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1977/78 First Division

Transfers & Debuts

This page should not be used as an authoritative guide on player transfers & debuts. It is determined only on the information currently available in the RLP database.

The following points should also be considered:

"Debut" denotes players who have not played in the elite Australiasian or European league competition previously
Players who transferred mid season do not appear here (these can be easily found by selecting Players above and finding any who have more than one team next to their name)

Bradford Northern

BARENDS, David: York
BLACKER, Mick: Bradford Northern
DYSON, David: Debut
EVANS, Graham: Debut
FARRELL, Keith: Debut
FORSYTH, Colin: England
FOX, Neil: Wellington
GARROD, Graham: Debut
GREENWOOD, Lee: Debut
HAIGH, Robert: Great Britain
HARKIN, Paul: Debut
HOWARD, Derek: Debut
JARVIS, Francis: Bradford Northern
JOYCE, Graham: Bradford Northern
MORDUE, David: Debut
MUMBY, Keith: Debut
OKULICZ, Edward: Debut
RAISTRICK, Dean: Debut
REDFEARN, Alan: Debut
REDFEARN, David: England
ROBERTS, Ken: Debut
ROE, Peter: Debut
SEABOURNE, Barry: Bradford Northern
SLATER, Ian: Debut
SPENCER, Alan: Debut
THOMPSON, Jimmy: England
TROTTER, Dennis: Bradford Northern
VAN BELLEN, Ian: Debut
WOLFORD, John: Debut

Bramley

BELFORD, David: Debut
BIBB, Trevor: Debut
BOLDY, Glenn: Debut
BOLLON, Keith: Debut
BOND, Steve: Debut
BREHENY, Steve: Debut
CHESHIRE, Anthony: Debut
CLARKSON, Geoff: Yorkshire
COLMAN, Martin: Debut
COUPE, Paul: Debut
ELLIS, Ian: Debut
FEENEY, Trevor: Debut
FIDDLER, Jim: North Sydney Bears
FLINT, Patrick: Debut
GOODCHILD, Peter: Halifax
HARLAND, Andrew: Debut
HAY, John: Debut
HIGGINBOTTOM, Thomas: Debut
JOHNSTON, Ian: Debut
KELLY, Thomas: Debut
KNOWLES, David: Debut
LANGTON, Barry: Debut
LARDI, Louis: Debut
LYONS, Steve: Debut
McDONALD, Russell: Debut
OLBISON, Kevin: Debut
ROBERTS, Chris: Debut
ROWETT, Billy: Debut
SAMPSON, Ian: Debut
SAYER, Cliff: Leigh
SELLERS, Leslie: Debut
TENNANT, Jeffrey: Debut
WAITES, Keith: Debut
WARD, Bernard: Debut

Castleford

BATTYE, Ian: Debut
BRIGGS, David: Debut
BURTON, Bruce: Debut
CLAUGHTON, George: Debut
COOKLAND, Peter: Debut
DICKINSON, Alan: Debut
FENTON, Steve: Debut
FISHER, Tony: Wales
HARDY, Alan: Debut
HUDDLESTONE, Sid: Debut
JOHNSON, Peter: Debut
JOHNSON, Phil: Debut
JOYNER, John: Castleford
KAIN, John: Debut
LLOYD, Geoffrey: Debut
MORRIS, Geoff: Debut
NEWTON, Raymond: Debut
NORTON, Paul: Debut
ORR, Paul: Debut
OULTON, Arthur: Debut
PICKERILL, Clive: Debut
REILLY, Malcolm: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
RICHARDSON, Terry: Debut
ROBBINS, Garry: Debut
SMITH, Nigel: Debut
SPURR, Robert: Debut
STEPHENS, Gary: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
TYREMAN, Eric: Debut
WALSH, James: Debut
WESTON, Alfred: Debut
WOODALL, Derek: Debut
WRAITH, Geoff: Norths Devils

