Whitehaven
- Coaches
- Arnie Walker (16)
- Phil Kitchin (15)
- Biggest home crowd
- 5,611 (vs. Leigh in round 999)
- Average home crowd
- 2,808
- Top pointscorer
- League: Alan Pearson (49)
- All Matches: Alan Pearson (55)
- Top tryscorers
- League: Alan Thomson (5)
- All Matches: John Bulman, Alan Thomson (5)
Phil Kitchin was sacked as coach in January, and replaced later in the month by Arnold Walker. At the time of his appointment, Walker was the youngest coach in the competition at just 29.
Results
| Date | Day | Competition | Opposition | Score | Captain(s) | Coach(es) | Venue | Crowd | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | Sun | LC (1) | A | Leigh | L | 2 | - | 37 | P Kitchin | Hilton Park | 3,915 | |||
| 30 | Sun | League | A | Wigan | L | 8 | - | 25 | P Kitchin | Central Park | 3,478 | 3rd | ||
| Sep 6 | Sun | League | H | Hull | L | 3 | - | 24 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 3,479 | 14th | ||
| 13 | Sun | League | A | York | L | 13 | - | 14 | P Kitchin | Wigginton Rd | 3,000 | 16th | ||
| 20 | Sun | League | H | Bradford N. | L | 7 | - | 8 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 2,966 | 16th | ||
| 27 | Sun | League | A | Warrington | L | 3 | - | 17 | P Kitchin | Wilderspool | 2,862 | 16th | ||
| Oct 4 | Sun | League | H | Featherstone R. | L | 13 | - | 23 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 2,655 | 16th | ||
| 11 | Sun | League | H | Hull KR | -A- 5 | - | 5 | Recreation Gnd | 3,141 | 16th | ||||
| 18 | Sun | JPT (1) | H | Salford | L | 11 | - | 19 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 3,351 | |||
| 25 | Sun | League | A | Widnes | L | 7 | - | 10 | P Kitchin | Naughton | 4,242 | 16th | ||
| Nov 15 | Sun | League | H | Fulham | L | 2 | - | 10 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 2,811 | 16th | ||
| 22 | Sun | League | A | Leigh | L | 13 | - | 23 | P Kitchin | Hilton Park | 4,847 | 16th | ||
| 29 | Sun | League | A | Bradford N. | L | 5 | - | 18 | P Kitchin | Odsal | 4,748 | 16th | ||
| Dec 6 | Sun | League | H | St Helens | L | 7 | - | 9 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 2,500 | 16th | ||
| 13 | Sun | League | A | Leeds | L | 13 | - | 23 | P Kitchin | Headingley | 3,741 | 16th | ||
| Jan 3 | Sun | League | H | Wakefield T. | D | 9 | - | 9 | P Kitchin | Recreation Gnd | 2,291 | 16th | ||
| 19 | Tue | League | A | Barrow | L | 3 | - | 27 | Craven Park | 4,474 | 16th | |||
| 24 | Sun | League | H | York | D | 10 | - | 10 | Recreation Gnd | 2,114 | 16th | |||
| 31 | Sun | League | A | Wakefield T. | L | 12 | - | 15 | A Walker | Belle Vue | 2,626 | 16th | ||
| Feb 7 | Sun | League | H | Widnes | L | 5 | - | 16 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 2,533 | 16th | ||
| 14 | Sun | CC (1) | H | Hull KR | L | 7 | - | 17 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 3,965 | |||
| 21 | Sun | League | H | Warrington | D | 8 | - | 8 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 1,995 | 16th | ||
| 28 | Sun | League | A | St Helens | L | 7 | - | 41 | A Walker | Knowsley | 3,064 | 16th | ||
| Mar 7 | Sun | League | A | Featherstone R. | L | 6 | - | 7 | A Walker | Post Office Road | 1,856 | 16th | ||
| 14 | Sun | League | A | Fulham | L | 14 | - | 25 | A Walker | Craven Cottage | 2,512 | 16th | ||
| 21 | Sun | League | A | Hull | L | 0 | - | 35 | A Walker | Boulevard | 10,652 | 16th | ||
| 28 | Sun | League | H | Leeds | L | 12 | - | 27 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 2,733 | 16th | ||
| 31 | Wed | League | H | Wigan | W | 8 | - | 5 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 1,663 | 16th | ||
| Apr 4 | Sun | League | A | Castleford | L | 8 | - | 36 | A Walker | Wheldon Road | 2,482 | 16th | ||
| 9 | Fri | League | H | Hull KR | L | 5 | - | 25 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 2,565 | 16th | ||
| 12 | Mon | League | H | Barrow | W | 12 | - | 6 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 2,593 | 16th | ||
| 18 | Sun | League | A | Hull KR | L | 3 | - | 45 | A Walker | Craven Park | 7,940 | 16th | ||
| 21 | Wed | League | H | Castleford | L | 4 | - | 11 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 1,570 | 16th | ||
| 28 | Wed | League | H | Leigh | L | 4 | - | 13 | A Walker | Recreation Gnd | 5,611 | 16th | ||
34 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | League | Cups/Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |||||
| BARTON, John | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BARWISE, Michael | - | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BLACKWOOD, Robert | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BULMAN, John | - | 14 | - | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 16 | - | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | |||
| CALVIN, Ralph | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| COTTIER, Gordon | - | 21 | - | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 22 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | |||
| D'LENY, Anthony | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| DORAN, John | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| ELLIOTT, John | - | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FIDLER, Ray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FISHER, William | - | 9 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FOX, Vince | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| GLOVER, John | - | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |||
| GRIMES, Paul | - | 27 | - | 27 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 29 | - | 29 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |||
| HALL, Colin | - | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | |||
| HARTLEY, John | - | 6 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| HUDDART, Milton | - | 12 | 5 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 5 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| JOHNS, Graeme | - |
|
6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| LANE, Steve | - | 15 | 3 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | |||
| LARDER, Phil | - | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | 7 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | 7 | - | 17 | - | - | |||
| LITT, Ian | - | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | |||
| McCLURE, Malcolm | - | 18 | 1 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |||
| McCRACKEN, Bill | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| McGUINNESS, Patrick | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| McMILLAN, Derek | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| McMULLEN, Michael | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| MACKIE, Robert | - | 20 | 1 | 21 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | 22 | 3 | - | - | 9 | - | - | |||
| MARTIN, David | - | 17 | 2 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | |||
| PEARSON, Alan | - | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 23 | - | 49 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | 13 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 26 | - | 55 | - | - | |||
| PHYTHIAN, Steve | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| RAE, Wilson | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| ROSE, Brian | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| SIMPSON, Jeff | - | 7 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| STEWART, Joe | - | 25 | 3 | 28 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 4 | 30 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | - | |||
| STODDART, Peter | - | 22 | 2 | 24 | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 24 | 3 | 27 | 3 | - | 2 | 11 | - | - | |||
| TAYLOR, Mike | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| THOMPSON, Tom | - | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| THOMSON, Alan | - | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | |||
| WALKER, Arnie | 30 |
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18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 30 | - | - | ||
| WILKINSON, Ken | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | 17 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | 19 | - | - | |||
| 40 players | 0 cur. / 8 tot. | 30.03 | 31 matches | 42 | 47 | 9 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 3 matches | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 34 matches | 46 | 51 | 9 | 249 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.
Legend
Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club



