1967/68 Northern Rugby League

Widnes - Season Summary

Coach: Joe Egan
Captain: Ray French
Biggest home crowd: 9,828 (vs. Australia in round 13)
Average home crowd: 9,828
Top pointscorers: John Kirwan, A Newman, Dennis O'Neill (3) *
Top tryscorers: John Kirwan, A Newman, Dennis O'Neill (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 18	Fri	LC (1)	H	Swinton	L	9	-	12			Naughton			>
22	Tue	League	A	Leigh	L	12	-	19			Hilton Park		23rd	>
25	Fri	League †	A	Halifax	L	16	-	24			Thrum		24th	>
28	Mon	League	H	Warrington	L	10	-	29			Naughton		27th	>
Sep 2	Sat	League	H	Leigh	L	6	-	15			Naughton		28th	>
9	Sat	League	A	Swinton	L	10	-	16			Station Road		29th	>
16	Sat	League †	H	York	W	43	-	20			Naughton		29th	>
19	Tue	League	H	Wigan	W	24	-	5			Naughton		21st	>
23	Sat	League	A	Warrington	L	7	-	9			Wilderspool		21st	>
29	Fri	League	H	Swinton	D	2	-	2			Naughton		23rd	>
Oct 2	Mon	BFT (1)	A	Wigan	L	6	-	32			Central Park			>
7	Sat	League †	A	York	L	13	-	26			Wigginton Rd		24th	>
20	Fri	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	8	-	18			Athletic Ground		26th	>
28	Sat	League	H	Whitehaven	W	35	-	7			Naughton		27th	>
Nov 4	Sat	League	A	Blackpool B.	W	22	-	9			Borough Park		26th	>
11	Sat	League	A	Batley	W	15	-	4			Mount Pleasant		23rd	>
13	Mon 7:00pm	KT (13)	H	Australia	L	11	-	33	R French	J Egan	Naughton	9,828		>
17	Fri	League	H	Oldham	W	33	-	14			Naughton		18th	>
24	Fri	League	H	Blackpool B.	W	20	-	7			Naughton		19th	>
Dec 1	Fri	League	A	Salford	L	3	-	15			The Willows		17th	>
15	Fri	League	A	Barrow	W	13	-	9			Craven Park		17th	>
22	Fri	League	H	Salford	L	0	-	14			Naughton		17th	>
26	Tue	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	18	-	0			Knotty Ash		18th	>
29	Fri	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	12	-	8			Naughton		17th	>
Jan 6	Sat	League †	A	Featherstone R.	L	13	-	14			Post Office Road		17th	>
20	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	27	-	6			Naughton		17th	>
27	Sat	League	A	Wigan	L	7	-	19			Central Park		17th	>
Feb 3	Sat	CC (1)	A	Doncaster	W	10	-	9			Tattersfield			>
17	Sat	League	A	Oldham	L	12	-	19			Watersheddings		18th	>
24	Sat	CC (2)	H	Keighley	L	5	-	15			Naughton			>
26	Mon	League	H	Barrow	W	26	-	11			Naughton		19th	>
Mar 2	Sat	League	A	Workington	L	2	-	12			Derwent Park		19th	>
4	Mon	League †	H	Halifax	W	16	-	8			Naughton		18th	>
9	Sat	League	H	Batley	W	27	-	9			Naughton		18th	>
11	Mon	League †	H	Featherstone R.	W	17	-	3			Naughton		15th	>
16	Sat	League	A	St Helens	L	13	-	18			Knowsley		15th	>
30	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	L	5	-	11			Recreation Gnd		16th	>
Apr 13	Sat	League	H	St Helens	W	24	-	7			Naughton		17th	>
15	Mon	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	27	-	13			Naughton		16th	>
19	Fri	CP (1)	A	Leeds	L	17	-	31			Headingley			>

40 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
† denotes Cross-County Match

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
Individual match appearances are not currently available here.
Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	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
ASPEY, Malcolm	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BOYLAN, Jim	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CARDEN, Dennis	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DUTTON, Ray	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
FRENCH, Ray	28	St Helens		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GAYDON, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HARE, Ian	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KEMEL, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KIRWAN, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
MARKEY, Dave	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
NEWMAN, A	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
NEWTON, Fred	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
NICHOLLS, George	23	Widnes		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
O'NEILL, Dennis	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
14 players	26.13		1 cur. / 4 tot.	34 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	6 matches			3	1	0	11	0	0	40 matches			3	1	0	11	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 19 Apr 1968. 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: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports, RFL Player Registers, Widnes RLFC History

1967/68 Northern Rugby League

Widnes - Season Summary

Results

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Players

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