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First Division 1978/79

Salford

Coach
Alex Murphy
Captain
David Watkins
Biggest home crowd
6,155 (vs. Australia in round 11)
Average home crowd
6,155
Top pointscorer
David Watkins (2) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 18 Fri LC (1) H     Oldham W 30-15     The Willows   >
27 Sun LC (2)     A Whitehaven W 19-6     Recreation Gnd   >
Sep 1 Fri League H     Featherstone R. W 24-10     The Willows   1st >
6 Wed League     A Huddersfield W 25-10     Fartown   6th >
9 Sat League     A Leeds L 16-30     Headingley   5th >
13 Wed LC (SF) H     Workington L 8-9     The Willows   >
15 Fri League H     Warrington L 7-23     The Willows   9th >
22 Fri JPT (1) H     Rochdale H. W 25-7     The Willows   >
29 Fri League H     Bradford N. W 17-8     The Willows   6th >
Oct 13 Fri League H     Hull KR L 14-19     The Willows   6th >
17 Tue BFT (1) H     St Helens L 15-17     The Willows   >
22 Sun League     A Leigh W 31-2     Hilton Park   8th >
27 Fri League H     Workington L 8-24     The Willows   6th >
Nov 1 Wed KT (11) H     Australia L 2-14 D Watkins A Murphy The Willows 6,155 >
7 Tue League     A Widnes L 5-16     Naughton   9th >
12 Sun League     A Wakefield T. D 10-10     Belle Vue   9th >
17 Fri League H     Barrow W 24-7     The Willows   6th >
24 Fri League     A Castleford L 10-34     Wheldon Road   7th >
Dec 3 Sun JPT (2)     A Hull KR L 14-16     Craven Park   >
10 Sun League H     St Helens L 13-16     The Willows   9th >
26 Tue League H     Widnes D 10-10     The Willows   11th >
Jan 23 Tue League H     Rochdale H. L 4-13     The Willows   11th >
Feb 2 Fri League H     Leigh L 15-22     The Willows   11th >
11 Sun CC (1) H     Bramley D 6-6     The Willows   >
27 Tue CC (1R)     A Bramley D 2-2     McLaren   >
Mar 1 Thu CC (1R) H     * Bramley L 5-7     Station Road   >
9 Fri League H     Leeds L 0-3     The Willows   11th >
14 Wed League H     Castleford W 16-5     The Willows   11th >
20 Tue League     A Hull KR L 7-19     Craven Park   11th >
23 Fri League H     Wakefield T. L 6-15     The Willows   11th >
Apr 1 Sun League     A Rochdale H. W 8-5     Athletic Ground   11th >
3 Tue League     A Bradford N. W 12-8     Odsal   11th >
6 Fri League H     Huddersfield W 38-3     The Willows   9th >
16 Mon League H     Wigan W 23-15     The Willows   8th >
19 Thu League     A Workington L 0-5     Derwent Park   11th >
22 Sun League     A Barrow L 3-32     Craven Park   11th >
29 Sun League     A Featherstone R. L 8-20     Post Office Road   11th >
May 2 Wed League     A Warrington L 5-12     Wilderspool   12th >
12 Sat League     A Wigan W 26-13     Central Park   12th >
13 Sun League     A St Helens L 4-26     Knowsley   12th >

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Legend

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

Players

Individual match appearances are not currently available here.
Player ↓ Age Born Rep League 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  
ASHCROFT, Kevin 34 Warrington Great Britain - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BUTLER, John -   Great Britain - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
COULMAN, Mike 35 Wolverhampton Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
DIXON, Colin 35 Cardiff Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HESKETH, Chris 34 Wigan Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
IRVING, Robert -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
PRESCOTT, Eric 30 Widnes   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
RICHARDS, Maurice 34 Pontypridd Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
RULE, Steve 26 Liverpool   - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
SHEFFIELD, William -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
STEAD, Frank -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
TURNBULL, Sam -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WARREN, Wayne -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
WATKINS, David 37 Blaina Great Britain Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - List
WILLIAMS, Stewart -     - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
15 players 1 cur. / 7 tot. 33.64 30 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 matches 0 1 0 2 0 0 40 matches 0 1 0 2 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, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Newspapers

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