2009 Widnes Vikings season
2009 Widnes Vikings season | ||||
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2009 Northern Rail Cup champions | ||||
Co-operative Championship Rank | 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 | ||||
Stadium | Stobart Stadium Halton | |||
Avg. 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.
Table
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
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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.
Note: (b): Doncaster lost 9 competition points for entering administration.
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
Signings and transfers
2009 Signings
Name | Moved from | Contract length |
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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
Name | Moved to | Date departed |
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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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