John Player Trophy 1980/81

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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View  Hull FC 12 (S. Lloyd, C. Stone, T. Wilby tries; S. Lloyd goal; R. Gaitley field goal) defeated Bradford 0 at The Boulevard.
Date: Sat, 22nd November.   Referee: John McDonald.   Crowd: 10,854.
Hull FC: Woods, Peacham, Banks, Wilby, Prendiville; Gaitley, Pickerill; Skerrett, Duke, Stone, Lloyd, Birdsall, Norton.
Bradford: Mumby, Barends, Hale, Parker, Parker; Stephenson, Redfearn; Thompson, Bridges, Fiddler, Jackson, Van Bellen, Idle. Int: Trotter.
View  Hunslet 15 (I. Nicholson 2, P. Muscroft tries; C. Walker 3 goals) defeated Workington 5 (B. Pattinson try; L. Hopkins goal) at Mount Pleasant.
Date: Sat, 22nd November.   Referee: Kevin Allatt.   Crowd: 700.
Hunslet: Briers, Walker, Muscroft, Smith, Nicholson; Lane, King; Windmill, Netzler, Wright, Rowe, Griffiths, Hughes.
Workington: Marland, Hopkins, Rudd, Thompson, Beck; Wilkins, Todd; Rowley, Banks, McCarron, Varty, Hartley, Pattinson. Int: Maughan.
View  Huddersfield 20 (M. Branch, G. Pritchard, I. Slater, G. Swale tries; G. Swale 4 goals) defeated Batley 4 (M. Shaw 2 goals) at Mount Pleasant.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: John Mean.   Crowd: 1,781.
Batley: Oulton, Jones, Presley, Shaw, Tingle; Parker, Pickerill; Frain, Cummins, Woodall, Riggs, Allen, Rippon. Int: Vodden, Watts.
Huddersfield: Pritchard, Cramp, Leathley, Knight, Swale; Slater, Punter; Johnson, Wroe, Lyons, Branch, Halmshaw, Johnson. Int: Barton, Wood.
View  Blackpool 21 (D. Bristow, R. Oldham, A. Redford, G. Roberts tries; W. Oxley 4 goals; D. Parry field goal) defeated Huyton 7 (C. Leadbetter try; J. Tabern 2 goals) at Borough Park (Blackpool).
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Bill Allen.   Crowd: 450.
Blackpool: Roberts, Sivori, Tilly, Bailey, Oxley; Redford, Chester; Wynyard, Parry, Gamble, Lomax, Bristow, Corcoran. Int: Oldham, Waterworth.
Huyton: Tabern, Hartley, Hunter, Fitzpatrick, Jackson; Corwell, Bishop; Goulding, Walker, Middlehurst, Leadbetter, Lyons, Coop. Int: Andrews, Fletcher.
View  Halifax 11 (S. Halloran, M. Scott tries; J. Birts 2 goals; J. Birts field goal) defeated Bramley 10 (T. Bibb, D. Knowles tries; T. Bibb 2 goals) at McLaren Field.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Peter Massey.   Crowd: 2,338.
Bramley: Bibb, Dyas, Winterbottom, Olbison, Francis; Ayres, Langton; Grinhaff, Tennant, Burke, Knowles, Huddlestone, Bond. Int: Johnston, Bowman.
Halifax: Birts, Snee, Garrod, Cholmondeley, Waites; Blacker, Langton; Ackroyd, Whitehouse, Standidge, Scott, Garforth, Loxton. Int: Hirst, Halloran.
View  Castleford 30 (R. Beardmore 2, K. Ward 2, D. Finch, G. Hyde tries; G. Hyde 6 goals) defeated Pilkington Recs 17 at Wheldon Road.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Harry Hunt.   Crowd: 2,823.
Castleford: Wraith, Richardson, Joyner, Hyde, Fenton; Orum, Beardmore; Hughes, Spurr, Johnson, Finch, Ward, Crampton. Int: James, Reilly.
View  Featherstone 37 (M. Morgan 3, S. Evans 2, S. Hankins, K. Kellett tries; S. Quinn 8 goals) defeated Dewsbury 12 (M. Agar, E. Lowe tries; M. Agar 3 goals) at Crown Flatt (Old).
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Cliff Hodgson.   Crowd: 2,700.
Dewsbury: Richardson, Dunford, Austin, Agar, Lowe; Watson, Lee; Briggs, Dufton, Jeff, King, Watkins, Crossley. Int: Cummins, Broadhead.
Featherstone: Marsden, Coventry, Gilbert, Evans, Kellett; Quinn, Hudson; Anderson, Handscombe, Morgan (C), Hankins, Smith, Bell. Int: Hobbs, Gibbins.
View  Whitehaven 18 (V. Fox, J. O'Neill, P. Stoddart tries; R. Dutton 3 goals; A. Walker 3 field goals) defeated Doncaster 10 (G. Perigo, S. Piper tries; D. Noble 2 goals) at Tattersfield.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Trevor Court.   Crowd: 432.
Doncaster: Brook, Piper, Hartley, Noble, Millet; Buckton, Russell; Banham, Knott, Ellis, Perigo, Salmon, Davies. Int: Masson, Hossell.
Whitehaven: Dutton, Thomson, Larder, Stoddart, Fox; O'Neill, Walker; Calvin, Elliott, Grimes, Martin, Cottier, Thompson. Int: Rose, Rae.
