Championship 1980/81

Match Day 27 (Midweek)

Oldham 5 lost to Widnes 21

Championship 1980/81
Match Day 27 (Midweek)

Oldham
5
21
Widnes
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16102
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 17th March, 1981
Referee Ken Spencer
Venue Watersheddings (Oldham)
Crowd 2,488
Oldham Scoresheet Widnes
Michael KIRWAN T 2 Stuart WRIGHT
      Keith BENTLEY
      Eric HUGHES
      Brian LOCKWOOD
 
Eric FITZSIMONS G 2 John MYLER
      Andy GREGORY
Oldham Teams Widnes
Brian CAFFERY 1 FB 1 John MYLER
Geoff MUNRO 2 W 2 Stuart WRIGHT
Clive HUNTER 3 C 3 Mick GEORGE
Dennis O'NEILL 4 C 4 Eddie CUNNINGHAM
Eric FITZSIMONS 5 W 5 Keith BENTLEY
 
Ray ASHTON 6 FE 6 Eric HUGHES
Michael KIRWAN 7 HB 7 Andy GREGORY
 
John MANTLE 8 FR 8 Mike O'NEILL
David WALKER 9 HK 9 Keith ELWELL
Billy HARRIS 10 FR 10 Martyn SMITH
Alan PLATT 11 2R 11 Les GORLEY
Robert MORDELL 12 2R 12 Brian LOCKWOOD
Terry FLANAGAN (c) 13 L 13 Eric PRESCOTT
 
Steve HERBERT 14 B 14 Tony MYLER
 
Graham STARKEY   HC   Doug LAUGHTON
   
 

Team Info

Oldham

Previous Game:
Challenge Cup 1980/81 - Week 3 vs. St Helens
Next Game:
Match Day 28 vs. Halifax
Out:
Michael Parrish (centre), Gareth Owen (front row), Ray Martland (hooker)
In:
Ray Ashton (five-eighth), John Mantle (front row), David Walker (hooker)
Changes:
Dennis O'Neill (five-eighth to centre)

Widnes

Previous Game:
Challenge Cup 1980/81 - Week 3 vs. Featherstone
Next Game:
Match Day 28 vs. Barrow
Out:
Mick Burke (fullback), Mick Adams (lock)
In:
Tony Myler (bench)
Changes:
Brian Lockwood (front row to second row), Eric Prescott (second row to lock), John Myler (bench to fullback), Martyn Smith (bench to front row)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin

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