New Year's Day
Leeds 38 def. Leigh 4
| 1984/85 Championship New Year's Day | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16567 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 1st January, 1985 | |||||||
| Referee | Gerry Kershaw | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,820 | |||||||
| Leeds | Scoresheet | Leigh | ||||||
| Eric GROTHE | 3 | T | David KAY | |||||
| Mark CONWAY | 2 | |||||||
| Neil HUNT | 2 | |||||||
| Wally FULLERTON-SMITH | ||||||||
| David CREASSER | 2 | G | ||||||
| Mark CONWAY | ||||||||
| Leeds | Teams | Leigh | ||||||
| Paul GILL | 1 | FB | 1 | Wayne ATHERTON | ||||
| Eric GROTHE | 2 | W | 2 | David KAY | ||||
| Neil HAGUE | 3 | C | 3 | John HENDERSON | ||||
| David CREASSER | 4 | C | 4 | Shaun FAIRHURST | ||||
| Neil HUNT | 5 | W | 5 | Philip FOX | ||||
| John HOLMES | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary STEPHENS | ||||
| Mark CONWAY | 7 | HB | 7 | Phil JOHNSON | ||||
| Roy DICKINSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Alf WILKINSON | ||||
| David WARD | 9 | HK | 9 | Gary HUGHES | ||||
| Gavin JONES | 10 | FR | 10 | Derek PYKE | ||||
| Trevor PATERSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Tony COTTRELL | ||||
| Roy POWELL | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gary VAN BELLEN | ||||
| Terry WEBB | 13 | L | 13 | John WESTHEAD | ||||
| Tony CURRIE | 14 | B | 14 | Mark THOMAS | ||||
| Wally FULLERTON-SMITH | 15 | B | 15 | Gary AINSWORTH | ||||
| Maurice BAMFORD | HC | John WOODS | ||||||
Team Info
Leeds
- Previous Game:
- Boxing Day vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- 1984/85 John Player Special Trophy - Semi Final vs. Hull
- Out:
- Rick Lulham (centre), Brendan Hill (front row), Trevor Clark (bench)
- In:
- Eric Grothe (wing), Roy Dickinson (front row), Terry Webb (lock), Tony Currie (bench)
- Changes:
- Neil Hague (wing to centre), Wally Fullerton-Smith (lock to bench)
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- Boxing Day vs. Warrington
- Next Game:
- Match Day 19 vs. Hunslet
- Out:
- Chris Johnson (fullback), David Taylor (wing), Steve Donlan (five-eighth), Jeff Clarke (second row), Paul Burke (bench)
- In:
- David Kay (wing), Shaun Fairhurst (centre), Phil Johnson (halfback), Mark Thomas (bench), Gary Ainsworth (bench)
- Changes:
- Wayne Atherton (centre to fullback), Gary Stephens (halfback to five-eighth), Gary Van Bellen (bench to second 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 to 1999)
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