	FTO	T	G	DG
17th Mar 1962	1	L	3	Oldham	L	A	7	10				VIEW

*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.

WINS : \| LOSSES : 1 \| DRAWS :

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Frank Eckersley

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Biography of Frank Eckersley

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