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Widnes 25 Wigan 0 - Sunday 20th November 1977
Venue: Naughton Park, Widnes
Competition: John Player Trophy Quarter Final
Kick Off:
3:00pm
| WiganlBacks:l |
1. (A.N Other), 2. Martin Sivori, 3. Trevor Stockley, 4. Alan Greenall, 5.
Dennis Ramsdale, 6. David Walsh, 7. Adrian Foster |
| WiganlForwards:l |
8. Alan Doran, 9. Ray Martland, 10. Keith Gaskell, 11. Ray Dootson, 12.
Steve O'Neill, 13. Mick Rennox |
| WiganlSubs Used:l |
14. Chris Ratchford |
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WiganlTries:l |
(None) |
| WiganlGoals:l |
(None) |
| WidneslBacks:l |
1. David Eckersley, 2. Stuart Wright, 3. Mal Aspey, 4. Derek George, 5. Paul
Woods, 6. Eric Hughes, 7. Reg Bowden |
| WidneslForwards:l |
8. William Ramsey, 9. Keith Elwell, 10. Jim Mills, 11. Mick Adams, 12. David
Hull, 13. Doug Laughton |
| WidneslSubs Used:l |
14. Alan Dearden, 15. Glyn Shaw |
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WidneslTries:l |
Mal Aspey, Eric Hughes, Glyn Shaw, Reg Bowden, Keith Elwell |
| WidneslGoals:l |
Paul Woods 5 |
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Summary:l |
This cup tie turned to farce because Wigan's First Team
Players continued to be on strike over a bonus payment for the John Player
Trophy tie win over New Hunslet. Wigan chairman Ken Broome had upped the
bonus offer from £55 to £70 but the players were holding out for £75. Broome
described the situation as "bordering on ridiculous", adding that: "Even if
all our players walked in now dressed up, we still wouldn't play them (at
Widnes). "It's beyond money now, it's become a question of whether the
players are going to run the club or we are." Inevitably Widnes had easy
progressed into the Semi Finals against this Wigan "A" Team. |
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Half Time:l |
Widnes 12 Wigan 0 |
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Attendance:l |
8,597 |
1977-1978 John Players Trophy Quarter Final Results
Saturday 19th November 1977
Huddersfield 0 Bradford Northern 11 (Second Half Live on BBC 1) Sunday
20th November 1977
Featherstone Rovers 11 Warrington 14
Wakefield Trinity 12 Leigh 9
Widnes 25 Wigan 0 1977-1978 John Players Trophy
Semi Final Results
Saturday 26th November 1977
Wakefield Trinity 5 Warrington 15 (Second Half Live on BBC 1) Saturday
3rd December 1977
Widnes 14 Bradford Northern 10 (Second Half Live on BBC 1) 1977-1978 John Players Trophy
Final Result
Saturday 28th January 1978
Warrington 9 Widnes 4 (at Knowsley Road,
St Helens - Second Half Live on BBC 1)
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