1980/81 Championship

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Widnes

Coach

Doug Laughton

Captain

Mick Adams

Biggest home crowd

8,427 (vs. St Helens in round 2)

Average home crowd

5,569

Top pointscorer

League: Mick Burke (118)

All Matches: Mick Burke (216)

Top tryscorer

League: Keith Bentley (16)

All Matches: Keith Bentley (17)

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
ADAMS, Mick	29	Widnes		25	-	25	3	1	1	12	-	-	13	-	13	3	2	2	15	-	-	38	-	38	6	3	3	27	-	-	List
BAMBER, Lee	-			2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BENTLEY, Keith	-			27	-	27	16	-	-	48	-	-	11	2	13	1	-	-	3	-	-	38	2	40	17	-	-	51	-	-	List
BURKE, Mick	-			22	-	22	-	59	-	118	-	-	12	-	12	4	43	-	98	-	-	34	-	34	4	102	-	216	-	-	List
CUNNINGHAM, Eddie	-	St Helens		22	-	22	5	-	-	15	-	-	9	1	10	9	-	-	27	-	1	31	1	32	14	-	-	42	-	1	List
DEARDEN, Alan	-			5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ELWELL, Keith	-			30	-	30	1	-	2	5	-	-	13	-	13	3	-	2	11	-	-	43	-	43	4	-	4	16	-	-	List
FARRIMOND, David	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FINNIGAN, Paul	-			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FOX, Philip	23			4	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	-	-	9	-	-	7	-	7	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
FOY, Des	17			4	3	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GEORGE, Mick	-			24	-	24	10	-	-	30	-	-	13	-	13	3	-	-	9	-	-	37	-	37	13	-	-	39	-	-	List
GORLEY, Les	-			20	-	20	4	-	-	12	-	-	11	-	11	2	-	-	6	-	-	31	-	31	6	-	-	18	-	-	List
GREGORY, Andy	19			15	3	18	5	1	-	17	-	-	7	1	8	3	-	-	9	-	-	22	4	26	8	1	-	26	-	-	List
HOGAN, Brian	-			12	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	15	1	16	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
HOUGHTON, Vince	-			-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HUGHES, Eric	30			23	-	23	6	-	-	18	-	-	12	-	12	3	-	-	9	-	-	35	-	35	9	-	-	27	-	-	List
HULME, David	17			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LOCKWOOD, Brian	34			8	2	10	2	-	-	6	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	2	15	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
MILLS, Jim	36	Aberdare		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MORAN, Dave	-			8	2	10	6	-	-	18	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	3	-	-	10	2	12	7	-	-	21	-	-	List
MYLER, John	-			23	3	26	4	23	2	60	-	-	7	2	9	3	3	1	16	-	-	30	5	35	7	26	3	76	-	-	List
MYLER, Tony	20			5	3	8	2	-	-	6	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	3	10	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
O'NEILL, Mike	20			25	3	28	5	-	-	15	-	-	11	-	11	3	-	-	9	-	-	36	3	39	8	-	-	24	-	-	List
POYNTON, Neil	-			-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
PRESCOTT, Eric	32	Widnes		21	-	21	1	-	-	3	-	-	10	-	10	2	-	-	6	-	-	31	-	31	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
RENNOX, Michael	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROPATI, Uati	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RUTENE, Wayne	-			1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SHAW, Glyn	30	Aberdare		12	2	14	2	-	-	6	-	-	7	1	8	1	-	-	3	-	-	19	3	22	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
SMITH, Martyn	-			16	4	20	3	-	-	9	-	-	1	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	9	26	3	-	-	9	-	-	List
TAYLOR, John	-			11	2	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	2	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WHITFIELD, Fred	-			3	4	7	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	9	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
WRIGHT, Stuart	-			19	-	19	8	-	-	24	-	-	10	-	10	7	-	-	21	-	-	29	-	29	15	-	-	45	-	-	List
34 players	8 cur. / 14 tot.		26.09	30 matches			85	84	5	428	0	0	13 matches			52	48	5	257	0	1	43 matches			137	132	10	685	0	1

* 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, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron

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