2008 Widnes Vikings sesong - 2008 Widnes Vikings season

2008 Widnes Vikings sesong
National League One Rank	Sjette
Avspillingsresultat	Eliminering Play-Off
Challenge Cup	Runde fem
National League Cup	Vinnere
2007-rekord	Seire: 10; Uavgjort: 2; Tap: 6
Laginformasjon
Trener	Steve McCormack
Stadion	Halton Stadium
Gj.sn. Delta.	4122 (unntatt Challenge Cup)
Høy. Delta.	8129 (vs. Wigan Warriors , 19. juni)
Lav. Delta.	2262 (vs. Sheffield Eagles , 6. april)
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Denne artikkelen handler om 2008-sesongen til Widnes Vikings. Dette var deres første sesong siden de ble kjøpt av Cheshire-millionær etter at klubben gikk i administrasjon etter tapet mot Castleford Tigers i 2007 National League One- finalen.

Mesterskapstabell

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	1. 3	8	−151	23
10	Dewsbury Rams (R)	18	2	0	16	7	−297	1. 3

Klassifisering: 1. på konkurransepoeng; 2. på kamppoengforskjell.
Konkurransepoeng: For seier = 3; For uavgjort = 2; For tap med 12 poeng eller færre = 1.

Merknader: Widnes trakk 9 poeng for administrasjon

Liga Resultater

LEGENDE
	Vinne
	Tegne
	Tap

Dato	Konkurranse	Vrs	H / A	Resultat	Resultat	Prøver	Mål	Feltmål	Att	Oppstilling	Subs
21/3/08	National League One	Batley Bulldogs	EN	W	23-28	Yates (2), Hardman , Paterson , Grady	Hartley 4/5	Ikke relevant	1.091	Scott Yates , 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 , Rob Draper ,
24/3/08	National League One	Leigh Centurions	H	W	30-12	Morrison , Hartley (2), Hardman	Hartley 7/7	Ikke relevant	4,722	Scott Yates , 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 , Rob Draper
30/3/08	National League One	Whitehaven RLFC	H	W	32-28	Hartley , Gaskell (4), Grady , Smith	Hartley 2/7	Ikke relevant	3.596	Scott Yates , 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	EN	D	16-16	Gannon , Hill , Dodd	Hartley 2/4	Ikke relevant	6,143	Scott Yates , 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 (ikke brukt), Michael Ostick , Dayne Donoghue , Ben Kavanagh
27/4/08	National League One	Celtic Crusaders	H	L	14-16	Yates , Beswick , Paterson	Hartley 1/2, Dodd 0/1	Ikke relevant	4,201	Scott Yates , 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 , Rob Draper , Dayne Donoghue , Richard Fletcher
6/5/08	National League One	Dewsbury Rams	EN	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 , Rob Draper , Ben Kavanagh
18/5/08	National League One	Sheffield Eagles	H	W	30-22	Paterson , Hill (2), Gaskell , Gannon	Dodd 5/6	Ikke relevant	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	Adam Bowman , Sam Barlow , Rob Draper , Ben Kavanagh
31/5/08	National League One	Featherstone Rovers	EN	L	34-22	Morrison , Yates , Hardman , Paterson , Hill	Dodd 0/3, Yates 1/2	Ikke relevant	1.910	Scott Yates , Dean Gaskell , Ian Hardman , Dayne Donoghue , Gavin Dodd , Lee Paterson , John Duffy , Iain Morrison , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Paul Noone , Bob Beswick	Steve Roper , Adel Fellous , Rob Draper , Ben Kavanagh
8/6/08	National League One	Halifax RLFC	H	L	30-40	Hardman (2), Dean (2), Paterson	Fletcher 5/6	Ikke relevant	3.971	Scott Yates , Dean Gaskell , Ian Hardman , Chris Dean , Gavin Dodd , Lee Paterson , John Duffy , Iain Morrison , Mark Smith , Adel Fellous , Richard Fletcher , Paul Noone , Bob Beswick	Steve Roper , 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	Ikke relevant	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	Steve Roper , Adel Fellous , Jason Crookes , Ben Kavanagh
26/6/08	National League One	Celtic Crusaders	EN	L	38-6	Gannon	Tyrer 1/1	Ikke relevant	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	Steve Roper , 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	Ikke relevant	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	Steve Roper , Adel Fellous , Gavin Dodd , Paul Noone
20/7/08	National League One	Halifax RLFC	EN	D	26-26	Flynn , Matty Smith , Strong , Noone	Tyrer 5/5	Ikke relevant	2,561	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Steve Tyrer , Chris Dean , Paddy Flynn , John Duffy , Matty Smith , Adel Fellous , Bob Beswick , Jim Gannon , Matt Strong , Paul Noone , Lee Paterson	Steve Roper , 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	Ikke relevant	4.082	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Steve Tyrer , Chris Dean , Paddy Flynn , John Duffy , Matty Smith , Iain Morrison , Bob Beswick , Jim Gannon , Matt Strong , Paul Noone , Lee Paterson	Gavin Dodd , Richard Fletcher , Gareth Morton , Michael Ostick
3/8/08	National League One	Leigh Centurions	EN	L	33-24	Gaskell , Fletcher , Tyrer , Matty Smith	Tyrer 4/5	Ikke relevant	3.089	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Steve Tyrer , Chris Dean , Gavin Dodd , John Duffy , Matty Smith , Iain Morrison , Bob Beswick , Jim Gannon , Matt Strong , Paul Noone , Lee Paterson	Josh Simm , Richard Fletcher , Gareth Morton , Sam Barlow
08.10.08	National League One	Featherstone Rovers	H	W	30-20	Beswick , Hardman , Paterson , Matty Smith , Barlow	Tyrer 5/5	Ikke relevant	3.924	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Steve Tyrer , Gareth Morton , Gavin Dodd , John Duffy , Matty Smith , Iain Morrison , Bob Beswick , Jim Gannon , Matt Strong , Richard Fletcher , Lee Paterson	Mark Smith , Josh Simm , Dayne Donoghue , Sam Barlow
14/8/08	National League One	Sheffield Eagles	EN	W	20-26	Mark Smith , Gaskell , Tyrer , Dean	Tyrer 5/5	Ikke relevant	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 RLFC	EN	L	20-16	Dodd , Gaskell , Morton	Tyrer 2/3	Ikke relevant	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 - eliminering sluttspill	Halifax RLFC	EN	L	32-16	Dodd (2), Tyrer	Tyrer 2/3	Ikke relevant	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

