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Championship 1980/81

Leigh

Coaches
Alex Murphy (27)
Tom Grainey (11)
Biggest home crowd
7,606 (vs. Fulham in round 2)
Average home crowd
4,587
Top pointscorer
League: John Woods (163)
All Matches: John Woods (213)
Top tryscorer
League: Des Drummond (14)
All Matches: Des Drummond (17)

Rothman's UK RL Annuals state that Tom Grainey was coach of Leigh until December 1980, and Alex Murphy commenced in November 1980.

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 17 Sun LC (1)     A Salford L 12-23   T Grainey The Willows 3,579 >
31 Sun League H     Widnes L 2-13   T Grainey Hilton Park 4,719 3rd >
Sep 7 Sun League     A Wakefield T. L 18-31   T Grainey Belle Vue 3,635 16th >
14 Sun League H     Hull L 20-23   T Grainey Hilton Park 5,194 15th >
21 Sun League     A Bradford N. L 2-22   T Grainey Odsal 5,200 16th >
28 Sun League H     Castleford W 22-18   T Grainey Hilton Park 3,559 16th >
Oct 5 Sun 3:30pm League     A Oldham L 13-15   T Grainey Watersheddings 3,749 12th >
8 Wed League     A Widnes L 8-12   T Grainey Naughton 3,151 13th >
12 Sun League H     Workington W 28-5   T Grainey Hilton Park 3,484 13th >
26 Sun League     A Barrow L 7-13   T Grainey Craven Park 4,025 14th >
Nov 9 Sun League H     St Helens L 7-21   T Grainey Hilton Park 4,465 14th >
11 Tue KT (13) H     New Zealand L 5-22   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,166 >
16 Sun League     A Halifax L 10-13   A Murphy Thrum 3,066 14th >
23 Sun JPT (1) H     Rochdale H. W 38-5   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,167 >
30 Sun League H     Barrow W 24-8   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,273 15th >
Dec 7 Sun JPT (2) H     Fulham W 17-9   A Murphy Hilton Park 7,606 >
14 Sun JPT (3) H     Barrow L 13-15   A Murphy Hilton Park 5,521 >
21 Sun League H     Featherstone R. W 16-3   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,433 14th >
26 Fri League     A Warrington L 5-11   A Murphy Wilderspool 5,238 14th >
Jan 1 Thu League H     Salford W 11-10   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,031 14th >
4 Sun League     A Hull L 9-10   A Murphy Boulevard 10,314 14th >
11 Sun League H     Halifax L 9-17   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,038 14th >
18 Sun League     A Workington W 4-0   A Murphy Derwent Park 2,531 16th >
25 Sun League     A Hull KR W 12-8   A Murphy Craven Park 8,802 13th >
Feb 1 Sun League H     Leeds   -A- 2-9   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,256 11th >
8 Sun League     A St Helens W 10-9   A Murphy Knowsley 5,531 13th >
15 Sun CC (1) H     Whitehaven W 20-6   A Murphy Hilton Park 5,139 >
Mar 1 Sun CC (2)     A Salford L 3-12   A Murphy The Willows 8,759 >
8 Sun League H     Bradford N. W 18-14   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,640 12th >
15 Sun League H     Leeds W 14-11   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,676 12th >
22 Sun League H     Hull KR D 21-21   A Murphy Hilton Park 5,183 11th >
25 Wed League     A Castleford L 13-18   A Murphy Wheldon Road 3,493 10th >
29 Sun League H     Oldham W 25-24   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,578 10th >
Apr 1 Wed League     A Featherstone R. L 6-15   A Murphy Post Office Road 1,629 10th >
5 Sun League     A Leeds W 23-22   A Murphy Headingley 5,116 10th >
12 Sun League H     Wakefield T. W 36-10   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,720 9th >
17 Fri 7:30pm League     A Salford L 12-13   A Murphy The Willows 4,544 9th >
20 Mon League H     Warrington W 11-4   A Murphy Hilton Park 7,475 10th >

