Ken Large

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
16-06-1939
N/A
18-09-1957
St. Helens RU
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
05-10-1957 v Huddersfield
Liverpool City
1962- Leigh
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1957-1962
136 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
83
27
0
303

Biography of Ken Large



HERITAGE NO : 745
Kenneth Large by Dave Dooley:
Ken Large was an exciting centre and winger for the club playing over 100 matches in the late fifties and early sixties. Born in St Helens, he signed from St Helens RUFC on 18th. September 1957. Ken made his debut against Huddersfield in the 35 to 13 points away victory on the 5th. October 1957. Ken greatly impressed by scoring a try and showing up well in defence. That season Ken went on to score at the rate of almost one try per game, notching 21 tries from 23 matches.

The following season realised just 7 tries from 14 matches as a wealth of talent vied for limited places in the sparkling Saints three-quarters. In the 1958/9 Championship Semi-Final against Oldham, Ken replaced an injured Vollenhoven on the right wing and played a blinder scoring a hat-trick of tries in the process. During the following week, he had every reason to feel dismayed as Jim Sullivan announced the team to play Hunslet in the Final and Ken`s name was nowhere to be found!

The following season (1959-60) saw Ken replace Duggie Greenall as the regular centre to Tom Van Vollenhoven. Ken`s timely passes helped Voll to another try scoring bonanza whilst Ken contributed fully with 28 touchdowns and two goals from 36 games. The following season Ken scored a hat-trick against Workington Town as part of a 21 points to 6 at Derwent Park.

Ken won a Lancashire Cup winners medal when the Saints defeated Swinton by 15 points to 9 in front of a crowd of over 31 000 at Central Park in the 1960 Final. He repeated the pleasure in the same competition against the same opposition one season later, this time the victory score was 25 points to 9 and Ken weighed in with a try.

In the 1961 Challenge Cup Final Ken was heavily involved in the most memorable Wembley try of all time. The match was delicately balanced as Saints played the ball from close to their own line. Ken was involved in a near length of the field interpassing extravaganza with Tom Van Vollenhoven. As Ken was about to be cover tackled by the desperate Eric Ashton he flipped up a characteristically perfect pass to Voll to run the ball over the try-line and behind the posts. As Ken lay in the lush Wembley turf, he could doubtless feel Rugby League immortality burning through the famous white with a red vee jersey, worn by the Club for the first time that day.

Ken Large played 136 matches for the club. He scored 83 tries and kicked 27 goals for an aggregate score of 303 points.

The 1962/63 season was a transitional one for the Saints as the Club felt a need to build a new side to continue to challenge for the game`s top honours. He was facing increased competition for a centre berth from Mick Sullivan, Keith Northey and Alan Briers. Ken only played one match for the club that season, a Western Divisional Championship match against Liverpool City on the 30th.of August, 1962 at the start of the `big freeze` season. Ken found himself transferred down the East Lancashire Road to continue his career with Leigh. [Heritage Number 711]

Ken died in April 1995, aged 55 and his death was registered in Knowsley. The Family Heritage Day in August 2019 was attended by the widow of Ken, Irene. The gallery shows Irene proudly displaying Kens Heritage Certificate.


SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1957~5821 23 0 23
1958~597 0 0 14
1959~60 28 2 0 36
1960~6119 2 0 40
1961~62 8 0 0 22
1962~63 0 0 0 1
TOTALS:83 27 0 136
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1958~595003
1960~612001
1961~621001
1962~630001
TOTALS:8006

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
5th Oct 1957 1
W
 4 Huddersfield L A 35 13 1 VIEW
12th Oct 1957 2
W
 4 Whitehaven L H 26 9 1 3 VIEW
19th Oct 1957 3
W
 5 Liverpool City L A 28 4 2 3 VIEW
25th Dec 1957 4
W
 5 Leigh L H 11 9 1 VIEW
26th Dec 1957 5
W
 5 Wigan L A 12 9 VIEW
28th Dec 1957 6
L
 4 Salford L A 7 12 VIEW
4th Jan 1958 7
W
 5 Rochdale Hornets L H 51 0 2 VIEW
11th Jan 1958 8
W
 5 Blackpool Borough L A 17 7 VIEW
18th Jan 1958 9
W
 5 Liverpool City L H 27 8 3 VIEW
1st Feb 1958 10
L
 5 Wakefield Trinity L A 12 17 1 VIEW
12th Feb 1958 11
W
 5 Hunslet CC1 A 15 0 1 1 VIEW
15th Feb 1958 12
W
 4 Oldham L H 5 4 1 VIEW
22nd Feb 1958 13
W
 5 Keighley CC2 A 19 4 1 VIEW
1st Mar 1958 14
L
 5 Workington Town L A 10 15 VIEW
8th Mar 1958 15
L
 5 Featherstone Rovers CC3 A 0 5 VIEW
15th Mar 1958 16
L
 5 Hull L A 11 22 1 VIEW
22nd Mar 1958 17
W
 5 Widnes L H 14 7 VIEW
4th Apr 1958 18
W
 4 Wigan L H 32 7 1 7 VIEW
5th Apr 1958 19
W
 4 Hunslet L A 33 2 2 VIEW
7th Apr 1958 20
W
 4 Halifax L A 18 2 VIEW
14th Apr 1958 21
W
 4 Salford L H 42 8 2 6 VIEW
19th Apr 1958 22
W
 4 Halifax L H 31 4 2 VIEW
3rd May 1958 23
L
 4 Workington Town ChSF H 13 14 2 VIEW
9th Aug 1958 --
L
 5 Barrow* Fr Ward Cup A 10 14 1 VIEW
16th Aug 1958 24
L
 5 Widnes L A 16 25 VIEW
19th Aug 1958 25
W
 4 Rochdale Hornets L A 15 5 VIEW
23rd Aug 1958 26
W
 4 Featherstone Rovers L H 32 9 VIEW
25th Aug 1958 27
W
 4 Warrington L H 15 7 VIEW
30th Aug 1958 28
W
 4 Rochdale Hornets LC1 A 20 15 1 VIEW
17th Sep 1958 29
W
 4 Barrow LCSF H 18 6 VIEW
20th Sep 1958 30
W
 4 Warrington L A 29 15 1 VIEW
27th Sep 1958 31
W
 4 Hunslet L H 31 15 VIEW
4th Oct 1958 32
W
 4 Blackpool Borough L A 26 19 1 VIEW
11th Oct 1958 33
W
 5 Wakefield Trinity L H 15 8 VIEW
18th Oct 1958 34
D
 4 Workington Town L A 10 10 VIEW
25th Oct 1958 35
L
 4 Oldham LCF N 2 12 VIEW
21st Apr 1959 36
W
 4 Workington Town L H 36 14 1 VIEW
2nd May 1959 37
W
 2 Oldham ChSF H 42 4 3 VIEW
18th May 1959 --
W
 3 Welsh XIII* Fr Tour P 44 28 3 VIEW
20th May 1959 --
W
 2 Welsh XIII* Fr Tour L 35 19 1 VIEW
22nd Aug 1959 38
W
 4 Wakefield Trinity L H 40 7 1 VIEW
26th Aug 1959 39
W
 4 Swinton L A 32 9 VIEW
2nd Sep 1959 40
W
 2 Widnes L H 22 0 VIEW
5th Sep 1959 41
W
 3 Leeds L H 23 9 1 VIEW
9th Sep 1959 42
W
 3 Widnes LC2 A 24 9 1 VIEW
12th Sep 1959 43
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity L A 16 2 1 VIEW
3rd Oct 1959 44
W
 3 Salford L H 40 11 VIEW
