1985/86 Championship

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Widnes

Coaches

Eric Hughes (22)

Doug Laughton (19)

Biggest home crowd

9,440 (vs. Wigan in round 999)

Average home crowd

4,293

Top pointscorer

League: Mick Burke (72)

All Matches: Mick Burke (110)

Top tryscorer

League: John Basnett (12)

All Matches: John Basnett (14)

According to the Liverpool Echo (20/01/1986), Eric Hughes resigned as Widnes coach on the 20th of January in response to player Joe Lydon being signed at midnight by Wigan for a transfer fee of £100,000, which at the time was a world record.

Widnes manager Ron Close was quoted as saying "It is not our policy to sell established star players, but Wigan made us an offer that we could not turn down."

Outgoing coach Eric Hughes said "I told the chairman that if the club sold Joe Lydon I could not continue as coach."

Players

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Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
				App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
BARROW, Scott	-			6	-	6	2	-	-	8	-	-	4	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	11	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
BASNETT, John	-			27	-	27	12	-	-	48	-	-	11	-	11	2	-	-	8	-	-	38	-	38	14	-	-	56	-	-	List
BAYLISS, Steve	25	Swansea		1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
BURKE, Mick	-			24	-	24	2	32	-	72	-	-	8	-	8	2	15	-	38	-	-	32	-	32	4	47	-	110	-	-	List
CLEAL, Noel	28	Inverell		10	-	10	2	-	-	8	-	-	6	-	6	6	-	-	24	-	-	16	-	16	8	-	-	32	-	-	List
CURRIER, Andy	20			7	2	9	2	2	-	12	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	12	2	2	-	12	-	-	List
DOWD, Barry	20			14	2	16	5	10	-	40	-	-	4	2	6	2	3	-	14	-	-	18	4	22	7	13	-	54	-	-	List
ELWELL, Keith	-			13	-	13	1	-	1	5	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	18	1	-	1	5	-	-	List
EYRES, Andy	17			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
EYRES, Richie	19	Widnes		25	-	25	7	-	1	29	-	-	6	3	9	1	-	-	4	-	-	31	3	34	8	-	1	33	-	-	List
FIELDHOUSE, John	23			20	1	21	2	-	-	8	-	-	11	-	11	1	-	-	4	-	-	31	1	32	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
GEORGE, Wilf	26			15	-	15	4	-	-	16	-	-	7	-	7	2	-	-	8	-	-	22	-	22	6	-	-	24	-	-	List
GILBERT, John	-			6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GORMLEY, Ian	22	Wigan		11	5	16	4	-	-	16	-	-	5	1	6	1	-	-	4	-	-	16	6	22	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
HAUGHTON, Paul	-			2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
HULME, David	22			24	1	25	8	-	-	32	-	-	12	-	12	4	-	-	16	-	-	36	1	37	12	-	-	48	-	-	List
HULME, Paul	20			19	5	24	6	-	-	24	-	-	5	1	6	1	-	-	4	-	-	24	6	30	7	-	-	28	-	-	List
LAMB, David	-			3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
LINTON, Ralph	-			14	1	15	3	-	-	12	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	1	19	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
LYDON, Joe	22	Wigan		10	1	11	6	10	1	45	-	-	5	-	5	1	2	-	8	-	-	15	1	16	7	12	1	53	-	-	List
LYON, David	20			2	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MYLER, John	-			23	-	23	1	19	2	44	-	-	11	1	12	-	15	1	31	-	-	34	1	35	1	34	3	75	-	-	List
MYLER, Tony	25			19	-	19	8	-	-	32	-	-	11	-	11	3	-	-	12	-	-	30	-	30	11	-	-	44	-	-	List
NEWTON, Keith	21			3	5	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
O'NEILL, Mike	25			24	1	25	3	-	-	12	-	-	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	34	1	35	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
O'NEILL, Steve	-			4	-	4	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	2	2	-	-	List
PLATT, Duncan	20			1	2	3	-	4	-	8	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	5	-	4	-	8	-	-	List
ROGERS, Steve	31	Sydney		1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RUANE, Andy	23			15	1	16	2	-	-	8	-	-	4	1	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	19	2	21	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
SEPHTON, Geoff	-			4	1	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
SORENSEN, Kurt	29	Auckland		13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	18	-	18	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
SOUTO, Peter	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
STOCKLEY, Trevor	-			1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	3	1	4	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
WHITFIELD, Fred	-			4	1	5	2	-	-	8	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	6	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
WRIGHT, Darren	18			18	2	20	4	-	-	16	-	-	5	-	5	1	-	-	4	-	-	23	2	25	5	-	-	20	-	-	List
WRIGHT, Stuart	-			6	-	6	1	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
36 players	7 cur. / 15 tot.		23.16	30 matches			90	77	6	520	0	0	12 matches			31	35	2	196	0	0	42 matches			121	112	8	716	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Paul Carter

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Widnes RLFC History, Warrington Rugby Heritage, RFL Player Registers