Widnes Vikings - Season Detail
Order by: First appearance, Number of appearances, Player name (alphabetical), Most used players by position, Most successful lineup
Legend: FB = Fullback; C = Centre; W = Winger; FE = Five-Eighth; HB = Half-back; FR = Front Row; H = Hooker; 2R = Back Row; L = Lock; B = Bench.
Season Player Summary
Note: Hold the mouse over the game number to see the date and opponent for that match.
| Player | 1 NLC | 2 NLC | 4 NLC | 3 NLC | 5 NLC | 3 CC | 6 NLC | 1 | 2 | 3 | R16 NLC | 4 | 4 CC | 5 | 6 | 5 CC | 7 | QF NLC | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | qf |
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| Ian HARDMAN | FB | FB | FB | FB | C | FB | C | C | C | C | C | C | FB | FB | FB | FB | C | C | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | ||
| Dean GASKELL | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||
| Shane GRADY | C | C | C | C | C | C | B | B | B | B | B | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||
| Danny SPEAKMAN | C | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin DODD | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | B | B | B | W | W | W | W | W |
| Tim HARTLEY | FE | FE | C | FE | FE | FE | FE | C | C | C | C | C | C | B | B | C | ||||||||||||||
| Steven ROPER | HB | HB | HB | B | HB | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||
| Iain MORRISON | FR | 2R | FR | B | 2R | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | 2R | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | ||
| Mark SMITH | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | H | H | H | ||||||||
| Jim GANNON | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR |
| Danny HILL | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | |||||||||
| Paul NOONE | 2R | B | L | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | |||||||||||||
| Bob BESWICK | L | L | L | HB | HB | H | H | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | FE | L | L | FE | L | L | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | L | L | L |
| Adam BOWMAN | B | C | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy GALLAGHER | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Rob DRAPER | B | B | 2R | 2R | B | B | B | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||||
| Ben KAVANAGH | B | FR | FR | B | FR | FR | FR | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | FR | B | B | B | B | 2R | B | |||||||||
| Jason CROOKES | C | C | C | C | B | C | C | C | C | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dayne DONOGHUE | 2R | B | 2R | L | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2R | C | B | C | B | |||||||||||||||
| Michael OSTICK | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee PATERSON | FE | B | L | FE | L | B | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | C | FE | FE | C | FE | FE | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | 2R | 2R | |||
| Scott YATES | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | |||||||||||||||||
| John DUFFY | B | HB | B | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | ||||
| Paddy FLYNN | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard FLETCHER | B | 2R | 2R | L | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam BARLOW | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adel FELLOUS | B | FR | B | B | FR | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris DEAN | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve TYRER | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matty SMITH | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt STRONG | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gareth MORTON | B | B | C | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josh SIMM | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin McLOUGHLIN | B | B |
List of Matches
| Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | FB | W | C | C | W | FE | HB | FR | HK | FR | 2R | 2R | L | B | B | B | B | ||||
