1st game i ever watched

[rs]

My first game was Widnes V Batley I think widnes won 26-6, I remember the pie shop in the corner and banging my head on the bars I was nine I think 89-90???

Its a very vague memory if it was 89 it was 10 years later I went to my next game Chorley Lynx.

We played them in the cup that year 28.1.90 won 26-12

[Penkvik]

Great memories and pretty much bang on the mark....

Burke was indeed regular fullback

Dagnall only played 5 or so games that year on the wing and about 30 in the centres. The most regular wingers were Roberts and Reynolds. Strange season as we actually played lots of players on the wing in very rough order of appearances.......Malone, Rutledge, Snee, Aaron, cooper and Flannagan.

Main centres were Dagnall, Hutton, Reynolds and Harper.

7 was mainly McCue but about 7 other players had the odd game each.
6 was mainly Reynolds with Hunt ending the season with the last 10 games.

Main props were Ally Higgins, McDowell, Bill and Hirons

2nd rows Higgins, Roberts, Rowbottom (who still attends games), Warburton, McDowell, Hynan, P Roberts, Fred Higgins.

LF usually Millington but also Fred Higgins, P Roberst, Wartburton and Greenwood.

Was Ronnie Rowbottom on the scene in 1937?  I seem to remember him in the mid to late 50s or am I mistaken?

[prehensile]

All those stats relate to 1945-46 I think, not 1937.

[Penkvik]

All those stats relate to 1945-46 I think, not 1937.

Cheers,thought it was a bit early for Rowbottom,

[rs]

We played Liverpool mid week on the 22.3.66

Liverpool team per programme (which was a lot more acurate in those days)

Hunt
McDonnell (Eddie the scout?) Forber Smith Cartwright
Johnson Heaton
Cartledge  Connolly Sherman (suspect he was ex Widnes as we had Bob Sherman 56 -60)
Mustard (Jim ex Saints) Cork
Heesom

Bright (Jimmy Bright was at  Widnes up to 63 so I suspect it could be Jimmy)
Bridgewater

PS
Just read the programme notes and indeed Bright, McDonnell and Sherman are the ex Widnes players

[Peter]

Must be a misprint - even allowing for the gap in the war years, he played at least 10 seasons as a regular first-teamer.

He also played for Lancashire. My Uncle Pat drove the Bin Lorry that he worked on.

[Peter]

This has been a very good topic, I would like to thank those, particularly rs, who have filled in some of the gaps in my memory.

[Penkvik]

We played Liverpool mid week on the 22.3.66

Liverpool team per programme (which was a lot more acurate in those days)

Hunt
McDonnell (Eddie the scout?) Forber Smith Cartwright
Johnson Heaton
Cartledge  Connolly Sherman (suspect he was ex Widnes as we had Bob Sherman 56 -60)
Mustard (Jim ex Saints) Cork
Heesom

Bright (Jimmy Bright was at  Widnes up to 63 so I suspect it could be Jimmy)
Bridgewater

PS
Just read the programme notes and indeed Bright, McDonnell and Sherman are the ex Widnes players

I suspect you're right about Bob Sherman,there were a number of our ex-players ended up at L'pool,he had the right surname as he
was built like a tank.He was a pal of Nev Chamberlain another local lad who played for Widnes.I'm just looking at a newspaper cutting
of the 1953 Widnes schoolboys team. There are some good players on it,Jimmy Bright,captain,F.Myler,B.Ryder,Wags Pinnington,
Mick Connolly,P.Cunningham,Bryn Thornett ect. There was a wealth of talent in schoolboy rugby in those days

[cheadleviking]

We played them in the cup that year 28.1.90 won 26-12

Wow thank you I am sure it is batley, and to be honest not far off with my recolection to the score either 18 years on, not bad its about the only thing I do remember from when I was 10.

[Glynn]

cant remember exactly, but a whitehaven game at home or new hunslet game at home spring to mind possibly 76/77/78 can you find these fixture lists anywhere a score of 52 sticks in my head to? but maybe wrong about that.

[prehensile]

cant remember exactly, but a whitehaven game at home or new hunslet game at home spring to mind possibly 76/77/78 can you find these fixture lists anywhere a score of 52 sticks in my head to? but maybe wrong about that.

You're probably thinking of Sunday April 16th 1978, Widnes 58-10 New Hunslet.  I think that was the game where we (mathematically) clinched the Championship for the 1st time in our history.  The trophy was presented the following Tuesday at the last league game of the season iirc : Widnes 29-2 Workington T.

However the game which convinced me we were going to win the League was about 3 weeks earlier, Easter Monday at home to Saints (our closest rivals for the League) and we absolutely stuffed 'em 33-5.  Mick Adams was just unbelievably good that day.

[Glynn]

it must of been because i was thinking 52 - 10

[Glynn]

You're probably thinking of Sunday April 16th 1978, Widnes 58-10 New Hunslet.  I think that was the game where we (mathematically) clinched the Championship for the 1st time in our history.  The trophy was presented the following Tuesday at the last league game of the season iirc : Widnes 29-2 Workington T.

However the game which convinced me we were going to win the League was about 3 weeks earlier, Easter Monday at home to Saints (our closest rivals for the League) and we absolutely stuffed 'em 33-5.  Mick Adams was just unbelievably good that day.

that is the game im thinking off, i remember because it was my m8s birthday and thats april 16th, counting my age then i would of been 8 

i cant believe we used to wander to the other end of town on our own to watch the rugby, i wouldnt let an 8 year old do that now.

it may not of been my 1st game, because like you say it was towards the end of the season so i might of been before that unless i started watching at the end of the year but that game sticks in my mind as 1 of my first.

[martin]

I rememeber sneaking in at half time in about 58/59 but i cant remeber the teams. The first game that sticks in my head was about 62; Widnes 39, Barrow 3. Bill Burgess their tall GB winger scored a try in front of me at the club house end. He then went off with a dislocated shoulder and we ran riot.At the end of the game we use to wait for the players to come out and get their autographs and Bill still in pain and arm in a sling, still signed my book. What a guy!!!

[mascoviking]

First ever game i watched was the 1984 challenge cup final win over Wigan. Joe lydon scored two magical long range tries. Moved upto Widnes in late 1986, remember watching Dale Shearer in his last few games for us.For the next 4 years or so it was like being in dreamworld of a sunday afternoon,what a side!!!