New Year's Day
Widnes 11 def. St Helens 8
| 1980/81 Championship New Year's Day | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/16174 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Thursday, 1st January, 1981 | |||||||
| Referee | Vince Moss | |||||||
| Venue | Naughton (Widnes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,811 | |||||||
| Widnes | Scoresheet | St Helens | ||||||
| Keith BENTLEY | T | Chris ARKWRIGHT | ||||||
| Dave MORAN | Peter GLYNN | |||||||
| Stuart WRIGHT | ||||||||
| John MYLER | G | Harry PINNER | ||||||
| Widnes | Teams | St Helens | ||||||
| John MYLER | 1 | FB | 1 | Brian PARKES | ||||
| Stuart WRIGHT | 2 | W | 2 | Les JONES | ||||
| Eric HUGHES | 3 | C | 3 | Chris ARKWRIGHT | ||||
| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Denis LITHERLAND | ||||
| Keith BENTLEY | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| Dave MORAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Stephen PETERS | ||||
| Andy GREGORY | 7 | HB | 7 | Neil HOLDING | ||||
| Glyn SHAW | 8 | FR | 8 | Roger OWEN | ||||
| Keith ELWELL | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin TAYLOR | ||||
| Mike O'NEILL | 10 | FR | 10 | Michael HOPE | ||||
| Les GORLEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Eric PRESCOTT | 12 | 2R | 12 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Mick ADAMS | 13 | L | 13 | Harry PINNER | ||||
| B | 14 | Peter GLYNN | ||||||
| B | 15 | Gary BOTTELL | ||||||
| Doug LAUGHTON | HC | Kel COSLETT | ||||||
Team Info
Widnes
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 16 vs. Workington
- Next Game:
- Match Day 18 vs. Featherstone
- Out:
- John Taylor (halfback), Martyn Smith (second row), Des Foy (bench), Fred Whitfield (bench)
- In:
- Eric Hughes (centre), Les Gorley (second row)
- Changes:
- Dave Moran (centre to five-eighth), Andy Gregory (five-eighth to halfback)
St Helens
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 16 vs. Barrow
- Next Game:
- Match Day 18 vs. Salford
- Out:
- Colin Whittle (hooker), Peter Gorley (second row), Roy Haggerty (bench), Anthony Bolton (bench)
- In:
- Kevin Taylor (hooker), Eric Chisnall (second row), George Nicholls (second row), Peter Glynn (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Bottell (second row to 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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