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)
Blackpool Borough
- BAILEY, Graham
- Debut
- BRELSFORD, Norman
- Rochdale Hornets
- BRISTOW, David
- Debut
- CHESTER, Michael
- Debut
- CORCORAN, John
- Salford
- EARLE, John
- Debut
- FAIRHURST, Alan
- Debut
- FRODSHAM, Peter
- Debut
- GAMBLE, Paul
- Debut
- HANLEY, Kevin
- Debut
- HERITAGE, John
- Debut
- HOLMES, Philip
- Debut
- LOMAX, Bill
- Debut
- McEWEN, Ashley
- Debut
- MACHEN, Paul
- Debut
- MAYOR, Graham
- Salford
- MOLYNEUX, James
- Debut
- MORRISON, Duncan
- Debut
- OLDHAM, Ronald
- Debut
- OXLEY, Bill
- Debut
- PARRY, Don
- Widnes
- PITMAN, Phil
- Debut
- REDFORD, Anthony
- Debut
- ROBINSON, Doug
- Debut
- SAUNDERS, Kevin
- Debut
- TURLEY, Norman
- Warrington
- WATTS, Derek
- Workington Town
- WILLS, Stephen
- Debut
- WYNYARD, John
- Debut
Bradford Northern
- BARENDS, David
- Bradford Northern
- BRIDGES, John
- Featherstone Rovers
- CARROLL, Dean
- Debut
- DYSON, David
- Bradford Northern
- FERRES, Stephen
- Dewsbury
- FORSYTH, Colin
- Bradford Northern
- FOX, Neil
- Bradford Northern
- GANT, Les
- Bradford Northern
- GILL, Henderson
- Debut
- GRAYSHON, Jeff
- Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
- HALE, Gary
- Wakefield Trinity
- MacLEAN, Ian
- Debut
- MUMBY, Keith
- Bradford Northern
- NOBLE, Brian
- Debut
- OKULICZ, Edward
- Bradford Northern
- PARKER, Alan
- Newtown Jets
- PARKER, Derek
- Bradford Northern
- REDFEARN, Alan
- Bradford Northern
- REDFEARN, David
- Bradford Northern
- ROBERTS, Ken
- Bradford Northern
- ROE, Peter
- Bradford Northern
- SANDERSON, Phil
- Debut
- SPENCER, Alan
- Bradford Northern
- STARBUCK, Paul
- Debut
- STEPHENSON, Nigel
- Dewsbury
- THOMPSON, Jimmy
- Great Britain
- TROTTER, Dennis
- Bradford Northern
- VAN BELLEN, Gary
- Debut
- VAN BELLEN, Ian
- Bradford Northern
Castleford
- BEARDMORE, Robert
- Debut
- BIRKBY, Ian
- Debut
- BURTON, Bruce
- Castleford
- CLAUGHTON, George
- Castleford
- CONNELL, Gary
- Debut
- CRAMPTON, Jimmy
- Hull
- FENTON, Steve
- Castleford
- FINCH, David
- Debut
- GARBETT, Brian
- Debut
- GILL, Steve
- Debut
- HALMSHAW, Tony
- Great Britain
- HARDY, Alan
- Castleford
- HIGGINS, Barry
- Debut
- HUGHES, Brian
- Debut
- HYDE, Gary
- Debut
- JAMES, Neil
- Debut
- JOHNSON, Barry
- Debut
- JOHNSON, Phil
- Castleford
- JOYNER, John
- Castleford
- KEAR, John
- Debut
- MARTIN, Paul
- Debut
- NORTON, Paul
- Castleford
- ORR, Paul
- Castleford
- ORUM, Ian
- Debut
- REILLY, Malcolm
- Castleford
- RICHARDSON, Terry
- Castleford
- SAMPSON, David
- Castleford
- SPURR, Robert
- Castleford
- STEPHENS, Gary
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
- TIMSON, Andrew
- Debut
- WALSH, James
- Castleford
- WARD, Kevin
- Debut
- WOODALL, Derek
- Castleford
- WORSLEY, Keith
- Castleford
- WRAITH, Geoff
- Castleford
Hull
- BIRDSALL, Charles
- Debut
