Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Martin Nwokocha Offiah
- Born
- Thursday, 29th December, 1966
- Current Age
- 56 years and 28 days
Awards & Accolades
- Man Of Steel Award
- 1988
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1992, 1994
- English Hall Of Fame
- 2013
Biography
Exciting Great Britain flankman, originally from the Roslyn Park RU club, joined Widnes in 1987 and broke Frank Myler’s try-scoring record in his first season. Offiah made his Test debut against France in 1988, playing in all three Tests on the Lions Tour of Australia in 1988, and won a match race at Wentworth Park (defeating Dale Shearer and John Ferguson after Greg Alexander withdrew from the event). In 1992 Offiah scored 4 tries for Wigan in the final of the World Sevens competition and was rated one of the success stories of the Lions’ tour later that year. (However, Offiah’s standing as the fastest man in rugby league received a huge dent when he was beaten in a match race by P’matta’s Lee Oudenryn at P’matta Stadium). Offiah gave good value in the first two ‘guest’ spots with Easts and St George but lasted just half a match with the Roosters in 1993 before dislocating his shoulder in the match against Penrith. Offiah’s major defensive weakness was often exposed in top-class competition and his efforts in the final two Tests of the 1994 Ashes series were not his best.
Career Statistics
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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English Championship | 143 | 227 | 1 | 2 | 912 | 110 | 31 | 2 | 76.92% | List | ||||
Lancashire Cup | 14 | 17 | - | - | 68 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | 18 | 34 | - | - | 136 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 45 | 51 | - | 1 | 205 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
Premiership Trophy | 21 | 41 | - | - | 164 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Great Britain | 25 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 48.00% | List | |||
Test Series | 22 | 13 | - | - | 32 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 12 | 5 | - | - | 40 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
World Cup | 11 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | ||||
NRL | 27 | 20 | - | - | 80 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 51.85% | List | ||||
Charity Shield - UK | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Widnes Vikings | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Super League | 81 | 48 | - | 2 | 194 | 40 | 38 | 3 | 49.38% | List | ||||
European Championship | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Great Britain | 1988-94 | 33 | 26 | - | - | 104 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 57.58% | List | |||
England | 1992, 1995-96 | 5 | 8 | - | 1 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1988-1996 | 38 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 60.53% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Great Britain | 1988 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Great Britain | 1988-92 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.50% | List | |||
England | 1992-1995 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Overall | 1988-1995 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1989 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | |||
St George | NSWRL 1991 | 14 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 57.14% | List | |||
Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1993 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1989-1993 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 51.85% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Eastern Suburbs | 1989, 1993 | 13 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 46.15% | List | |||
St George | 1991 | 14 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 57.14% | List | |||
Overall | 1989-1993 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 51.85% | List | |||
English Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Widnes | 1987/88 | 35 | 42 | - | - | 168 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 74.29% | List | |||
Widnes | 1988/89 | 40 | 57 | - | - | 228 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 77.50% | List | |||
Widnes | 1989/90 | 29 | 37 | - | - | 148 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 68.97% | List | |||
Widnes | 1989/90 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Widnes | 1990/91 | 36 | 40 | - | - | 160 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 77.78% | List | |||
Wigan | 1991/92 | 16 | 30 | - | - | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Wigan | 1992/93 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 83.33% | List | |||
Wigan | 1992/93 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
Wigan | 1993/94 | 32 | 35 | - | 1 | 141 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 81.25% | List | |||
Wigan | 1994/95 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Wigan | 1994/95 | ? | 52 | - | - | 208 | ||||||||
Wigan | 1995/96 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
Wigan | 1996 | 10 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.00% | List | |||
London | 1996 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
London | 1997 | 10 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.00% | List | |||
London | 1998 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | |||
London | 1999 | 17 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | |||
Salford | 2000 | 25 | 16 | - | 2 | 66 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
Salford | 2001 | 20 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1987-2001 | ? | 420 | 1 | 5 | 1,687 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
English Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Widnes | 1987-90 | 141 | 178 | - | - | 712 | 106 | 34 | 1 | 75.18% | List | |||
Widnes | 1989-91 | ? | 178 | - | - | 712 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Wigan | 1991-94, 1996 | 97 | 185 | 1 | 3 | 745 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 83.51% | List | |||
Wigan | 1992, 1994, 1996 | ? | 185 | 1 | 3 | 745 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
London | 1996-99 | 42 | 34 | - | - | 136 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 59.52% | List | |||
London | 1998-99 | ? | 34 | - | - | 136 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Salford | 2000-01 | 45 | 23 | - | 2 | 94 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1987-2001 | ? | 420 | 1 | 5 | 1,687 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
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