2008 Widnes Vikings season

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2008 Widnes Vikings season
National League One Rank6th
Play-off resultElimination Play-Off
Challenge CupRound Five
National League CupWinners
2007 recordWins: 10; Draws: 2; Losses: 6
Team information
CoachSteve McCormack
StadiumHalton Stadium
Avg. attendance4,122 (Excluding Challenge Cup)
High attendance8,129
(vs. Wigan Warriors, 19 June)
Low attendance2,262
(vs. Sheffield Eagles, 6 April)
< 2007 Widnes Vikings season 2009 Widnes Vikings season >

This article is about the 2008 season of the Widnes Vikings This was their first season since being purchased by Cheshire millionaire after the club went into administration following their loss to Castleford Tigers in the 2007 National League One final.[1]

Championship Table[]

2008 National League One
# Team Pld W D L Bns PD Pts
1 Salford City Reds 18 12 3 3 3 312 45
2 Celtic Crusaders 18 12 0 6 4 120 40
3 Halifax RLFC 18 11 1 6 3 120 38
4 Leigh Centurions 18 10 0 8 4 0 34
5 Whitehaven 18 10 0 8 2 21 32
6 Widnes Vikings 18 10 2 6 5 43 30
7 Sheffield Eagles 18 8 1 9 3 −105 29
8 Featherstone Rovers 18 6 1 11 6 −63 26
9 Batley Bulldogs 18 5 0 13 8 −151 23
10 Dewsbury Rams(R) 18 2 0 16 7 −297 13

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Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.

Notes: Widnes deducted 9 Points for going into administration

League Results[]

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Vrs H/A Result Score Tries Goals Field Goals Att Lineup Subs
21/3/08 National League One Batley Bulldogs A W 23-28 (2), Hardman, Paterson, Grady Hartley 4/5 N/A 1,091 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Shane Grady, Gavin Dodd, Tim Hartley, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick Lee Paterson, Tommy Gallagher, Dayne Donoghue, ,
24/3/08 National League One Leigh Centurions H W 30-12 Morrison, Hartley (2), Hardman Hartley 7/7 N/A 4,722 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick Shane Grady, Tommy Gallagher, Dayne Donoghue,
30/3/08 National League One Whitehaven R.L.F.C. H W 32-28 Hartley, Gaskell (4), Grady, Smith Hartley 2/7 N/A 3,596 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Lima, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick Shane Grady, Tommy Gallagher, Dayne Donoghue, Ben Kavanagh
11/4/08 National League One Salford City Reds A D 16-16 Gannon, Hill, Dodd Hartley 2/4 N/A 6,143 , Paddy Flynn, Ian Hardman, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Tommy Gallagher, Bob Beswick Shane Grady (Not Used), Michael Ostick, Dayne Donoghue, Ben Kavanagh
27/4/08 National League One Celtic Crusaders H L 14-16 , Beswick, Paterson Hartley 1/2, Dodd 0/1 N/A 4,201 , Dean Gaskell, Jason Crookes, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Tommy Gallagher, Bob Beswick Shane Grady, , Dayne Donoghue, Richard Fletcher
6/5/08 National League One Dewsbury Rams A W 22-29 Fletcher (2), Gannon, Barlow, Dodd Dodd 4/5 Beswick 1,434 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Jason Crookes, Lee Paterson, Gavin Dodd, Bob Beswick, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Richard Fletcher, Tommy Gallagher Shane Grady, Sam Barlow, , Ben Kavanagh
18/5/08 National League One Sheffield Eagles H W 30-22 Paterson, Hill (2), Gaskell, Gannon Dodd 5/6 N/A 3,891 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Dayne Donoghue, Shane Grady, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Richard Fletcher, Bob Beswick , Sam Barlow, , Ben Kavanagh
31/5/08 National League One Featherstone Rovers A L 34-22 Morrison, , Hardman, Paterson, Hill Dodd 0/3, 1/2 N/A 1,910 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Dayne Donoghue, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick , Adel Fellous, , Ben Kavanagh
8/6/08 National League One Halifax R.L.F.C. H L 30-40 Hardman (2), Dean (2), Paterson Fletcher 5/6 N/A 3,971 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Chris Dean, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Adel Fellous, Richard Fletcher, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick , Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Ben Kavanagh
19/6/08 National League One Salford City Reds H W 20-18 Tyrer (2), Crookes Fletcher 2/2, Tyrer 2/2 N/A 8,149 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, Richard Fletcher, Paul Noone, Lee Paterson , Adel Fellous, Jason Crookes, Ben Kavanagh
26/6/08 National League One Celtic Crusaders A L 38-6 Gannon Tyrer 1/1 N/A 3,595 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, Richard Fletcher, Paul Noone, Lee Paterson , Danny Hill, Jason Crookes, Ben Kavanagh
11/7/08 National League One Batley Bulldogs H W 34-22 Duffy, Beswick, Paterson, Tyrer, Kavanagh, Dean Tyrer 4/5, Fletcher 1/1 N/A 4,079 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Paddy Flynn, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, Richard Fletcher, Ben Kavanagh, Lee Paterson , Adel Fellous, Gavin Dodd, Paul Noone
20/7/08 National League One Halifax R.L.F.C. A D 26-26 Flynn, Matty Smith, , Noone Tyrer 5/5 N/A 2,561 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Paddy Flynn, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Adel Fellous, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, , Paul Noone, Lee Paterson , Iain Morrison, Gavin Dodd, Ben Kavanagh
27/7/08 National League One Dewsbury Rams H W 40-0 Gaskell, Morrison, Fletcher, Tyrer, Flynn, Gannon, Dodd Tyrer 6/7 N/A 4,082 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Paddy Flynn, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, , Paul Noone, Lee Paterson Gavin Dodd, Richard Fletcher, Gareth Morton, Michael Ostick
3/8/08 National League One Leigh Centurions A L 33-24 Gaskell, Fletcher, Tyrer, Matty Smith Tyrer 4/5 N/A 3,089 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, , Paul Noone, Lee Paterson Josh Simm, Richard Fletcher, Gareth Morton, Sam Barlow
10/8/08 National League One Featherstone Rovers H W 30-20 Beswick, Hardman, Paterson, Matty Smith, Barlow Tyrer 5/5 N/A 3,924 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Gareth Morton, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, , Richard Fletcher, Lee Paterson Mark Smith, Josh Simm, Dayne Donoghue, Sam Barlow
14/8/08 National League One Sheffield Eagles A W 20-26 Mark Smith, Gaskell, Tyrer, Dean Tyrer 5/5 N/A 1,823 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Lee Paterson, Richard Fletcher, Bob Beswick Tim Hartley, Sam Barlow, Gareth Morton, Michael Ostick
24/8/08 National League One Whitehaven R.L.F.C. A L 20-16 Dodd, Gaskell, Morton Tyrer 2/3 N/A 2,104 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Chris Dean, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Lee Paterson, Richard Fletcher, Bob Beswick Tim Hartley, Martin McLoughlin, Gareth Morton, Michael Ostick
4/9/08 National League One - Elimination Play-Offs Halifax R.L.F.C. A L 32-16 Dodd (2), Tyrer Tyrer 2/3 N/A 1,931 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Steve Tyrer, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, John Duffy, Matty Smith, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Chris Dean, Richard Fletcher, Bob Beswick Paul Noone, Martin McLoughlin, Gareth Morton, Adel Fellous [3]

