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Second Division 1982/83

Salford

Coach
Malcolm Aspey
Biggest home crowd
6,519 (vs. Leigh in round 1)
Average home crowd
2,293
Top pointscorer
League: Ron Smith (172)
All Matches: Ron Smith (197)
Top tryscorer
League: Paul O'Neill (17)
All Matches: Paul O'Neill (19)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 22 Sun League     A Hunslet W 35-18   M Aspey Elland Road 2,000 15th View
25 Wed League H     Whitehaven W 14-10   M Aspey The Willows 1,734 5th View
29 Sun League H     Bramley W 23-5   M Aspey The Willows 1,635 4th View
Sep 5 Sun LC (1)     A Wigan L 13-18   M Aspey Central Park 7,033 View
12 Sun League     A Batley W 23-9   M Aspey Mount Pleasant 1,010 2nd View
15 Wed League H     Rochdale H. W 26-11   M Aspey The Willows 1,611 1st View
19 Sun League     A Huyton W 22-12   M Aspey Alt Park 390 2nd View
26 Sun League H     Fulham L 13-26   M Aspey The Willows 2,494 1st View
Oct 3 Sun League     A Cardiff W 28-18   M Aspey Ninian Park 1,418 2nd View
6 Wed League H     Huddersfield W 22-6   M Aspey The Willows 1,536 2nd View
17 Sun League H     Dewsbury W 40-8   M Aspey The Willows 1,699 2nd View
24 Sun League     A Blackpool B. W 26-4   M Aspey Borough Park 1,215 1st View
31 Sun League H     York W 20-16   M Aspey The Willows 2,035 1st View
Nov 7 Sun League     A Wakefield T. L 5-18   M Aspey Belle Vue 2,995 1st View
12 Fri League H     Huyton W 47-3   M Aspey The Willows 1,428 1st View
21 Sun League     A Huddersfield L 5-13   M Aspey Fartown 700 1st View
Dec 5 Sun JPT (1) H     Hunslet W 23-11   M Aspey The Willows 1,471 View
12 Sun JPT (2) H     Huddersfield W 21-19   M Aspey The Willows 1,924 View
18 Sat JPT (3) H     Wigan L 4-5   M Aspey The Willows 3,237 View
26 Sun League H     Swinton W 18-4   M Aspey The Willows 3,555 2nd View
Jan 2 Sun League     A Whitehaven L 7-8   M Aspey Recreation Gnd 2,254 2nd View
9 Sun League H     Doncaster W 55-5   M Aspey The Willows 1,509 2nd View
16 Sun League     A York W 26-3   M Aspey Wigginton Rd 1,694 3rd View
23 Sun League H     Cardiff W 12-8   M Aspey The Willows 2,020 3rd View
30 Sun League H     Batley W 39-8   M Aspey The Willows 1,410 3rd View
Feb 6 Sun League     A Fulham L 9-17   M Aspey Craven Cottage 3,681 2nd View
13 Sun CC (1) H     Leigh W 12-5   M Aspey The Willows 6,519 View
20 Sun League H     Keighley W 20-11   M Aspey The Willows 2,112 2nd View
27 Sun CC (2) H     Featherstone R. L 11-17   M Aspey The Willows 4,169 View
Mar 20 Sun League H     Blackpool B. W 26-7   M Aspey The Willows 1,672 3rd View
27 Sun League     A Doncaster W 20-9   M Aspey Tattersfield 477 3rd View
Apr 1 Fri League     A Swinton W 16-7   M Aspey Station Road 3,533 3rd View
4 Mon League H     Hunslet W 21-15   M Aspey The Willows 1,907 3rd View
6 Wed League     A Rochdale H. W 7-0   M Aspey Athletic Ground 827 2nd View
10 Sun League H     Wakefield T. L 10-19   M Aspey The Willows 2,466 3rd View
17 Sun League     A Bramley L 17-42   M Aspey McLaren 750 3rd View
20 Wed League     A Keighley L 5-18   M Aspey Lawkholme Lane 576 3rd View
24 Sun League     A Dewsbury W 29-5   M Aspey Crown Flatt 650 3rd View

