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 | Bradford Bulls | 23 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 1945-46 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 33 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Leeds Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944-45 | Domestic | Halifax Panthers | 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 1940-41
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Pos. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 1940 | Keighley | 9-22 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 Sep 1940 | Bradford Northern | 10-8 | Hunslet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 1940 | Halifax | 5-12 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 Sep 1940 | Leeds | 2-6 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 Oct 1940 | Bradford Northern | 36-16 | Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 1940 | Bradford Northern | 26-7 | Halifax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 1940 | Hunslet | 0-19 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 Oct 1940 | Bradford Northern | 5-0 | Featherstone Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02 Nov 1940 | Bradford Northern | 17-3 | Castleford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 09 Nov 1940 | Huddersfield | 2-2 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 Nov 1940 | York | 8-5 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 Nov 1940 | Bradford Northern | 56-2 | Batley | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 30 Nov 1940 | Wakefield Trinity | 5-9 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 07 Dec 1940 | Bradford Northern | 30-10 | York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Dec 1940 | Bradford Northern | 7-5 | Leeds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Dec 1940 | Featherstone Rovers | 5-7 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Dec 1940 | Bradford Northern | 37-2 | Bramley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 Dec 1940 | Bradford Northern | 16-8 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 Jan 1941 | Bradford Northern | 35-4 | Dewsbury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 01 Feb 1941 | Hull | 7-15 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 Feb 1941 | Castleford | 4-14 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 Mar 1941 | Dewsbury | 4-16 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 08 Mar 1941 | Bramley | 5-29 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 Mar 1941 | Bradford Northern | 28-10 | Bramley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 Mar 1941 | Bradford Northern | 18-5 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Mar 1941 | Huddersfield | 0-2 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 Apr 1941 | Bradford Northern | 15-5 | Dewsbury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 Apr 1941 | Wigan | 6-17 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 Apr 1941 | Bradford Northern | 28-9 | Wigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Apr 1941 | Bradford Northern | 25-8 | Swinton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 Apr 1941 | Bradford Northern | 18-4 | Castleford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03 May 1941 | Leeds | 10-10 | Bradford Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 May 1941 | Bradford Northern | 2-12 | Leeds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02 Jun 1941 | Bradford Northern | 29-5 | Hull | 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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