Dewsbury

AGAR, Malcolm: Debut
ARTIS, Philip: Debut
BATEMAN, Allan: Debut
BEVERLEY, Harry: England
BRUNT, Allan: Debut
BRUNT, Stephen: Debut
BRUNYEE, Steve: Debut
CLARK, John: Debut
CRAVEN, Allen: Debut
FERRES, Stephen: Debut
FOWLER, Dennis: Debut
GRAYSHON, Jeff: England
HALLORAN, Steve: Debut
HANKINS, Steven: Dewsbury
HEGARTY, John: Wakefield Trinity
HUNTE, Michael: Debut
JENNINGS, Gary: Debut
LEE, Stephen: Dewsbury
LUND, Steve: Debut
MITCHELL, Gary: Dewsbury
PICKUP, Billy: Debut
PRICE, Raymond: Debut
RICHARDSON, Don: Debut
ROBERTS, Anthony: Debut
RUSSELL, John: Debut
SIMPSON, Ian: Debut
STEPHENSON, Nigel: England
SUMMERSCALES, Martin: Debut
THORNTON, Malcolm: Debut
VODDEN, John: Debut
WELSH, Chris: Debut
WHITTINGTON, Joseph: Debut
WOOD, David: Debut

Featherstone Rovers

ANDERSON, Kevin: Debut
BARKER, Steven: Debut
BELL, Keith: Featherstone Rovers
BOX, Harold: Featherstone Rovers
BRIDGES, John: England
BUSFIELD, Dave: Debut
BUTLER, Phil: Debut
CLAWSON, Terry: Great Britain
COVENTRY, Paul: Featherstone Rovers
DYAS, David: Debut
EVANS, Steve: Debut
FENNELL, Dale: Debut
GIBBINS, Bryan: Debut
GIBBINS, Michael: Featherstone Rovers
GILBERT, John: Debut
HOBBS, David: Debut
HOBBS, Kevin: Debut
KELLETT, Ken: Debut
LIMB, Barry: Debut
MARSDEN, John: Debut
NEWLOVE, John: Debut
NOON, Robert: Debut
QUINN, Steve: Debut
ROBINSON, Graeme: Debut
SHARP, Phillip: Debut
SMITH, Peter: Debut
SPELLS, John: Debut
STONE, Richard: Debut
TENNANT, Clive: Debut
TINGLE, Gary: Debut
TOWNEND, Jeff: Debut
TUFFS, Neil: Debut
TUFFS, Robin: Debut
TUNE, Graham: Debut
VICKERS, Dave: Debut
WESTWOOD, Ian: Debut

Hull

BANCROFT, Allan: Debut
BARR, Keith: Debut
BOXALL, Keith: Debut
BRAY, Graham: Featherstone Rovers
CLARK, George: Debut
CROWTHER, Ian: Debut
DAVIDSON, Chris: Debut
DUKE, Tony: Debut
FLANAGAN, Peter: Hull Kingston Rovers
HALL, Peter: Debut
HANCOCK, Brian: Debut
HEPWORTH, Keith: Great Britain
HUNTER, Paul: Debut
IBBERTSON, Paul: Debut
LAZENBY, Colin: Debut
LYNN, Terence: Debut
MACKLIN, Alf: Debut
MARSHALL, David: Debut
NOBLE, David: Debut
NORTON, Steve: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
O'BRIEN, Shaun: Debut
ROBINSON, George: Debut
SALMON, Tony: Debut
SUTTON, Mick: Debut
TINDALL, Keith: Debut
TURNER, Glyn: Wales
WALKER, Malcolm: Debut
WARDELL, Alan: Debut
WILSON, Ian: Debut
YOUNG, Philip: Debut

Hull Kingston Rovers

AGAR, Allan: Dewsbury
CASEY, Len: Debut
COUPLAND, Phil: Debut
CROOKS, Steve: Debut
CUNNINGHAM, John: Balmain Tigers
DUNN, Ged: England
HALL, David: Debut
HARTLEY, Steve: Debut
HESLOP, David: Debut
HOLDSTOCK, Roy: Debut
HOSSELL, David: Debut
HUBBARD, Steve: Debut
HUGHES, Mick: Debut
LEIGHTON, Steve: Debut
LOWE, Phil: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
MADLEY, Ian: Debut
MILLINGTON, John: England
MILLWARD, Roger: Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
MOORE, Pete: Debut
ROBINSON, Ian: Debut
ROSE, Paul: Illawarra Firsts
SMITH, Mike: Debut
SULLIVAN, Clive: Wales
TYRER, Colin: Wigan
WATKINSON, David: Debut
WATSON, Bernard: Bradford Northern
YOUNGMAN, Wally: Debut

