Championship 1980/81

Match Day 18

Featherstone Rovers 22 def. Widnes 8

Championship 1980/81
Match Day 18
Featherstone
Rovers
22
8
Widnes
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16010
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 4th January, 1981
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue Post Office Road (Featherstone)
Crowd 2,504
Featherstone Scoresheet Widnes
Steve EVANS 2 T Andy GREGORY
John MARSDEN   Neil POYNTON
Mick MORGAN      
 
Steve QUINN 4 G John MYLER
 
Keith BELL 2 FG    
Featherstone Teams Widnes
John MARSDEN 1 FB 1 John MYLER
John GILBERT 2 W 2 Stuart WRIGHT
Paul COVENTRY 3 C 3 Eric HUGHES
Steve QUINN 4 C 4 Eddie CUNNINGHAM
Ken KELLETT 5 W 5 Mick GEORGE
 
Steve EVANS 6 FE 6 Andy GREGORY
Paul HAYDEN 7 HB 7 John TAYLOR
 
Kevin ANDERSON 8 FR 8 Glyn SHAW
Raymond HANDSCOMBE 9 HK 9 Keith ELWELL
Mick MORGAN (c) 10 FR 10 Mike O'NEILL
Steven HANKINS 11 2R 11 Fred WHITFIELD
Peter SMITH 12 2R 12 Eric PRESCOTT
Keith BELL 13 L 13 Mick ADAMS
 
    B 14 Neil POYNTON
    B 15 Vince HOUGHTON
 
Paul DALEY   HC   Doug LAUGHTON
   
 

Team Info

Featherstone

Previous Game:
Match Day 17 vs. Wakefield
Next Game:
Match Day 19 vs. Warrington
Out:
Terry Hudson (halfback), Barry Limb (bench)
In:
Paul Hayden (halfback)
Changes:
Steve Quinn (wing to centre), John Gilbert (centre to wing), Steve Evans (centre to five-eighth), Paul Coventry (five-eighth to centre)

Widnes

Previous Game:
Match Day 17 vs. St Helens
Next Game:
Match Day 19 vs. Bradford
Out:
Keith Bentley (wing), Dave Moran (five-eighth), Les Gorley (second row)
In:
Mick George (wing), John Taylor (halfback), Fred Whitfield (second row), Neil Poynton (bench), Vince Houghton (bench)
Changes:
Andy Gregory (halfback to five-eighth)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82