Game 1
Widnes 36 def. Halifax 26
| Premiership Trophy 1987/88 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/20228 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 24th April, 1988 | |||||||
| Venue | Naughton (Widnes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,679 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 8 | |||||
| Widnes | Scoresheet | Halifax | ||||||
| David HULME | 2 | T | Paul DIXON | |||||
| Richie EYRES | Dick FAIRBANK | |||||||
| Phil McKENZIE | Martin MEREDITH | |||||||
| Martin OFFIAH | John PENDLEBURY | |||||||
| Darren WRIGHT | ||||||||
| Duncan PLATT | 6 | G | 5 | Colin WHITFIELD | ||||
| Widnes | Teams | Halifax | ||||||
| Duncan PLATT | 1 | FB | 1 | Colin WHITFIELD | ||||
| Rick THACKRAY | 2 | W | 2 | Mike TAYLOR | ||||
| Andy CURRIER | 3 | C | 3 | Tony ANDERSON | ||||
| Darren WRIGHT | 4 | C | 4 | Ian WILKINSON | ||||
| Martin OFFIAH | 5 | W | 5 | Martin MEREDITH | ||||
| David MARSH | 6 | FE | 6 | Robert GROGAN | ||||
| David HULME | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve ROBINSON | ||||
| Kurt SORENSEN | 8 | FR | 8 | Dick FAIRBANK | ||||
| Phil McKENZIE | 9 | HK | 9 | Seamus McCALLION | ||||
| Steve O'NEILL | 10 | FR | 10 | Keith NELLER | ||||
| Mike O'NEILL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Les HOLLIDAY | ||||
| Paul HULME | 12 | 2R | 12 | Paul DIXON | ||||
| Richie EYRES | 13 | L | 13 | John PENDLEBURY | ||||
| Alan TAIT | 14 | B | 14 | Neil JAMES | ||||
| Joe GRIMA | 15 | B | 15 | Graham BEEVERS | ||||
| Doug LAUGHTON | HC | Chris ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
Widnes
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 32 vs. Hunslet
- Next Game:
- Premiership Trophy 1987/88 - Semi Final vs. Warrington
- Out:
- Barry Dowd (five-eighth), Tony Myler (bench)
- In:
- David Marsh (five-eighth), Alan Tait (bench)
Halifax
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 33 vs. Salford
- Next Game:
- Challenge Cup 1987/88 - Final vs. Wigan
- Out:
- Steve Smith (fullback), Wilf George (wing), Peter Bell (front row), Mick Scott (bench)
- In:
- Colin Whitfield (fullback), Mike Taylor (wing), Keith Neller (front row), Graham Beevers (bench)
- Changes:
- Neil James (front row to bench), Dick Fairbank (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89