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1984/85 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)

Batley

BARENDS, David: Featherstone Rovers
CARROLL, John: Halifax
CATLIN, Geoffrey: Dewsbury
CLARKE, Phil: Debut
DURHAM, Steve: Debut
FERRES, Stephen: Kent Invicta
HARRINGTON, Martin: Debut
ILLINGWORTH, Neil: Debut
JAMES, Kevin: Kent Invicta
RAYBOULD, Steve: Carlisle
SCOTT, Mark: Debut
SOWDEN, Russ: Leeds
WRAY, David: Debut

Blackpool Borough

BACON, David: Debut
BAILEY, Andrew: Keighley
BESLEY, Mark: Debut
BRENNAN, Steve: Debut
DWYER, Mark: Debut
EDGE, Phil: Debut
FRODSHAM, Tommy: Debut
GLOVER, John: Rochdale Hornets
GOODING, Mick: Debut
KOOROCKIN, Terry: Debut
NANYN, Mick: Wigan
NAUM, Mick: Debut
O'LOUGHLIN, Kevin: Swinton
OWEN, Ivor: Debut
PRIEST, Frank: Debut
ROBERTS, Paul: Debut
SAUNDERS, Terry: Brisbane Firsts
TELFORD, Neil: Debut
TOWART, Chris: Blackpool Borough
TUCKER, Robert: Debut
WALLER, Anthony: Leigh
WEBB, Andy: Kent Invicta
WOODS, Steve: Debut

Bramley

BEALE, Graham: Keighley
HURDLEY, Andrew: Debut
IRVING, James: Debut
LEAN, Neil: Hunslet
MASON, Andy: Debut
MILNER, Richard: Debut
PITCHFORD, Steve: Leeds
WHITTAKER, Steve: Debut

Bridgend

Carlisle

ARMSTRONG, Colin: Debut
BEVERLEY, Harry: Fulham
BOND, Garry: Debut
BOWNESS, Chris: Debut
CARROLL, Dean: Bradford Northern
DOBIE, John: Workington Town
DOYLE, Mark: Debut
GAITLEY, Bob: Keighley
GRAHAM, John: Debut
LITHGOW, Paul: Carlisle
McMULLEN, Alan: Debut
PAPE, Kevin: Debut
PEACHAM, Tony: Debut
PHILLIPS, Graeme: Debut
SMITH, David: Workington Town
THOMAS, Mike: Debut

Dewsbury

BROXHOLME, Paul: Debut
BUSFIELD, Dave: Bramley
CLARK, ?: Debut
COOPER, Paul: Debut
CORBY, David: Debut
GARNER, Peter: Debut
LENAGHAN, ?: Debut
MILLER, Lance: Debut
MITA, Chris: Debut
MURPHY, Tony: Debut
ROSE, ?: Debut
SHARP, Greg: Halifax
TOOLE, Timothy: Debut
TRIALIST, Dewsbury: Dewsbury

Doncaster

BATTYE, Chris: Debut
BROOKS, Mark: Debut
BROOKS, Nigel: Debut
BURTON, John: Debut
CAPLESS, Graham: Debut
CARR, Alan: York
CLOUGH, Nigel: Debut
COWANS, Richard: Debut
GILL, Trevor: Debut
GRANT, Dean: Debut
HARCOMBE, Kevin: Debut
HARRISON, John: Castleford
HARRISON, Peter: Leeds
HAWES, Gary: Debut
HOBBS, Kevin: Featherstone Rovers
HUNTER, John: Debut
HUTCHINSON, Alan: Doncaster
JOWETT, Brian: Doncaster
LUMB, Barry: Wakefield Trinity
McGUIRE, Dean: Debut
MARSH, Richard: Featherstone Rovers
MILNER, John: Wigan
MOORE, Gary: Wakefield Trinity
MORRIS, Dean: Debut
PARKHOUSE, Kevin: Doncaster
PFLASTER, George: Doncaster
PICKETT, John: Debut
PLUMMER, Adrian: Dewsbury
PRITCHARD, Andrew: Debut
PRITCHARD, Colin: Debut
PRITCHARD, Neil: Halifax
RANKIN, Trevor: Debut
ROACHE, Mark: Castleford
ROBINSON, Tim: Featherstone Rovers
ROSE, Ian: Debut
STEWART, Willie: Debut
STRONG, Paul: Debut
SYKES, John: Debut
TAYLOR, Peter: Debut
TIMSON, Andrew: Castleford
TURNER, Richard: Debut
WATKINS, Steven: Dewsbury
WINTER, Martin: Keighley

