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Mick Adams

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Michael Adams
Born
Friday, 28th September, 1951
Died
Friday, 10th March, 2017 (Aged 65 years and 163 days)
Place Of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England

Competitions Won

Test Series
1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1980 Great Britain vs New Zealand
European Championship
1977/78, 1978/79
English Championship
1977/78
Premiership Trophy
1981/82, 1982/83
Challenge Cup
1980/81, 1983/84

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

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -15419------  ------910-47.37%List
Other International Matches -1-1-----3  --6---1--100.00%List
The Ashes -325------  -------5-0.00%List
World Cup -112------  ------2--100.00%List
Tour MatchesWidnes VikingsWID-3-3------  ------21-66.67%List
Tour MatchesGreat BritainGBR-26733-1--18  1121---2211-66.67%List
Test Series 210212------  ------39-25.00%List
European Championship 2213------  ------3--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -212238---8-  --24---128352.17%List
NRL Finals -2-2------  ------2--100.00%List
Midweek Cup -112------  -------2-0.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship 1105-10551--62  4427---6931565.71%List
Premiership Trophy 28-82---2-  117---62-75.00%List
Challenge Cup 219-19------  222---152278.95%List
Regal Trophy -13-132---2-  117---94-69.23%List
Lancashire Cup -12-122---22  --10---84-66.67%List
UK Top Division 1105-10551--62  4427---6931565.71%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 21212224192--2112  9998---148661066.07%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1975, 1978-79, 1981 426------  ------51-83.33%List
Great Britain1979-80, 1984 11213------  ------49-30.77%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain1979 1-1-----3  --6---1--100.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1975 112------  ------2--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
CanterburyCanterbury19751975 NSWRFL 121133---3-  --9---56238.46%List
CanterburyCanterbury19761976 NSWRFL 91105---5-  --15---72170.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Canterbury1975-76 212238---8-  --24---128352.17%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
WidnesWidnes1977/78 --0------  ----------List
WidnesWidnes1979/80 --0------  ----------List
WidnesWidnes1980/81 37-376---63  3327---2312262.16%List
WidnesWidnes1981/82 44-442---2-  228---338375.00%List
WidnesWidnes1982/83 38-383---3-  --9---2412263.16%List
WidnesWidnes1983/84 38-38-1--11  339---2711-71.05%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Widnes1980-83 157-157111--124  8853---10743768.15%List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    14 Jan 2010 5:53pm

    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 Sep 2011 5:24pm

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

  • Helen / Graham Bettridge
    10 Mar 2017 6:36pm

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

  • Helen / Graham Bettridge
    10 Mar 2017 6:37pm

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

  • osh
    15 Mar 2017 8:44pm

    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.

  • John Singh
    5 Nov 2025 12:03pm

    I had the pleasure of meeting Mick Adams in Tamworth during the 80s. We socialised a bit and played many enjoyable games of touch football together. So skilful playing touch footy i can imagine what a fine League player he would have been. Popular with many. A gentleman and someone i consider myself lucky to have met.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Derek Farrar, Bill Bates, Tony McCarron, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio

Sources:Widnes RLFC History, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Wakefield Trinity Heritage