2019 Widnes Vikings season
Championship Rank11th
Challenge CupRound 6
RFL 1895 CupRunners-up
Team information
Head CoachKeiron Purtill
StadiumHalton 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

Main article: 2019 RFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Wolfpack 27 26 0 1 1010 356 +654 52 Play-off semi-final
2 Toulouse Olympique 27 20 0 7 877 446 +431 40 Play-off qualifying final
3 York City Knights 27 19 1 7 612 529 +83 39
4 Leigh Centurions 27 18 0 9 792 558 +234 36 Play-off elimination final
5 Featherstone Rovers 27 17 0 10 837 471 +366 34
6 Bradford Bulls 27 16 1 10 717 522 +195 33
7 Sheffield Eagles 27 15 0 12 748 694 +54 30
8 Halifax 27 10 1 16 602 685 −83 21
9 Swinton Lions 27 10 1 16 619 803 −184 21
10 Batley Bulldogs 27 8 1 18 462 756 −294 17
11 Widnes Vikings 27 14 0 13 646 586 +60 16[a]
12 Dewsbury Rams 27 6 2 19 513 721 −208 14
13 Barrow Raiders 27 5 1 21 479 861 −382 11 Relegated to League 1
14 Rochdale Hornets 27 1 0 26 342 1268 −926 2
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
Championship results
3 February 1 Halifax H Halton Stadium W 40–16 Ince (3), Gelling, Craven, Owens Owens (6) 4,283 RLP, BBC
9 February 2 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest-Argelès W 40–16 Gelling (2), Chapelhow, Craven, Hood, Ince Owens (6) 2,189 RLP
16 February 3 Toronto Wolfpack A Kingston Park L 6–30 Walker Owens 1,817 RLP
3 March 5 Featherstone Rovers H Halton Stadium W 44–22 Ince (2), Owens (2), Gelling, Hood, Walker, Wilde Owens (6) 5,782 RLP
10 March 6 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park W 20–4 Cahill, Craven, Ince, Walker Gilmore (2) 1,745 RLP
17 March 7 Bradford Bulls H Halton Stadium W 25–20 Brand , Craven, Ince, Johnstone Owens (4), Craven (FG) 5,335 RLP
24 March 8 Rochdale Hornets A Spotland Stadium W 50–4 Ince (4), Brand, Buckley, Hansen, Roby, Wilde Owens (7) 1,732 RLP
7 April 9 Batley Bulldogs A Mount Pleasant L 18–20 Roby (2), Johnstone Owens (3) 1,420 RLP
19 April 10 Leigh Centurions H Halton Stadium W 30–12 Lyons (2), Gelling, O'Neill, Walker Owens (5) 5,866 RLP
22 April 11 York City Knights A Bootham Crescent L 10–17 Ince, Wilde Owens 2,229 RLP
28 April 12 Dewsbury Rams H Halton Stadium L 24–25 Owens (3), Craven Owens (4) 3,851 RLP
5 May 13 Swinton Lions A Heywood Road W 32–10 Chapelhow (2), Craven, Lyons, Wilde Owens (6) 1,469 RLP
19 May 14 Leigh Centurions N Bloomfield Road L 22–36 Craven (2). Buckley, Roby Roby (3) 7,158 RLP
26 May 15 York City Knights H Halton Stadium L 12–16 Lyons, Roby Freeman (2) 3,408 RLP
31 May 4 Sheffield Eagles H Halton Stadium W 36–6 Brand (2), Cahill, Dean, Hatton, Ince, Owens Owens (4) 4,920 RLP
9 June 16 Barrow Raiders H Halton Stadium W 38–14 Chapelhow (2), Hatton (2), Craven, Lyons, Roby Owens (5) 3,830 RLP
16 June 17 Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road L 4–22 Ince 2,380 RLP
21 June 18 Batley Bulldogs H Halton Stadium W 28–22 Chapelhow, Dean, Gelling, Hatton, Norman Edge (4) 3,742 RLP
30 June 19 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 0–62 3,895 RLP
7 July 20 Rochdale Hornets H Halton Stadium W 40–12 Owens (2), Ah Van (2), Ashall-Bott, Craven, Roby Owens (4) 3,780 RLP
14 July 21 Halifax A The Shay L 10–40 Hatton, Wilde Owens 1,668 RLP
21 July 22 Toronto Wolfpack H Halton Stadium L 19–24 Craven, Ince, Roby Owens (3), Craven (FG) 3,813 RLP
2 August 23 Sheffield Eagles A Olympic Legacy Stadium L 10–30 Ince, Robson Owens 772 RLP
10 August 24 Toulouse Olympique H Halton Stadium L 12–28 Cahill, Owens Owens (2) 3,643 RLP
18 August 25 Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village L 22–34 Brand (2), Ashall-Bott, Hatton Gilmore (3) 3,559 RLP
1 September 26 Swinton Lions H Halton Stadium W 36–28 Ah Van (2), Brand, Dean, Ganson, Owens, Roby Owens (3), Dean 3,928 RLP
8 September 27 Dewsbury Rams A Crown Flatt W 22–8 Buckley (2), Dean, Owens Owens (3) 1,409 RLP

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2019 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
31 May 4 Oldham A Bower Fold W 54–14 Buckley (3). Owens (3), Brand, Ince, Johnstone, Roby Owens (7) 1,247 RLP
13 April 5 York City Knights H Halton Stadium W 44–12 Freeman (4), Brand, Ince, Lyons, Owens Owens (6) 2,229 RLP
10 May 5 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue L 6–26 Roby Owens 3,055 RLP

1895 Cup

Main article: 2019 RFL 1895 Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
1895 Cup results
5 June 2 Featherstone Rovers H Halton Stadium W 22–16 Hatton (3), Lyons Owens (3) 1,515 RLP
26 June Quarter-final Dewsbury Rams H Halton Stadium W 54–6 Gelling (3), Roby (3), Wilde (2), Dean, Walker Owens (7) 1,458 RLP
28 July Semi-final Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 12–8 Gelling, Owens Owens (2) 4,460 RLP
24 August Final Sheffield Eagles N Wembley Stadium L 18–36 Deam, Gilmore, Hansen Owens (3) 62,717 RLP

References

  1. ^ "Season Review: Widnes Vikings". RFL. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Widnes Vikings | A year on from takeover". RFL. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Widnes Vikings: RFL accepts new takeover deal but still imposes 12-point penalty". BBC Sport. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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