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First Division 1978/79

Widnes

Coach
Doug Laughton
Captain
Doug Laughton
Biggest home crowd
12,202 (vs. Australia in round 9)
Average home crowd
12,202
Top pointscorer
Mick Burke (8) *
Top tryscorer
Stuart Wright (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 20 Sun LC (1) H     Huyton W 43-6     Naughton   >
27 Sun LC (2) H     Warrington W 17-10     Naughton   >
Sep 3 Sun League H     Rochdale H. W 39-5     Naughton   5th >
5 Tue League     A Wakefield T. L 0-8     Belle Vue   3rd >
10 Sun League     A Featherstone R. W 27-23     Post Office Road   7th >
13 Wed LC (SF) H     Leigh W 28-14     Naughton   >
16 Sat League H     Leeds W 16-11     Naughton   2nd >
24 Sun JPT (1)     A Huddersfield W 21-10     Fartown   >
Oct 1 Sun League     A Huddersfield W 16-10     Fartown   2nd >
3 Tue BFT (1) H     Whitehaven W 17-13     Naughton   >
7 Sat LC (F) H     * Workington W 15-13     Central Park 10,020 >
20 Fri League     A Castleford L 12-15     Wheldon Road   5th >
25 Wed 7:30pm KT (9) H     Australia W 11-10 D Laughton D Laughton Naughton 12,202 >
29 Sun League H     Leigh W 30-17     Naughton   4th >
Nov 7 Tue League H     Salford W 16-5     Naughton   4th >
12 Sun League     A Workington W 6-4     Derwent Park   4th >
19 Sun League H     Wakefield T. W 28-11     Naughton   4th >
21 Tue BFT (2)     A Hull KR W 13-10     Craven Park   >
26 Sun League     A Barrow W 11-5     Craven Park   3rd >
Dec 2 Sat JPT (2) H     St Helens W 11-10     Naughton   >
8 Fri BFT (SF)     A Rochdale H. W 26-9     Athletic Ground   >
10 Sun League H     Castleford W 16-13     Naughton   1st >
12 Tue BFT (F)     A St Helens W 13-7     Knowsley 10,250 >
17 Sun JPT (3)     A Keighley W 15-4     Lawkholme Lane   >
24 Sun League H     Workington D 2-2     Naughton   1st >
26 Tue League     A Salford D 10-10     The Willows   2nd >
Jan 17 Wed League H     Bradford N. W 17-0     Naughton   2nd >
21 Sun League     A Warrington L 2-7     Wilderspool   1st >
24 Wed JPT (SF) H     Bradford N. W 21-3     Naughton   >
27 Sat League     A Leeds L 3-5     Headingley   2nd >
Feb 4 Sun League H     Featherstone R. W 25-9     Naughton   2nd >
11 Sun CC (1) H     Workington W 12-5     Naughton   >
20 Tue League     A Leigh W 3-2     Hilton Park   1st >
24 Sat CC (2) H     Wigan W 21-5     Naughton   >
Mar 11 Sun CC (3)     A Huddersfield W 14-0     Fartown   >
18 Sun League     A Wigan W 15-9     Central Park   2nd >
25 Sun League     A Rochdale H. W 20-7     Athletic Ground   3rd >
31 Sat CC (SF) H     * Bradford N. W 14-11     Station Road 14,324 >
Apr 4 Wed League     A Hull KR L 7-22     Craven Park   4th >
13 Fri League H     Warrington W 18-7     Naughton   4th >
16 Mon League     A St Helens W 18-16     Knowsley   4th >
19 Thu League H     Hull KR L 8-15     Naughton   4th >
22 Sun League H     Huddersfield L 16-17     Naughton   4th >
28 Sat JPT (F) H     * Warrington W 16-4     Knowsley 10,743 >
May 5 Sat CC (F) H     * Wakefield T. W 12-3     Wembley 94,218 >
8 Tue League H     Wigan W 27-15     Naughton   4th >
10 Thu League H     St Helens W 15-8     Naughton   3rd >
12 Sat League     A Bradford N. W 27-19     Odsal   3rd >
13 Sun League H     Barrow W 30-25     Naughton   3rd >
15 Tue PT (1) H     Wigan L 8-12     Naughton   >

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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ADAMS, Mick 27 Widnes Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ASPEY, Malcolm -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BOWDEN, Reg -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BURKE, Mick -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 8 - - List
ECKERSLEY, David 30 Leigh Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ELWELL, Keith -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GEORGE, Mick -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HOGAN, Brian -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HUGHES, Eric 28   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HULL, David 28 St Helens   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
LAUGHTON, Doug 35 Widnes Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MILLS, Jim 34 Aberdare Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WRIGHT, Stuart -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
13 players 5 cur. / 8 tot. 30.77 30 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 matches 1 4 0 11 0 0 50 matches 1 4 0 11 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

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