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1979/80 Second 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)

Barrow

ALLEN, Howard: Cumbria
BALL, Ian: Debut
CAIRNS, David: Debut
CAMILLERI, Chris: Debut
COULSON, Alan: Debut
DAVIES, Glynn: Debut
ELLIOTT, David: Debut
EVANS, Alan: Debut
FAWKES, William: Debut
FLYNN, Malcolm: Debut
FRENCH, Nigel: Debut
GAINFORD, Thomas: Debut
HADLEY, Derek: Debut
IRVING, Bob: Salford
KIRKBY, Stephen: Debut
LUPTON, Graham: Debut
McCONNELL, Ralph: Debut
McCOURT, Harold: Cumbria
McJENNETT, Mark: Debut
MACHIN, David: Debut
MASON, Mel: Debut
MOORE, Terry: Debut
NULTY, Jim: Wigan
SZYMALA, Eddie: Debut
TICKLE, Steve: Debut

Batley

BRIGGS, Trevor: Castleford
BRUNYEE, Steve: Dewsbury
CLEGG, Roger: Debut
COOKLAND, Peter: Castleford
CUMMINS, Brendan: Debut
ENDICOTT, Ray: Debut
EYRE, James: Debut
FINN, Brendan: Debut
FOX, John: Debut
FRAIN, Michael: Debut
HARRISON, Bob: Debut
JONES, John: Debut
PARKER, John: Debut
PICKERILL, Neil: Debut
PIWINSKI, Ziggy: Debut
PRESLEY, Steve: Debut
RIGGS, Keith: Wakefield Trinity
RIPPON, David: Debut
SCHOFIELD, Chris: Debut
SHAW, Malcolm: Debut
SMITH, Phil: Debut
TINGLE, Aubrey: Debut
TONKS, Alan: Debut
VODDEN, John: Dewsbury
WALTHAM, Jim: Debut
WATTS, Alan: Debut
WHELAN, Martin: Debut

Bramley

ACKROYD, Alan: Debut
AYRES, Warren: Debut
BIBB, Trevor: Bramley
BOLDY, Glenn: Bramley
BOND, Steve: Bramley
BOWMAN, Chris: Debut
CARROLL, Steve: Debut
DAVIES, Frank: Wales
DUDLEY, Malcolm: Debut
FLINT, Patrick: Bramley
FRANCIS, Rudolph: Bradford Northern
GRINHAFF, Stephen: Debut
HUNTER, SA: Debut
JAMES, Kevin: Debut
KILNER, Shaun: Debut
KNOWLES, David: Bramley
LANGTON, Barry: Bramley
NICHOLSON, Steve: Newtown Jets
OLBISON, Kevin: Bramley
PIENIAZEK, George: Debut
ROBERTS, Chris: Bramley
SAMPSON, Ian: Bramley
SOWDEN, Russ: Debut
TENNANT, Jeffrey: Bramley
WANDLESS, David: Debut
WILKINSON, Garry: Debut
WINTERBOTTOM, Ricky: Debut
WOOLFORD, William: Debut

Dewsbury

AGAR, Malcolm: Dewsbury
ARTIS, Philip: Dewsbury
AUSTIN, Jack: Bradford Northern
BASTEN, John: Debut
BATEMAN, Allan: Dewsbury
BROADHEAD, Andrew: Debut
BRUNT, Allan: Dewsbury
CATLIN, Geoffrey: Debut
CLARK, John: Dewsbury
COCKX, Richard: Debut
CRAVEN, Allen: Dewsbury
CROSSLEY, Stephen: Debut
DUFTON, Stephen: Debut
DUNFORD, Shaun: Debut
EASTWOOD, John: Debut
GANT, Robert: Debut
HAIGH, Robert: Bradford Northern
HALL, Andrew: Debut
HILL, Ron: Debut
HUGHES, Kenneth: Debut
KING, Gerald: Debut
LEE, Stephen: Dewsbury
LOWE, Ernest: Debut
MASON, Keith: Debut
PICKUP, Billy: Dewsbury
PRICE, Raymond: Dewsbury
RANGELEY, John: Debut
RICHARDSON, Don: Dewsbury
ROBERTS, Anthony: Dewsbury
RUSSELL, John: Dewsbury
SIMPSON, Ian: Dewsbury
TALBOT, Gordon: Debut
WATKINS, Steven: Debut
WEAVILL, David: Warrington
WHITEHEAD, Robert: Debut
WOLFORD, John: Bradford Northern
WOOD, David: Dewsbury
WOOD, James: Debut