Fulham

BARROW, Norman: Debut
BRYANT, George: Debut
BURKE, Mike: Debut
CASS, Peter: Debut
DAVIS, Mike: Debut
DRIVER, David: Salford
DUFFY, Don: Parramatta Eels
EVANS, ?: Debut
GARNER, Steve: Keighley
GARSIDE, Brett: Barrow
GREEN, John: Debut
GREEN, Ken: Leigh
HOARE, Sean: Whitehaven
HOGG, ?: Debut
HULME, Steve: Debut
KETE, Ivan: Debut
MATTHEWS, Frank: Debut
PARKES, Brian: St Helens
PRENDERGAST, ?: Debut
RADBONE, Carl: Fulham
ROCHFORD, Paul: Debut
SIMPSON, Kevin: Debut
SMITH, Martyn: Widnes
TAWERA, Takura: Debut
TOLCHER, ?: Debut
TOWNSEND, Glen: Hunslet
TRIALIST, Fulham: Debut
WEBSTER, Duncan: Debut
WHITTAKER, ?: Debut
WILKINSON, Chris: Debut

Huddersfield Barracudas

CHARLTON, Mark: Debut
GILLESPIE, Steve: Debut
HIRST, John: Hunslet
JOHNSON, David: Debut
KENWORTHY, ?: Debut
LEE, Joe: Debut
LUNN, Martin: Keighley
MEEHAN, Gary: Kent Invicta
PATERSON, John: Dewsbury
PICKERILL, Neil: Keighley
POTTS, Dave: Huddersfield
RAGAN, ?: Debut
SIMPSON, Frank: Debut
THORNTON, Malcolm: Dewsbury
TRIALIST, Huddersfield: Huddersfield

Keighley

ATKINSON, Colin: Debut
BARDGETT, Joe: Featherstone Rovers
BRAGGER, Ian: Debut
BROWN, Dave: Debut
DAVIS, Alan: Debut
DIB, Ray: Debut
DIXON, Keith: Debut
EVANS, Graham: Carlisle
FARMER, Nick: Debut
FINN, Brendan: Batley
FISH, Dave: Debut
GALLEN, Pat: Debut
GREENLAND, Scott: Illawarra Steelers
GREENWOOD, Mick: Debut
GRIFFITHS, Peter: Debut
HAIGH, John: Debut
HILL, Paul: Debut
ISAACS, Ken: Debut
LEWIS, Peter: Debut
MANNING, Sid: Debut
MOSES, Paul: Halifax
NIXON, David: Debut
PITTS, Graham: York
SHARPE, Jon: Debut
SHILLITO, Alan: Halifax
THOMAS, Rod: Debut
VAN BELLEN, Ian: Kent Invicta
WHITCOMBE, Nicholas: Keighley

Mansfield Marksman

BLACKER, Mick: Warrington
BRANNAN, Alistair: Kent Invicta
BUCKTON, John: Doncaster
DAINTY, Garry: Warrington
FINNEGAN, Derek: Warrington
FIRTH, Steven: Bradford Northern
GIBBON, Mark: Doncaster
HOLDEN, Barry: Debut
KELLETT, Neil: Kent Invicta
KELLY, Mick: Warrington
LANGTON, Terry: Halifax
LOYNES, Dean: Debut
MORGAN, Kevin: Keighley
NICHOLSON, Steve: Keighley
OATES, Richard: Debut
PAGE, Steve: Kent Invicta
PARKER, Ian: Debut
PENNOCK, Paul: Debut
SANDERSON, Carl: Debut
SAWYERS, Stuart: Debut
SPEDDING, Paul: Castleford
SUDDABY, Carl: Hull
WHITEHOUSE, Nigel: Halifax
WHITEMAN, Keith: Bradford Northern
WILLIS, Chris: Oldham
WILSON, Andy: Huddersfield

Rochdale Hornets

BARKER, Andrew: York
BILSBURY, Terry: Leigh
BROWN, David: Debut
BURGESS, Mark: Hunslet
CARTWRIGHT, Phil: York
CHADWICK, Bob: Debut
CINNAMOND, Steve: Debut
DEAN, Tony: Hull
FAIRHURST, Alan: Swinton
FENNEY, Steven: St Helens
FLETCHER, Colin: Rochdale Hornets
HAMSON, Paul: Debut
HOWARTH, Michael: Debut
KAYE, John: Debut
MASSA, Mark: Leeds
MELLOR, Ian: Debut
PICKAVANCE, Keiron: Rochdale Hornets
SAVILLE, David: Debut
SMITH, Stewart: Hunslet

Runcorn Highfield

ASHCROFT, Keith: Debut
BALL, Jim: Debut
BLYTHIN, Kevin: Debut
DALEY, Arthur: Cardiff City
DOOLEY, Jim: Debut
DURNIN, Paul: Debut
FITZPATRICK, Paul: Rochdale Hornets
GARRITY, Brian: Debut
NICHOLSON, David: Oldham
WOODS, Paul: Cardiff City

Salford

BLEASE, Ian: Debut
BOYD, Denis: Leigh
BROKENSHIRE, Mark: Debut
DISLEY, Gary: Debut
FOY, Martin: Wigan
GEE, Peter: Barrow
GRIFFITHS, Clive: St Helens
GRIFFITHS, Steve: Leigh
KETTLE, Robert: Salford
MARSH, Ian: Debut
MULLER, Roby: Warrington
PENDLEBURY, John: Wigan
RILEY, Todd: Debut
RITTER, Neil: Debut
SHUTTLEWORTH, Paul: Debut
STACEY, Steve: Queensland Firsts

