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THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC LEIGH CENTURIONS YORK CITY SQUAD KNIGHTS SQUAD 1 GREGG MCNALLY MY TECH REPAIRS LIMITED 1350 2 RYAN INCE BOARS HEAD HN AWAITED COACH: JAMES FORD 3 IAIN THORNLEY AB SUNDECKS 1384 1 MATTY MARSH 4 JUNIOR SA'U IMPACT INSURANCE 1490 2 WHITELEY 5 ADAM HIGSON PPS DESIGN & BUILD 1310 PERRY 6 BEN REYNOLDS (JOINT V/C) STRUKTURA ENGINEERING 1398 3 JIMMY KEINHORST 7 JARROD SAMMUT LEIGH ARMS HN AWAITED 4 LIAM SALTER 8 MASON NATHAN ZAUN GROUP 1443 5 WILL SHARP 9 LIAM HOOD (JOINT V/C) CATON LLOYD AUDIO VISUAL SOLUTIONS 1410 6 BEN JOHNSTON 10 MARK IOANE HYDRAMED 1500 7 CONNOR ROBINSON 11 BEN HELLEWELL ELVIS ECKARDT RECRUITMENT & SALES LTD 1494 12 ANDY THORNLEY LISA 1344 8 RONAN DIXON 13 ADDY 9 JUBB #2 DANNY (CAPTAIN) CHASSIS & CAB 1496 WILL 14 MATTY WILDIE ASK PLATT OFFICE SUPPLIES 1497 10 JACK TEANBY 15 THOMPSON JORDAN FITFIELD LTD 1441 11 DANNY WASHBROOK 16 SAM BROOKS PROBUILD PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 1474 12 SAM SCOTT 17 JOSH WOODS DKC CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1472 13 SPEARS 18 TOM SPENCER IMPACT INSURANCE 1357 TIM 19 MARTYN RIDYARD RM COURIER SERVICES LTD 1314 14 KRISS BRINING 20 LIAM FORSYTH TOMMY SALE MBE YOUTH DEV. PROG. 1489 15 JAMES GREEN 21 GLOHE NICK PAM TIES 1495 16 CHRIS CLARKSON 22 CRAIG MULLEN IMO ALAN PLATT HN AWAITED 17 JOE PORTER 23 CALLUM FIELD THE LEIGH CENTURIONS FANS FORUM 1499 19 BALDWINSON 24 BRAD HOLROYD HILLTOP PRODUCTS LTD 1488 JORDAN 25 CAMERON SCOTT AB SUNDECKS 1493 20 MARCUS STOCK 26 LEWIS BIENEK REGIN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 1501 21 JASON BASS 27 ALEX GERRARD STRUKTURA ENGINEERING 1498 22 BRAD HEY 23 JORDAN-ROBERTS DUFFY JOSH THERE’S NO JOHN ASCOT SERVICES 1174 24 ELLIOT WALLIS PAUL ANDERSON GM PROJECTS 1160 JAY DUFFY THE LEIGH CENTURIONS FANS FORUM 1244 25 AJ TOWSE MICKY HIGHAM JRS TAXIS 1153 26 MYLES HARRISON PLACE LIKE Officials NEXT Kit sponsors Referee: S. Mikalauskas LEIGH 2020: Reserve Referee: M. Charnock Touch Judges: E. McCarthy, S. Houghton CENTURIONS Hilltop Products Ltd Match Commissionaire: A. Mills HOME GAME 24/7 Technology Ltd HOME! Bedford Packaging Time Keeper: K. Leyland BATLEY Briggs & Forrester Group MAIN MATCH SPONSOR Cara Brickwork BULLDOGS Leigh Centurions Evans Halshaw Fitfield Ltd v YORK CITY KNIGHTS gm Projects Ltd SUNDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2020 @ 3PM Horbury Group BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP Impact Insurance Kukri MATCH BALL SPONSOR Coral Challenge Cup Leigh Market Round Four MAIN MATCH SPONSOR MATCH BALL SPONSOR Leisure Resorts Friday, February 21, 2020 Wigan & Leigh College KO: 8pm # LEYTHERS FROM THE TOP Welcome to Leigh Sports Village for our first Sunday home game of the season and the visit of York City Knights for this Betfred Championship Round 3 game. country and in good conditions On a personal note I was extremely John Duffy’s side gave a sparkling honoured to be asked to present Mark display of attacking football to Ioane with his playing shirt ahead of the record a great win. Sheffield game as Mark became Adam Higson’s hat-trick in the opening heritage number #1500 to play for stages was one highlight and it was a Leigh Centurions, a great landmark in hat-trick in the true sense of the term the club’s history. When I first set out as the tries were scored consecutively. researching the club’s history back in He was a deserved choice as Man of the early 1980s I never realised that the Match, but the award could have ultimately the end result would be the gone to any number of players in a heritage numbers that form such an really impressive team performance. I’m essential part of the club’s sense of sure that the Leigh fans who saw the pride. game can’t wait for the season to Tommy Martyn joined us in the dressing MIKE unfold and there’s a real sense of room as he handed out shirts to all the LATHAM excitement in the air. The players who’d made their debuts at Championship, as we know only too Dewsbury the week before and later he York are on the verge of a historic well, is a fantastic competition with joined us in Premier Club for a move to a sparkling new stadium playing standards high and a wide fascinating interview about his career which they’ll share with the city’s range of venues and opposition to and the pride he had in playing for football club and we are looking meet; long trips to France and London, Leigh, his hometown club in the 2004 forward to visiting later this 4G surfaces etc and every team can team that won promotion to Super season. James Ford’s side had a beat another on the day. It’s going to be League. Tommy, of course, comes from great season in 2019 as they not fascinating to see how the season great Rugby League stock as his late only consolidated their position in unfolds. father Tommy senior and late uncle the Championship following ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Mick both made fabulous contributions promotion but reached the end of to the Leigh