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Northern Rail Cup Results[]

Group 6
Team Pld W D L BP PD Pts
Leigh Centurions 6 6 0 0 0 87 18
Widnes Vikings 6 3 0 3 3 135 12
Barrow Raiders 6 3 0 3 1 −62 10
Blackpool Panthers 6 0 0 6 1 −160 1
Date Competition Vrs H/A Result Score Tries Goals Field Goals Att Lineup Subs
3/2/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 Blackpool Panthers A W 4-38 Dodd, Gannon, Hill (2), Gaskell, , Hartley Hartley 5/7 N/A 905 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Shane Grady, , Gavin Dodd, Tim Hartley, , Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Paul Noone, Bob Beswick , Tommy Gallagher, , Ben Kavanagh
10/2/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 Leigh Centurions H L 8-15 Grady Hartley 2/3 N/A 4,032 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Shane Grady, Jason Crookes, Gavin Dodd, Tim Hartley, , Ben Kavanagh, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Dayne Donoghue, Bob Beswick , Tommy Gallagher, , Michael Ostick
24/2/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 Leigh Centurions A L 20-10 Gaskell, Hill Hartley 1/2 N/A 3,615 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Tim Hartley, Jason Crookes, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, , Ben Kavanagh, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Iain Morrison, Bob Beswick , Tommy Gallagher, Dayne Donoghue, Paul Noone
27/2/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 Barrow Raiders H W 78-0 Hartley, (3), Crookes (2), Gaskell, Hardman, Gallagher, Hill, Gannon, Beswick, Noone Hartley 13/13 N/A 3,472 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Shane Grady, Jason Crookes, Gavin Dodd, Tim Hartley, Bob Beswick, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Dayne Donoghue, , Paul Noone Lee Paterson, Tommy Gallagher, Danny Hill, Ben Kavanagh
2/3/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 Blackpool Panthers H W 60-12 Paterson (2), Grady, Hill, Dodd (2), Duffy (2), Crookes, Mark Smith, Hartley 3/3, Dodd 5/8 N/A 3,169 , Dean Gaskell, Shane Grady, Jason Crookes, Gavin Dodd, Tim Hartley, Bob Beswick, Ben Kavanagh, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Paul Noone, Lee Paterson John Duffy, Tommy Gallagher, Ian Hardman, Michael Ostick
16/3/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Group 6 Barrow Raiders A L 24-16 Hill, Flynn (2) Hartley 2/3 N/A 1,413 Ian Hardman, Paddy Flynn, , Jason Crookes, Gavin Dodd, Tim Hartley, , Ben Kavanagh, Bob Beswick, Danny Hill, Iain Morrison, Paul Noone John Duffy, Tommy Gallagher, , Jim Gannon
6/4/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Quarter Final Qualifying Round Sheffield Eagles H W 44-8 Hardman, Dodd (3), Paterson, Hartley, Hill Hartley 8/11 N/A 2,262 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, , Bob Beswick Shane Grady, Tommy Gallagher, , Ben Kavanagh
24/5/08 2008 Northern Rail Cup - Quarter Final Celtic Crusaders A L 50-18 Morrison, Gaskell, Dodd 3/4 N/A 1,750 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Lee Paterson, Shane Grady, Gavin Dodd, Bob Beswick, John Duffy, Ben Kavanagh, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Iain Morrison, Richard Fletcher , Sam Barlow, Dayne Donoghue,

