Doug Laughton

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Charles Douglas Laughton
Born
Saturday, 13th May, 1944
Current Age
80 years and 130 days
Place Of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England

Honours & Awards

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The Ashes
1970
Test Series
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1970
Man Of Steel Award
1979

Biography

Great Britain Test forward (1970 Ashes-winning tour) started his career with St Helens before signing with Wigan in 1967. Laughton linked with Widnes in 1973, where he made his Test debut in the Third Test against the Kangaroos. He was offered the captaincy of the 1974 Lions but signed with C’bury instead. He then walked out on the club mid-way through the 1974 season after being sacked as first grade captain (the Bulldogs went on to make the grand final without him). Laughton returned to Australia as captain of the 1979 Lions (disparagingly named 'Dad's Army') which is remembered as the first Great Britain team not to win a Test match in Australia. As a single-minded chief executive of English club Widnes Laughton later garnered criticism concerning his treatment of Australian club players in England.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition     Games W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Widnes Vikings - 5 2 3 0 40.00% List
Tour Matches Great Britain - 3 3 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Leeds Rhinos - 2 0 2 0 0.00% List
Challenge Cup - 56 39 13 4 69.64% List
English Championship - 344 218 111 15 63.37% List
Premiership Trophy - 27 18 8 1 66.67% List
Regal Trophy - 36 24 12 0 66.67% List
Yorkshire Cup - 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
Lancashire Cup - 24 17 7 0 70.83% List
World Club Challenge - 1 1 0 0 100.00% List
Charity Shield - UK - 1 1 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Games W L D Win %  
Widnes 1980/81   42 25 15 2 59.52% List
Widnes 1981/82   47 35 9 3 74.47% List
Widnes 1982/83   27 15 10 2 55.56% List
Widnes 1985/86   19 10 7 2 52.63% List
Widnes 1986/87   43 22 20 1 51.16% List
Widnes 1987/88   36 27 9 0 75.00% List
Widnes 1988/89   41 32 8 1 78.05% List
Widnes 1989/90   37 24 11 2 64.86% List
Widnes 1989/90   1 1 0 0 100.00% List
Widnes 1990/91   40 31 9 0 77.50% List
Leeds 1991/92   38 21 15 2 55.26% List
Leeds 1992/93   35 19 14 2 54.29% List
Leeds 1993/94   37 19 16 2 51.35% List
Leeds 1994/95   41 32 8 1 78.05% List
Leeds 1995/96   3 2 1 0 66.67% List
Widnes 1996   4 3 1 0 75.00% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Games W L D Win %  
Widnes 1980-82, 1985-90, 1996   337 225 99 13 66.77% List
Leeds 1991-95   154 93 54 7 60.39% List
Overall1980-1996   491 318 153 20 64.77% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates