Championship 1980/81

Match Day 6 (Midweek)

Widnes 12 def. Leigh 8

Championship 1980/81
Match Day 6 (Midweek)

Widnes
12
8
Leigh
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16170
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 8th October, 1980
Referee Mick Beaumont
Venue Naughton (Widnes)
Crowd 3,151
Widnes Scoresheet Leigh
Keith BENTLEY T Tony COOKE
Dave MORAN      
 
Mick BURKE 3 G 2 Alan FAIRHURST
 
    FG Alan FAIRHURST
Widnes Teams Leigh
Mick BURKE 1 FB 1 Malcolm SWANN
Des FOY 2 W 2 Des DRUMMOND
Tony MYLER 3 C 3 David BULLOUGH
John MYLER 4 C 4 Steve DONLAN
Keith BENTLEY 5 W 5 Philip FOX
 
Dave MORAN 6 FE 6 Alan FAIRHURST
John TAYLOR 7 HB 7 Ken GREEN
 
Brian HOGAN 8 FR 8 Alf WILKINSON
Keith ELWELL 9 HK 9 Ray TABERN
Lee BAMBER 10 FR 10 Tony COOKE
Mike O'NEILL 11 2R 11 Ian HOBSON
Alan DEARDEN 12 2R 12 Mick McTIGUE
Mick ADAMS 13 L 13 Tom GITTINS
 
Andy GREGORY 14 B    
Paul FINNIGAN 15 B 15 Malcolm YATES
 
Doug LAUGHTON   HC   Tom GRAINEY
   
 

Team Info

Widnes

Previous Game:
Match Day 6 vs. Salford
Next Game:
Match Day 7 vs. Barrow
Out:
Fred Whitfield (front row), Martyn Smith (second row), Les Gorley (second row)
In:
Alan Dearden (second row), Mick Adams (lock), Andy Gregory (bench), Paul Finnigan (bench)
Changes:
Mike O'Neill (lock to second row), Lee Bamber (bench to front row)

Leigh

Previous Game:
Match Day 6 vs. Oldham
Next Game:
Match Day 7 vs. Workington
Out:
Mick Hogan (fullback), John Woods (five-eighth), Terry Bowman (front row), Arthur Daley (second row), Duncan Scott (bench), William Platt (bench)
In:
David Bullough (centre), Ken Green (halfback), Alf Wilkinson (front row), Mick McTigue (second row), Malcolm Yates (bench)
Changes:
Malcolm Swann (centre to fullback), Alan Fairhurst (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