Top 20 Appearances, Try Scoring, Goal Kicking and Points Scoring Records

[Ken Smith]

I’ve just compiled the following top 20 records of Appearances, Try Scoring, Goal Kicking, and Career Points up to end of last season which might interest Cas fans. As for the category of Career Points, I’ve upgraded all tries up to the current position of 4 points and downgraded drop goals to 1 point so as to make it a level
playing field:-

APPEARANCES
1st John Joyner (1972/1992)613
2nd Dean Sampson (1987/2005) 432
3rd Arthur Atkinson (1926/1942) 431
4th Alan Hardisty (1958/1971) 401
5th Tommy Taylor (1932/1946) 388
6th George Lewis (1929/1944) 373
7th Albert Lunn (1952/1963) 363
8th Keith England (1982/1994) 346
9th Kenny Pye (1951/1962) 344
=10th Harold Haley (1932/1947) 338
=10th Trevor Briggs (1965/1977) 338
12th Keith Hepworth (1959/1971) 329
13th Clive Dickinson (1964/1974) 328
14th Charlie Howard (1948/1959) 325
15th Bob Spurr (1969/1983) 323
16th Mick Redfearn (1965/1977) 320
17th Mal Reilly (1967/1986) 316
18th Kevin Ward (1979/1990) 313
19th Michael Shenton (2004/current) 310
20th Derek Edwards (1961/1972) 309

TOP TRY SCORERS
1st Alan Hardisty (1958/1971) 206
2nd John Joyner (1972/1992) 185
3rd Arthur Atkinson (1936/1942) 157
=4th Alfred Croston (1933/1944) 150
=4th Michael Shenton (2004/current) 150
6th Gary Hyde (1978/1998) 133
7th Graham Steadman (1989/1997) 121
=8th Keith Howe (1963/1969) 109
=8th Peter Small (1958/1969) 109
10th Terry Richardson (1973/1983) 102
11th Tony Marchant (1982/1995) 101
12th Bob Beardmore (1979/1989) 99
13th David Plange (1985/1991) 98
14th St John Ellis (1989/1994) 97
15th Kirk Dixon (2007/2014) 95
16th Trevor Briggs (1965/1977) 92
17th Tony Smith (1989/1997) 90
=18th Bruce Burton (1976/1980) 89
=18th Darren Rogers (1999/2004) 89
=18th Bernard Cunliffe (1934/1945) 89

TOP GOAL KICKERS
1st Albert Lunn (1952/1963) 875
2nd Sammy Lloyd (1970/1978) 741
3rd Lee Crooks (1990/1997) 596
4th Bob Beardmore (1979/1989) 518
5th Martin Ketteridge (1985/1995) 420
6th Luke Gale (2015/2019) 415
7th Mick Readfearn (1965/1977) 375
8th George Lewis (1929/1944) 373
9th George Langfield (1946/1951) 369
10th Kirk Dixon (2007/2014) 344
11th Danny Orr (1997/2012) 328
12th Ron Willett (1964/1969) 284
13th Arthur Atkinson (1936/1942) 230
14th Gary Hyde (1978/1998) 216
15th Joe Westerman (2007/2010) 175
=16th Paul Norton (1977/1982) 174
=16th Graham Steadman (1989/1997) 174
18th Wayne Bartrim (2002/2003) 171
19th William James (1929/1935) 168
20th Ron Hill (1965/1968) 158

TOP POINTS SCORERS
1st Albert Lunn (1952/1963) 1,910
2nd Sammy Lloyd (1970/1978) 1,660
3rd Bob Beardmore (1979/1989) 1,441
4th Lee Crooks (1990/1997) 1,265
5th Arthur Atkinson (1936/1942) 1,089
6th Kirk Dixon (2007/2014) 1,068
7th Alan Hardisty (1958/1971) 1,022
8th George Langfield (1946/1951) 1,006
9th Danny Orr (1997/2012) 996
10th Luke Gale (2015/2019) 978
11th Gary Hyde (1978/1998) 964
12th Martin Ketteridge (1985/1995) 896
13th Mick Redfearn (1965/1977) 874
14th Graham Steadman (1989/1997) 840
15th George Lewis (1929/1944) 833
16th John Joyner (1972/1992) 740
17th Ron Willett (1964/1969) 716
18th Alfred Croston (1933/1944) 704
19th Michael Shenton (2004/current) 600
20th Joe Westerman (2007/2010) 522
O
Alan Hardisty also scored 42 drop goals by far more than anybody else.

[nottinghamtiger]

There is debate about one of Dean Sampson’s appearances. He actually played in 431 games (putting him 2= with Atkinson) but he was an unused sub in one game, hence he is sometimes credited with 432 games. It all depends on whether you count being an unused substitute as an appearance!

[Ken Smith]

My source wasn’t taken from Wikipedia, but from the club itself which I find more reliable.

[nottinghamtiger]

My source wasn’t taken from Wikipedia, but from the club itself which I find more reliable.

