Match Day 1
Leigh 2 lost to Widnes 13
| 1980/81 Championship Match Day 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16078 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 31st August, 1980 | |||||||
| Referee | Peter Massey | |||||||
| Venue | Hilton Park (Leigh) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,719 | |||||||
| Leigh | Scoresheet | Widnes | ||||||
| T | Keith BENTLEY | |||||||
| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | ||||||||
| Alan FAIRHURST | G | 3 | Mick BURKE | |||||
| FG | John MYLER | |||||||
| Leigh | Teams | Widnes | ||||||
| Mick HOGAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Mick BURKE | ||||
| Des DRUMMOND | 2 | W | 2 | Philip FOX | ||||
| Terry BILSBURY | 3 | C | 3 | Mick GEORGE | ||||
| Steve DONLAN | 4 | C | 4 | Eddie CUNNINGHAM | ||||
| Duncan SCOTT | 5 | W | 5 | Keith BENTLEY | ||||
| John WOODS | 6 | FE | 6 | Eric HUGHES | ||||
| Alan FAIRHURST | 7 | HB | 7 | John TAYLOR | ||||
| Malcolm YATES | 8 | FR | 8 | Glyn SHAW | ||||
| Ray TABERN | 9 | HK | 9 | Keith ELWELL | ||||
| Terry BOWMAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Mike O'NEILL | ||||
| Arthur DALEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Les GORLEY | ||||
| Alan RATHBONE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Alan DEARDEN | ||||
| Tom GITTINS | 13 | L | 13 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
| B | 14 | John MYLER | ||||||
| Tony COOKE | 15 | B | 15 | Fred WHITFIELD | ||||
| Tom GRAINEY | HC | Doug LAUGHTON | ||||||
Team Info
Leigh
- Previous Game:
- 1980/81 Lancashire Cup - Week 1 vs. Salford
- Next Game:
- Match Day 2 vs. Wakefield
- Out:
- Mick Stacey (five-eighth), Ken Green (halfback), Derek Pyke (front row), Malcolm Swann (bench), Mick McTigue (bench)
- In:
- John Woods (five-eighth), Alan Fairhurst (halfback), Terry Bowman (front row), Tony Cooke (bench)
- Changes:
- Tom Gittins (second row to lock), Alan Rathbone (lock to second row)
Widnes
- Previous Game:
- 1980/81 Lancashire Cup - Week 2 vs. St Helens
- Next Game:
- Match Day 2 vs. Featherstone
- Out:
- Tony Myler (halfback), David Hulme (bench)
- In:
- John Taylor (halfback), John Myler (bench), Fred Whitfield (bench)
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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