Northern Rail Cup-resultater

Gruppe 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

Dato	Konkurranse	Vrs	H / A	Resultat	Resultat	Prøver	Mål	Feltmål	Att	Oppstilling	Subs
3/2/08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - Gruppe 6	Blackpool Panthers	EN	W	4-38	Dodd , Gannon , Hill (2), Gaskell , Draper , Hartley	Hartley 5/7	Ikke relevant	905	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Shane Grady , Danny Speakman , Gavin Dodd , Tim Hartley , Steve Roper , Iain Morrison , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Paul Noone , Bob Beswick	Adam Bowman , Tommy Gallagher , Rob Draper , Ben Kavanagh
10/2/08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - Gruppe 6	Leigh Centurions	H	L	8-15	Grady	Hartley 2/3	Ikke relevant	4.032	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Shane Grady , Jason Crookes , Gavin Dodd , Tim Hartley , Steve Roper , Ben Kavanagh , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Dayne Donoghue , Bob Beswick	Danny Speakman , Tommy Gallagher , Rob Draper , Michael Ostick
24/2/08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - Gruppe 6	Leigh Centurions	EN	L	20-10	Gaskell , Hill	Hartley 1/2	Ikke relevant	3,615	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Tim Hartley , Jason Crookes , Gavin Dodd , Lee Paterson , Steve Roper , Ben Kavanagh , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Iain Morrison , Bob Beswick	Scott Yates , Tommy Gallagher , Dayne Donoghue , Paul Noone
27/2/08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - Gruppe 6	Barrow Raiders	H	W	78-0	Hartley , Draper (3), Crookes (2), Gaskell , Hardman , Gallagher , Hill , Gannon , Beswick , Noone	Hartley 13/13	Ikke relevant	3 472	Ian Hardman , Dean Gaskell , Shane Grady , Jason Crookes , Gavin Dodd , Tim Hartley , Bob Beswick , Iain Morrison , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Dayne Donoghue , Rob Draper , Paul Noone	Lee Paterson , Tommy Gallagher , Danny Hill , Ben Kavanagh
2/3/08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - Gruppe 6	Blackpool Panthers	H	W	60-12	Paterson (2), Grady , Hill , Dodd (2), Duffy (2), Crookes , Mark Smith , Yates	Hartley 3/3, Dodd 5/8	Ikke relevant	3.169	Scott Yates , 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 - Gruppe 6	Barrow Raiders	EN	L	24-16	Hill , Flynn (2)	Hartley 2/3	Ikke relevant	1.413	Ian Hardman , Paddy Flynn , Adam Bowman , Jason Crookes , Gavin Dodd , Tim Hartley , Steve Roper , Ben Kavanagh , Bob Beswick , Danny Hill , Iain Morrison , Paul Noone	John Duffy , Tommy Gallagher , Rob Draper , Jim Gannon
04.04.08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - Kvalifiseringsrunde for kvartfinale	Sheffield Eagles	H	W	44-8	Hardman , Dodd (3), Paterson , Hartley , Hill	Hartley 8/11	Ikke relevant	2.262	Scott Yates , Dean Gaskell , Ian Hardman , Tim Hartley , Gavin Dodd , Lee Paterson , John Duffy , Iain Morrison , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Rob Draper , Bob Beswick	Shane Grady , Tommy Gallagher , Steve Roper , Ben Kavanagh
24/5/08	2008 Northern Rail Cup - kvartfinale	Celtic Crusaders	EN	L	50-18	Morrison , Gaskell , Roper	Dodd 3/4	Ikke relevant	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	Steve Roper , Sam Barlow , Dayne Donoghue , Rob Draper

Challenge Cup-resultater

Dato	Konkurranse	Vrs	H / A	Resultat	Resultat	Prøver	Mål	Feltmål	Att	Oppstilling	Subs
03.9.08	2008 Challenge Cup - Runde 3	Skirlaugh ARLFC	H	W	60-18	Dodd (2), Duffy , Beswick , Gaskell (2), Paterson (3), Donoghue , Crookes	Dodd 8/11	Ikke relevant	4,510	Scott Yates , Dean Gaskell , Ian Hardman , Shane Grady , Gavin Dodd , Lee Paterson , John Duffy , Ben Kavanagh , Bob Beswick , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Rob Draper , Dayne Donoghue	Steve Roper , Iain Morrison , Jason Crookes , Michael Ostick
19/4/08	2008 Challenge Cup - Runde 4	Doncaster RLFC	EN	W	12-38	Gaskell (2), Hardman , Gallagher , Dodd , Yates , Donoghue	Hartley 5/7	Ikke relevant	1,541	Scott Yates , Dean Gaskell , Ian Hardman , Tim Hartley , Gavin Dodd , Lee Paterson , John Duffy , Iain Morrison , Mark Smith , Jim Gannon , Danny Hill , Tommy Gallagher , Bob Beswick	Steve Roper , Rob Draper , Dayne Donoghue , Ben Kavanagh
11/5/08	2008 Challenge Cup - Runde 5	Hull FC	h	W	18-32	Beswick , Paterson , Draper	Dodd 3/3	Ikke relevant	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	Scott Yates , Rob Draper , Adam Bowman , Ben Kavanagh

Spillere

Spiller	DOB	Utseende	Prøver	Mål	F Mål	Poeng
Sam Barlow	3/7/88	6	2	0	0	8
Bob Beswick	8/12/84	30	6	0	1	25
Adam Bowman	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
Rob Draper	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	10.9.93	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	3/3/88	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
Steve Roper	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
Danny Speakman	5/12/85	2	0	0	0	0
Matt Strong	17/2/87	4	1	0	0	4
Steve Tyrer	16/3/89	10	7	36	0	100
Scott Yates	9/8/88	1. 3	6	1	0	26

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