2006 Widnes Vikings season explained
| Year: | 2006 |
| League: | National League One |
| League Rank: | 2nd |
| League Wins: | 14 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 4 |
| Points For: | 729 |
| Points Against: | 449 |
| Playoff Result: | Runners Up |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Round Five |
| Cup2: | National League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter Finalists |
| Avg Attendance: | 3,645 |
| High Attendance: | 4,808
(vs. Whitehaven R.L.F.C., 1 October) |
| Low Attendance: | 3,004
(vs. Blackpool Panthers, 26 February) |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of Widnes Vikings seasons |
The 2006 Widnes Vikings season was their first in the 2006 Rugby League National Leagues since their relegation from the Super League the previous season. The Widnes Vikings aimed for immediate promotion back to the top tier eventually finishing second in the league and making it to the Grand Final. They ultimately fell short of this goal being defeated by the Hull Kingston Rovers by 29 points to 16.[1]
2006 fixtures and results
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2006 National League One Results| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
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| | 9/4/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 25-18 | | Nanyn 4/4 | | 4,024 | | | - |
| | 14/4/06 | National League 1 | | A | L | 53-4 | N/A | Nanyn 2/2 | N/A | 3,761 | | | - |
| | 17/4/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 52-6 | | Nanyn 6/10 | N/A | 3,098 | | | - |
| | 30/4/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 16-38 | Paul O'Connor, Smith, Nanyn (3), Bowman | Nanyn 7/7 | N/A | 3,048 | | | - |
| | 4/5/06 | National League 1 | | H | L | 28-42 | | Nanyn 4/5 | N/A | 4,331 | | | - |
| | 4/6/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 18-40 | Dodd, Terry O'Connor, Nanyn, Moran (2), Smith (2) | Nanyn 6/7 | N/A | 1,563 | | | - |
| | 11/6/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 34-12 | Smith, Beswick, Nanyn, Moran (3) | Nanyn 5/6 | N/A | 3,082 | | James Coyle, Mick Cassidy, Darren Woods, Ryan Tandy | - |
| | 25/6/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 36-38 | | Nanyn 5/7 | N/A | 1,227 | | | - |
| | 2/7/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 26-12 | | Nanyn 5/7 | N/A | 3,016 | | | - |
| | 9/7/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 72-18 | | Nanyn 10/13 | N/A | 3,213 | | | - |
| | 15/7/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 38-46 | | Nanyn 7/8 | N/A | 1,232 | | | - |
| | 23/7/06 | National League 1 | | A | L | 49-24 | | Nanyn 1/4, Moran 1/1 | N/A | 4,128 | | | - |
| | 30/7/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 22-42 | | Nanyn 7/7 | N/A | 1,752 | | | - |
| | 6/8/06 | National League 1 | | H | L | 18-31 | | Dodd 3/3 | N/A | 3,362 | | | - |
| | 13/8/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 32-16 | | Nanyn 6/6 | N/A | 3,759 | | | - |
| | 20/8/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 28-78 | | Nanyn 11/14 | N/A | 1,099 | | | - |
| | 3/9/06 | National League 1 | | A | W | 0-56 | | Nanyn 8/10 | N/A | 1,214 | | | - |
| | 10/9/06 | National League 1 | | H | W | 76-34 | | Nanyn 11/12, McDermott 1/1 | N/A | 3,781 | | | - |
| | 24/9/06 | National League 1 Playoffs - Qualifying Semi Final | | A | L | 29-22 | | Nanyn 1/2, Dodd 2/3 | N/A | 6,872 | | | - |
| | 1/10/06 | National League 1 Playoffs - Final Eliminator | | H | W | 24-20 | | Dodd 4/5 | N/A | 4,808 | | | - |
| | 8/10/06 | National League 1 Grand Final | | Neutral | L | 29-16 | | Dodd 2/3 | N/A | 13,024 | | | - |
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[2] 2006 Challenge Cup Results[3] 2006 National League Cup| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
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| | 12/2/06 | 2006 National League Cup - Group 4 | | H | W | 18-10 | Cassidy, Smith (2) | Nanyn 3/3 | N/A | 3,887 | | | - |
| | 19/2/06 | 2006 National League Cup - Group 4 | | A | L | 27-20 | | Nanyn 1/1, Marsh 1/3 | N/A | 4,045 | | | - |
| | 26/2/06 | 2006 National League Cup - Group 4 | | H | W | 76-6 | Dodd, Peachey (2), Cardiss, Marsh (3), Onyango (3), Coyle, Reid, Smith (2) | Marsh 10/14 | N/A | 3,004 | | | - |
| | 7/3/06 | 2006 National League Cup - Group 4 | | H | L | 10-25 | | Smith 1/1, Beswick 0/1 | N/A | 4,133 | | | - |
| | 19/3/06 | 2006 National League Cup - Group 4 | | A | W | 16-64 | | Nanyn 3/6, Dodd 1/2, Marsh 4/4 | N/A | 1,016 | | | - |
