Walter Best

Personal Records
Seasons Played: 12Clubs Played For: 3
Tries in a Game: 5
Goals in a Game: 0
Drops in a Game: 0
Points in a Game: 15
Club Summary
Club |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Bulls | 174 | 174 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 38 | 38 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Halifax Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club Total | 213 | 213 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 411 |
Seasonal Summary
Season |
Match Type | Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1946-47 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1945-46 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1945-46 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Halifax Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 33 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943-44 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 18 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1942-43 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 26 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 1941-42 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 30 | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 1940-41 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 1938-39 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937-38 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1936-37 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935-36 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches In 1942-43
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Pos. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Sep 1942 | Batley | 9-24 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 Sep 1942 | Bradford Northern | 41-0 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 19 Sep 1942 | Huddersfield | 4-37 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 26 Sep 1942 | Oldham | 9-10 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 03 Oct 1942 | Bradford Northern | 4-12 | Dewsbury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Oct 1942 | Bradford Northern | 12-6 | Wigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 Oct 1942 | York | 5-4 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Oct 1942 | Halifax | 7-10 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 07 Nov 1942 | Bradford Northern | 6-5 | Halifax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Nov 1942 | Huddersfield | 6-0 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Nov 1942 | Bradford Northern | 4-11 | Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Nov 1942 | Bradford Northern | 14-10 | York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Dec 1942 | Bradford Northern | 2-4 | Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Dec 1942 | Hull | 7-17 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Jan 1943 | Bradford Northern | 11-8 | Oldham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Jan 1943 | Dewsbury | 9-2 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jan 1943 | Leeds | 36-10 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06 Feb 1943 | Bradford Northern | 14-9 | Batley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Feb 1943 | Wakefield Trinity | 25-13 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Feb 1943 | Bradford Northern | 20-8 | Hull | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 06 Mar 1943 | Bradford Northern | 17-7 | Leeds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 1943 | Wigan | 6-5 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Mar 1943 | Bradford Northern | 18-3 | Wigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 Mar 1943 | Keighley | 2-0 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03 Apr 1943 | Bradford Northern | 6-7 | Keighley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Apr 1943 | York | 7-29 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Competition Summary
Type |
Match Type | Competition |
Apps. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Challenge Cup | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Domestic | League | 126 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
| Domestic | Play-offs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Domestic | Yorkshire Cup | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| Domestic | Yorkshire League (primary competition, with Lancashire League) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Note: Player shirt numbers that appear in bracketed italics are where the player was named as a non-playing substitute.
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