38 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games Cups/Other Totals
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  
ALSTEAD, Peter -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ASPEY, Malcolm -     13 3 16 1 - - 3 - - 6 - 6 2 - - 6 - - 19 3 22 3 - - 9 - - List
BECKETT, Adrian -     2 2 4 1 1 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 4 1 1 - 5 - - List
BLACKWOOD, Robert -     2 7 9 1 - - 3 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 4 7 11 1 - - 3 - - List
BYRNE, Gerard 20     24 1 25 16 - - 48 - - 5 - 5 2 - - 6 - - 29 1 30 18 - - 54 - - List
COULMAN, Mike 38 Wolverhampton Great Britain England 25 4 29 9 - 1 28 - - 5 - 5 1 - - 3 - - 30 4 34 10 - 1 31 - - List
DICKENS, Steve -     8 3 11 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 10 4 14 - - - - - - List
DOOTSEN, Ron -     2 - 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
DRIVER, David -     26 - 26 12 - - 36 - - 5 - 5 1 - - 3 - - 31 - 31 13 - - 39 - - List
FIELDING, Keith 33 Birmingham Great Britain England 22 - 22 11 - - 33 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - 25 - 25 12 - - 36 - - List
FITZSIMONS, Eric -     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
FLETCHER, Paul -     20 - 20 12 1 - 38 - - 5 - 5 1 2 - 7 - - 25 - 25 13 3 - 45 - - List
FRANCIS, Bill 35 Castleford Great Britain Wales 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
GRIFFITHS, David -     1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
GROVES, Paul 17     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HARRIS, David -     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
HENNEY, Harold -     13 4 17 4 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - 13 4 17 4 - - 12 - - List
HUNTER, Brian -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
JAMIESON, Ged -     2 1 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
JONES, Graham -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
McGREAL, Chris -     5 3 8 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 6 3 9 1 - - 3 - - List
McJENNETT, Mark 28 Cardiff Wales 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
McTIGUE, Mick 23     21 - 21 5 - - 15 - - 5 - 5 1 - - 3 - - 26 - 26 6 - - 18 - - List
MAGGS, Keith -     5 1 6 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 1 6 2 - - 6 - - List
MAJOR, David -     9 8 17 1 - - 3 - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 9 11 20 1 - - 3 - - List
MEACHIN, Colin -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
MORAN, Dave -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - List
NASH, Steve 34 Featherstone Great Britain England 21 - 21 2 - - 6 - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - 25 - 25 3 - - 9 - - List
NICHOLLS, George 38 Widnes Great Britain England 18 2 20 1 - - 3 - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - 24 2 26 1 - - 3 - - List
O'NEILL, Paul -   31 - 31 17 - - 51 - - 6 - 6 2 - - 6 - - 37 - 37 19 - - 57 - - List
RICHARDS, Maurice 38 Pontypridd Great Britain Wales 7 - 7 4 - - 12 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 8 - 8 5 - - 15 - - List
ROGERS, Jonathan -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
ROWE, Danny -     - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
RULE, Steve 30 Liverpool Wales 18 - 18 - 56 - 112 - - 3 - 3 - 2 - 4 - - 21 - 21 - 58 - 116 - - List
SMITH, Ron -     26 - 26 14 65 - 172 - - 6 - 6 1 11 - 25 - - 32 - 32 15 76 - 197 - - List
STEAD, Frank -     5 - 5 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 2 - - 6 - - List
STOCKLEY, Trevor -     22 6 28 7 - - 21 - - 3 2 5 3 - - 9 - - 25 8 33 10 - - 30 - - List
TURNBULL, Sam -     3 3 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 3 6 - - - - - - List
WALSH, David -     1 2 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 - - - - - - List
WILLIAMS, Stewart -     28 2 30 12 - - 36 - - 3 2 5 - - - - - - 31 4 35 12 - - 36 - - List
YATES, Malcolm -     24 1 25 7 8 - 37 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 27 1 28 7 8 - 37 - - List
41 players 2 cur. / 9 tot. 31.02 32 games 141 131 1 686 0 0 6 games 18 15 0 84 0 0 38 games 159 146 1 770 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
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: Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club