Widnes Vikings
Order by: First appearance, Number of appearances, Player name (alphabetical), Most used players by position, Most successful lineup
Legend: FB = Fullback; C = Centre; W = Winger; FE = Five-Eighth; HB = Half-back; FR = Front Row; H = Hooker; 2R = Back Row; L = Lock; B = Bench.
Season Player Summary
Note: Hold the mouse over the game number to see the date and opponent for that match.
| Player | 2 NLC |
3 NLC |
4 NLC |
1 NLC |
3 CC |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 CC |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | QF NLC |
13 | SF NLC |
15 | F NLC |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | qf | sf |
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| Loz WILDBORE | FB | C | FB | B | L | B | FB | FB | L | L | B | FB | FB | FB | |||||||||||||||||
| Paddy FLYNN | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Richard VARKULIS | C | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | C | C | C | C | C | B | 2R | C | C | C | C | B | B | 2R | B | 2R | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | |
| Toa KOHE-LOVE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||||
| Gavin DODD | W | W | W | B | W | B | B | B | C | C | C | C | B | W | W | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | |
| Anthony THACKERAY | FE | B | FE | FE | FE | B | B | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | B | B | B | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | B | B | FE | FE | FE | FE |
| James WEBSTER | HB | HB | HB | B | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | |
| Michael OSTICK | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | B | B | B | B | B | FR | FR | FR | B | ||||
| Mark SMITH | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |
| Jim GANNON | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |
| Lee DORAN | 2R | 2R | L | L | L | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | 2R | L | L | B | B | FR | B | L | B | L | 2R | 2R | 2R | L | L | ||
| Richard FLETCHER | 2R | L | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||
| John DUFFY | L | FE | B | HB | FE | FE | L | L | L | L | L | FE | FE | FE | B | B | HB | B | B | H | L | B | B | ||||||||
| Iain MORRISON | B | B | 2R | 2R | L | L | L | L | FR | L | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben KAVANAGH | B | B | 2R | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | FR | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| Shane GRADY | B | B | C | C | C | C | C | B | B | B | B | C | B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Josh SIMM | B | B | L | 2R | B | B | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | |||||||||||||||
| Scott YATES | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Matt STRONG | B | C | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim HARTLEY | B | C | C | C | C | B | B | B | B | B | C | B | FE | FE | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||
| Dave HOUGHTON | B | B | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dean GASKELL | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | B | W | W | W | |||||||||||
| Sam THOMPSON | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony MULLALLY | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danny MILLS | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve TYRER | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve BANNISTER | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee PATERSON | L | L | L | L | B | L | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin PENNY | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve PICKERSGILL | B | B | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig HALL | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jon GRAYSHON | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danny HULME | B |
List of Matches
| Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | FB | W | C | C | W | FE | HB | FR | HK | FR | 2R | 2R | L | B | B | B | B | ||||