- BOXALL, Keith
- Hull
- BRAY, Graham
- Hull
- CLAWSON, Terry
- Featherstone Rovers
- COUPLAND, Phil
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- CROWTHER, Ian
- Hull
- DENNISON, Steve
- Debut
- DUKE, Tony
- Hull
- EVANS, Graham
- Bradford Northern
- FARRAR, Vince
- Hull
- HANCOCK, Brian
- Hull
- HARRISON, Chris
- Debut
- HEPWORTH, Keith
- Hull
- LAZENBY, Colin
- Hull
- LLOYD, Sammy
- Great Britain
- NEWLOVE, John
- Featherstone Rovers
- NORTON, Steve
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
- PEACHAM, Gary
- Debut
- PICKERILL, Clive
- Castleford
- PRENDIVILLE, Paul
- Debut
- ROBINSON, George
- Hull
- SALMON, Tony
- Hull
- STONE, Charlie
- England
- SUTTON, Mick
- Hull
- TINDALL, Keith
- Hull
- TURNER, Glyn
- Wales
- WALTERS, Graham
- Debut
- WILEMAN, Ron
- Debut
- WOODS, Paul
- Wales
Hull Kingston Rovers
- AGAR, Allan
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- ANCHORS, Tim
- Debut
- BELL, Steven
- Debut
- CRANE, Mick
- Leeds
- CROOKS, Steve
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- DOUGLAS, Graham
- Debut
- DUNN, Ged
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- HALL, David
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- HARKIN, Paul
- Bradford Northern
- HARTLEY, Steve
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- HESLOP, David
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- HOGAN, Phil
- Great Britain
- HOLDSTOCK, Roy
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- HUBBARD, Steve
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- KELLY, Pat
- Debut
- LEIGHTON, Steve
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- LOCKWOOD, Brian
- Balmain Tigers
- LOWE, Phil
- England
- MADLEY, Ian
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- MILLINGTON, John
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- MOORE, Pete
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- NUTTALL, Steven
- Debut
- O'DELL, Jeff
- Debut
- PRICE, Ray
- Parramatta Eels
- ROBINSON, Ian
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- ROSE, Paul
- England
- SMITH, Mike
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- SULLIVAN, Clive
- Wales
- TYREMAN, Graham
- Debut
- WATKINSON, David
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- WATSON, Bernard
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- WATSON, Kevin
- Debut
- YOUNGMAN, Wally
- Hull Kingston Rovers
Hunslet
- BARRON, Steve
- New Hunslet
- BRIERS, Paul
- New Hunslet
- BUCKTON, John
- Debut
- DEAN, Tony
- New Hunslet
- ENDERSBY, Ken
- New Hunslet
- FOSTER, Martin
- New Hunslet
- GIBSON, Phil
- Debut
- GRIFFITHS, Alan
- New Hunslet
- HANDFORTH, Tony
- York
- HUGHES, Mick
- Hull Kingston Rovers
- JAMES, Richard
- Debut
- JORDAN, Chris
- New Zealand
- KING, Graham
- Debut
- LANE, Steve
- Debut
- MARSDEN, Ian
- Debut
- MURRELL, Bryan
