Mick Adams

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Michael Adams
Born
Friday, 28th September, 1951
Died
Friday, 10th March, 2017 (Aged 65 years and 164 days)
Place Of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England

Biography

Widnes lock, a star of the club's Wembley Cup Final victory in 1975, first came to Australia with Great Britain's 1975 World Cup squad. Adams later spent two seasons with C’bury before touring Australia with the 1979 Lions. He played in all three Tests on the tour and was later vice-captain of the 1984 Lions that failed to win a Test in Australia and NZ.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 23 8 -   - 24 12 8 3 52.17% List
Tour Matches England 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
World Cup 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
European Championship 3 - -   - - 3 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Widnes Vikings 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Great Britain 21 - 8   1 17 11 10 0 52.38% List
Test Series 12 - -   - - 3 9 0 25.00% List
The Ashes 5 - -   - - 0 5 0 0.00% List
Lancashire Cup 12 2 2   - 10 8 4 0 66.67% List
English Championship 105 6 2   4 27 69 31 5 65.71% List
Regal Trophy 13 2 -   1 7 9 4 0 69.23% List
Challenge Cup 19 - -   2 2 15 2 2 78.95% List
Premiership Trophy 8 2 -   1 7 6 2 0 75.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975, 1978-79, 1981 6 - -   - - 5 1 0 83.33% List
Great Britain 1979-80, 1984 13 - -   - - 4 9 0 30.77% List
Overall1975-1984 19 0 0   0 - 9 10 0 47.37% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury NSWRFL 1975 13 3 -   - 9 5 6 2 38.46% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1976 10 5 -   - 15 7 2 1 70.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canterbury 1975-76 23 8 -   - 24 12 8 3 52.17% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Widnes 1980/81 37 6 3   3 27 23 12 2 62.16% List
Widnes 1981/82 44 2 -   2 8 33 8 3 75.00% List
Widnes 1982/83 38 3 -   - 9 24 12 2 63.16% List
Widnes 1983/84 38 1 1   3 9 27 11 0 71.05% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Widnes 1980-83 157 12 4   8 53 107 43 7 68.15% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    14/01/2010

    When Adams led Widnes to victory over Hull KR in the 1981 Challenge Cup Final, that was the last Challenge Cup Final were both sides didn't contain an overseas player.

  • Michael
    20/09/2011

    Mick Adams played 13 games for Canterbury in 1975 and 10 in 1976.

  • Helen / Graham Bettridge
    10/03/2017

    Rest In Peace, Mick , our thoughts are with your famil xxx

  • Helen / Graham Bettridge
    10/03/2017

    Rest In Peace, Mick , our thoughts are with your famil Graham & Helen Bettridge xxxx

  • osh
    15/03/2017

    true gentleman , by todays standard, came to aust & was embraced by many in the tamworth comunity, for his down to earth approach to so many people of all ages , skin colour, & intellect. a legend in his time.

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

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982-83, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84