10th Oct 1959 45
L
 3 Australia Tour H 2 15 VIEW
17th Oct 1959 46
W
 5 Whitehaven L A 15 12 2 VIEW
24th Oct 1959 47
W
 2 Hull L H 29 11 VIEW
7th Nov 1959 48
W
 5 Liverpool City L H 40 17 2 VIEW
14th Nov 1959 49
W
 5 Dewsbury L A 20 15 1 VIEW
5th Dec 1959 50
L
 4 Workington Town L H 11 12 1 VIEW
12th Dec 1959 51
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L A 40 4 3 VIEW
19th Dec 1959 52
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 26 2 VIEW
25th Dec 1959 53
W
 3 Leigh L H 14 10 1 VIEW
26th Dec 1959 54
W
 3 Wigan L A 19 7 VIEW
1st Jan 1960 55
W
 3 Leigh L A 12 4 VIEW
2nd Jan 1960 56
W
 3 Workington Town L A 21 6 3 VIEW
9th Jan 1960 57
W
 3 Warrington L H 40 6 2 VIEW
16th Jan 1960 58
W
 3 Barrow L A 16 8 1 VIEW
23rd Jan 1960 59
W
 3 Oldham L H 27 6 VIEW
30th Jan 1960 60
D
 3 Salford L A 2 2 VIEW
6th Feb 1960 61
W
 3 Blackpool Borough L A 26 7 VIEW
13th Feb 1960 62
L
 3 Wakefield Trinity CC1 H 10 15 VIEW
20th Feb 1960 63
W
 3 Dewsbury L H 25 4 1 VIEW
5th Mar 1960 64
W
 3 Warrington L A 19 16 2 2 VIEW
12th Mar 1960 65
W
 3 Barrow L H 13 12 2 VIEW
19th Mar 1960 66
L
 3 Halifax L A 15 20 VIEW
2nd Apr 1960 67
W
 5 Swinton L H 46 10 2 VIEW
15th Apr 1960 68
W
 3 Wigan L H 12 4 VIEW
16th Apr 1960 69
W
 3 Whitehaven L H 41 5 1 VIEW
18th Apr 1960 70
W
 3 Hull L A 10 7 VIEW
23rd Apr 1960 71
W
 3 Hunslet L A 20 8 VIEW
26th Apr 1960 72
W
 3 Oldham L A 10 2 VIEW
7th May 1960 73
L
 3 Wigan ChSF H 9 19 VIEW
6th Aug 1960 --
W
 3 Liverpool City* Fr Charity Cup H 34 10 2 VIEW
13th Aug 1960 74
L
 3 Oldham L A 4 16 VIEW
15th Aug 1960 75
W
 4 Liverpool City L H 17 9 VIEW
20th Aug 1960 76
W
 4 Hunslet L H 22 10 2 VIEW
27th Aug 1960 77
W
 4 Widnes LC1 A 19 17 1 VIEW
7th Sep 1960 78
W
 3 Wigan LC2 H 7 4 VIEW
10th Sep 1960 79
W
 3 Leigh L A 28 13 2 VIEW
17th Sep 1960 80
W
 3 Oldham L H 26 12 VIEW
26th Sep 1960 81
W
 3 Halifax L H 32 4 VIEW
15th Oct 1960 82
W
 3 Blackpool Borough L A 34 13 VIEW
17th Oct 1960 83
W
 3 Leigh LCSF A 15 2 VIEW
22nd Oct 1960 84
W
 3 Wigan L H 11 6 VIEW
29th Oct 1960 85
W
 3 Swinton LCF N 15 9 1 VIEW
12th Nov 1960 86
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L A 38 5 VIEW
19th Nov 1960 87
W
 3 Barrow L A 29 15 VIEW
26th Nov 1960 88
W
 3 Workington Town L H 47 2 VIEW
3rd Dec 1960 89
L
 3 Hunslet L A 5 10 1 VIEW
24th Dec 1960 90
W
 3 Salford L A 17 5 VIEW
26th Dec 1960 91
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 51 4 1 VIEW
2nd Jan 1961 92
W
