Widnes RLFC - Season Review

Season Review - 1978-79

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Player	P	T	G	DG	PTS
Adams, Mick	41	9	3	8	41
Allen, Dave	1	0	0	0	0
Aspey, Mal	50	15	0	0	45
Bentley, Keith	8	5	0	0	15
Bowden, Reg	43	3	0	1	10
Burke, Mick	46	13	127	0	293
Dearden, Alan	40	9	0	0	27
Doherty, John	1	1	0	0	3
Eckersley, Dave	47	4	1	4	18
Elwell, Keith	51	8	0	7	31
Emmitt, Paul	3	2	0	0	6
Fox, Phil	5	2	0	0	6
George, Derek 'Mick'	35	16	0	0	48
Hogan, Brian	26	1	0	0	3
Hughes, Eric	33	13	0	0	39
Hull, David	25	5	0	0	15
Laughton, Doug	36	11	0	0	33
Mills, Jim	34	13	0	0	39
Moran, David	15	7	0	0	21
Myler, John	11	0	4	4	12
O'Neill, Dennis	6	1	0	0	3
O'Neill, Mike	18	3	0	0	9
Shaw, Glyn	34	1	0	0	3
Shaw, Peter	12	3	0	0	9
Tilly, Steve	4	2	0	0	6
Woods, Paul	9	0	8	0	16
Wright, Stuart	30	24	0	0	72
27 Players		171	143	24	823

Team	P	W	D	L	B	F	A	D	Pts
Hull KR	30	23	0	7	0	616	344	272	46
Warrington	30	22	0	8	0	521	340	181	44
Widnes	30	21	2	7	0	480	322	158	44
Leeds	30	19	1	10	0	555	370	185	39
St Helens	30	16	2	12	0	485	379	106	34
Wigan	30	16	1	13	0	484	411	73	33
Castleford	30	16	1	13	0	498	469	29	33
Bradford	30	16	0	14	0	523	416	107	32
Workington	30	13	3	14	0	378	345	33	29
Wakefield	30	13	1	16	0	382	456	-74	27
Leigh	30	13	1	16	0	406	535	-129	27
Salford	30	11	2	17	0	389	435	-46	24
Barrow	30	9	2	19	0	368	536	-168	20
Featherstone	30	8	1	21	0	501	549	-48	17
Rochdale	30	8	0	22	0	297	565	-268	16
Huddersfield	30	7	1	22	0	314	725	-411	15

Highest Home Attendance: 12,202
Lowest Home Attendance: 0
Average Home Attendance: 488