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Challenge Cup Results[]

Date Competition Vrs H/A Result Score Tries Goals Field Goals Att Lineup Subs
9/3/08 2008 Challenge Cup - Round 3 Skirlaugh A.R.L.F.C. H W 60-18 Dodd (2), Duffy, Beswick, Gaskell (2), Paterson (3), Donoghue, Crookes Dodd 8/11 N/A 4,510 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Shane Grady, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Ben Kavanagh, Bob Beswick, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, , Dayne Donoghue , Iain Morrison, Jason Crookes, Michael Ostick
19/4/08 2008 Challenge Cup - Round 4 Doncaster R.L.F.C. A W 12-38 Gaskell (2), Hardman, Gallagher, Dodd, , Donoghue Hartley 5/7 N/A 1,541 , Dean Gaskell, Ian Hardman, Tim Hartley, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Tommy Gallagher, Bob Beswick , , Dayne Donoghue, Ben Kavanagh
11/5/08 2008 Challenge Cup - Round 5 Hull F.C. h W 18-32 Beswick, Paterson, Dodd 3/3 N/A 4,102 Ian Hardman, Dean Gaskell, Jason Crookes, Shane Grady, Gavin Dodd, Lee Paterson, John Duffy, Iain Morrison, Mark Smith, Jim Gannon, Danny Hill, Dayne Donoghue, Bob Beswick , , , Ben Kavanagh

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Players[]

Player D.O.B. Appearances Tries Goals F Goals Points
Sam Barlow 7/3/88 6 2 0 0 8
Bob Beswick 8/12/84 30 6 0 1 25
12/11/87 4 0 0 0 0
Jason Crookes 21/4/90 11 5 0 0 20
Chris Dean 17/1/88 10 4 0 0 16
Gavin Dodd 28/2/82 30 15 28 0 116
Dayne Donoghue 22/9/88 15 2 0 0 8
30/11/87 15 5 0 0 20
John Duffy 2/7/80 26 4 0 0 16
Adel Fellous 16/2/78 6 0 0 0 0
Richard Fletcher 17/5/81 14 4 8 0 32
Paddy Flynn 11/12/87 5 4 0 0 16
Tommy Gallagher 10/9/83 14 2 0 0 8
Jim Gannon 16/6/77 30 7 0 0 28
Dean Gaskell 12/4/83 28 17 0 0 68
Shane Grady 13/12/89 14 4 0 0 16
Ian Hardman 8/12/84 29 9 0 0 36
Tim Hartley 2/1/86 16 6 55 0 134
Danny Hill 31/10/84 21 11 0 0 44
Ben Kavanagh 4/3/88 21 1 0 0 4
Martin McLoughlin 2/8/80 2 0 0 0 0
Iain Morrison 6/5/83 28 4 0 0 16
Gareth Morton 21/10/82 6 1 0 0 4
Paul Noone 22/4/81 17 2 0 0 8
Michael Ostick 23/1/88 7 0 0 0 0
Lee Paterson 5/7/81 27 14 0 0 56
10/11/86 14 1 0 0 4
Josh Simm 8/11/89 2 0 0 0 0
Mark Smith 18/8/81 22 3 0 0 12
Matty Smith 23/7/87 10 3 0 0 12
5/12/85 2 0 0 0 0
17/2/87 4 1 0 0 4
Steve Tyrer 16/3/89 10 7 36 0 100
8/9/88 13 6 1 0 26

References[]

  1. ^ "Cheshire millionaire buys Widnes". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2009). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2008-2009. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-901347-19-7.
  3. ^ "HALIFAX 32 WIDNES VIKINGS 16". Warrington Guardian. Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2008). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2008-2009. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 246–258.
  5. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2008). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2008-2009. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 286–294.
  6. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2008). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2008-2009. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 296–300.
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