Leeds

New Hunslet

APPLEYARD, Roy: Debut
BARRON, Steve: Debut
BRIERS, Paul: Debut
BROATCH, Andrew: Debut
BROWN, Dickie: Oldham
DAVIES, Frank: Huddersfield
DEAN, Tony: Debut
EDWARDS, Keith: Debut
ENDERSBY, Ken: Wakefield Trinity
FOSTER, Martin: Debut
FRANCIS, Norman: Debut
GAITLEY, Bob: Oldham
GRIFFITHS, Alan: Debut
HALMSHAW, David: Debut
HAWLEY, David: Debut
HUDSON, Stephen: Debut
KEMBLE, Gary: Debut
KIRK, Steve: Debut
KIRKPATRICK, George: Hull Kingston Rovers
MARTIN, Phillip: Debut
MUSCROFT, Peter: Debut
NETZLER, Murray: New Zealand Maori
NEWTON, Clive: Debut
PAYNE, Andrew: Debut
PROCTOR, Lyndsay: New Zealand
ROWE, Danny: Debut
SMITH, Stewart: Debut
STANDIDGE, George: Debut
WINDMILL, Derek: Hull Kingston Rovers
WRIGHT, Geoff: Debut

St Helens

ASHTON, Alan: Debut
CHISNALL, Dave: England
CHISNALL, Eric: England
COURTNEY, Neil: St Helens
CUNNINGHAM, Eddie: Wales
GLYNN, Peter: Debut
GWILLIAM, Ken: Debut
HOLDING, Neil: Debut
HOPE, Michael: Debut
JAMES, Mel: Wales
JONES, Les: St Helens
KARALIUS, Tony: Great Britain
LEDSHAM, Colin: Debut
LIPTROT, Graham: St Helens
MATHIAS, Roy: Wales
NICHOLLS, George: England
NOLAN, Mick: Debut
NOONAN, Derek: England
PARKES, Brian: Debut
PICKAVANCE, Keiron: Debut
PIMBLETT, Geoff: St Helens
PINNER, Harry: Debut
PLATT, Andy: Debut
SCOTT, Duncan: Debut

Salford

BAILEY, Gary: Debut
BUTLER, John: Salford
CORCORAN, John: Debut
COULMAN, Mike: England
DIXON, Colin: Wales
EVANS, Dick: Wales
FIELDING, Keith: England
GRICE, Alan: Salford
HARRIS, David: Debut
HAY, Stephen: Debut
HESKETH, Chris: Salford
IRVING, Bob: England
KNIGHTON, John: Salford
McGREAL, Chris: Debut
MAYOR, Graham: Salford
NASH, Steve: England
PRESCOTT, Eric: Salford
RICHARDS, Maurice: Wales
RULE, Steve: Debut
SHEFFIELD, William: Debut
STEAD, Frank: Salford
TURNBULL, Sam: Salford
WARREN, Wayne: Debut
WATKINS, David: Wales
WILLIAMS, Stewart: Debut

Wakefield Trinity

ARCHER, John: Debut
ASTBURY, Peter: Oldham
BANKS, Keith: Debut
BRATT, Roy: Wakefield Trinity
BROWN, Graham: Debut
BUTTERFIELD, Alan: Debut
CLARKSON, Peter: Debut
ENDERSBY, Mark: Debut
FLETCHER, Andrew: Debut
GOODWIN, Neil: Debut
HALE, Gary: Debut
HANDSCOMBE, Raymond: Debut
HUDSON, Terry: Hull Kingston Rovers
HUGHES, John: Debut
IDLE, Graham: Debut
KIRKBRIDE, Bill: Cumbria
LAMPKOWSKI, Michael: Debut
LANGTON, Terry: Debut
McDERMOTT, Paul: Debut
MIDGLEY, Trevor: Debut
MURRAY, Nigel: Debut
RAYNE, Keith: Debut
RAYNE, Kevin: Debut
REED, Steve: Debut
RIGGS, Keith: Debut
ROBINSON, Dean: Debut
SHEARD, Les: England
SKERRETT, Trevor: Debut
SLATTER, Tim: Debut
SMITH, Keith: Debut
STRINGER, Chris: Debut
SUTCLIFFE, John: Debut
TOPLISS, David: Penrith Panthers
TRIALIST, Wakefield: Debut