- Leeds
- MUSCROFT, Peter
- New Hunslet
- NETZLER, Murray
- New Hunslet
- NICHOLSON, Ian
- Debut
- PARRISH, Michael
- Debut
- ROWE, Danny
- New Hunslet
- SMITH, Stewart
- New Hunslet
- STANDIDGE, George
- New Hunslet
- SUILEPA, Ronnie
- Debut
- SYKES, Ken
- Debut
- WARD, Gerald
- Debut
- WATTS, Gary
- Debut
- WINDMILL, Derek
- New Hunslet
- WRIGHT, Geoff
- New Hunslet
Leeds
- ADAMS, Bryan
- Leeds
- ATKINSON, John
- England
- BINDER, Tony
- Leeds
- CARROLL, John
- Leeds
- COOKSON, Phil
- Leeds
- CUNNINGHAM, Eddie
- Wales
- DICK, Kevin
- Leeds
- DICKINSON, Roy
- Leeds
- DYL, Les
- Great Britain
- ECCLES, Graham
- Leeds
- FLETCHER, Paul
- Leeds
- GIBSON, Chris
- Leeds
- HAGUE, Neil
- Leeds
- HARRISON, Mick
- England
- HARRISON, Peter
- Leeds
- HERON, David
- Leeds
- HETHERINGTON, Gary
- York
- HOLMES, John
- Great Britain
- JOYCE, Graham
- Bradford Northern
- LEAN, Neil
- Debut
- LUCAS, Maurice
- Debut
- MILLER, Sean
- Leeds
- OULTON, Willie
- Leeds
- PITCHFORD, Steve
- Great Britain
- SANDERSON, John
- Leeds
- SMITH, Alan
- Leeds
- SMITH, David
- Leeds
- WARD, David
- Great Britain
Leigh
- BILSBURY, Terry
- Debut
- BOWMAN, Terry
- Debut
- BULLOUGH, David
- Debut
- CLARKE, Colin
- Wigan
- COOKE, Tony
- Debut
- DALEY, Arthur
- Oldham
- DONLAN, Steve
- Debut
- DRUMMOND, Des
- Debut
- GARRITY, Anthony
- Debut
- GITTINS, Tom
- Debut
- GREEN, Ken
- Debut
- GRIMSHAW, Steve
- Debut
- HOBSON, Ian
- Debut
- HOGAN, Mick
- Debut
- HOWARTH, Roy
- Debut
- KEAVENEY, Alan
- Debut
- McTIGUE, Mick
- Debut
- PLATT, William
- St Helens
- PYKE, Derek
- Debut
- RATHBONE, Alan
- Debut
- RIDING, Alan
- Leigh
- STACEY, Mick
- Leigh
- SWANN, Malcolm
- Wigan
- TAYLOR, Kevin
- Oldham
- WALL, Les
- Debut
- WILKINSON, Alf
- Debut
- WOODS, John
- Debut
- WORGAN, Graham
- Debut
- YATES, Malcolm
- Debut
St Helens
- ARKWRIGHT, Chris
- Debut
- BAYLISS, Steve
- Debut
- BOLTON, Anthony
- Debut
- BOTTELL, Gary
- Debut
- BROWNBILL, Paul
- Debut
- CANNING, John
- Debut
- CHISNALL, Eric
- St Helens
- FAIRCLOUGH, David
- Debut
- GLOVER, Michael
- Debut
- GLYNN, Peter
- St Helens
- GORLEY, Peter
- Workington Town
- GRIFFITHS, Clive
- Debut
- GWILLIAM, Ken
- St Helens
- HAGGERTY, Roy
- Debut
- HOLDING, Neil
- St Helens
- JAMES, Mel
- Wales
- JONES, Les
- St Helens
- KNIGHTON, John
- Salford
- LIPTROT, Graham
- St Helens
- LITHERLAND, Denis
- Debut
- MATHIAS, Roy
- Wales
- MEADOWS, Kevin
- Debut
- NICHOLLS, George
- Great Britain
- NOONAN, Derek
- St Helens
- NULTY, Dennis
- Debut
- PARKES, Brian
- St Helens
- PETERS, Stephen
- Debut
- PICKAVANCE, Keiron
- St Helens
- PINNER, Harry
- St Helens
- SELDON, Chris
- Debut
- SMITH, John
- New Zealand
Salford
- BRUEN, Robert
- Debut
- DRIVER, David
- Debut
- FIELDING, Keith
- Great Britain
- GOURLEY, Tony
- Debut
- GRICE, Alan
- Salford
- HARRIS, David
- Salford
- HENNEY, Harold
- Salford
