Championship 1980/81

Match Day 3

Leeds 8 lost to Widnes 33

Championship 1980/81
Match Day 3

Leeds
8
33
Widnes
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16064
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 14th September, 1980
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 6,031
Leeds Scoresheet Widnes
David HERON 2 T 2 Keith BENTLEY
      Keith ELWELL
      Mick GEORGE
      Les GORLEY
      Eric HUGHES
 
Kevin DICK G 7 Mick BURKE
 
    FG Mick ADAMS
Leeds Teams Widnes
Willie OULTON 1 FB 1 Mick BURKE
Alan SMITH 2 W 2 Philip FOX
David SMITH 3 C 3 Mick GEORGE
Neil HAGUE 4 C 4 Eddie CUNNINGHAM
John ATKINSON 5 W 5 Keith BENTLEY
 
John HOLMES 6 FE 6 Eric HUGHES
Kevin DICK 7 HB 7 John TAYLOR
 
Steve PITCHFORD 8 FR 8 Lee BAMBER
Sean MILLER 9 HK 9 Keith ELWELL
Graham ECCLES 10 FR 10 Mike O'NEILL
John CARROLL 11 2R 11 Les GORLEY
Keith RAYNE 12 2R 12 Martyn SMITH
David HERON 13 L 13 Mick ADAMS
 
John SANDERSON 14 B    
Neil LEAN 15 B    
 
Syd HYNES   HC   Doug LAUGHTON
   
 

Team Info

Leeds

Previous Game:
Yorkshire Cup 1980/81 - Semi Final vs. Huddersfield
Next Game:
Match Day 4 vs. Workington
Out:
Les Dyl (centre), Roy Dickinson (front row), Gary Hetherington (bench)
In:
John Holmes (five-eighth), Keith Rayne (second row), Neil Lean (bench)
Changes:
Neil Hague (five-eighth to centre), Graham Eccles (second row to front row)

Widnes

Previous Game:
Lancashire Cup 1980/81 - Semi Final vs. Wigan
Next Game:
Match Day 4 vs. Hull KR
Out:
Des Foy (wing), Fred Whitfield (front row), Alan Dearden (second row)
In:
Mick Burke (fullback), Lee Bamber (front row), Martyn Smith (second row)
Changes:
Keith Bentley (fullback to wing)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin

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