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

Players

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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  
ALSTEAD, Peter -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
ASPINALL, Geoffrey -     8 - 8 1 - - 3 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - List
BILSBURY, Terry -     20 1 21 4 - 1 13 - - 6 - 6 3 - - 9 - - 26 1 27 7 - 1 22 - - List
BOWMAN, Terry -   8 - 8 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 - - - - - - List
BULLOUGH, David -     6 - 6 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - List
CLARKE, Robert -     5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - List
CLARKSON, Geoff -   8 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
COOKE, Tony -     27 1 28 2 - - 6 - - 5 - 5 1 - - 3 - - 32 1 33 3 - - 9 - - List
DALEY, Arthur -     20 5 25 - - 1 1 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 23 5 28 - - 1 1 - - List
DONLAN, Steve 26     31 - 31 11 - 2 35 - - 7 - 7 2 1 - 8 - - 38 - 38 13 1 2 43 - - List
DRUMMOND, Des 22 Sauannah-La-Mar Great Britain England 25 - 25 14 - - 42 - - 6 - 6 3 - - 9 - - 31 - 31 17 - - 51 - - List
DUNN, David -     3 4 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 4 4 8 - - - - - - List
FAIRHURST, Alan -     17 3 20 3 19 4 51 - - 2 2 4 - - 2 2 - - 19 5 24 3 19 6 53 - - List
FOX, Philip 23     23 - 23 7 - - 21 - - 6 - 6 2 - - 6 - - 29 - 29 9 - - 27 - - List
GARRITY, Anthony -     6 1 7 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 1 7 1 - - 3 - - List
GITTINS, Tom -     26 - 26 3 5 2 21 - - 7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 33 - 33 4 5 2 24 - - List
GREEN, Ken -     17 3 20 2 - - 6 - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - 23 3 26 3 - - 9 - - List
GRIMSHAW, Steve -     11 - 11 1 - - 3 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - 14 - 14 2 - - 6 - - List
HOBSON, Ian -     7 2 9 2 - - 6 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 8 3 11 2 - - 6 - - List
HOGAN, Mick -     18 - 18 4 - - 12 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 3 - - 21 - 21 5 - - 15 - - List
HOWARTH, Roy -     5 3 8 - 4 - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 8 - 4 - 8 - - List
KEAVENEY, Alan -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
McTIGUE, Mick 21     14 2 16 1 - - 3 - - 2 1 3 1 - - 3 - - 16 3 19 2 - - 6 - - List
PLATT, William -     2 3 5 - - - - - - 2 1 3 1 - - 3 - - 4 4 8 1 - - 3 - - List
PYKE, Derek -     6 4 10 - - - - - - 4 1 5 - - - - - - 10 5 15 - - - - - - List
RATHBONE, Alan -     11 - 11 2 - - 6 - - 4 - 4 1 - - 3 - - 15 - 15 3 - - 9 - - List
SCOTT, Duncan -     4 3 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 5 3 8 - - - - - - List
STACEY, Mick -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - List
SWANN, Malcolm -     2 3 5 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 2 4 6 - - - - - - List
TABERN, Ray -     18 4 22 - - - - - - 4 1 5 - - - - - - 22 5 27 - - - - - - List
WALL, Les -     8 1 9 1 - - 3 - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - 12 1 13 1 - - 3 - - List
WILKINSON, Alf -     11 2 13 2 - - 6 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 13 2 15 2 - - 6 - - List
WOODS, John 24   Great Britain England 27 - 27 10 66 1 163 - - 5 - 5 4 19 - 50 - - 32 - 32 14 85 1 213 - - List
WORGAN, Graham -     5 - 5 2 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 2 - - 6 - - List
YATES, Malcolm -     1 1 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
35 players 3 cur. / 4 tot. 23.77 31 matches 73 94 11 418 0 0 7 matches 22 20 2 108 0 0 38 matches 95 114 13 526 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

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

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