Challenge Cup 1980/81

Game 1

Halifax 3 def. Wigan 2

Challenge Cup 1980/81
Game 1

Halifax
3
2
Wigan
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/26349
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 15th February, 1981
Referee Vince Moss
Venue Thrum (Halifax)
Crowd 8,360
Halifax Scoresheet Wigan
Jimmy BIRTS G George FAIRBAIRN
 
Jimmy BIRTS FG    
Halifax Teams Wigan
Jimmy BIRTS 1 FB 1 George FAIRBAIRN
Mick O'BYRNE 2 W 2 Dennis RAMSDALE
Graham EVANS 3 C 3 John BUTLER
David CHOLMONDELEY 4 C 4 Martin FOY
Keith WAITES 5 W 5 Barry WILLIAMS
 
Mick BLACKER 6 FE 6 Les BOLTON
Terry LANGTON 7 HB 7 Gary STEPHENS
 
David CALLON 8 FR 8 Alan HODKINSON
Alan MASKILL 9 HK 9 Nicky KISS
George STANDIDGE 10 FR 10 Eddie BOWMAN
Mick SCOTT 11 2R 11 Denis BOYD
Tony GARFORTH 12 2R 12 Steven O'NEILL
Ken LOXTON 13 L 13 John PENDLEBURY
 
    B 14 David WALSH
Dave BUSFIELD 15 B 15 Billy MELLING
 
Mick BLACKER   HC   Maurice BAMFORD
   
 

Team Info

Halifax

Previous Game:
Round 21 vs. Oldham
Next Game:
Challenge Cup 1980/81 - Week 2 vs. Wakefield
Out:
Trevor Feeney (fullback), Graham Garrod (centre)
In:
Jimmy Birts (fullback), Graham Evans (centre)

Wigan

Previous Game:
Round 21 vs. Whitehaven
Next Game:
Week 22 vs. Dewsbury
Out:
Anthony Murray (bench)
In:
Alan Hodkinson (front row), David Walsh (bench)
Changes:
Steven O'Neill (front row to second row), Billy Melling (second row to bench)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates

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