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| Northern Rail National League Cup | Round 1 | Blackpool | W | 38 | - | 4 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Grady | Speakman | Dodd 1T | Hartley 1T 5G | Roper | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon 1T | Hill 2T | Noone | Beswick | Bowman | Gallagher | Draper 1T | Kavanagh | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Round 2 | Leigh | L | 8 | - | 15 | Hardman | Gaskell | Grady 1T | Crookes | Dodd | Hartley 2G | Roper | Kavanagh | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Donoghue | Beswick | Speakman | Gallagher | Draper | Ostick | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Round 4 | Leigh | L | 10 | - | 20 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Hartley 1G | Crookes | Dodd | Paterson | Roper | Kavanagh | M. Smith▮ | Gannon | Hill 1T | Morrison | Beswick | Yates | Gallagher | Donoghue | Noone | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Round 3 | Barrow | W | 78 | - | 0 | Hardman 1T | Gaskell 1T | Grady | Crookes 2T | Dodd | Hartley 1T 13G | Beswick 1T | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon 1T | Donoghue | Draper 3T | Noone 1T | Paterson | Gallagher 1T | Hill 1T | Kavanagh | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Round 5 | Blackpool | W | 60 | - | 12 | Yates 1T | Gaskell | Grady 1T | Crookes 1T | Dodd 2T 5G | Hartley 3G | Beswick | Kavanagh | M. Smith 1T | Gannon | Hill 1T | Noone | Paterson 2T | Duffy 2T | Gallagher | Ostick | ||
| Carnegie Challenge Cup | Round 3 | Skirlaugh | W | 60 | - | 18 | Yates | Gaskell 2T | Hardman | Grady | Dodd 2T 8G | Paterson 3T | Duffy 1T | Kavanagh | Beswick 1T | Gannon | Hill▮ | Draper | Donoghue 1T | Roper | Morrison | Crookes 1T | Ostick | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Round 6 | Barrow | L | 16 | - | 24 | Hardman | Flynn 2T | Bowman | Crookes | Dodd | Hartley 2G | Roper | Kavanagh | Beswick | Hill 1T | Morrison | Noone | Paterson | Duffy | Gallagher | Draper | Gannon | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 1 | Batley | W | 28 | - | 23 | Yates 2T | Gaskell | Hardman 1T | Grady 1T | Dodd | Hartley 4G | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Noone | Beswick | Paterson 1T | Gallagher | Donoghue | Draper | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 2 | Leigh | W | 30 | - | 12 | Yates | Gaskell | Hardman 1T | Hartley 2T 7G | Dodd | Paterson | Duffy | Morrison 1T | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Noone | Beswick | Grady | Gallagher | Donoghue | Draper | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 3 | Whitehaven | W | 32 | - | 28 | Yates | Gaskell 4T | Hardman | Hartley 1T 2G | Dodd | Paterson | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith 1T | Gannon | Hill | Noone | Beswick | Grady 1T | Gallagher | Donoghue | Kavanagh | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Rnd. of 16 | Sheffield | W | 44 | - | 8 | Yates | Gaskell | Hardman 1T | Hartley 1T 8G | Dodd 3T | Paterson 1T | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill 1T▮ | Draper | Beswick | Grady | Gallagher | Roper | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 4 | Salford | D | 16 | - | 16 | Yates | Flynn | Hardman | Hartley 2G | Dodd 1T | Paterson | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon 1T | Hill 1T | Gallagher | Beswick | Ostick | Donoghue | Kavanagh | ||
| Carnegie Challenge Cup | Round 4 | Doncaster | W | 38 | - | 12 | Yates 1T | Gaskell 2T | Hardman 1T | Hartley 5G | Dodd 1T | Paterson | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Gallagher 1T | Beswick | Roper | Draper | Donoghue 1T | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 5 | Celtic | L | 14 | - | 16 | Yates 1T | Gaskell | Crookes | Hartley 1G | Dodd | Paterson 1T | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Gallagher | Beswick 1T | Grady | Draper | Donoghue | Fletcher | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 6 | Dewsbury | W | 29 | - | 22 | Hardman | Gaskell | Crookes | Paterson | Dodd 1T 4G | Beswick 1F | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon 1T | Hill | Fletcher 2T | Gallagher | Grady | Barlow 1T | Draper | Kavanagh | |