 3 Leigh L H 10 4 VIEW
16th Jan 1961 93
W
 5 Hull L H 22 15 VIEW
21st Jan 1961 94
W
 5 Whitehaven L A 15 11 2 VIEW
4th Feb 1961 95
L
 5 Warrington L H 7 8 VIEW
11th Feb 1961 96
D
 3 Widnes CC1 H 5 5 VIEW
16th Feb 1961 97
W
 3 Widnes CC1(rep) A 29 10 2 VIEW
18th Feb 1961 98
W
 3 Widnes L H 44 7 1 VIEW
25th Feb 1961 99
W
 3 Castleford CC2 A 18 10 VIEW
4th Mar 1961 100
W
 3 Liverpool City L A 52 2 1 VIEW
11th Mar 1961 101
W
 3 Swinton CC3 H 17 9 VIEW
18th Mar 1961 102
W
 3 Halifax L A 19 12 VIEW
25th Mar 1961 103
W
 3 Salford L H 45 2 2 VIEW
27th Mar 1961 104
L
 3 Wakefield Trinity L A 2 4 VIEW
31st Mar 1961 105
L
 2 Wigan L A 2 12 VIEW
1st Apr 1961 106
L
 2 Workington Town L A 11 12 VIEW
3rd Apr 1961 107
L
 3 Swinton L H 3 10 VIEW
8th Apr 1961 108
W
 2 Hull L A 9 4 1 2 VIEW
15th Apr 1961 109
W
 5 Hull CCSF N 26 9 1 VIEW
19th Apr 1961 110
W
 3 Widnes L A 17 5 VIEW
22nd Apr 1961 111
L
 3 Featherstone Rovers L A 11 28 VIEW
25th Apr 1961 112
W
 5 Blackpool Borough L H 28 4 1 VIEW
13th May 1961 113
W
 3 Wigan CCF N 12 6 VIEW
12th Aug 1961 --
W
 3 Liverpool City* Fr Charity Cup H 29 14 1 VIEW
19th Aug 1961 114
W
 3 Leeds L H 20 5 VIEW
30th Aug 1961 115
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity L H 10 5 VIEW
9th Sep 1961 116
W
 3 Salford L A 24 7 VIEW
12th Sep 1961 117
W
 5 Rochdale Hornets L A 14 2 VIEW
2nd Oct 1961 118
W
 3 Oldham LC2 H 30 7 1 VIEW
7th Oct 1961 119
W
 3 Whitehaven L A 10 3 VIEW
10th Oct 1961 120
W
 3 Salford LCSF H 21 2 1 VIEW
14th Oct 1961 121
W
 3 New Zealand Tour H 25 10 VIEW
28th Oct 1961 122
L
 3 Warrington L A 7 11 VIEW
11th Nov 1961 123
W
 3 Swinton LCF N 25 9 1 VIEW
18th Nov 1961 124
L
 3 Widnes L A 12 13 VIEW
25th Nov 1961 125
W
 3 Workington Town L H 16 7 VIEW
6th Jan 1962 126
W
 3 Barrow L H 30 6 2 VIEW
13th Jan 1962 127
L
 3 Leeds L A 3 20 VIEW
20th Jan 1962 128
W
 3 Warrington L H 11 7 VIEW
27th Jan 1962 129
L
 3 Workington Town L A 7 23 VIEW
17th Feb 1962 130
W
 3 Salford L H 17 12 1 VIEW
24th Feb 1962 131
L
 3 Leigh L A 6 7 VIEW
10th Mar 1962 132
W
 3 Rochdale Hornets L H 16 5 VIEW
31st Mar 1962 133
W
 3 Swinton L H 5 2 VIEW
28th Apr 1962 134
L
 6 Wigan L A 3 12 VIEW
2nd May 1962 135
W
 5 Huddersfield L A 16 9 2 VIEW
7th May 1962 --
W
 5 SHAPE Indians* Fr H 43 8 VIEW
30th Aug 1962 136
W
 2 Liverpool City WDC A 16 9 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 111 | LOSSES : 28 | DRAWS : 3

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