KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 17 LEIGH CENTURIONS v DEWSBURY RAMS SUNDAY, 29th JUNE 2014 AT LEIGH SPORTS VILLAGE • KICK OFF 3PM Match Sponsor Match Ball Sponsor ISSUE 10 PRICE £2.50 HONOURS Championship Winners: 1905-06 FROM THE TOP Division One Champions: Cover Star: 1981-82 Oli Wilkes Division Two Champions: celebrates his 1977-78, 1985-86, 1988-89 dramatic elcome to this afternoon’s unveil the Club’s Heritage Numbers. We will be inviting the town of matchwinning Challenge Cup Winners: WKingstone Press Championship Leigh to come together and celebrate the rich heritage of the Leigh try against 1920-21, 1970-71 game against Dewsbury Rams. Centurions Club. Halifax Lancashire Cup Winners: The last two home games have both produced gates of Each player has been allocated his own unique Heritage Number in debut order dating from Leigh’s first game under the auspices of the 1952-53, 1955-56, 1970-71, 1981-82 over 2,500 and I hope that this welcome upward curve in Northern Union on 7 September 1895 against Leeds. There will be a BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: our attendances continues this afternoon for what is WHO’S WHO 1969-70, 1972-73 separate list of Founders Numbers that acknowledge the players that sure to be an exciting encounter. represented the Club from the formation in 1878 until 1895 when At Leigh Centurions Promotion To Top Division Leigh Sports Village Leigh played under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union. achieved(Not as Champions): The Heritage Day will focus on the history of the Club and the huge 1963-64, 1975-76, 1991-92 Our home has been in the news recently especially after the successful Hon Life President Kit men part it has played in the fabric of the town. There will be a Mr Tommy Sale MBE Mr Frank Taylor staging of the Elton John concert last weekend. From the rugby side of Other Promotion season: things the Board of Management was delighted that our partners at commemoration of every player to have played a first-team game for Hon Vice President Mr Sean Fairhurst 1997 (Division 3 to Division 2) Mr Tommy Mather the LSV have been awarded the second Tetley’s Challenge Cup semi- the Club, be it one game or 500. The day will include entertainment Mr Andy Burnham MP Northern Ford Minor Premiership final between Widnes Vikings and Castleford Tigers on Sunday 10th for all the family and the chance to meet and greet the past and Under 20’s Coach Hon Life Members Winners: 2001 August. present players and celebrate their Heritage Numbers. Mr Paul Anderson Mr Brian Bowman Trans-Pennine Cup Winners: 2001 We are immensely proud of our home and feel that yet another big Touchdown Club Mr Tommy Coleman Under 20’s Assistant event taking place in the Leigh area can only be good for the Arriva Trains Cup Winners: 2004 The Touchdown Club goes from strength to strength and it was Mr Frank Taylor Mr Steve Mayo development of Rugby League at all levels. To support our partners Mr John Massey Conditioner LHF National League 1 Champions: we have agreed that we will play our home game with Featherstone interesting to read Gareth Walker’s very complimentary article in Board of Management Mr Dan Ogden 2004 Rovers the previous Friday, 8th August, with an 8pm kick-off. We League Express having attended the Halifax game as a guest of Derek Mr Michael Norris - Chairman LHF National League 1 Grand Final intend to make a spectacle of what is probably our biggest game of Beaumont. This afternoon’s guests are Norman and Neil Turley who I Physiotherapists am pleased to welcome to LSV this afternoon. Also special guests this Mr Derek Beaumont Ms Emma Fletcher Winners: 2004 the season and hopefully will get a suitably balmy August evening for afternoon are Cliff and Helen Yates, parents of the late Malcolm Yates, Mr Andy Mazey Ms Hannah Lloyd Northern Rail Cup Winners: us all to enjoy this great fixture. Mr Alan Platt Mr John Stopford (Under 20's) 2006, 2011, 2013 the popular Leigh prop forward who tragically died prematurely 17 Mr Steve Openshaw Sam Barlow years ago. Former Leigh player Paul Wingfield has generously Mr Neil Wilcock Club Doctor In the Halifax home game there was a serious injury to Sam Barlow, sponsored Malcolm’s Heritage Number in his honour and will also be Ms Jackie Mottershead Dr Maurice Doublet-Stewart from which he is happily now recovering. I would like to echo the here this afternoon along with Leigh legends John Woods and Alex Mr Trevor Barton MBE Club Ambassador CLUB RECORDS tribute paid by our Head of Rugby, Derek Beaumont to our medical Murphy OBE. Mr