Doncaster

ARRAND, Graham: Debut
BANHAM, Tony: Debut
BROOK, Gary: Castleford
BUCKTON, John: Debut
CARRINGTON, Steven: Debut
DAVIES, Phillip: Debut
DAVIES, Tom: Debut
DENTON, Trevor: Debut
EDWARDS, Keith: New Hunslet
ELLIS, Graham: Debut
ELLIS, Ken: Debut
FINNERTY, Dave: Debut
GODFREY, Mick: Debut
HOSSELL, David: Hull Kingston Rovers
IRWIN, James: Debut
LOWE, Trevor: Debut
MARKHAM, Ian: Debut
MATTHEWS, Stuart: Debut
MILLET, Ian: Debut
MILLET, Keith: Debut
MOODY, Peter: Debut
NAYLOR, Peter: Debut
OTTAWAY, Terry: Debut
PFLASTER, Dave: Debut
PFLASTER, George: Debut
PIPER, Stewart: Debut
ROBSON, Donald: Debut
SAXBY, John: Debut
SPENCER, Alan: Bradford Northern
TRIALIST, Doncaster: Debut
VAREY, David: Debut
WORRELL, Allan: Debut
YATES, Malcolm: Debut

Featherstone Rovers

ALLEN, Billy: Debut
ANDERSON, Kevin: Featherstone Rovers
BARKER, Steven: Featherstone Rovers
BELL, Keith: Featherstone Rovers
BENCE, Alan: Wigan
BOX, Harold: Featherstone Rovers
BUTLER, Phil: Featherstone Rovers
CLAWSON, Neil: Debut
COVENTRY, Paul: Featherstone Rovers
EDGINTON, David: Debut
EVANS, Steve: Featherstone Rovers
FENNELL, Dale: Featherstone Rovers
GIBBINS, Michael: Featherstone Rovers
GILBERT, John: Featherstone Rovers
HANDSCOMBE, Raymond: Wakefield Trinity
HOBBS, David: Featherstone Rovers
JARVIS, Francis: Bradford Northern
KELLETT, Ken: Featherstone Rovers
LIMB, Barry: Featherstone Rovers
McNEIL, John: Debut
MARSDEN, John: Featherstone Rovers
MORGAN, Mick: England
QUINN, Steve: Featherstone Rovers
RAYBOULD, Steve: Debut
ROBINSON, Graeme: Featherstone Rovers
SIDDALL, Gary: Debut
SMITH, Peter: Great Britain
TUFFS, Neil: Featherstone Rovers
VICKERS, Dave: Featherstone Rovers
WARD, Garry: Debut
WESTWOOD, Ian: Featherstone Rovers

Halifax

ASHMAN, Dennis: Debut
BAKER, Gordon: Halifax
BIRTS, Jimmy: Debut
BLACKER, Mick: Bradford Northern
BLAIR, John: Oldham
BUSFIELD, Dave: Featherstone Rovers
CALLON, David: Debut
CHARLES, Mel: Debut
CHOLMONDELEY, David: Debut
CONWAY, Steve: Debut
GARROD, Graham: Bradford Northern
HANNAH, Albert: Debut
HOWARD, Derek: Bradford Northern
JARVIS, Peter: Debut
LANGTON, Terry: Wakefield Trinity
LAWS, Steve: Debut
LOXTON, Ken: Great Britain
MARTIN, John: York
O'BYRNE, Mick: Debut
O'HARA, Paul: Debut
PAGE, Steve: Debut
SCOTT, Mick: Debut
SHARP, Greg: Debut
SHILLITO, Alan: Debut
SNEE, Mick: Debut
WAITES, Keith: Bramley
WOOD, Alan: Debut

Huddersfield

ARMITAGE, Hugh: Debut
BATES, Alan: Oldham
BOOTH, Tony: Debut
BRANCH, Malcolm: Huddersfield
BURTON, Chris: Debut
CLARKE, Phillip: Debut
CLAWSON, Terry: Featherstone Rovers
CRAMP, Peter: Debut
CYRUS, Joe: Debut
EASTWOOD, Mark: Debut
FRANCE, Graham: Debut
GREENWOOD, Alan: Debut
HEPPLESTON, David: Huddersfield
HOBSON, Ian: Debut
HOOSON, David: Debut
JOHNSON, Jim: Debut
JOHNSON, Tony: Debut
KEEAN, Mick: Debut
KNIGHT, Glenn: Castleford
LEATHLEY, Trevor: Huddersfield
LYONS, Steve: Bramley
McHUGH, Gordon: Leeds
MORTON, Jonathan: Debut
MULLANY, Steve: Debut
POTTS, Dave: Debut
PRITCHARD, Gordon: Wales
RUSHTON, Adrian: York
SCHOFIELD, David: Debut
SENIOR, Gary: Debut
SHEPHERD, Michael: Debut
SLATER, Ian: Bradford Northern
SWALE, Graham: Debut
THORNTON, Graham: Debut
WARD, Michael: Debut
WILSON, Andy: Debut

