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Championship 1980/81

Widnes

Coach
Doug Laughton
Captain
Mick Adams
Biggest home crowd
8,427 (vs. St Helens in round 2)
Average home crowd
5,569
Top pointscorer
League: Mick Burke (118)
All Matches: Mick Burke (216)
Top tryscorer
League: Keith Bentley (16)
All Matches: Keith Bentley (17)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 17 Sun LC (1)     A Blackpool B. W 31-2   D Laughton Borough Park 2,200 >
24 Sun LC (2) H     St Helens W 22-20   D Laughton Naughton 8,427 >
31 Sun League     A Leigh W 13-2   D Laughton Hilton Park 4,719 3rd >
Sep 7 Sun League H     Featherstone R. W 14-9   D Laughton Naughton 5,624 2nd >
10 Wed LC (SF) H     Wigan L 10-14   D Laughton Naughton 6,563 >
14 Sun League     A Leeds W 33-8   D Laughton Headingley 6,031 2nd >
21 Sun League H     Hull KR L 18-25   D Laughton Naughton 6,285 1st >
28 Sun League     A Halifax W 11-10   D Laughton Thrum 3,639 2nd >
Oct 5 Sun 3:30pm League H     Salford L 10-26   D Laughton Naughton 5,086 2nd >
8 Wed League H     Leigh W 12-8   D Laughton Naughton 3,151 1st >
12 Sun League     A Barrow L 15-17   D Laughton Craven Park 3,418 2nd >
19 Sun League H     Oldham W 28-18   D Laughton Naughton 5,003 5th >
26 Sun League     A Hull KR L 4-12   D Laughton Craven Park 8,807 3rd >
Nov 9 Sun KT (12) H     New Zealand W 14-7 M Adams D Laughton Naughton 6,416 >
16 Sun League     A Warrington L 4-16   D Laughton Wilderspool 6,181 8th >
23 Sun JPT (1) H     Wakefield T. W 20-17   D Laughton Naughton 5,956 >
30 Sun League H     Castleford L 13-15   D Laughton Naughton 5,037 8th >
Dec 9 Tue JPT (2) H     Huddersfield W 25-9   D Laughton Naughton 3,571 >
13 Sat JPT (3)     A Castleford L 10-18   D Laughton Wheldon Road 3,571 >
26 Fri League     A Salford L 8-16   D Laughton The Willows 3,444 8th >
28 Sun League H     Workington W 15-7   D Laughton Naughton 3,859 9th >
Jan 1 Thu League H     St Helens W 11-8   D Laughton Naughton 5,811 8th >
4 Sun League     A Featherstone R. L 8-22   D Laughton Post Office Road 2,504 7th >
11 Sun League H     Bradford N. W 10-2   D Laughton Naughton 4,864 8th >
25 Sun League H     Wakefield T. W 28-12   D Laughton Naughton 5,503 7th >
Feb 1 Sun League     A Workington L 10-14   D Laughton Derwent Park 2,481 7th >
8 Sun League     A Castleford W 31-9   D Laughton Wheldon Road 4,325 8th >
15 Sun CC (1) H     Doncaster W 50-0   D Laughton Naughton 4,563 >
18 Wed League     A Hull L 8-10   D Laughton Boulevard 11,493 6th >
22 Sun League H     Hull W 5-3   D Laughton Naughton 6,154 7th >
Mar 1 Sun CC (2) H     Castleford W 7-5   D Laughton Naughton 7,436 >
8 Sun League     A Wakefield T. D 10-10   D Laughton Belle Vue 5,439 6th >
15 Sun CC (3)     A Featherstone R. W 21-5   D Laughton Post Office Road 7,620 >
17 Tue League     A Oldham W 21-5   D Laughton Watersheddings 2,488 6th >
22 Sun League H     Barrow W 19-12   D Laughton Naughton 4,988 6th >
28 Sat CC (SF)     A * Warrington W 17-9   D Laughton Central Park 12,624 >
Apr 5 Sun League H     Halifax W 23-12   D Laughton Naughton 5,612 5th >
8 Wed League H     Leeds W 21-0   D Laughton Naughton 4,526 6th >
12 Sun League     A Bradford N. L 5-13   D Laughton Odsal 6,140 6th >
17 Fri 7:30pm League H     Warrington D 11-11   D Laughton Naughton 8,081 7th >
21 Tue League     A St Helens L 9-24   D Laughton Knowsley 6,614 6th >
May 2 Sat CC (F) H     * Hull KR W 18-9 M Adams D Laughton Wembley 92,496 >
6 Wed PT (1)     A Hull KR L 12-14   D Laughton Craven Park 13,508 >

