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C HOME GAME 17 E N T U R I DREAM DEBUT O SAM CELEBRATES HIS DEBUT WITH THE N CAPTAIN LEIGH CENTURIONS v BATLEY BULLDOGS Sunday 23rd September 2018 Leigh Sports Village Kick Off 3.00pm 2018 WELCOME TO LSV elcome to the players, seen a massive re-structure once the performance to mark what could officials and supporters failure to secure a play-off place was possibly be the last game of the season Wof Batley Bulldogs for confirmed, again by the tiniest of at LSV. this Betfred Championship Shield margins. Batley Bulldogs will be looking for their first Round 6 game at LSV. ............................................................ win in four attempts over the Centurions Depending on results in the final two In recent weeks, despite little being this season and go into the game on the rounds of the competition this could be at stake, the Centurions fans have back of a 44-4 home win over Sheffield the last game of the campaign at LSV as warmed to the efforts of the side Eagles last Sunday. Featherstone Rovers currently have a and the last few home games, in It was the fourth successive victory for Matt two-point advantage in the table and are particular have been enjoyable. Who Diskin's side. Johnny Campbell led the way on target to play the Shield final against will ever forget the joy on young with a hat-trick, including a spectacular ourselves at the LD Nutrition Stadium on Brad Whelan's face as he raced over long range effort and other tries for Dom the first weekend in October. as things for a debut try in front of the North Brambani, Sam Smeaton, Lewis Galbraith, stand this would be Sunday 7 October at Stand after brilliant approach work Brad Day and James Brown, the latter 3pm. by Ben Reynolds and Drew marking his 100th Bulldogs appearance in In order to play the game at LSV, Leigh Hutchison? style. Fullback Dave Scott, one of the need to win their last two games and Earlier in the game Sam Peet sliced over Championship's most consistent hope that Rovers slip up in at least one for his senior try to mark his debut and performers, tagged on six goals. of their remaining games away at put the gloss on an impressive personal ............................................................ Swinton today and at home to Barrow display. Mitch Cox has also come into All that remains is to thank each next Sunday. If so, it will all come down the side and performed superbly. Three and every Leigh Centurions to points difference with Leigh's local lads, showing exactly what playing supporter for their backing during currently superior by the tiniest of for Leigh means to them and the loyal 2018, to all our magnificent margins, just three points. Leigh Centurions fans have responded to sponsors, to all the players, staff Looking back on the season it has their efforts. and volunteers for their efforts and certainly been a roller coaster of Whatever the future holds should dedication and hopefully we can emotions and ultimately the five defeats become clearer in the next few weeks finish the season in style by lifting a in the first six Championship games had and in the meantime the Leigh players trophy the club has never won a devastating effect on the club and has will be looking to put on a good before. HERITAGE # MYSTERY SOLVED Long standing Leigh remember Uncle Joe as a wiry chap so I would imagine Centurions supporter and he played in the backs. sponsor Moira Griffiths from "At the funeral I was talking with cousins I haven't seen Impact Insurance recently for some time and Uncle Joe's daughter Millie, an avid contacted the club Warrington fan, confirmed that Uncle Joe did play for regarding the heritage Leigh, she thinks before the war because he told her numbers. about it. I seem to remember you had a missing player Moira wrote: "I think I have around this time so could Uncle Joe be him?" some information for you Peter Riley was a fantastic player and formed a famous regarding a missing player halfback partnership with Jimmy Rowe for several for a heritage number. My seasons when the club reformed in 1946. Like many mum, who passed away others he lost his best years to the war. recently, spoke very clearly about her past. We were talking about rugby as our youngest son plays rugby at The 1940-41 season was Leigh's last before they folded Leigh East under 18's. My mum recalled a former Leigh as they had no ground, having lost Mather Lane to player by the name of Peter Riley. When we checked he extensions at the cable works. did indeed play rugby for Leigh and died aged 90 in They played 14 games all away from home and had 60 2011. Peter was brought up near mum, so she said, and players. On 9 Nov 1940 in away game at Liverpool Stanley she remembered him going to war with her brothers - (played at Prescot