Alex Murphy OBE Head of Rugby Biggest Victory: team of physios and doctors who were magnificent in the way that Tom Armstrong Mr Derek Beaumont General Manager 92-2 vs Keighley (1986) they dealt with the situation. We were delighted that Tom, alongside a number of first team squad Mr Rob Parker Biggest Defeat: Derek quite rightly also thanked the stewards and security at Leigh First Team Coach members has now signed an extended contract to stay at LSV. What Mr Paul Rowley Lottery Manager 4-94 vs Workington Town (1995) Sports Village in maintaining a sterile environment for treatment to be was particularly gratifying about Tom was the way he acknowledged Ms Christine Brown Highest Home Attendance: undertaken and smooth access for the paramedics. Assistant Coaches As Derek said: “We have a team off the field to match that on it and I the tremendous help he had received from the Club, particularly Head Mr Neil Jukes Lottery Co-ordinator 31,326 vs St Helens (1953) want to publicly place on record how proud as a Club we are of our Coach Paul Rowley in being able to fit in his studies for a Masters Mr Simon Finnigan Mr Johnathan Simpkin Lowest Post War Home Attendance: 451 vs Hull (1975) medical team and support staff. Their quick and measured approach Degree alongside his rugby. This further demonstrates our Conditioner Finance Manager Most Tries in a game: to treating our players is vastly important in minimising prolonged commitment to providing the best possible environment for our Mr Nathan Pennington Ms Jane Smith Jack Wood 6 v York (1947), injury. It is comforting to know how composed and measured they players. Training Assistant IT & Ticket Sales Neil Turley 6 v Workington Town (2001) deal with a serious incident when it occurs.” Happy Birthday, Bill! Mr Thomas Wood Mr Andrew Parkinson Most Goals in a game: Martyn Ridyard On behalf of the Board I would like to belatedly wish Bill Shaw a very Masseur Commercial Sales Mick Stacey 15 vs Doncaster (1976) In the Barrow Raiders game Martyn joined the select band of players happy birthday. Bill was 80 on the 26th June and has supported the Mr Rob Stewart Mrs Amanda Lee Most Points in a game: to reach 1,000 points for the Club. Martyn joins John Woods, Jimmy club since the 1940s from the Charles Street Athletic Ground days, Neil Turley 42 vs Chorley (2004) Statistician Club Accountants Ledgard, Neil Turley and Chris Johnson in achieving that feat and I right through to our current home at Leigh Sports Village. He has been Most Tries in a season: Mr Cliff Sumner Styles & Co would like to add my congratulations on his superb achievement of a Superleigh Lottery agent for over 40 years. We would like to wish Neil Turley 55 (2001) Joint Programme Editors which he can be justly proud. Bill all the best from everyone at the Club Mr Allan Rowley and Mr Mike Latham Most Goals in a season: Neil Turley 187 (2004) Heritage Day Best wishes Most Points in a season: Plans are well advanced for the eagerly awaited Heritage Day on Mike Neil Turley 468 (2004) Saturday 30 August 2014 when we entertain Workington Town and Mike Norris, Chairman CLUB CONTACTS Most Tries in a career: Mick Martyn 189 (1954-67) Telephone: Facebook: Most Goals in a career: 01942 487887 www.facebook.com/leighcenturionsfanpage Jimmy Ledgard 1043 (1948-58) Most Points in a career: John Woods 2492 (1976-85, 1990-92) Email: Twitter: Most Appearances: General Enquiries – twitter.com/LeighCenturions Albert Worrall – 503 (1920-38) [email protected] or tweet us @LeighCenturions 2 THE CENTURION www.leighcenturions.com www.leighlife.com THE CENTURION 3 COACH’S PAUL ROWLEY TALKS TO DAVE CORNER PARKINSON ince our last issue, the Whitehaven: I thought he had a good game. SCenturions have faced DP: Big raps to the middle men too, Barrow at home and DP: I suppose the most important thing I thought Jake Emmitt in particular Whitehaven away. coming away from here was the result. You got that. made a heap of yards? Both games resulted in wins to extend It was probably the ugliest win that we’ve They were huge. It was a funny one; it was the Centurions’ run in the Kingstone ever been involved in but I knew that it hard to use your subs. At one point we’d Press Championship to 16 games would bite us; the workload that we’d had. used just three subs in the first half. Oliver unbeaten. We still had a lot of adrenalin going with the Wilkes did the full first half and was Dave Parkinson caught up with Paul three games in two weeks but that was unbelievable, and then all the subs came in a Rowley after both to chew the fat with going to be when it would bite us.