| | 28/3/06 | 2006 National League Cup - Group 4 | | A | W | 12-42 | | Nanyn 7/7 | N/A | 1,017 | | | - |
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[4] [5] 2006 squad
| Name | D.O.B. | Apps | League Apps | Tries | League Tries | Goals | League Goals | Field Goals | League Field Goals | Pts |
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| Paul Alcock | 12/11/82 | (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15/9/85 | 18 (7) | 10 (7) | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Bob Beswick | 8/12/84 | 31 (1) | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Damien Blanch | 24/5/83 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Adam Bowman | 12/11/87 | 7 (3) | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Daryl Cardiss | 13/7/77 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Mick Cassidy | 8/7/73 | 21 (8) | 11 (8) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| James Coyle | 28/12/85 | 20 (11) | 9 (11) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Paul Crook | 28/8/86 | 1 (7) | (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gavin Dodd | 28/8/86 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Dayne Donoghue | 22/9/88 | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Durbin | 7/9/84 | 5 (4) | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sean Gleeson | 29/11/87 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Miles Greenwood | 30/7/87 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Heaton | 19/4/81 | 8 (7) | 2 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Gary Hulse | 20/1/81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan James | 24/5/80 | 9 (7) | 9 (7) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| John Kirkpatrick | 3/1/79 | 18 (1) | 16 (1) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Lee Marsh | 5/3/83 | 6 (4) | 2 (1) | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| Barrie McDermott | 22/7/72 | 24 (3) | 16 (3) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Dennis Moran | 22/1/77 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | |
| Mick Nanyn | 3/6/82 | 26 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 134 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 388 | |
| Stephen Nash | 14/1/86 | (9) | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul O'Connor | 3/6/84 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Terry O'Connor | 13/10/71 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Lucas Onyango | 12/4/81 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| David Peachey | 21/1/74 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Damien Reid | 14/3/84 | 5 (4) | 1 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Adam Sidlow | 25/10/87 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Smith | 18/8/81 | 30 (2) | 20 (1) | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 105 | |
| Matt Strong | 17/2/87 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Summers | 11/8/81 | 5 (19) | 1 (15) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Ryan Tandy | 20/9/81 | 9 (11) | 8 (10) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Ian Watson | 27/10/76 | 15 (1) | 14 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Oliver Wilkes | 2/5/80 | 11(3) | 11(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Phil Wood | 25/10/83 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darren Woods | 24/3/84 | 3 (3) | (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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[6] Notes and References
- News: Hull KR 29-16 Widnes. 16 August 2017. BBC. BBC Sport. 8 October 2006. 1.
- Book: Butcher. Tim. Spencer. Daniel. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007. 2006. League Publications Ltd.. West Yorkshire. 1-901347-16-8. 244–258. 1st.
- Book: Butcher. Tim. Spencer. Daniel. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007. 2006. League Publications Ltd.. West Yorkshire. 1-901347-16-8. 296–299. 1st.
- Book: Butcher. Tim. Spencer. Daniel. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007. 2006. League Publications Ltd.. West Yorkshire. 1-901347-16-8. 286–293. 1st.
- Book: Butcher. Tim. Spencer. Daniel. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007. 2006. League Publications Ltd.. West Yorkshire. 1-901347-16-8. 293–294. 1st.
- Book: Butcher. Tim. Spencer. Daniel. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2006-2007. 2006. League Publications Ltd.. West Yorkshire. 1-901347-16-8. 242. 1st.
