2009 Widnes Vikings season

2009 Widnes Vikings season
2009 Northern Rail Cup champions
Co-operative Championship   4th
Play-off result   Lost qualifying semi-final
(Featherstone Rovers, 24–32)
Challenge Cup   Lost fourth round
(Halifax, 20–16)
Northern Rail Cup   Won Final
(Barrow Raiders, 18–34)
2009 record   Wins: 17; Draws: 0; Losses: 12
Points scored   For: 649; Against: 438
Team information
Chairman   Steve O'Connor
Head coach   Paul Cullen
Captain   Mark Smith
Stadium   Stobart Stadium Halton
Ave. Attend.   3,646
Top scorers
Tries   Paddy Flynn (20)
Goals   Tim Hartley (56)
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The Widnes Vikings competed in the Co-operative Championship in 2009.

Contents

Table

# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Barrow Raiders 20 13 0 7 632 261 271 5 44
2 Halifax 20 13 0 7 714 476 238 4 43
3 Sheffield Eagles 20 11 0 9 635 447 188 9 42
4 Widnes Vikings 20 11 0 9 649 438 211 6 39
5 Whitehaven 20 12 0 8 565 567 −2 3 39
6 Featherstone Rovers 20 12 0 8 619 524 95 1 37
7 Gateshead Thunder 20 9 2 9 610 657 −47 3 32
8 Batley Bulldogs 20 8 2 10 536 620 −84 6 32
9 Leigh Centurions 20 9 0 11 426 572 −146 5 32
10 Toulouse Olympique XIII 20 9 0 11 556 582 −26 3 30(a)
11 Doncaster 20 1 0 19 257 955 −698 5 -1(b)
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
  Teams in relegation position

Source: Co-Operative Championship Table
Note (a): Toulouse were exempt from relegation. [1]
Note: (b): Doncaster lost 9 competition points for entering administration. [2]
Classification: 1st on league points; 2nd on match points difference.
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; PD = Points difference; BP = Bonus Points; Pts = League points.

2009 Fixtures and results

Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/Away Venue Attendance Date
Northern Rail Cup - Oldham Roughyeds Loss 20-22 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 2,783 13/02/2009
Northern Rail Cup - Gateshead Thunder Win 40-18 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 3,001 21/02/2009
Northern Rail Cup - Blackpool Panthers Win 16-46 Away Woodlands Memorial Ground 864 01/03/2009
Northern Rail Cup - Barrow Raiders Loss 12-4 Away Craven Park 1,563 04/03/2009
Challenge Cup 2 Saddleworth Rangers Win 88-0 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 1,786 07/03/2009
Co-operative Championship 1 Toulouse Olympique Win 70-0 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 5,071 12/03/2009
Co-operative Championship 2 Halifax Loss 24-14 Away Shay Stadium 3,274 19/03/2009
Co-operative Championship 3 Sheffield Eagles Win 28-20 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 3,181 28/03/2009
Challenge Cup 3 Halifax Loss 20-16 Away Shay Stadium 3,204 03/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 4 Leigh Centurions Loss 8-10 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 4,354 10/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 5 Doncaster Win 18-24 Away Chris Moyles Stadium 831 13/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 6 Batley Bulldogs Win 40-18 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 2,901 17/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 7 Sheffield Eagles Win 20-22 Away Don Valley 1,231 26/04/2009
Co-operative Championship 8 Barrow Raiders Loss 6-27 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 3,290 01/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 9 Whitehaven Loss 26-22 Away Recreation Ground 2,102 07/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 10 Leigh Centurions Loss 23-16 Away LSV 2,556 14/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 11 Gateshead Thunder Win 46-30 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 5,236 23/05/2009
Co-operative Championship 12 Batley Bulldogs Loss 40-34 Away Mount Pleasant 1,089 30/05/2009
Northern Rail Cup QF York City Knights Win 44-18 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 1,650 06/06/2009
Co-operative Championship 13 Featherstone Rovers Win 46-22 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 3,278 13/06/2009
Northern Rail Cup SF Halifax Win 22-27 Away Shay Stadium 3,972 20/06/2009
Co-operative Championship 15 Doncaster Win 78-4 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 3,453 04/07/2009
Northern Rail Cup F Barrow Raiders Win 18-34 Neutral Blackpool 8,720 12/07/2009
Co-operative Championship 16 Gateshead Thunder Loss 34-18 Away Gateshead International Stadium 717 19/07/2009
Co-operative Championship 17 Toulouse Olympique Win 24-32 Away Stade des Minimes 3,206 25/07/2009
Co-operative Championship 18 Halifax Win 42-16 Home Stobart Stadium Halton 4,039 31/07/2009
Co-operative Championship 19 Featherstone Rovers Away Chris Moyles Stadium 09/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 20 Barrow Raiders Away Craven Park 15/08/2009
Co-operative Championship 21 Whitehaven Home Stobart Stadium Halton 22/08/2009

Transfers and Signings

2009 Signings

Nat Name Moved From Contract Length
Danny Mills Sheffield Eagles Unknown
Anthony Thackeray Castleford Tigers Unknown
Toa Kohe-Love Leigh Centurions Unknown
Richard Varkulis Halifax 1 Year
Lee Doran Leigh Centurions Unknown
Ben Kavanagh Wigan Warriors 3 Years
James Webster Hull 2 Years
Sam Thompson St Helens 2 Years
Loz Wildbore Featherstone Rovers 2 Years
Steve Bannister Salford City Reds Unknown
Brett Robinson Wigan Warriors Unknown

2009 Transfers

Nat Name Moved To Date Departed
Bob Beswick Halifax September 2008
Sam Barlow Released September 2008
Adam Bowman Released September 2008
Dayne Donoghue Released September 2008
Rob Draper Blackpool Panthers September 2008
Adel Fellous Toulouse Olympique September 2008
Tommy Gallagher Released September 2008
Ian Hardman Featherstone Rovers September 2008
Martin McLoughlin Released September 2008
Gareth Morton Released September 2008
Paul Noone Barrow Raiders September 2008
Steve Roper Workington Town September 2008

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