Doug Laughton

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Charles Douglas Laughton
Born
Saturday, 13th May, 1944
Current Age
79 years and 311 days
Place Of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England

Awards & Accolades

Man Of Steel Award
1979

Biography

Great Britain Test forward (1970 Ashes-winning tour) started his career with St Helens before signing with Wigan in 1967. Laughton linked with Widnes in 1973, where he made his Test debut in the Third Test against the Kangaroos. He was offered the captaincy of the 1974 Lions but signed with C’bury instead. He then walked out on the club mid-way through the 1974 season after being sacked as first grade captain (the Bulldogs went on to make the grand final without him). Laughton returned to Australia as captain of the 1979 Lions (disparagingly named 'Dad's Army') which is remembered as the first Great Britain team not to win a Test match in Australia. As a single-minded chief executive of English club Widnes Laughton later garnered criticism concerning his treatment of Australian club players in England.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Great Britain 20 9 -   - 27 16 3 1 80.00% List
Test Series 7 4 -   - 9 4 3 0 57.14% List
The Ashes 5 1 -   - 6 2 3 0 40.00% List
World Cup 4 1 -   - 3 3 1 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches Wigan Warriors 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
NRL 5 - -   - - 1 4 0 20.00% List
European Championship 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Widnes Vikings 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1970-71, 1973-74, 1979 15 7 -   - 21 10 5 0 66.67% List
England 1977 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1970-1979 16 7 0   0 21 10 6 0 62.50% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Great Britain 1970 4 1 -   - 3 3 1 0 75.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1974 5 - -   - - 1 4 0 20.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1974 5 - -   - - 1 4 0 20.00% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates