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
Mick Burke (216)
Top tryscorer
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 W 31-2   D Laughton Borough Park 2,200 View
24 Sun LC (2) H     St Helens W 22-20   D Laughton Naughton 8,427 View
31 Sun League     A Leigh W 13-2   D Laughton Hilton Park 4,719 2nd View
Sep 7 Sun League H     Featherstone W 14-9   D Laughton Naughton 5,624 1st View
10 Wed LC (SF) H     Wigan L 10-14   D Laughton Naughton 6,563 View
14 Sun League     A Leeds W 33-8   D Laughton Headingley 6,031 1st View
21 Sun League H     Hull KR L 18-25   D Laughton Naughton 6,285 3rd View
28 Sun League     A Halifax W 11-10   D Laughton Thrum 3,639 2nd View
Oct 5 Sun 3:30pm League H     Salford L 10-26   D Laughton Naughton 5,086 1st View
8 Wed League H     Leigh W 12-8   D Laughton Naughton 3,151 1st View
12 Sun League     A Barrow L 15-17   D Laughton Craven Park 3,418 4th View
19 Sun League H     Oldham W 28-18   D Laughton Naughton 5,003 3rd View
26 Sun League     A Hull KR L 4-12   D Laughton Craven Park 8,807 5th View
Nov 9 Sun KT (12) H     New Zealand W 14-7 M Adams D Laughton Naughton 6,416 View
16 Sun League     A Warrington L 4-16   D Laughton Wilderspool 6,181 8th View
23 Sun JPT (1) H     Wakefield W 20-17   D Laughton Naughton 5,956 View
30 Sun League H     Castleford L 13-15   D Laughton Naughton 5,037 8th View
Dec 9 Tue JPT (2) H     Huddersfield W 25-9   D Laughton Naughton 3,571 View
13 Sat JPT (3)     A Castleford L 10-18   D Laughton Wheldon Road 3,571 View
26 Fri League     A Salford L 8-16   D Laughton The Willows 3,444 9th View
28 Sun League H     Workington W 15-7   D Laughton Naughton 3,859 8th View
Jan 1 Thu League H     St Helens W 11-8   D Laughton Naughton 5,811 7th View
4 Sun League     A Featherstone L 8-22   D Laughton Post Office Road 2,504 8th View
11 Sun League H     Bradford W 10-2   D Laughton Naughton 4,864 7th View
25 Sun League H     Wakefield W 28-12   D Laughton Naughton 5,503 7th View
Feb 1 Sun League     A Workington L 10-14   D Laughton Derwent Park 2,481 8th View
8 Sun League     A Castleford W 31-9   D Laughton Wheldon Road 4,325 7th View
15 Sun CC (1) H     Doncaster W 50-0   D Laughton Naughton 4,563 View
18 Wed League     A Hull FC L 8-10   D Laughton Boulevard 11,493 7th View
22 Sun League H     Hull FC W 5-3   D Laughton Naughton 6,154 6th View
Mar 1 Sun CC (2) H     Castleford W 7-5   D Laughton Naughton 7,436 View
8 Sun League     A Wakefield D 10-10   D Laughton Belle Vue 5,439 6th View
15 Sun CC (3)     A Featherstone W 21-5   D Laughton Post Office Road 7,620 View
17 Tue League     A Oldham W 21-5   D Laughton Watersheddings 2,488 6th View
22 Sun League H     Barrow W 19-12   D Laughton Naughton 4,988 5th View
28 Sat CC (SF)     A * Warrington W 17-9   D Laughton Central Park 12,624 View
Apr 5 Sun League H     Halifax W 23-12   D Laughton Naughton 5,612 6th View
8 Wed League H     Leeds W 21-0   D Laughton Naughton 4,526 6th View
12 Sun League     A Bradford L 5-13   D Laughton Odsal 6,140 7th View
17 Fri 7:30pm League H     Warrington D 11-11   D Laughton Naughton 8,081 6th View
21 Tue League     A St Helens L 9-24   D Laughton Knowsley 6,614 6th View
May 2 Sat CC (F) H     * Hull KR W 18-9 M Adams D Laughton Wembley 92,496 View
6 Wed PT (1)     A Hull KR L 12-14   D Laughton Craven Park 13,508 View

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 Games 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 7 cur. / 13 tot. 26.09 30 games 85 84 5 428 0 0 13 games 52 48 5 257 0 1 43 games 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: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin

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

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