Ray Huyton | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Ray Huyton |
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 HERITAGE NO : 573 Ray Huyton by Alex Service An A Team stalwart and great clubman who lived in the Eccleston district certainly up to 2009, Ray was nicknamed 'Ram' and joined the St.Helens club during bthe second world war in 1943. He played in several back positions for the Saints over a period spanning seven seasons. On debut he kicked four goals against Keighley. His last match was against Bramley at Knowsley Road on 1st October 1949 and over 15,000 fans were there to watch Saints win convincingly 39-2. Ray played scrum-half that day, with Jimmy Honey as his stand-off. He was originally with the UGB amateur club. Saints Chairman Harry Cook, together with Duggie Greenall, were instrumental in getting Ray down to Knowsley Road. Ray died in St Helens in December 2010, aged 87. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1943~44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 1946~47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1947~48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1949~50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
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ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 4th Sep 1943 | 1 | L |
2 | Keighley | WEL | H | 17 | 23 | 4 | VIEW | ||
| 11th Sep 1943 | 2 | L |
2 | Leeds | WEL | H | 5 | 28 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 18th Sep 1943 | 3 | L |
2 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 16 | 48 | 2 | VIEW | ||
| 25th Sep 1943 | 4 | L |
7 | Barrow | WEL | H | 5 | 24 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 23rd Nov 1946 | 5 | L |
6 | Bramley | L | A | 0 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Nov 1946 | 6 | W |
3 | Huddersfield | L | H | 18 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 7th Dec 1946 | 7 | L |
3 | Leigh | L | A | 3 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Jan 1947 | 8 | L |
6 | Liverpool Stanley | L | A | 7 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 4th Jan 1947 | 9 | L |
2 | Leeds | L | A | 5 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 12th Apr 1947 | 10 | L |
6 | Oldham | L | H | 7 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 19th Apr 1947 | 11 | L |
2 | Workington Town | L | A | 2 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Sep 1947 | 12 | W |
3 | Salford | L | A | 12 | 5 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Sep 1947 | 13 | W |
3 | Oldham | L | H | 16 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Oct 1949 | 14 | W |
7 | Bramley | L | H | 39 | 2 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 4 | LOSSES : 10 | DRAWS : |
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