Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Joe Paul Lydon
- Born
- Tuesday, 26th November, 1963
- Current Age
- 60 years and 146 days
- Place Of Birth
- Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Awards & Accolades
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1984
- Man Of Steel Award
- 1984
Biography
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 % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Championship | 226 | 88 | 267 | 7 | 883 | 167 | 52 | 7 | 73.89% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 26 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 115 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 80.77% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Widnes Vikings | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Regal Trophy | 42 | 18 | 38 | - | 145 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 80.95% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 41 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 163 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 87.80% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 14 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | 24 | 7 | 16 | - | 60 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 45.83% | List | |||
| Test Series | 17 | 3 | 8 | - | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 29.41% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14.29% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 8 | 2 | 10 | - | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
| NRL | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 60 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1983-87, 1989-90, 1992 | 30 | 7 | 26 | - | 79 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 56.67% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1983-1992 | 8 | 2 | 10 | - | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.50% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1987 | 12 | 6 | 5 | / | 7 | 71.43% | - | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List |
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1989 | 10 | 2 | 9 | / | 15 | 60.00% | - | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 30.00% | List |
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1987, 1989 | 22 | 8 | 14 | / | 22 | 63.64% | - | 60 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List |
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Widnes | 1982/83 | 29 | 14 | 42 | - | 126 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 58.62% | List | |||
| Widnes | 1983/84 | 37 | 27 | 54 | - | 216 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 72.97% | List | |||
| Widnes | 1984/85 | 16 | 6 | 8 | - | 40 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 31.25% | List | |||
| Widnes | 1985/86 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1985/86 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1986/87 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 159 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 92.86% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1987/88 | 20 | 8 | 29 | - | 90 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1987/88 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1988/89 | 28 | 12 | 76 | 4 | 204 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 85.71% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1989/90 | 29 | 8 | 78 | - | 188 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 82.76% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1990/91 | 23 | 11 | 20 | - | 84 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 73.91% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 103 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 90.63% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1993/94 | 28 | - | 4 | - | 8 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1994/95 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Widnes | 1982-85 | 98 | 54 | 116 | 1 | 435 | 61 | 32 | 5 | 62.24% | List | |||
| Wigan | 1985-94 | 253 | 86 | 285 | 16 | 930 | 211 | 37 | 5 | 83.40% | List | |||
| Overall | 1982-1995 | 351 | 140 | 401 | 17 | 1,365 | 272 | 69 | 10 | 77.49% | List | |||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1993-94, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1985-86, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1986-87, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96
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