43 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ADAMS, Mick 29 Widnes Great Britain England 25 - 25 3 1 1 12 - - 13 - 13 3 2 2 15 - - 38 - 38 6 3 3 27 - - List
BAMBER, Lee -     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
BENTLEY, Keith -   Great Britain 27 - 27 16 - - 48 - - 11 2 13 1 - - 3 - - 38 2 40 17 - - 51 - - List
BURKE, Mick -   Great Britain 22 - 22 - 59 - 118 - - 12 - 12 4 43 - 98 - - 34 - 34 4 102 - 216 - - List
CUNNINGHAM, Eddie - St Helens Great Britain Wales 22 - 22 5 - - 15 - - 9 1 10 9 - - 27 - 1 31 1 32 14 - - 42 - 1 List
DEARDEN, Alan -     5 - 5 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
ELWELL, Keith -   Great Britain England 30 - 30 1 - 2 5 - - 13 - 13 3 - 2 11 - - 43 - 43 4 - 4 16 - - List
FARRIMOND, David -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
FINNIGAN, Paul -     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
FOX, Philip 23     4 - 4 - - - - - - 3 - 3 3 - - 9 - - 7 - 7 3 - - 9 - - List
FOY, Des 17     4 3 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 3 8 - - - - - - List
GEORGE, Mick -     24 - 24 10 - - 30 - - 13 - 13 3 - - 9 - - 37 - 37 13 - - 39 - - List
GORLEY, Les -   Great Britain England 20 - 20 4 - - 12 - - 11 - 11 2 - - 6 - - 31 - 31 6 - - 18 - - List
GREGORY, Andy 19     15 3 18 5 1 - 17 - - 7 1 8 3 - - 9 - - 22 4 26 8 1 - 26 - - List
HOGAN, Brian -   England 12 - 12 - - - - - - 3 1 4 1 - - 3 - - 15 1 16 1 - - 3 - - List
HOUGHTON, Vince -     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
HUGHES, Eric 30   Great Britain England 23 - 23 6 - - 18 - - 12 - 12 3 - - 9 - - 35 - 35 9 - - 27 - - List
HULME, David 17     - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
LOCKWOOD, Brian 34   Great Britain England 8 2 10 2 - - 6 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 13 2 15 2 - - 6 - - List
MILLS, Jim 36 Aberdare Great Britain Wales - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
MORAN, Dave -     8 2 10 6 - - 18 - - 2 - 2 1 - - 3 - - 10 2 12 7 - - 21 - - List
MYLER, John -     23 3 26 4 23 2 60 - - 7 2 9 3 3 1 16 - - 30 5 35 7 26 3 76 - - List
MYLER, Tony 20     5 3 8 2 - - 6 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 7 3 10 2 - - 6 - - List
O'NEILL, Mike 20   25 3 28 5 - - 15 - - 11 - 11 3 - - 9 - - 36 3 39 8 - - 24 - - List
POYNTON, Neil -     - 1 1 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 3 - - List
PRESCOTT, Eric 32 Widnes   21 - 21 1 - - 3 - - 10 - 10 2 - - 6 - - 31 - 31 3 - - 9 - - List
RENNOX, Michael -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ROPATI, Uati -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
RUTENE, Wayne -   1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
SHAW, Glyn 30 Aberdare Great Britain Wales 12 2 14 2 - - 6 - - 7 1 8 1 - - 3 - - 19 3 22 3 - - 9 - - List
SMITH, Martyn -     16 4 20 3 - - 9 - - 1 5 6 - - - - - - 17 9 26 3 - - 9 - - List
TAYLOR, John -     11 2 13 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 13 2 15 - - - - - - List
WHITFIELD, Fred -     3 4 7 1 - - 3 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 4 5 9 1 - - 3 - - List
WRIGHT, Stuart -   Great Britain England 19 - 19 8 - - 24 - - 10 - 10 7 - - 21 - - 29 - 29 15 - - 45 - - List
34 players 8 cur. / 14 tot. 26.09 30 matches 85 84 5 428 0 0 13 matches 52 48 5 257 0 1 43 matches 137 132 10 685 0 1  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

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