View  Fulham 9 (D. Eckersley try; I. MacCorquodale 2 goals; D. Eckersley 2 field goals) defeated Leeds 3 (G. Eccles try) at Craven Cottage.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Fred Lindop.   Crowd: 12,583.
Fulham: Risman, Cambriani, Aspey, Noonan, MacCorquodale; Eckersley, Bowden; Beverley, Karalius, Gourley, Allen, Wood, Hull. Int: Kinsey, Van bellen.
Leeds: Oulton, Smith, Heselwood, Hague, Atkinson; Holmes, Dick; Harrison, Miller, Pitchford, Eccles, Cookson, Heron. Int: Fletcher, Carroll.
View  Hull KR 34 (I. Robinson 3, P. Lowe 2, L. Casey, P. Hogan, S. Hubbard tries; S. Hubbard 5 goals) defeated Keighley 16 (J. Bardgett, G. Beale, G. Clark tries; G. Beale 2, B. Rowett goals; C. North field goal) at Lawkholme Lane.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Ken Spencer.   Crowd: 3,895.
Keighley: Jickells, Moll, Clark, Rowett, Beale; Bardgett, North; Sellers, Raistrick, Martin, Clarkson, Fairhurst, Garner. Int: Diabira, Hawksworth.
Hull KR: Robinson, Hubbard, Smith, Hogan, McHugh; Hartley, Harkin; Holdstock, Price, Crooks, Lowe, Rose, Crane. Int: Dixon, Casey.
View  Leigh 38 (J. Woods 2, T. Cooke, D. Drummond, P. Fox, K. Green, M. Hogan, A. Rathbone tries; J. Woods 7 goals) defeated Rochdale 5 (S. Hoare try; N. Turley goal) at Hilton Park.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Jim Smith.   Crowd: 3,167.
Leigh: Hogan, Drummond, Bilsbury, Donlan, Fox; Woods, Green; Pyke, Wall, Cooke, Rathbone, Tabern, Gittins. Int: Fairhurst, Platt.
Rochdale: McLoughlin, Holland, McGiffen, Gilmore, Gill; Price, Sanderson; Glover, Langan, Gorvin, Flanagan, Turley, Grimes. Int: Wharton, Hoare.
View  Warrington 14 (J. Bevan, B. Case tries; S. Hesford 4 goals) defeated St Helens 12 (N. Holding, L. Jones tries; C. Griffiths 3 goals) at Knowsley Road.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Gerry Kershaw.   Crowd: 7,946.
St Helens: Griffiths, Jones, Bayliss, Litherland, Mathias; Peters, Holding; James, Nulty, Hope, Chisnall, Gorley, Nicholls. Int: Arkwright, Pinner.
Warrington: Finnegan, Thackray, Duane, Bevan, Hesford; Kelly, Gwilliam; Courtney, Waller, Case, Potter, Martyn, Hunter.
View  Salford 17 (M. Coulman, P. O'Neill, M. Richards tries; C. Whitfield 4 goals) defeated Wigan 9 (D. Ramsdale try; G. Fairbairn 2, J. Pendlebury goals) at The Willows.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Derek Fox.   Crowd: 3,715.
Salford: Whitfield, Driver, Stephenson, Latham, Richards; Nash, Harris; Coulman, O'Neill, Yates, Williams, Henney, Major. Int: Ashcroft, Sheffield.
Wigan: Fairbairn, Ramsdale, Butler, Davies, Stockley; Foy, Bolton; O'Neill, Williams, Campbell, Boyd, Hollingsworth, Pendlebury, Nanyn.
View  Barrow 12 (S. Tickle try; I. Ball 4 goals; I. Ball field goal) defeated Swinton 10 (A. Taylor, G. Vigo tries; J. Gorton 2 goals) at Station Road.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Stephen Haigh.   Crowd: 2,470.
Swinton: Gorton, Vigo, Wilson, Taylor, Drummond; Rutene, Mellor; Earl, Middleshurst, Ashcroft, Grice, Cooper, Peters, Highton.
Barrow: Tickle, Moore, French, Ball, McConnell; Mason, Cairns; Chisnall, Allen, Lupton, Flynn, Kirkby, Hadley.
View  Widnes 20 (M. Adams, K. Elwell, J. Myler, G. Shaw tries; M. Burke 4 goals) defeated Wakefield 17 (A. Fletcher 2, S. Diamond tries; S. Diamond 4 goals) at Naughton Park.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: John Holdsworth.   Crowd: 5,956.
Widnes: Burke, Wright, George, Cunningham, Bentley; Hughes, Myler; Hogan, Elwell, Shaw, Gorley, Prescott, Adams.
Wakefield: Midgley, Fletcher, Day, Diamond, Juliff; Topliss, Agar; Bratt, McCurrie, Forsyth, Thompson, Rayne, Lampkowski.
View  York 11 (P. Inns try; C. Gibson 4 goals) defeated Oldham 9 (A. Mcewen try; M. Parrish 3 goals) at Wigginton Road.
Date: Sun, 23rd November.   Referee: Stan Wall.   Crowd: 5,154.
York: Smith, Gibson, Sheard, Foster, Morgan; Crossley, Inns; Wardell, Phillippo, Dunkerley, White, Price, McDermott, Kirkbride.
Oldham: Murphy, Munro, Mcewen, Parrish, Caffery; Francis (C), Gwilliam; Alexander, Handforth, Owen, Clarkson, Mordell, Flanagan, Hawkyard.

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