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| National League Cup | Round 2 | Oldham | L | 20 | - | 22 | Wildbore▮ | Flynn 1T | Varkulis | Kohe-Love | Dodd 1T 2G | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Doran | Fletcher | Duffy 1T | Morrison | Kavanagh | Grady | Simm | |
| National League Cup | Round 3 | Gateshead | W | 40 | - | 18 | Yates 1T 6G | Flynn | Kohe-Love 1T | Wildbore | Dodd | Duffy | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon 3T | Doran | Varkulis | Fletcher 1T | Thackeray | Kavanagh | Strong 1T | Grady | |
| National League Cup | Round 4 | Blackpool | W | 46 | - | 16 | Yates 1T 7G | Flynn 1T | Kohe-Love 2T | Strong | Dodd | Thackeray | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Kavanagh | Fletcher 1T | Doran 1T | Duffy 1T | Simm | Hartley 1T | Houghton | |
| National League Cup | Round 1 | Barrow | L | 4 | - | 12 | Yates | Flynn | Kohe-Love | Hartley | Gaskell 1T | Thackeray | Duffy | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Varkulis | Fletcher | Simm | Webster | Kavanagh | Dodd | Thompson | |
| Challenge Cup | Round 3 | Saddleworth | W | 88 | - | 0 | Wildbore 2T | Gaskell 1T | Hartley 1T 14G | Grady | Dodd 2T | Thackeray | Webster | Ostick 1T | Smith 3T | Gannon 1T | Simm | Varkulis 2T | Doran | Kavanagh | Strong 1T | Thompson 1T | Mullally | |
| Championship | Round 1 | Toulouse | W | 70 | - | 0 | Yates 1T 11G | Flynn 3T | Grady 1T | Kohe-Love | Gaskell | Duffy 1T | Webster 1T | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Varkulis | Fletcher 2T | Doran 1T | Wildbore 2T | Thackeray | Kavanagh | Simm | |
| Championship | Round 2 | Halifax | L | 14 | - | 24 | Yates | Gaskell 1T | Grady 1T | Kohe-Love | Flynn 1T | Duffy | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Varkulis | Doran | Wildbore | Thackeray | Dodd 1G | Kavanagh | Simm | |
| Championship | Round 3 | Sheffield | W | 28 | - | 20 | Yates 1T | Flynn 2T | Varkulis | Grady | Gaskell | Thackeray | Webster | Ostick | Smith 2T | Gannon | Doran 1T | Simm | Duffy | Wildbore | Dodd 2G | Kavanagh | Thompson | |
| Challenge Cup | Round 4 | Halifax | L | 16 | - | 20 | Wildbore | Flynn | Grady | Varkulis | Gaskell | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon 1T | Fletcher 1G | Doran | Duffy | Thompson | Dodd 3G | Kavanagh | Simm | |
| Championship | Round 4 | Leigh | L | 8 | - | 10 | Wildbore 1T | Gaskell | Varkulis | Dodd 2G | Flynn | Thackeray | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Doran | Simm | Duffy | Kavanagh | Thompson | Yates | ||
| Championship | Round 5 | Doncaster | W | 24 | - | 18 | Yates 1T 2G | Flynn | Varkulis | Dodd 1T | Gaskell | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Simm | Doran 1T | Wildbore | Mills | Kavanagh | Thompson 1T | Grady | |
| Championship | Round 6 | Batley | W | 40 | - | 18 | Yates 1T 6G | Flynn | Varkulis 1T | Dodd 1T | Gaskell 1T | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Ostick 1T | Smith | Gannon | Simm | Doran | Wildbore | Mills | Kavanagh 1T | Grady | Thompson | |
| Championship | Round 7 | Sheffield | W | 22 | - | 20 | Yates 3G | Gaskell | Kohe-Love | Dodd | Flynn | Thackeray | Webster 1T | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Simm | Fletcher 1T | Duffy 1T | Wildbore | Varkulis 1T | Kavanagh | Thompson | |
| Championship | Round 8 | Barrow | L | 6 | - | 27 | Wildbore | Gaskell | Kohe-Love | Tyrer 1G | Flynn | Thackeray | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Doran | Varkulis | Duffy | Bannister 1T | Dodd | Thompson | Kavanagh | |
| Championship | Round 9 | Whitehaven | L | 22 | - | 26 | Wildbore | Flynn | Varkulis | Tyrer 3G | Dodd | Duffy | Webster 3T | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Simm | Bannister 1T | Paterson | Thackeray | Doran | Kavanagh | Thompson | |
| Championship | Round 10 | Leigh | L | 16 | - | 23 | Wildbore | Flynn | Varkulis | Tyrer 1G | Dodd 1T | Duffy | Webster 1T | Ostick 1T | Smith | Gannon | Simm | Bannister 1G | Paterson | Thackeray | Doran | Kavanagh | Thompson | |