- JAMIESON, Ged
- Debut
- LANG, David
- Debut
- LATHAM, Keith
- Debut
- McATEE, John
- Leigh
- McGREAL, Chris
- Salford
- MAJOR, David
- Debut
- NASH, Steve
- Great Britain
- OLDHAM, Alan
- Debut
- O'NEILL, Paul
- Debut
- SMITH, Ron
- Debut
- STEPHENSON, David
- Debut
- TRIALIST, Salford
- Debut
- WHITFIELD, Colin
- Debut
- WILSON, Frank
- Warrington
Wakefield Trinity
- ASHURST, Bill
- Wigan
- BARWOOD, Adrian
- Debut
- BRATT, Roy
- Wakefield Trinity
- BRIGGS, David
- Castleford
- BROWN, Graham
- Wakefield Trinity
- CLARKSON, Peter
- Wakefield Trinity
- CROOK, Terry
- Wakefield Trinity
- DIAMOND, Steve
- Debut
- FENNELL, Dale
- Featherstone Rovers
- FLETCHER, Andrew
- Wakefield Trinity
- FLYNN, Stephen
- Debut
- GUEST, Mark
- Debut
- HOLLIDAY, Barry
- Debut
- IDLE, Graham
- Wakefield Trinity
- JULIFF, Brian
- Widnes
- KELLY, Andy
- Debut
- KIRKBRIDE, Bill
- Wakefield Trinity
- LAMPKOWSKI, Michael
- Wakefield Trinity
- McCURRIE, Alan
- Debut
- McDERMOTT, Paul
- Wakefield Trinity
- MIDGLEY, Trevor
- Wakefield Trinity
- MORRELL, Wayne
- Debut
- MURRAY, Nigel
- Wakefield Trinity
- NEEDHAM, David
- Debut
- PLUMMER, Adrian
- Debut
- RAYNE, Keith
- Wakefield Trinity
- RAYNE, Kevin
- Wakefield Trinity
- ROSE, Anthony
- Debut
- SHEARD, Les
- Wakefield Trinity
- SKERRETT, Trevor
- Wakefield Trinity
- SMITH, Keith
- Wakefield Trinity
- STRINGER, Chris
- Wakefield Trinity
- SUTCLIFFE, John
- Wakefield Trinity
- THOMPSON, John
- Debut
- TINKER, Steven
- Debut
- TOPLISS, David
- Balmain Tigers
- WANDLESS, David
- Debut
- WRIGHT, Craig
- Debut
Warrington
- BENYON, Billy
- Warrington
- BEVAN, John
- Warrington
- CASE, Brian
- Warrington
- CLARK, Ron
- Warrington
- CUNNINGHAM, Tommy
- Debut
- DALGREEN, John
- Warrington
- DUANE, Ian
- Debut
- ECCLES, Bob
- Warrington
- FAIRHURST, Jimmy
- Warrington
- FIELDHOUSE, John
- Debut
- FINNEGAN, Derek
- Warrington
- FRANCE, Glen
- Warrington
- GANLEY, Chris
- Warrington
- GORDON, Parry
- Warrington
- GWILLIAM, Alan
- Warrington
- HESFORD, Steve
- Warrington
- HOGAN, Steve
- Cumbria
- HOLBROOK, Andrew
- Debut
- HUNTER, Edwin
- Warrington
- KELLY, Ken
- Warrington
- KELLY, Mick
- Penrith Panthers
- LESTER, Roy
- Warrington
- MARTYN, Tommy
- Warrington
- MIDDLEHURST, Charlie
- Debut
- NICHOLAS, Mike
- Wales
- PEAKE, John
- Debut
- PEERS, Mike
- Warrington
- POTTER, Ian
- Warrington
- SUTTON, Dave
- Warrington
- THACKRAY, Richard
- Debut
- TURNER, Peter
- Debut
- WALLER, Anthony
- Warrington
- WHITTAKER, John
- New Zealand
- WORRALL, Tony
- Debut
Widnes
- ADAMS, Mick
- England
- ASPEY, Malcolm
- Widnes
- BENTLEY, Keith
- Debut
- BOWDEN, Reg
- Widnes
- BURKE, Mick
- Debut
- DEARDEN, Alan
- Widnes
- ECKERSLEY, David
- Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
- ELWELL, Keith
- Great Britain
- FOX, Philip
- Debut
- GEORGE, Mick
- Widnes
- GORLEY, Les
