Eric Ledger | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Eric Ledger |
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HERITAGE NO : 719 Eric Ledger by Dave Dooley: Eric Ledger had a brief but spectacular playing career at the Saints playing over 30 matches as a winger. He made his debut against Rochdale Hornets on the 13th. March 1954. In 35 matches for the Saints Eric scored 32 tries for a total points aggregate of 96. This scoring rate was simply phenomenal! He was signed from the Saints Juniors, a team which operated in the local amateur league. This lightening fast winger despite achieving a very high try strike rate failed to establish himself as a regular member of the team. His final match for the Club was against Whitehaven on the 16th of April, 1956. Eric was subsequently sold to Rochdale Hornets for five hundred pounds. He had various jobs including working as a scaffolder and at the Fibreglass works. Eric was the father of 1980`s Saints` winger Barry Ledger. Some proof that speed lies in the genes. Eric died in St Helens in June 1991, aged 59. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1953~54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1954~55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
1955~56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TOTALS: | 32 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1954~55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1955~56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1956~57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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13th Mar 1954 | 1 | L |
5 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 5 | 9 | VIEW | |||
20th Mar 1954 | 2 | W |
2 | Liverpool City | L | H | 18 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
11th Sep 1954 | 3 | W |
2 | Whitehaven | LC1 | H | 27 | 6 | 4 | VIEW | ||
18th Sep 1954 | 4 | W |
2 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 32 | 18 | 4 | VIEW | ||
20th Sep 1954 | 5 | L |
2 | Oldham | LC2 | A | 9 | 20 | VIEW | |||
25th Sep 1954 | 6 | W |
2 | Huddersfield | L | H | 20 | 7 | VIEW | |||
2nd Oct 1954 | 7 | W |
2 | Liverpool City | L | A | 30 | 14 | 2 | VIEW | ||
9th Oct 1954 | 8 | W |
2 | Leeds | L | H | 13 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
16th Oct 1954 | 9 | W |
2 | Salford | L | A | 19 | 2 | 2 | VIEW | ||
23rd Oct 1954 | 10 | W |
2 | Whitehaven | L | H | 30 | 3 | 2 | VIEW | ||
30th Oct 1954 | 11 | W |
2 | Widnes | L | A | 8 | 2 | VIEW | |||
6th Nov 1954 | 12 | L |
2 | Workington Town | L | A | 11 | 15 | VIEW | |||
13th Nov 1954 | 13 | W |
2 | Barrow | L | H | 11 | 4 | VIEW | |||
20th Nov 1954 | 14 | W |
2 | Leeds | L | A | 21 | 10 | 2 | VIEW | ||
27th Nov 1954 | 15 | D |
2 | Warrington | L | H | 8 | 8 | VIEW | |||
11th Dec 1954 | 16 | W |
2 | Workington Town | L | H | 16 | 2 | VIEW | |||
18th Dec 1954 | 17 | W |
2 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 20 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
25th Dec 1954 | 18 | L |
2 | Leigh | L | A | 13 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
27th Dec 1954 | 19 | W |
2 | Wigan | L | H | 19 | 7 | 2 | VIEW | ||
1st Jan 1955 | 20 | W |
2 | Leigh | L | H | 27 | 3 | 1 | VIEW | ||
8th Jan 1955 | 21 | L |
2 | Warrington | L | A | 14 | 18 | VIEW | |||
22nd Jan 1955 | 22 | W |
2 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 39 | 7 | 3 | VIEW | ||
29th Jan 1955 | 23 | W |
2 | Blackpool Borough | L | H | 13 | 2 | 2 | VIEW | ||
5th Feb 1955 | 24 | W |
2 | Whitehaven | L | A | 8 | 0 | VIEW | |||
12th Feb 1955 | 25 | W |
2 | Batley | CC1 | A | 15 | 2 | VIEW | |||
19th Feb 1955 | 26 | L |
2 | Oldham | L | A | 2 | 9 | VIEW | |||
5th Mar 1955 | 27 | W |
2 | Keighley | CC2 | A | 3 | 2 | VIEW | |||
12th Mar 1955 | 28 | L |
2 | Swinton | L | A | 4 | 7 | VIEW | |||
21st Mar 1955 | 29 | W |
2 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 23 | 3 | VIEW | |||
9th Apr 1955 | 30 | W |
2 | Halifax | L | H | 14 | 8 | VIEW | |||
11th Apr 1955 | 31 | L |
2 | Huddersfield | L | A | 11 | 35 | VIEW | |||
7th May 1955 | -- | W |
2 | Leigh* | Fr | H | 40 | 16 | 2 | VIEW | ||
31st Aug 1955 | 32 | L |
2 | Salford | L | A | 10 | 11 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 1956 | 33 | W |
5 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 14 | 6 | 2 | VIEW | ||
12th Apr 1956 | 34 | W |
5 | Workington Town | L | A | 12 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
16th Apr 1956 | 35 | W |
2 | Whitehaven | L | H | 22 | 7 | 1 | VIEW | ||
20th May 1956 | -- | L |
2 | Hull* | Fr | A | 20 | 23 | 2 | VIEW | ||
11th Aug 1956 | -- | L |
2 | Barrow* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 22 | 24 | 1 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 26 | LOSSES : 11 | DRAWS : 1 |
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