Huyton

ANDREWS, Jimmy: Debut
BAILEY, Alan: Wigan
BISHOP, Alan: Debut
BOLAN, Bob: Widnes
CLARKE, Keith: Debut
COOP, John: Debut
FITZPATRICK, Paul: Debut
FITZSIMMONS, Kev: Debut
FLETCHER, Geoff: Leigh
GOULDING, Robert: Debut
GRADY, Brian: Debut
HARTLEY, Gerard: Debut
HEESOM, Alex: Debut
HUNTER, Paul: Hull
LEADBETTER, Charles: Debut
LEATHERBARROW, David: Debut
LYONS, Eddie: Debut
MIDDLEHURST, Peter: Debut
PRESCOTT, David: Debut
RADCLIFFE, Ian: Debut
REDDICLIFFE, Keith: Debut
REYNOLDS, Doug: Debut
SHEEHY, Michael: Debut
SMITH, Michael: Debut
TABERN, John: Debut
TRIALIST, Huyton: Debut
WALKER, David: Debut
WALKER, Frank: Debut
WOODS, William: Debut

Keighley

ARNOLD, Derek: Debut
BARDGETT, Joe: Debut
BEALE, Graham: Debut
CLARK, George: Hull
CLARKSON, Allan: Debut
CLAYTON, Barry: Debut
DIABIRA, Bakary: Bradford Northern
DICKENS, Steve: Leeds
ELLIS, Ian: Bramley
FARRELL, Keith: Bradford Northern
GREENWOOD, Lee: Bradford Northern
HAWKSWORTH, Mick: Debut
JICKELLS, David: Debut
KALINOWSKI, Alex: Debut
MANTLE, John: Wales
MOLL, David: Debut
MOORBY, Gary: Debut
NICHOLSON, Jeff: Debut
QUINN, Paul: Debut
ROBINSON, Colin: Debut
ROBINSON, Kevan: Debut
SCANLON, Andrew: Debut
STEPHENSON, John: Debut
TRIALIST, Keighley: Debut
WATERHOUSE, Arthur: Debut
WILKES, Calvin: Debut
WOOLFORD, Colin: Debut

Oldham

Rochdale Hornets

Swinton

ARMITAGE, Paul: Debut
BRUEN, Robert: Debut
CARSLEY, David: Debut
CLARKE, Peter: Debut
COOPER, Anthony: Debut
DAVIES, John: Leigh
DAVIES, Thomas: Debut
DERBYSHIRE, Alan: Debut
DERBYSHIRE, John: Debut
DORAN, Alan: Wigan
DRUMMOND, Alva: Debut
EARL, Kel: Bradford Northern
FLETCHER, Gary: Warrington
GORTON, John: Debut
GRAHAM, Gordon: Salford
GRICE, Alan: Salford
HARRISON, John: Debut
HIGHTON, Tom: Debut
HINDLEY, Steve: Debut
JOLLY, Robert: Debut
McATEE, John: Leigh
McGOVERN, Terry: Debut
MELLOR, John: Debut
MIDDLESHURST, Chris: Debut
NICHOLSON, David: Debut
O'LOUGHLIN, Kevin: Wigan
PETERS, Anthony: Oldham
PHYTHIAN, Steve: Debut
TAYLOR, Alan: Wigan
TRIALIST, Swinton: Debut
WATKINS, David: Salford
WOODS, David: Debut
YOUNG, Thomas: Debut

Whitehaven

BARNES, Dave: Debut
BARWISE, Mike: Debut
CALVIN, Ralph: Workington Town
DORAN, John: Debut
DUTTON, Ray: Widnes
EILBECK, Paul: Debut
ELLIOTT, John: Debut
FOX, Vince: Debut
GALLACHER, Kenneth: Debut
GRIMES, Paul: Leigh
HALL, Colin: Debut
HARTLEY, John: Huddersfield
HODGSON, Keith: Debut
LITT, Ian: Debut
McCLURE, Malcolm: Debut
McLEAN, James: Debut
McMULLEN, Michael: Debut
McQUIRE, John: Debut
MACKO, David: Widnes
MARTIN, David: Debut
O'NEILL, Dennis: Widnes
O'NEILL, Jimmy: Widnes
PEARSON, Alan: Debut
RAE, Wilson: Debut
STEWARDSON, Keith: Debut
STEWART, Joe: Debut
STODDART, Peter: Debut
TAYLOR, Mike: Debut
THOMPSON, Tom: Debut
THOMSON, Alan: Debut
TODD, Alan: Debut
WALKER, Arnie: Workington Town
WHALLEY, Stephen: Debut
WILKINSON, Ken: Debut