club, Mick the club’s record The OuRLeague app goes from season play-offs, beating Leigh try-scorer and his dad a member of the Centurions home and away along strength to strength and its 1982 championship-winning team, both the way. Both games were tight, coverage of the game at all levels internationals. Tommy followed suit by tense affairs decided by small continues to grow. playing for Ireland in internationals margins but proved just what an We were able recently to watch, for including the 2000 World Cup and now accomplished side Ford has example, York’s game in Toulouse and his son Shay is making his way through assembled. the British Army’s win over Ince Rose the ranks at Saints. With Tommy’s After their defeat in France on the Bridge and North Wales Crusaders mum, sister and son among those in season’s opening weekend York had the beating Mayfield last weekend and the Premier Club on Saturday it brought disappointment of having last Sunday’s fourth round Coral Challenge Cup draw home again just what a great family game against Bradford Bulls postponed was screened live last Monday. That game we have in Rugby League. due to the awful weather and so have paired us with a home tie against Batley ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Bulldogs and we look forward to yet to play at home this season, and Each home game we have a next week face the long trip to the welcoming our friends from the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium to LSV next weekend number of past players joining us capital for their Coral Challenge Cup-tie in Premier Club and the likes of Phil against London Broncos. for our third consecutive home game. After all the weather disruption it’s great Johnson, Alan Platt, Tommy ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to have continuity of fixtures and to play Warburton and Chris Wilkinson all Meanwhile our home game against at LSV early season as despite the enjoyed the occasion. Sheffield Eagles took place on weather the playing conditions tend to The past players have a great role to Saturday before the full force of be fairly uniform due to the excellence play in the club and the contributions Storm Ciara began to hit the of the playing pitch and surrounds. they made will never be forgotten. THE CENTURION • THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LEIGH CENTURIONS RLFC 4 # LEYTHERS WHO’S WHO HONOURS AT LEIGH CENTURIONS Winter era (1895-96 to 1995-96) FROM THE TOP Continued Championship Winners: Owner Retail Outlet Manager Congratulations, too, to Gregg Mr Derek Beaumont Ms Gillian Jolley 1905-06, 1981-82 Operational Board Of Directors IT Manager Division Two Champions: McNally on going through the 1,000 Mr Michael Latham (Chairman) Mr Andrew Parkinson 1977-78, 1985-86, 1988-89 points-barrier, a feat achieved by Mr Jason Huyton Club Ambassador Challenge Cup Winners: very few players in their careers. 1921, 1971 Mr Steve Hill Mr Alex Murphy OBE Gregg is very popular at LSV and it Mr Aaron Adams Lancashire Cup Winners: Honorary Life President SuperLeigh (Hilton Park Society) 1952, 1955, 1970, 1981 fitting he reached the milestone in front Mr Brian Bowman Manager (runners-up 1909, 1920, 1922, 1949, of the North Stand. It was great to see Honorary Vice President Ms Christine Brown 1951, 1963, 1969) our fans taking to social media to Mr Andy Burnham Assistant Manager BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners: congratulate him and his first and General Manager Mr Jonathan Simpkin 1969, 1972 (runners-up 1968, 1976) hometown club Whitehaven showed Mr Neil Jukes Co-Ordinator South West Lancashire & Border their class with a lovely message of Commercial Manager Mr Paul Robinson Towns Cup Winners: 1901 Ms Katy Allen ITA TV Trophy runners-up 1955 congratulations. Leigh Community Trust Summer era (1996 to date) ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Life Members Programmes Director: Mr Tommy Coleman Ms Hannah Forbes Promotion to Super League: LCTV goes from strength to Dr Morris Doublet-Stewart Community & Schools Liaison Manager: 2004,2016 strength with some great features Mr Michael Latham Ms Heather Parker-Preece League Leaders: and match coverage- full match Mr John Massey Youth Health and Inclusion Officers: Premiership 2001, Mr Steve Openshaw National League One 2004, and potted highlights with eye- Mr Mick Nanyn; Mr Michael Ostick catching graphics and a really Mr Fred Parkinson Men’s Health Officer: Championship 2014,2015,2016 Mr Allan Rowley Mr Steve Maden Grand Final Winners: professional presentation. Mr Frank Taylor Lead S.E.N Officer: National League One 2004, Another popular feature is the Fan- Mr John Woods Ms Carlie Unsworth Championship 2014 Cam, made into something of a cult S.E.N Officer: (runners-up: Premiership 2000, 2002, Head Coach Mr TJ Richardson feature by the late Phil Todoric, sadly Mr John Duffy National League One 2003) Veterans and Men’s Health Officer: missed by so many of us, now carried Team Manager/ National league Cup Winners: Mr Dave Drury on in fitting style by Dan Dobranski.