Widnes Vikings

Seasons

Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.

Competition Name Position Extra Info W L D Pts For Pts Ag. Coach Top Tryscorer(s) Top Pointscorer(s) Home Venue(s) Crowd Avg
Northern Rugby Football Union 1895/96 Widnes 16th 14 24 4 174 323 - - - -- Lowerhouse * 0
Lancashire Senior Competition 1896/97 Widnes 10th 10 13 3 113 164 - - - -- Lowerhouse * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1910/11 Widnes Semi Final - - - -- Lowerhouse * 0
Northern Rugby Football Union 1919/20 Widnes Semi Final - - - -- Lowerhouse * 0
Northern Rugby League 1935/36 Widnes Runners Up - - - -- 0
Northern Rugby League 1946/47 Widnes Semi Final - - - -- Naughton * 0
Northern Rugby League 1965/66 Widnes 13th 0 1 0 10 27 - - - -- Naughton * 9,450
Northern Rugby League 1966/67 Widnes 13th 0 1 0 18 27 - - - -- Naughton * 0
Northern Rugby League 1967/68 Widnes 11th 0 1 0 17 31 - - - -- Naughton * 9,828
Northern Rugby League 1968/69 Widnes 14th 0 1 0 10 26 - - - -- Naughton * 0
Northern Rugby League 1971/72 Widnes 7th 1 1 0 24 31 - - - -- Naughton * 5,787
Northern Rugby League 1972/73 Widnes 15th 0 1 0 6 33 - - - -- Naughton * 0
Championship 1980/81 Widnes 6th 16 12 2 428 356 Doug LAUGHTON 16 - Keith BENTLEY 118 -Mick BURKE Naughton 5,569
Championship 1981/82 Widnes 3rd 23 6 1 551 317 Doug LAUGHTON 14 - John BASNETT 121 -John MYLER Naughton 5,982
Championship 1982/83 Widnes 5th 18 10 2 534 357 Doug LAUGHTON, Harry DAWSON, Colin TYRER 11 - David HULME 114 -Mick BURKE Naughton 5,082
Championship 1983/84 Widnes 5th 19 10 1 656 457 Harry DAWSON, Vince KARALIUS 17 - John BASNETT 134 -Joe LYDON Naughton 5,053
Championship 1984/85 Widnes 7th 17 13 0 580 517 Eric HUGHES 12 - Andy CURRIER 102 -Mick BURKE Naughton 4,879
Championship 1985/86 Widnes 5th 19 8 3 520 454 Eric HUGHES, Doug LAUGHTON 12 - John BASNETT 72 -Mick BURKE Naughton 4,293
Championship 1986/87 Widnes 8th 14 16 0 598 613 Doug LAUGHTON 12 - John BASNETT 56 -Duncan PLATT Naughton 4,376
Championship 1987/88 Widnes 1st Premiers 20 6 0 641 311 Doug LAUGHTON 33 - Martin OFFIAH 132 -Martin OFFIAH Naughton 6,671
Championship 1988/89 Widnes 1st Premiers 20 5 1 726 345 Doug LAUGHTON 37 - Martin OFFIAH 173 -Andy CURRIER Naughton 8,574
Championship 1989/90 Widnes 3rd Premiers 16 8 2 659 423 Doug LAUGHTON 28 - Martin OFFIAH 154 -Jonathan DAVIES Naughton 8,072
Championship 1990/91 Widnes 2nd 20 6 0 635 340 Doug LAUGHTON 22 - Martin OFFIAH 180 -Jonathan DAVIES Naughton 7,518
Championship 1991/92 Widnes 8th 12 14 0 511 477 Frank MYLER 31 - John DEVEREUX 160 -John DEVEREUX Naughton 6,625
Championship 1992/93 Widnes 4th 15 11 0 549 446 Phil LARDER 14 - John DEVEREUX 152 -Jonathan DAVIES Naughton 5,111
Championship 1993/94 Widnes 10th 14 16 0 523 642 Phil LARDER 10 - Stuart SPRUCE 146 -Bobbie GOULDING Naughton 4,653
Championship 1994/95 Widnes 14th 8 21 1 481 767 Tony MYLER 13 - Karle HAMMOND 118 -Adrian HADLEY Naughton 4,357
Second Division 1995/96 Widnes 3rd 13 6 1 475 334 - 12 - John DEVEREUX 78 -Adrian HADLEY Naughton 3,028
Second Division 1996 Widnes 7th 9 10 1 413 447 Doug LAUGHTON 8 - Shane COOPER 135 -Christian TYRER Naughton 2,531
Second Division 1997 Widnes Vikings 10th 6 14 0 282 579 - 6 - Andy CURRIER, Danny MYLER 51 -Jamie BLOEM Naughton 1,855
