2019 Widnes Vikings season
Rugby club's season
2019 Widnes Vikings season | ||||
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Championship Rank | 11th | |||
Challenge Cup | Round 6 | |||
RFL 1895 Cup | Runners-up | |||
Team information | ||||
Head Coach | Keiron Purtill | |||
Stadium | Halton Stadium | |||
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In the 2019 rugby league season, Widnes Vikings competed in the RFL Championship, the Challenge Cup and the 1895 Cup. It was the first season since their relegation from the Super League at the end of 2018.[1] Widnes began the season on -12 points after going into administration, but following a takeover and the appointment of a new board of directors the club were able to maintain their Championship status and reach the final of the 1895 Cup.[2]
Results
Championship
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1010 | 356 | +654 | 52 | Play-off semi-final |
2 | ![]() | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 877 | 446 | +431 | 40 | Play-off qualifying final |
3 | ![]() | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 612 | 529 | +83 | 39 | |
4 | ![]() | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 792 | 558 | +234 | 36 | Play-off elimination final |
5 | ![]() | 27 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 837 | 471 | +366 | 34 | |
6 | ![]() | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 717 | 522 | +195 | 33 | |
7 | ![]() | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 748 | 694 | +54 | 30 | |
8 | ![]() | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 602 | 685 | −83 | 21 | |
9 | ![]() | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 619 | 803 | −184 | 21 | |
10 | ![]() | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 462 | 756 | −294 | 17 | |
11 | ![]() | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 646 | 586 | +60 | 16[a] | |
12 | ![]() | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 513 | 721 | −208 | 14 | |
13 | ![]() | 27 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 479 | 861 | −382 | 11 | Relegated to League 1 |
14 | ![]() | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 342 | 1268 | −926 | 2 |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Widnes deducted 12 points for going into administration.[3]
Championship results
W Win D Draw L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 February | 1 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 40–16 | Ince (3), Gelling, Craven, Owens | Owens (6) | 4,283 | RLP, BBC |
9 February | 2 | ![]() | A | Stade Ernest-Argelès | W | 40–16 | Gelling (2), Chapelhow, Craven, Hood, Ince | Owens (6) | 2,189 | RLP |
16 February | 3 | ![]() | A | Kingston Park | L | 6–30 | Walker | Owens | 1,817 | RLP |
3 March | 5 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 44–22 | Ince (2), Owens (2), Gelling, Hood, Walker, Wilde | Owens (6) | 5,782 | RLP |
10 March | 6 | ![]() | A | Craven Park | W | 20–4 | Cahill, Craven, Ince, Walker | Gilmore (2) | 1,745 | RLP |
17 March | 7 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 25–20 | Brand , Craven, Ince, Johnstone | Owens (4), Craven (FG) | 5,335 | RLP |
24 March | 8 | ![]() | A | Spotland Stadium | W | 50–4 | Ince (4), Brand, Buckley, Hansen, Roby, Wilde | Owens (7) | 1,732 | RLP |
7 April | 9 | ![]() | A | Mount Pleasant | L | 18–20 | Roby (2), Johnstone | Owens (3) | 1,420 | RLP |
19 April | 10 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 30–12 | Lyons (2), Gelling, O'Neill, Walker | Owens (5) | 5,866 | RLP |
22 April | 11 | ![]() | A | Bootham Crescent | L | 10–17 | Ince, Wilde | Owens | 2,229 | RLP |
28 April | 12 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | L | 24–25 | Owens (3), Craven | Owens (4) | 3,851 | RLP |
5 May | 13 | ![]() | A | Heywood Road | W | 32–10 | Chapelhow (2), Craven, Lyons, Wilde | Owens (6) | 1,469 | RLP |
19 May | 14 | ![]() | N | Bloomfield Road | L | 22–36 | Craven (2). Buckley, Roby | Roby (3) | 7,158 | RLP |
26 May | 15 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | L | 12–16 | Lyons, Roby | Freeman (2) | 3,408 | RLP |
31 May | 4 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 36–6 | Brand (2), Cahill, Dean, Hatton, Ince, Owens | Owens (4) | 4,920 | RLP |
9 June | 16 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 38–14 | Chapelhow (2), Hatton (2), Craven, Lyons, Roby | Owens (5) | 3,830 | RLP |
16 June | 17 | ![]() | A | Post Office Road | L | 4–22 | Ince | 2,380 | RLP | |
21 June | 18 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 28–22 | Chapelhow, Dean, Gelling, Hatton, Norman | Edge (4) | 3,742 | RLP |
30 June | 19 | ![]() | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 0–62 | 3,895 | RLP | ||
7 July | 20 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 40–12 | Owens (2), Ah Van (2), Ashall-Bott, Craven, Roby | Owens (4) | 3,780 | RLP |
14 July | 21 | ![]() | A | The Shay | L | 10–40 | Hatton, Wilde | Owens | 1,668 | RLP |
21 July | 22 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | L | 19–24 | Craven, Ince, Roby | Owens (3), Craven (FG) | 3,813 | RLP |
2 August | 23 | ![]() | A | Olympic Legacy Stadium | L | 10–30 | Ince, Robson | Owens | 772 | RLP |
10 August | 24 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | L | 12–28 | Cahill, Owens | Owens (2) | 3,643 | RLP |
18 August | 25 | ![]() | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 22–34 | Brand (2), Ashall-Bott, Hatton | Gilmore (3) | 3,559 | RLP |
1 September | 26 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 36–28 | Ah Van (2), Brand, Dean, Ganson, Owens, Roby | Owens (3), Dean | 3,928 | RLP |
8 September | 27 | ![]() | A | Crown Flatt | W | 22–8 | Buckley (2), Dean, Owens | Owens (3) | 1,409 | RLP |
Challenge Cup
W Win L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 May | 4 | ![]() | A | Bower Fold | W | 54–14 | Buckley (3). Owens (3), Brand, Ince, Johnstone, Roby | Owens (7) | 1,247 | RLP |
13 April | 5 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 44–12 | Freeman (4), Brand, Ince, Lyons, Owens | Owens (6) | 2,229 | RLP |
10 May | 5 | ![]() | A | Belle Vue | L | 6–26 | Roby | Owens | 3,055 | RLP |
1895 Cup
W Win L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 June | 2 | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 22–16 | Hatton (3), Lyons | Owens (3) | 1,515 | RLP |
26 June | Quarter-final | ![]() | H | Halton Stadium | W | 54–6 | Gelling (3), Roby (3), Wilde (2), Dean, Walker | Owens (7) | 1,458 | RLP |
28 July | Semi-final | ![]() | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 12–8 | Gelling, Owens | Owens (2) | 4,460 | RLP |
24 August | Final | ![]() | N | Wembley Stadium | L | 18–36 | Deam, Gilmore, Hansen | Owens (3) | 62,717 | RLP |
References
- ^ "Season Review: Widnes Vikings". RFL. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Widnes Vikings | A year on from takeover". RFL. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Widnes Vikings: RFL accepts new takeover deal but still imposes 12-point penalty". BBC Sport. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.