- Workington Town
- HOGAN, Brian
- Wigan
- HUGHES, Eric
- England
- HULL, David
- Widnes
- LAUGHTON, Doug
- Widnes
- MILLS, Jim
- Wales
- MORAN, Dave
- Widnes
- MYLER, John
- Widnes
- MYLER, Tony
- Debut
- O'NEILL, Mike
- Widnes
- SHAW, Glyn
- Wales
- SMITH, Martyn
- Debut
- TILLY, Steve
- Debut
- WHITFIELD, Fred
- Debut
- WRIGHT, Stuart
- Great Britain
Wigan
- BOLTON, Les
- Debut
- BOYD, Denis
- Leigh
- BREHENY, Steve
- Bramley
- BUTLER, John
- Salford
- CAMPBELL, Danny
- Debut
- CLOUGH, John
- Debut
- CONNAUGHTON, John
- Debut
- COYLE, Bernard
- Wigan
- FAIRBAIRN, George
- Great Britain
- FARNWORTH, Roy
- Debut
- FLOWERS, Ness
- Debut
- FOY, Martin
- Debut
- GREENALL, Alan
- Wigan
- HOLLINGSWORTH, Terry
- Wigan
- HORNBY, Jim
- Wigan
- KARALIUS, Anthony
- Debut
- KARALIUS, Tony
- St Helens
- KISS, Nicky
- Debut
- MELLING, Billy
- Wigan
- NANYN, Mick
- Debut
- O'NEILL, Steven
- Wigan
- PENDLEBURY, John
- Debut
- RAMSDALE, Dennis
- Wigan
- REGAN, David
- Wigan
- RENNOX, Michael
- Wigan
- SIVORI, Martin
- Wigan
- SMITH, Malcolm
- Debut
- STOCKLEY, Trevor
- Debut
- VIGO, Green
- Wigan
- WALSH, David
- Wigan
- WILLIAMS, Barry
- Debut
- WOOD, John
- Wigan
Workington Town
- ATKINSON, David
- Workington Town
- BANKS, Alan
- Workington Town
- BECK, David
- Debut
- BEVERLEY, Harry
- Dewsbury
- CANIPA, Anthony
- Debut
- CHARLTON, Paul
- Workington Town
- COLLISTER, David
- Workington Town
- DOBIE, John
- Workington Town
- HARTLEY, Iain
- Workington Town
- HOPKINS, Lyn
- Debut
- JONES, John
- Debut
- LAUDER, Brian
- Workington Town
- LEWIS, Ray
- Debut
- McCARRON, Alf
- Workington Town
- MACCORQUODALE, Iain
- Workington Town
- MARLAND, Harry
- Workington Town
- MAUGHAN, Kevin
- Debut
- O'LOUGHLIN, Keiron
- Wigan
- PATTINSON, Bill
- Workington Town
- PATTINSON, Robert
- Debut
- ROPER, Anthony
- Workington Town
- RUDD, Ian
- Debut
- THOMPSON, Ian
- Workington Town
- VARTY, Alan
- Debut
- WALKER, Arnie
- Workington Town
- WALLBANKS, Gary
- Debut
- WILKINS, Ray
- Workington Town
- WRIGHT, David
- Workington Town
York
- ADAMS, Brian
- Debut
- BANKS, Barry
- York
- CLANCEY, Robert
- Debut
- CLARKE, Cristan
- Debut
- COOPER, Steve
- Debut
- COUPE, Paul
- Bramley
- CROSSLEY, John
- Debut
- DAY, Terry
- York
- DUNKERLEY, David
- York
- FORD, Christopher
- Debut
- FOSTER, Derek
- Castleford
- GAITLEY, Bob
- New Hunslet
- HARKIN, Kevin
- York
- HARRIS, Billy
- Featherstone Rovers
- HORNER, Martin
- Debut
- HUGHES, Brian
- Debut
- INNS, Peter
- York
- JEFF, Anthony
- Debut
- LINDLEY, Martyn
- Debut
- MARSTON, Jack
- Debut
- MARTIN, John
- York
- MASKILL, Allan
- Hull
- MORGAN, Terry
- Debut
- NICHOLSON, Gary
- Debut
- PRICE, Gary
- Debut
- RHODES, Alan
- Debut
- SMITH, Gary
- Debut
- SMITH, Peter
- Debut
- TRIALIST, York
- Debut
- WARDELL, Alan
- Hull
- WHITE, Brendan
- Leeds
- WILSON, Ray
- Featherstone Rovers