Sheffield Eagles

BRIDGEMAN, Derek: Debut
CAMPBELL, Mark: Debut
DAVIES, Richard: Bradford Northern
FARRAR, Vince: Hull
FARRELL, Kevin: Keighley
GAMSON, Mark: Debut
GIBSON, Phil: Hunslet
GLANCY, John: Debut
GREGORY, John: Doncaster
HARRIS, Billy: Wakefield Trinity
HARVEY, Steve: Debut
HEMA, Arnold: Debut
HETHERINGTON, Gary: Kent Invicta
JOWITT, Ian: Debut
JUDD, Neil: Debut
McDERMOTT, Paul: Wakefield Trinity
McDONALD, Iain: Carlisle
McGEE, Steve: Debut
MITCHELL, Pat: Leeds
MORTON, Geoff: Debut
NICHOLSON, Craig: Debut
PANAPA, Sam: Debut
PENNANT, Audley: Bradford Northern
POWELL, Daryl: Debut
RAFFERTY, Roy: Debut
REDFERN, Steve: Debut
RHODES, Alan: Doncaster
ROBINSON, Steve: Debut
SMITH, Ray: Doncaster
TRIALIST, Sheffield: Debut
TYERS, Andy: Doncaster
WELSH, Paul: Halifax
WILDERS, Peter: Debut
WILEMAN, Vic: Debut

Southend Invicta

ANDERSON, Chris: Debut
ATHERTON, Mark: Debut
BEST, Tony: Debut
BISHOP, Alan: Huyton
BURLEY, Daryl: Debut
CARSON, Trevor: Debut
CHOLMONDELEY, David: Keighley
CORDERY, Dave: Debut
DALEY, Bill: Debut
DAY, Les: Debut
DEAN, Martin: Debut
DONNELLY, John: Western Suburbs Magpies
DOYLE, Bernie: Debut
GILLAN, Dave: Debut
GRAINEY, Steve: Debut
GRIMOLDBY, Nick: Debut
HANNEY, Ray: Debut
JOHNSTON, Ken: Debut
LONDON, Steve: Debut
McCAFFERTY, Tony: Debut
McGAHAN, Glen: Debut
McGILL, Reg: Debut
NICHOLSON, Ian: Hunslet
PIKE, Alan: Debut
SCANLON, Andrew: Keighley
SCHAUMKELL, Kevin: Debut
SELDON, Chris: Cardiff City
WADWORTH, Ian: Debut
WALKER, Clive: Cardiff City
WELLMAN, Chris: Monaro
WILKES, Calvin: Doncaster

Swinton

BARRATT, Dave: Debut
HODKINSON, Alan: Barrow
RUTENE, Wayne: Central Districts
STAPLETON, John: Rochdale Hornets
THOMSON, Ian: Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Wakefield Trinity

BUDBY, Howard: Hunslet
CASEY, Len: Hull Kingston Rovers
CONWAY, Billy: Debut
CRAIG, ?: Debut
GERARD, Graham: Debut
GIBSON, ?: Debut
LAMPKOWSKI, Michael: Wakefield Trinity
NICHOLSON, Bryce: Wakefield Trinity
PELL, Richard: Debut
POTTS, Steve: Debut
SHAW, Alan: Debut
SNELL, Rod: Debut
SPENCER, Gary: Debut
SUTCLIFFE, David: Doncaster
SWANSTON, Don: Debut
TOSNEY, Andy: Hunslet
WAINMAN, Stuart: Debut
WALKER, Andy: Debut
WATERS, Darren: Debut
WILD, Mark: Debut
WILLIAMS, A: Debut
WRAITH, Geoff: Castleford

Whitehaven

ALLEN, ?: Debut
BECKWITH, Mark: Debut
BESWICK, ?: Debut
BURNEY, Steve: Debut
COTTIER, Gordon: Workington Town
CUNNINGHAM, ?: Debut
DAVIES, ?: Debut
FISHER, Billy: Debut
GELLING, Brian: St Helens
GORLEY, Les: Widnes
JOHNSTON, Frank: Debut
JONES, ?: Debut
LEYSHON, ?: Debut
LIGHTFOOT, David: Debut
MACKIE, Bob: Whitehaven
MARTIN, David: Whitehaven
MASON, Mel: Barrow
MILLER, Paul: Debut
MOSES, ?: Debut
SOLARIE, Tony: Debut

York

CODEY, Wayne: Debut
CROOKS, Steve: Hull Kingston Rovers
DOBSON, Steve: Hull Kingston Rovers
HOOPER, Trevor: Debut
HUGHES, Michael: Debut
MILES, Paul: Debut
PALFREY, Michael: Debut
PROCTOR, Paul: Hull Kingston Rovers
STEAD, ?: Debut
WHITE, Brendan: Hunslet