Second Division 1998 Widnes Vikings 9th 9 20 1 601 862 - - - -- Naughton 2,466
Second Division 1999 Widnes Vikings 3rd Prelim Final 21 7 0 792 415 - - - -- AutoQuest 3,344
Second Division 2000 Widnes Vikings 8th Elimination Playoff 17 11 0 698 483 - - - -- AutoQuest 3,300
Second Division 2001 Widnes Vikings 2nd Runners Up 21 6 1 961 377 - 44 - Phil CANTILLON 176 -Phil CANTILLON AutoQuest 3,699
Super League VII 2002 Widnes Vikings 7th 14 13 1 590 716 Neil KELLY 18 - Adam HUGHES 160 -Adam HUGHES Halton 6,310
Super League VIII 2003 Widnes Vikings 9th 12 15 1 640 727 - 13 - Adam HUGHES 190 -Julian O'NEILL Halton 6,155
Super League IX 2004 Widnes Vikings 11th 7 21 0 466 850 - 8 - Julian O'NEILL, Adam HUGHES, Simon FINNIGAN 154 -Julian O'NEILL Halton 6,156
Super League X 2005 Widnes Vikings 11th 6 21 1 598 1048 Frank ENDACOTT 13 - Gray VIANE 114 -Stephen MYLER Halton 6,491
Second Division 2006 Widnes Vikings 2nd Runners Up 14 4 0 729 449 Steve McCORMACK - - -- Halton * 3,610
Second Division 2007 Widnes Vikings 2nd Runners Up 16 2 0 740 220 Steve McCORMACK - - -- Halton * 6,006
Second Division 2008 Widnes Vikings 4th Quarter Final 10 6 2 453 410 Steve McCORMACK - - -- Stobart * 4,306
Second Division 2009 Widnes Vikings 5th Semi Final 11 9 0 649 438 - - - -- Stobart * 1,786
Second Division 2010 Widnes Vikings 5th Quarter Final 11 9 0 617 488 Paul CULLEN - - -- Stobart * 2,825
Second Division 2011 Widnes Vikings 5th Quarter Final 11 8 1 555 532 Denis BETTS - - -- Stobart * 3,387
Super League XVII 2012 Widnes Vikings 14th Wooden Spoon 6 21 0 532 1082 Denis BETTS 14 - Patrick AH VAN 114 -Patrick AH VAN Stobart 5,769
Super League XVIII 2013 Widnes Vikings 10th 10 15 2 695 841 Denis BETTS 17 - Rhys HANBURY 152 -Jack OWENS Stobart 5,725
Super League XIX 2014 Widnes Vikings 8th Qualifying Playoff 13 13 1 611 725 Denis BETTS 18 - Paddy FLYNN 166 -Danny TICKLE Select Security 5,608
Super League XX 2015 Widnes Vikings 9th 9 13 1 518 565 Denis BETTS 14 - Kevin BROWN 114 -Jack OWENS Select Security 5,743
Super League XXI 2016 Widnes Vikings 7th s7 12 18 0 603 643 Denis BETTS 27 - Corey THOMPSON 158 -Rhys HANBURY Select Security 5,469
Super League XXII 2017 Widnes Vikings 12th Wooden Spoon 5 17 1 359 628 Denis BETTS 9 - Corey THOMPSON 44 -Rhys HANBURY Select Security 5,587
Super League XXIII 2018 Widnes Vikings 12th Wooden Spoon 3 20 0 387 653 Denis BETTS, Francis CUMMINS 6 - Krisnan INU 74 -Tom GILMORE Halton Security 4,252
Second Division 2019 Widnes Vikings 8th 14 13 0 646 586 Kieron PURTILL 17 - Ryan INCE 202 -Jack OWENS Halton Security 3,836
Second Division 2020 Widnes Vikings 5th 3 2 0 128 92 Tim SHEENS 4 - Deon CROSS, Jack OWENS 52 -Jack OWENS DCBL Stadium 2,665
Second Division 2021 Widnes Vikings 8th 9 11 1 494 534 Simon FINNIGAN 17 - Deon CROSS 120 -Steve TYRER DCBL Stadium * 1,211
Second Division 2022 Widnes Vikings 8th 12 15 0 567 679 Simon FINNIGAN, Ryan O'BRIEN, John KEAR 14 - Ryan INCE 112 -Steve TYRER DCBL Stadium * 3,032
Second Division 2023 Widnes Vikings 9th 13 14 0 619 652 John KEAR 16 - Kieran DIXON 144 -Kieran DIXON DCBL Stadium 2,926
Second Division 2024 Widnes Vikings Allan COLEMAN 5 - Ryan INCE 52 -Tom GILMORE DCBL Stadium 2,034