Cables FC) a J Yates made his debut mum was the youngest of ten. and went on to play four more games that year. "It's what came next that might interest you - she told He was ex Leigh St Joseph's. At that time the reporting us her brother Joe Yates also played rugby for Leigh style rarely gave a first name for a player in reports, so and he would have been a similar age. I always Continued on Page 19 3 LEIGH CENTURIONS v BATLEY BULLDOGS • BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD HONOURS WHO’S WHO Winter era AT LEIGH CENTURIONS (1895-96 to 1995-96) Championship Winners: Board Of Directors Kit Managers 1905-06, 1981-82 Owner Mr Sean Fairhurst Division Two Champions: Mr Derek Beaumont Mr Frank Taylor 1977-78, 1985-86, 1988-89 Chief Executive Statistician Challenge Cup Winners: Mr Matthew Chantler Mr Cliff Sumner 1921, 1971 Operations Player Welfare Manager Lancashire Cup Winners: Mr Steve Openshaw Mr Ste Maden 1952, 1955, 1970, 1981 Media & Communications Finance Manager (runners-up 1909, 1920, 1922, 1949, Mr Michael Latham (Chairman) Ms Jane Smith 1951, 1963, 1969) Commercial Social Media Manager BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners: Mr Jason Huyton Mr Darren Lilly 1969, 1972 (runners-up 1968, 1976) Honorary Life President Retail Outlet Manager South West Lancashire & Border Mr Brian Bowman Ms Gillian Jolley Towns Cup Winners: 1901 Honorary Vice President IT Manager ITA TV Trophy runners-up 1955 Mr Andy Burnham MP Mr Andrew Parkinson Summer era (1996 to date) Club Ambassador Promotion to Super League: Life Members Mr Alex Murphy OBE 2004,2016 Mr Tommy Coleman Official Club Photographer League Leaders: Dr Morris Doublet-Stewart Paul McCarthy Premiership 2001, Mr Michael Latham National League One 2004, Mr John Massey SuperLeigh Championship 2014,2015,2016 Mr Fred Parkinson (Hilton Park Society) Grand Final Winners: Mr Alan Platt Manager National League One 2004, Mr Frank Taylor Ms Christine Brown Championship 2014 Mr John Woods Assistant Manager (runners-up: Premiership 2000, 2002, Mr Jonathan Simpkin National League One 2003) Head Coach Co-Ordinator National league Cup Winners: Mr Kieron Purtill Mr Paul Robinson 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013 Assistant Coach (runners-up 2003) Mr Paul Anderson Leigh Community Trust Trans-Pennine Cup Winners: Head Of Performance Programmes Director 2001 (runners-up 2000) Mr Chris Baron Ms Hannah Forbes Strength & Conditioning Community Development & Support Staff Co-Ordinator Mr Nathan Pennington Ms Heather Parker-Preece CLUB RECORDS Physiotherapist Social Inclusion Officers Highest Score For: Mr Adam Rowland Mr Michael Ostick 92-2 v Keighley, 1986 Assistant Physiotherapist Mr Mick Nanyn Highest Score Against: Mr Niall Ward 4-94 vWorkington Town, 1995 Masseur Highest Home Attendance: Mr Rob Stewart 31,326 v St Helens, 1953 Nutritionist Highest Home Attendance at LSV: Mr Scott Hill 10,556 v Batley Bulldogs, 2016 GAME RECORDS Tries: 6 by Jack Wood in 1947 and Neil Turley in 2001 Goals: 15 by Mick Stacey in 1976 CONTACT DETAILS Points: 42 by Neil Turley in 2004 Leigh Centurions Twitter: SEASONAL RECORDS Leigh Sports Village Stadium, twitter.com/LeighCenturions Tries: 55 by Neil Turley in 2001 Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4JY or tweet us @LeighCenturions Goals: 187 by Neil Turley in 2004 Telephone: 01942 487887 Points: 468 by Neil Turley in 2004 Commercial Sales: 01942 487898 Email: CAREER RECORDS General Enquiries - Appearances: 503 by Albert Worrall Facebook: enquiries@leighrl .co.uk Tries: 189 by Mick Martyn facebook.com/leighcenturionsfanpage Lottery Goals: 1043 by Jimmy Ledgard lottery@leighrl. co.uk Points: 2492 by John Woods 4 5 LEIGH CENTURIONS v BATLEY BULLDOGS • BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD LEIGH CENTURIONS v BATLEY BULLDOGS • BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD 7 LEIGH CENTURIONS v BATLEY BULLDOGS • BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD LEIGH CENTURIONS Heritage No. Heritage No. 1416 1349 Date of Birth Date of Birth 02/10/1990 30/10/1992 Sponsor Sponsor GM Projects Brick Store Ltd Rep Honours Rep Honours n/a Wales Former Club Former Club St Helens Warrington 2 5 MATTY DAWSON JONES RHYS EVANS Heritage No. Heritage No. 1438 1398 Date of Birth Date of Birth 26/04/1995 15/01/1994 Sponsor Sponsor The Pavilion Cloud4 Furniture Outlet Computers Ltd Rep Honours Rep Honours Junior Kangaroos, n/a NSW U20s Former Club Former Club Castleford St George Illawarra 6 7 BEN REYNOLDS DREW HUTCHISON Heritage No. Heritage No. 1446 1389 Date of Birth Date of Birth 19/06/1989 04/04/1992 Sponsor Sponsor Tommy Sale MBE Impact Insurance Youth Development Rep Honours Programme England U18s Rep Honours Former Club France Workington Former Club Castleford 10 11 JAMIE ACTON KEVIN LARROYER Heritage No.