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
John Woods (213)
Top tryscorer
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 View
31 Sun League H     Widnes L 2-13   T Grainey Hilton Park 4,719 15th View
Sep 7 Sun League     A Wakefield L 18-31   T Grainey Belle Vue 3,635 3rd View
14 Sun League H     Hull FC L 20-23   T Grainey Hilton Park 5,194 3rd View
21 Sun League     A Bradford L 2-22   T Grainey Odsal 5,200 3rd View
28 Sun League H     Castleford W 22-18   T Grainey Hilton Park 3,559 3rd View
Oct 5 Sun 3:30pm League     A Oldham L 13-15   T Grainey Watersheddings 3,749 3rd View
8 Wed League     A Widnes L 8-12   T Grainey Naughton 3,151 3rd View
12 Sun League H     Workington W 28-5   T Grainey Hilton Park 3,484 3rd View
26 Sun League     A Barrow L 7-13   T Grainey Craven Park 4,025 3rd View
Nov 9 Sun League H     St Helens L 7-21   T Grainey Hilton Park 4,465 3rd View
11 Tue KT (13) H     New Zealand L 5-22   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,166 View
16 Sun League     A Halifax L 10-13   A Murphy Thrum 3,066 3rd View
23 Sun JPT (1) H     Rochdale W 38-5   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,167 View
30 Sun League H     Barrow W 24-8   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,273 3rd View
Dec 7 Sun JPT (2) H     Fulham W 17-9   A Murphy Hilton Park 7,606 View
14 Sun JPT (3) H     Barrow L 13-15   A Murphy Hilton Park 5,521 View
21 Sun League H     Featherstone W 16-3   A Murphy Hilton Park 3,433 3rd View
26 Fri League     A Warrington L 5-11   A Murphy Wilderspool 5,238 3rd View
Jan 1 Thu League H     Salford W 11-10   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,031 3rd View
4 Sun League     A Hull FC L 9-10   A Murphy Boulevard 10,314 3rd View
11 Sun League H     Halifax L 9-17   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,038 3rd View
18 Sun League     A Workington W 4-0   A Murphy Derwent Park 2,531 3rd View
25 Sun League     A Hull KR W 12-8   A Murphy Craven Park 8,802 3rd View
Feb 1 Sun AM (1) H     Leeds L 2-9   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,256 View
8 Sun League     A St Helens W 10-9   A Murphy Knowsley 5,531 3rd View
15 Sun CC (1) H     Whitehaven W 20-6   A Murphy Hilton Park 5,139 View
Mar 1 Sun CC (2)     A Salford L 3-12   A Murphy The Willows 8,759 View
8 Sun League H     Bradford W 18-14   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,640 3rd View
15 Sun League H     Leeds W 14-11   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,676 3rd View
22 Sun League H     Hull KR D 21-21   A Murphy Hilton Park 5,183 3rd View
25 Wed League     A Castleford L 13-18   A Murphy Wheldon Road 3,493 3rd View
29 Sun League H     Oldham W 25-24   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,578 3rd View
Apr 1 Wed League     A Featherstone L 6-15   A Murphy Post Office Road 1,629 3rd View
5 Sun League     A Leeds W 23-22   A Murphy Headingley 5,116 3rd View
12 Sun League H     Wakefield W 36-10   A Murphy Hilton Park 4,720 3rd View
17 Fri 7:30pm League     A Salford L 12-13   A Murphy The Willows 4,544 3rd View
20 Mon League H     Warrington W 11-4   A Murphy Hilton Park 7,475 3rd View

38 games
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Legend

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

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games 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 -     7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - List
BILSBURY, Terry -     19 1 20 4 - 1 13 - - 7 - 7 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 -     26 1 27 2 - - 6 - - 6 - 6 1 - - 3 - - 32 1 33 3 - - 9 - - List
DALEY, Arthur -     19 5 24 - - 1 1 - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - 23 5 28 - - 1 1 - - List
DONLAN, Steve 26     30 - 30 11 - 2 35 - - 8 - 8 2 1 - 8 - - 38 - 38 13 1 2 43 - - List
DRUMMOND, Des 22 Sauannah-La-Mar Great Britain England 24 - 24 14 - - 42 - - 7 - 7 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     22 - 22 7 - - 21 - - 7 - 7 2 - - 6 - - 29 - 29 9 - - 27 - - List
GARRITY, Anthony -     6 1 7 1 - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 1 7 1 - - 3 - - List
GITTINS, Tom -     25 - 25 3 5 2 21 - - 8 - 8 1 - - 3 - - 33 - 33 4 5 2 24 - - List
GREEN, Ken -     16 3 19 2 - - 6 - - 7 - 7 1 - - 3 - - 23 3 26 3 - - 9 - - List
GRIMSHAW, Steve -     10 - 10 1 - - 3 - - 4 - 4 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     13 2 15 1 - - 3 - - 3 1 4 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 -     10 2 12 2 - - 6 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 13 2 15 2 - - 6 - - List
WOODS, John 24   Great Britain England 26 - 26 10 65 1 161 - - 6 - 6 4 20 - 52 - - 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. / 3 tot. 23.77 30 games 73 93 11 416 0 0 8 games 22 21 2 110 0 0 38 games 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: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)

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