Highest Away Attendance: 0
Lowest Away Attendance: 0
Average Away Attendance: 0

Season Overal: Played 50 W: 40 L: 8 D: 2

Points For: 828
Points Against: 481

Average Score For: 17
Average Score Against: 10

Honours:
Challenge Cup - Winners
Lancashire Cup Winners
Regal Trophy - Winners

Date	Opposition	V	Comp	Res	Score	Att.	Tries	Goals	DG	i
20th Aug 1978	Huyton	H	Lancs Cup	W	43-6		Elwell 3 Dearden 2 Burke George Laughton Fox	Woods 8	.
27th Aug 1978	Warrington	H	Lancs Cup	W	17-10		Dearden Burke	Burke 5	Adams
3rd Sep 1978	Rochdale	H	League	W	39-5		George 2 Moran 2 Elwell Dearden Fox Mills M.O'Neill	Burke 6	.
5th Sep 1978	Wakefield	A	League	L	0-8		.	.	.
10th Sep 1978	Featherstone	A	League	W	27-23		Adams 2 Laughton George Bowden	Burke 6	.
13th Sep 1978	Leigh	H	Lancs Cup	W	28-14		George 2 Aspey 2 Burke Adams	Burke 5	.
16th Sep 1978	Leeds	H	League	W	16-11		Mills 2 Aspey	Burke 3	Elwell
24th Sep 1978	Huddersfield	A	JPT	W	21-10		Aspey 2 Burke Mills Hull	Burke 3	.
1st Oct 1978	Huddersfield	A	League	W	16-10		Eckersley D.O'Neill Moran	Burke 3	J.Myler
3rd Oct 1978	Whitehaven	H	BBC2 FT	W	17-13		Elwell Hughes Burke	Burke 3	Elwell Adams
7th Oct 1978	Workington	N	Lancs Cup (F)	W	15-13	10,020	Laughton 2 Wright	Burke 3	.
20th Oct 1978	Castleford	A	League	L	12-15		Burke Mills	Burke 3	.
25th Oct 1978	Australia	H	Tour	W	11-10	12,202	Wright	Burke 4	.
29th Oct 1978	Leigh	H	League	W	30-17		Wright 3 Mills 2 Hughes	Burke 6	.
7th Nov 1978	Salford	H	League	W	16-5		P.Shaw Aspey Adams Eckersley	Burke 2	.
12th Nov 1978	Workington	A	League	W	6-4		Burke	Burke	J.Myler
19th Nov 1978	Wakefield	H	League	W	28-11		Hughes Aspey Burke Wright Hogan Elwell	Burke 3 J.Myler 2	.
21st Nov 1978	Hull KR	A	BBC2 FT	W	13-10		P.Shaw Adams	Burke J.Myler 2	Adams
26th Nov 1978	Barrow	A	League	W	11-5		George Moran Burke	Burke	.
2nd Dec 1978	St.Helens	H	JPT	W	11-10		Laughton Eckersley Wright	Adams	.
8th Dec 1978	Rochdale	A	BBC2 FT	W	26-9		Wright Elwell Laughton Hughes P.Shaw George	Burke 4	.
10th Dec 1978	Castleford	H	League	W	16-13		Wright	Burke 6	Adams
12th Dec 1978	St.Helens	A	BBC2 FT	W	13-7		Wright 2 Burke	Burke 2	.
17th Dec 1978	Keighley	A	JPT	W	15-4		Elwell Adams George	Burke 3	.
24th Dec 1978	Workington	H	League	D	2-2		.	Burke	.
26th Dec 1978	Salford	A	League	D	10-10		Wright 2	Burke 2	.
17th Jan 1979	Bradford	H	League	W	17-0		Wright Hughes George	Burke 4	.
21st Jan 1979	Warrington	A	League	L	2-7		.	Burke	.
24th Jan 1979	Bradford	H	JPT	W	21-3		Wright 2 Laughton 2 Adams	Burke 3	.
27th Jan 1979	Leeds	A	League	L	3-5		.	Burke	Adams
4th Feb 1979	Featherstone	H	League	W	25-9		Moran 2 Laughton Eckersley Wright	Burke 5	.
11th Feb 1979	Workington	H	Chall Cup (1)	W	12-5		George Adams Burke	Burke	Adams
20th Feb 1979	Leigh	A	League	W	3-2		Aspey	.	.
24th Feb 1979	Wigan	H	Chall Cup (2)	W	21-5		Mills 2 George Burke Wright	Burke 3	.
11th Mar 1979	Huddersfield	A	Chall Cup (3)	W	14-0		Aspey Hughes Mills Wright	Burke	.
18th Mar 1979	Wigan	A	League	W	15-9		Emmitt 2 George Dearden	Eckersley	Eckersley
25th Mar 1979	Rochdale	A	League	W	20-7		Wright Adams Bowden Dearden	Burke 4	.
31st Mar 1979	Bradford	N	Chall Cup (SF)	W	14-11	14,324	Hughes 2	Burke 3	Elwell 2
4th Apr 1979	Hull KR	A	League	L	7-22		Hughes	Burke 2	.
13th Apr 1979	Warrington	H	League	W	18-7		Wright 2 Aspey G.Shaw	Burke 3	.
16th Apr 1979	St.Helens	A	League	W	18-16		Hughes George Dearden	Burke 4	Eckersley
19th Apr 1979	Hull KR	H	League	L	8-15		Mills Moran	Burke	.
22nd Apr 1979	Huddersfield	H	League	L	16-17		Bentley 2 Mills Hull	Adams 2	.
28th Apr 1979	Warrington	N	JPT	W	16-4		Wright Hull	Burke 3	Adams 2 Elwell 2
5th May 1979	Wakefield	N	Chall Cup (F)	W	12-3	94,218	Hughes Wright	Burke 2	Elwell Eckersley
8th May 1979	Wigan	H	League	W	27-15		M.O'Neill 2 Hughes Aspey Dearden	Burke 5	J.Myler Eckersley
10th May 1979	St.Helens	H	League	W	15-8		Aspey 2 Dearden	Burke 3	.
12th May 1979	Bradford	A	League	W	27-19		Bentley 2 Hull Tilley Bowden	Burke 5	J.Myler Bowden
13th May 1979	Barrow	H	League	W	30-25		Aspey Bentley Hull Mills Tilley Hughes	Burke 6	.
15th May 1979	Wigan	H	PPO	L	8-12		.	Burke 4	.