| Carnegie Challenge Cup | Round 5 | Hull FC | L | 18 | - | 32 | Hardman | Gaskell | Crookes | Grady | Dodd 3G | Paterson 1T | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Donoghue | Beswick 1T | Yates | Draper 1T | Bowman | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 7 | Sheffield | W | 30 | - | 22 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Donoghue | Grady | Dodd 5G | Paterson 1T | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon 1T | Hill 2T | Fletcher | Beswick | Bowman | Barlow | Draper | Kavanagh | |
| Northern Rail National League Cup | Quarter Final | Celtic | L | 18 | - | 50 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Paterson | Grady | Dodd 3G | Beswick | Duffy | Kavanagh | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill | Morrison 1T | Fletcher | Roper 1T | Barlow | Donoghue | Draper | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 8 | Featherstone R. | L | 22 | - | 34 | Yates 1T 1G | Gaskell | Hardman 1T | Donoghue | Dodd | Paterson 1T | Duffy | Morrison 1T | M. Smith | Gannon | Hill 1T | Noone | Beswick | Roper | Fellous | Draper | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 9 | Halifax | L | 30 | - | 40 | Yates | Gaskell | Hardman 2T | Dean 2T | Dodd | Paterson 1T | Duffy | Morrison | M. Smith | Fellous | Fletcher 5G | Noone | Beswick | Roper | Gannon | Hill | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 10 | Salford | W | 20 | - | 18 | Hardman | Gaskell | Tyrer 2T 2G | Dean | Dodd | Duffy | M. Smith | Morrison | Beswick | Gannon | Fletcher 2G | Noone | Paterson | Roper | Fellous | Crookes 1T | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 11 | Celtic | L | 6 | - | 38 | Hardman | Gaskell | Tyrer 1G | Dean | Dodd | Duffy | M. Smith | Morrison | Beswick | Gannon 1T | Fletcher | Noone | Paterson | Roper | Hill | Crookes | Kavanagh | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 12 | Batley | W | 34 | - | 22 | Hardman | Gaskell | Tyrer 1T 4G | Dean 1T | Flynn | Duffy 1T | M. Smith | Morrison | Beswick 1T | Gannon | Fletcher 1G | Kavanagh 1T | Paterson 1T | Roper | Fellous | Dodd | Noone | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 13 | Halifax | D | 26 | - | 26 | Hardman | Gaskell | Tyrer 5G | Dean | Flynn 1T | Duffy | M. Smith 1T | Fellous | Beswick | Gannon | Strong 1T | Noone 1T | Paterson | Roper | Morrison | Dodd | Kavanagh▮ | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 14 | Dewsbury | W | 40 | - | 0 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Tyrer 1T 6G | Dean | Flynn 1T | Duffy | M. Smith | Morrison 1T | Beswick | Gannon 1T | Strong | Noone | Paterson | Dodd 1T | Fletcher 1T | Morton | Ostick | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 15 | Leigh | L | 24 | - | 33 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Tyrer 1T 4G | Dean | Dodd | Duffy | M. Smith 1T | Morrison | Beswick | Gannon | Strong | Noone | Paterson | Simm | Fletcher 1T | Morton | Barlow | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 16 | Featherstone R. | W | 30 | - | 20 | Hardman 1T | Gaskell | Tyrer 5G | Morton | Dodd | Duffy | M. Smith 1T | Morrison | Beswick 1T | Gannon | Strong | Fletcher | Paterson 1T | M. Smith | Simm | Donoghue | Barlow 1T | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 17 | Sheffield | W | 26 | - | 20 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Tyrer 1T 5G | Dean 1T | Dodd | Duffy | M. Smith 1T | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Paterson | Fletcher | Beswick | Hartley | Barlow | Morton | Ostick | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Round 18 | Whitehaven | L | 16 | - | 20 | Hardman | Gaskell 1T | Tyrer 2G | Dean | Dodd 1T | Duffy | M. Smith | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Paterson | Fletcher▮ | Beswick | Hartley | McLoughlin▮ | Morton 1T | Ostick▮ | |
| LHF Healthplan National League One | Quarter Final | Halifax | L | 16 | - | 32 | Hardman | Gaskell | Tyrer 1T 2G | Hartley | Dodd 2T | Duffy | M. Smith | Morrison | M. Smith | Gannon | Dean | Fletcher | Beswick | Noone | McLoughlin | Morton | Fellous | |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Tim Costello
Sources:League Express Rugby League Yearbook (1996 to present), Saints Heritage Society