Bob Montford | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Bob Montford | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 562 Bob Montford by Alex Service A typical front-rower of the old school, Bob began his career with Leigh St. Josephs and from 1932-1949 played over 200 games for his home town club, Leigh. He scored 4 tries and also kicked 8 goals for good measure. The Leigh club disbanded as a result of the Second World War and this is the main reason why Bob became a Saint, albeit on an impermanent basis. He made his debut at Dewsbury on 12th December 1942, against Eddie Waring`s All Star team. The Yorkshiremen won 19-7. The front row was Porky Davies, Frank Phillips and Bob Montford. Bob made 19 appearances for the Knowsley Road outfit, his last at Huddersfield on 4th March 1944. The names in the front row were the same as for his debut. Saints lost the match 6-19. In 1921 Bob lived with his father, George was a detailer at the Westleigh Colliery, but was on strike at the time of the Census, mother Margaret, two brothers and three sisters.He worked as a Collier and in 1939 he was living in Briggs Street, Leigh. He died in his hometown in September 1975, aged 64. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1942~43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1943~44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| TOTALS: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| TOTALS: | ||||
ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 12th Dec 1942 | 1 | L |
10 | Dewsbury | WEL | A | 7 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 25th Dec 1942 | 2 | L |
8 | Wigan | WEL | A | 3 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Feb 1943 | 3 | L |
10 | Oldham | WEL | A | 6 | 12 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Mar 1943 | 4 | W |
8 | Oldham | WEL | H | 12 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Mar 1943 | 5 | W |
10 | Barrow | CC1(1) | H | 13 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Mar 1943 | 6 | L |
10 | Barrow | CC1(2) | A | 0 | 4 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Mar 1943 | 7 | L |
10 | Oldham | CC2(1) | A | 12 | 17 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Apr 1943 | 8 | L |
10 | Oldham | CC2(2) | H | 5 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Apr 1943 | 9 | L |
10 | Featherstone Rovers | WEL | A | 3 | 9 | VIEW | |||
| 4th Sep 1943 | 10 | L |
10 | Keighley | WEL | H | 17 | 23 | VIEW | |||
| 11th Sep 1943 | 11 | L |
10 | Leeds | WEL | H | 5 | 28 | VIEW | |||
| 9th Oct 1943 | 12 | L |
10 | Oldham | WEL | H | 2 | 11 | VIEW | |||
| 16th Oct 1943 | 13 | L |
10 | Wigan | YC1(1) | H | 9 | 14 | VIEW | |||
| 23rd Oct 1943 | 14 | L |
10 | Wigan | YC1(2) | A | 10 | 20 | VIEW | |||
| 30th Oct 1943 | 15 | L |
10 | Oldham | WEL | A | 8 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Nov 1943 | 16 | L |
10 | Batley | WEL | A | 8 | 16 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Nov 1943 | 17 | L |
10 | Leeds | WEL | A | 0 | 36 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Nov 1943 | 18 | L |
10 | Dewsbury | WEL | H | 3 | 13 | VIEW | |||
| 4th Mar 1944 | 19 | L |
10 | Huddersfield | WEL | H | 6 | 19 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 2 | LOSSES : 17 | DRAWS : |
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