Warrington

BEVAN, John: Wales
CASE, Brian: Debut
CLARK, Ron: Debut
CUNLIFFE, David: Debut
DALGREEN, John: Debut
ECCLES, Bob: Debut
FAIRHURST, Jimmy: Debut
FINNEGAN, Derek: Debut
FLETCHER, Gary: Debut
FRANCE, Glen: Debut
GANLEY, Chris: Debut
GORDON, Parry: England
GWILLIAM, Alan: St Helens
HESFORD, Steve: Debut
HUNTER, Edwin: Debut
KELLY, Ken: Bradford Northern
KELLY, Mick: Penrith Panthers
LESTER, Roy: Debut
MARTYN, Tommy: England
NICHOLAS, Mike: Wales
PEERS, Mike: Debut
PHILBIN, Barry: England
POTTER, Ian: Debut
PRICE, Joseph: Debut
SUTTON, Dave: Debut
TAYLOR, Peter: Debut
TURLEY, Norman: Debut
WALLER, Anthony: Debut
WANBON, Robert: Wales
WEAVILL, David: Huddersfield
WHITEHEAD, Derek: Debut
WHITTAKER, John: New Zealand
WILSON, Frank: Wales

Widnes

ADAMS, Mick: Canterbury Bankstown
ASPEY, Malcolm: Widnes
BOLAN, Bob: Debut
BOWDEN, Reg: Widnes
CARDEN, Arthur: Debut
DEARDEN, Alan: Debut
DUTTON, Ray: England
ECKERSLEY, David: England
ELWELL, Keith: Debut
GEORGE, Mick: Widnes
HAMMOND, Derek: Debut
HUGHES, Eric: Canterbury Bankstown
HULL, David: St Helens
JENKINS, David: Debut
JULIFF, Brian: Debut
KARALIUS, Terry: Debut
KELLY, Nicholas: Debut
LAUGHTON, Doug: Canterbury Bankstown
LYON, Edward: Debut
MILLS, Jim: Wales
MORAN, Dave: Debut
MYLER, John: Debut
O'NEILL, Dennis: Great Britain
O'NEILL, Mike: Debut
PARRY, Don: Debut
RAMSEY, Bill: Great Britain
SHAW, Glyn: Debut
SHAW, Peter: Debut
SHERIDAN, Barry: Widnes
WOODS, Paul: Debut
WRIGHT, Stuart: England

Wigan

ASPINALL, Geoffrey: Debut
BAILEY, Alan: Debut
CLARKE, Colin: Great Britain
COYLE, Bernard: Debut
DAVIES, Steve: Debut
DOOTSON, Ronald: Debut
DORAN, Alan: Debut
FAIRBAIRN, George: England
FOSTER, Adrian: Debut
GASKELL, Keith: Debut
GREENALL, Alan: Debut
HOGAN, Brian: England
HOLLINGSWORTH, Terry: Debut
HORNBY, Jim: Debut
MARTLAND, Ray: Debut
MELLING, Billy: Debut
NELSON, Nick: Debut
NULTY, Jim: Wigan
O'LOUGHLIN, Keiron: Wigan
O'NEILL, Steven: Debut
RAMSDALE, Dennis: Debut
REGAN, David: Debut
RENNOX, Michael: Debut
SIVORI, Martin: Debut
SMETHURST, Peter: Debut
SWANN, Malcolm: Debut
TAYLOR, Alan: Debut
TRIALIST, Wigan: Debut
VIGO, Green: Debut
WALSH, David: Debut
WILLICOMBE, David: Wales
WOOD, John: Debut

Workington Town

ATKINSON, David: Debut
BANKS, Alan: Debut
BOWMAN, Eddie: Debut
CALVIN, Ralph: Cumbria
CHARLTON, Paul: England
CHARLTON, Philip: Debut
COLLISTER, David: Debut
DOBIE, John: Debut
GORLEY, Les: Debut
GORLEY, Peter: Debut
GROVES, Ken: Debut
HARTLEY, Iain: Debut
HURST, Raymond: Debut
KELLY, John: Debut
LAUDER, Brian: Debut
McCARRON, Alf: Debut
McMILLAN, Derek: Debut
MACCORQUODALE, Iain: Debut
MARLAND, Harry: Debut
PATTINSON, Bill: Cumbria
PATTINSON, Stanley: Debut
RISMAN, John: Cumbria
ROPER, Anthony: Debut
SMITH, David: Debut
THOMPSON, Ian: Debut
WALKER, Arnie: Cumbria
WATTS, Derek: Debut
WILKINS, Ray: Debut
WRIGHT, David: Debut
WRIGHT, Ian: Cumbria