Who mentioned Wikipedia?
No need to be so defensive. If you count the game when he was an unused substitute, Dean sits on 432 games. If you don’t count that game because he didn’t actually enter the field, he sits on 431. I’m not suggesting one is ‘right’ and one is ‘wrong’.
If I wanted to pick holes in the stats you’ve posted, I’d be pointing out that Tommy Taylor actually played 389 games (not 388).

[Ken Smith]

All I can say is that my source has Tommy Taylor on 388, but accept that there could be misprints in both his and Dean Sampson’s statistics. I apologise if that’s the case, but when we’re talking about approximately 1,000 players, it’s hardly surprising that some errors occur. Incidentally have you any information as to whether Cas have actually reached 1,000 players yet, and if so who is the player with that
distinction?

[Fumper27]

Peter Mata’utia was #986. Have we had 13 debutants since him??

[nottinghamtiger]

All I can say is that my source has Tommy Taylor on 388, but accept that there could be misprints in both his and Dean Sampson’s statistics. I apologise if that’s the case, but when we’re talking about approximately 1,000 players, it’s hardly surprising that some errors occur. Incidentally have you any information as to whether Cas have actually reached 1,000 players yet, and if so who is the player with that
distinction?

Peter Mata’utia was player 986 when he made his debut in mid-2018, but I haven’t counted on since then so it’s possible that player 1000 is in the current squad (if we have had 13 other Players debut since Mata’utia).

[Surreycasfan]

Ken
Hard to believe you are getting any criticism at all..... these are amazing memories from down the year and educational for younger fans....
Thanks for your commitment - personally I think they are wonderful
Mike

[Fumper27]

I don’t see any criticism towards Ken.
I love his stats but happy to correct if I see any that I think may be incorrect
Keep up the good work Ken

[Ken Smith]

I agree, I don’t take it as criticism. I’m quite happy for nottinghamtiger or anybody else to put me right if indeed I’ve made an error, but doing research and posting statistics on this particular subject probably took me the best part of 5 hours to compile and as I’m 80 years old I do the best as I can.

[Ken Smith]

In fact there’s another error, I’m actually 82 years old.

[Casmoley]

I think we are up to 998 (may be wrong!)

In no particular order since Pete...


Dan Smith
Chris Clarkson
Jaques O'Neil
Corey Aston
Lewis Peachey
Jordon Rankin
Cheyse Blair
Danny Richardson
Derrel Olpherts
George Griffin
Tyler Hepi
Sam Hall



Feki once he's on the field will no doubt be 99, could be evalds 1000 if brought in early

[casjunction]

Lost all your credibility Ken
How can we rely on all of your input if you can't remember how old you are.
Seriously Ken.
The information you provide is great.
I have trouble remembering what l had for breakfast.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers

[Fumper27]

In fact there’s another error, I’m actually 82 years old.

[Ken Smith]

Yep, sometimes I can’t remember what year it is, never mind what day of the week it is. Yet I can remember things that happened during the Second World War as if it were only 10 years ago. It’s called nostalgia, not loss of memory. Maybe I’m actually 100

[Piquad1]

Nice work Ken really enjoyed reading that brought memories back. So what if there is a couple of wrongs who gives a sh_t. Job well done m8 thanks again for your commitment.

[Tony_T]

Great work Ken. Amazing to see Shenny could be 3rd or even 2nd all time leading try scorer when he finishes up (and also in top 10 appearances). We went to school together and played football at Fryston and Rugby at Airedale high (he was a loose forward then). If you'd told me that then I would never have believed you, there were much better players around Cas at that age.

Just goes to show where hard work and a good attitude gets you. He isn't the most skillful of centres but you'd have to go a very long way to find a better professional than him. What a guy and a great ambassador for the club, hope he stays around the club after he finishes playing.

[Lofthouse Tiger]

Great read Ken, great work.

Some of the all time greats in there and enjoyed watching most of them down the years. What would we give for a few more of these players now?

[lurcher]

I think we are up to 998 (may be wrong!)

In no particular order since Pete...


Dan Smith
Chris Clarkson
Jaques O'Neil
Corey Aston
Lewis Peachey
Jordon Rankin
Cheyse Blair
Danny Richardson
Derrel Olpherts
George Griffin
Tyler Hepi
Sam Hall



Feki once he's on the field will no doubt be 99, could be evalds 1000 if brought in early

didn't joe summers get a game last year?

[Fumper27]

I think we are up to 998 (may be wrong!)

In no particular order since Pete...


Dan Smith
Chris Clarkson
Jaques O'Neil
Corey Aston
Lewis Peachey
Jordon Rankin
Cheyse Blair
Danny Richardson
Derrel Olpherts
George Griffin
Tyler Hepi
Sam Hall



Feki once he's on the field will no doubt be 99, could be evalds 1000 if brought in early

didn't joe summers get a game last year?

Not with the first team mate