| Championship | Round 11 | Gateshead | W | 46 | - | 30 | Dodd 1T 2G | Flynn 1T | Varkulis | Hartley 5G | Penny 1T | Duffy | Webster | Kavanagh | Smith | Gannon 1T | Doran 2T | Bannister 1T | Paterson | Thackeray 1T | Morrison | Simm | Pickersgill | |
| Championship | Round 12 | Batley | L | 34 | - | 40 | Dodd | Flynn 1T | Varkulis 1T | Hartley 5G | Penny | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Gannon | Smith | Ostick | Fletcher | Morrison 3T | Doran | Duffy | Simm | Kavanagh | Pickersgill | |
| National League Cup | Quarter Final | York City | W | 44 | - | 18 | Dodd | Gaskell 1T | Kohe-Love 3T | Hall 6G | Penny | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Pickersgill | Smith | Gannon | Morrison | Fletcher 1T | Doran | Varkulis 1T | Hartley | Kavanagh 1T | Ostick | |
| Championship | Round 13 | Featherstone R. | W | 46 | - | 22 | Dodd 1T | Gaskell 1T | Kohe-Love 1T | Hall 7G | Penny 1T | Thackeray | Webster 1T | Gannon | Smith 1T | Pickersgill | Fletcher | Grayshon 1T | Morrison 1T | Varkulis | Doran | Hartley | Kavanagh | |
| National League Cup | Semi Final | Halifax | W | 27 | - | 22 | Dodd 1T | Gaskell | Kohe-Love | Hall 5G 1F | Penny | Thackeray 3T | Webster | Gannon | Smith | Pickersgill | Fletcher | Varkulis | Morrison | Duffy | Doran | Kavanagh | Hartley | |
| Championship | Round 15 | Doncaster | W | 78 | - | 4 | Dodd 1T 3G | Flynn 2T | Kohe-Love 1T | Hall 1T 8G | Penny 3T | Thackeray | Duffy | Doran | Smith 1T | Pickersgill 1T | Fletcher 1T | Grayshon 1T | Paterson | Varkulis 2T | Hartley | Kavanagh | Ostick | |
| National League Cup | Final | Barrow | W | 34 | - | 18 | Dodd | Gaskell | Kohe-Love 1T | Hall 5G | Penny 2T | Thackeray | Webster | Pickersgill | Smith | Gannon▮ | Varkulis 1T | Fletcher 1T | Morrison | Duffy 1T | Doran | Hartley | Kavanagh | |
| Championship | Round 16 | Gateshead | L | 18 | - | 34 | Dodd | Flynn 1T | Hartley 3G | Varkulis | Penny 1T | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Pickersgill | Smith | Gannon | Grayshon | Fletcher | Doran | Duffy | Paterson | Kavanagh | Ostick | |
| Championship | Round 17 | Toulouse | W | 32 | - | 24 | Dodd 4G | Gaskell | Varkulis 1T | Kohe-Love | Penny 2T | Thackeray | Webster | Pickersgill | Smith | Gannon 1T | Grayshon 1T | Fletcher | Morrison | Doran | Hartley | Kavanagh 1T | Ostick | |
| Championship | Round 18 | Halifax | W | 42 | - | 16 | Dodd | Flynn 3T | Kohe-Love 1T | Varkulis 1T | Penny 1T | Hartley 7G | Webster | Morrison 1T | Duffy | Gannon | Fletcher | Grayshon | Doran | Thackeray | Kavanagh | Ostick | Pickersgill▮ | |
| Championship | Round 19 | Featherstone R. | L | 29 | - | 34 | Dodd | Flynn 2T | Varkulis | Kohe-Love 1T | Penny | Hartley 4G | Webster | Pickersgill | Smith 1F | Gannon | Doran | Grayshon | Duffy | Gaskell | Thackeray 2T | Kavanagh | Ostick | |
| Championship | Round 20 | Barrow | L | 16 | - | 38 | Dodd 1T | Flynn 1T | Varkulis | Hartley 1T 2G | Gaskell | Thackeray | Webster | Gannon | Smith | Ostick | Doran | Grayshon | Paterson | Yates | Kavanagh | Grady | Houghton | |
| Championship | Round 21 | Whitehaven | W | 58 | - | 10 | Dodd | Flynn 1T | Hartley 9G | Varkulis 2T | Gaskell 1T | Thackeray 1T | Webster | Ostick | Smith | Gannon 1T | Fletcher 2T | Doran 1T | Morrison | Duffy 1T | Kavanagh | Grady | Houghton | |
| Championship | Quarter Final | Whitehaven | W | 26 | - | 21 | Dodd | Flynn | Hartley 2T 3G | Grady 1T | Varkulis | Thackeray 1T | Webster 1T | Ostick | Smith | Gannon | Fletcher | Grayshon | Doran | Kavanagh | Yates | Houghton | Hulme | |
| Championship | Semi Final | Featherstone R. | L | 24 | - | 32 | Dodd 1T | Flynn | Varkulis 1T | Hartley 4G | Gaskell | Thackeray | Webster | Morrison | Smith | Gannon | Fletcher | Grayshon | Doran 1T | Duffy | Kavanagh | Ostick | Grady 1T | |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
Sources:
League Express Rugby League Yearbook (1996 to present)
