Game 1
Leigh 38 def. Rochdale Hornets 5
| John Player Trophy 1980/81 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/20913 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd November, 1980 | |||||||
| Referee | Jim Smith (Halifax) | |||||||
| Venue | Hilton Park (Leigh) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,167 | |||||||
| Leigh | Scoresheet | Rochdale | ||||||
| John WOODS | 2 | T | Sean HOARE | |||||
| Tony COOKE | ||||||||
| Des DRUMMOND | ||||||||
| Philip FOX | ||||||||
| Ken GREEN | ||||||||
| Mick HOGAN | ||||||||
| Alan RATHBONE | ||||||||
| John WOODS | 7 | G | Norman TURLEY | |||||
| Leigh | Teams | Rochdale | ||||||
| Mick HOGAN | 1 | FB | 1 | ? McLOUGHLIN | ||||
| Des DRUMMOND | 2 | W | 2 | Ian HOLLAND | ||||
| Terry BILSBURY | 3 | C | 3 | Steve McGIFFEN | ||||
| Steve DONLAN | 4 | C | 4 | John GILMORE | ||||
| Philip FOX | 5 | W | 5 | Henderson GILL | ||||
| John WOODS | 6 | FE | 6 | William PRICE | ||||
| Ken GREEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Mark SANDERSON | ||||
| Derek PYKE | 8 | FR | 8 | John GLOVER | ||||
| Les WALL | 9 | HK | 9 | Terry LANGAN | ||||
| Tony COOKE | 10 | FR | 10 | Graham GORVIN | ||||
| Alan RATHBONE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Kevin FLANAGAN | ||||
| Ray TABERN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Norman TURLEY | ||||
| Tom GITTINS | 13 | L | 13 | John GRIMES | ||||
| Alan FAIRHURST | 14 | B | 14 | Dale WHARTON | ||||
| William PLATT | 15 | B | 15 | Sean HOARE | ||||
| Alex MURPHY | HC | Terry FOGERTY | ||||||
Team Info
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 11 vs. Halifax
- Next Game:
- Match Day 12 vs. Barrow
- Out:
- Ian Hobson (front row)
- In:
- Derek Pyke (front row), William Platt (bench)
- Changes:
- Alan Fairhurst (halfback to bench), Tom Gittins (second row to lock), Ken Green (lock to halfback), Ray Tabern (bench to second row)
Rochdale
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 11 vs. Blackpool
- Next Game:
- Match Day 15 vs. York
- Out:
- Andrew Wilson (front row), Brett Garside (second row), Alan Ashton (bench)
- In:
- Kevin Flanagan (second row), Dale Wharton (bench), Sean Hoare (bench)
- Changes:
- Graham Gorvin (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1981-82