OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE £1.50 i Sill WORKINGTON TO\ fi® R-L-F'C * m m Club Officials 1999 i I ll Club President: U.K Wjlson mW Directors: S: mm 0m <G. Tubman (Chairman) Eil M. Cuimingham (Vice-Chatmtan) tffi ■ I' (fUmif, Ji)nnovari, HI>!i!, ti-.’.lk, Wll.ariMin, i k. kiikunmi, \\'ai tv * Patrons: TOWN Ii. Walkt'i, 1S. Willuim'., fi; UKWihun » H*L*F*C Senior Vice-President: ].S. Williams Vice-Presidents: m i m » » I ■, p::|.iAiiche»nfE Chalton, welcome you to ■ B. Edgar, K. Davies, J, Elliot, G.W. Graham, R.V. Graves, K. Irving, J.D. Nelson, R.B. Viney, Derwent Park Stadium I.l|. Yeovvart, K ■ R.L Council Rep: J.C. Donovan home of m Deputy: MCunningham m Chief Executive: J.C. Donovan :^pn:r Football Manager; Mrs. J. Kennedy n_ Finance Manager; RCaunce Pools Manager: K. Ray Commercial Manager: Ms. A. Cowan Company Secretary; J. Aitcheson Schools Liaison Officer: M, Cunningham I I Junior Development Officer: M. Cunningham Head Coach: A. Platt H O N O U R S B O A R D Assistant Coach: D. Robley RugbyLeague Championship Winners Runners Up 1958 Academy Coach: P. Penrice SecondDivision Championship Winners: 1993/94 Acadmey Administration: K. Singleton ThirdDivision Runners Up: 1992/93 Kit Supervisor: J. Woolaghan WesternDivision Championship Winners: 1962/63 Medical Officers: Mr. D. Richards, Dr. K.R. Joy ChallengeCup Winners: 1952, Runners Up: 1955,1958 Hon. Surgeon: Mr. M. Griess Mdi(Orch)FRCS DivisionalPremiership Winners: 1993/94, Runners Up: 1992/93 Physiptherapist: Mark Frazer LancashireCup Winners: 1977, Runners Up: 1976,1978,1979 Time Keeper: G. Short LancashireLeague Championship Runners Up;1950/51,1961/62 Programme Contributors: K. Singleton, P. Williamson, R. Coulter, WiganSevens Winners: 1978 P. Gilmour Jnr. National Sevens Winners: 1958 Press Officer: W. Harrison Lancashire Shield Winners: 1966/67,1967/68,1971/72 mimm * i iw m ii If we arc We're on aroll but where is and the Man of the Match award everyone? will be made at approximately to get to H's confusing to say the least, last 5.00 p.m. the play¬ \-ear the club almost went out of Oldham provide us with the business but the fantastic opposition today hot of their offs and do support given by people to the defeat by "Jermings Team of the. club through the newspapers, Week" Whitehaven (I wonder anything petitions and by their presence at who chose that?). By all accounts the lads !^idlford was probably the major they played really well and but nason why we are here today. for the last ten minutes or so need Iast year was nightmare in terms could have had the game sewn of performance on the field and up. Andy will have no doubt run vociferous yet we still managed crowds of the rule over Oldham and will be around 700. Here we are 7th in fully informed so here's hoping support the :division with the lads we can make it four out of four. and we 5lay|ng some of the best rugby 1 On to something less pleasant. lave seen at Derwent Park, We, as club have been reported to need bodies looking for atop five place and the Rugby League concerning we struggle to get 800 people. If Racial Abuse from an element of through the ueare to get to the play-offs and our supporters. The actual game turnstilestt do anything the lads need in question was the York game. \'ociferous support and we need The Club will make it's position bodies through the turnstiles to clear. ANYONE found using be- ible to offer them decent racial abuse in this ground will incentives. The club has said all be ejected and banned from this along it will invest any upturn in club for life. There is no room or support back to the players excuse for behaviour of this kind (whilst remaining within the in society today. We will be salary cap of course). Afterall it is asking the support groups to these lads that have got us where help us stamp out this cowardly we are. They are ateam that behaviour by getting their dc'-erve good support, so if you members to report anyone being know anyone who perhaps abusive in general (not just signed apetition or travelled to racially). This is not the first S.tlford and they are not coming incident or time that this club has to support us then take the time been reported, indeed an to ask them why. incident of verbal abuse occurred 'I his afternoon we have made at Lancashire Lynx this year and into aspecial day for the kids. acouple of seasons ago asimilar Iree entry, bouncy castles, face racial abuse complaint was made nainting and the like. The to the authorities about our club. lerwent Lounge in open from 12 Workington Town believes in noon with the Swinton game equal opportunities for ALL being screened at 1.00 p.m. After regardless of creed or colour. the game we have have an evcellent entertainer in 'Fizzer' Enjoy the game Boardroom Brief WTR Reels and Spools was formed in 1988 and over the last 11 years we have grown into the largest independent chipboard reel manufacturer in Great Britain, supplying reels f r o m P r e s t o n t o Poland. Simply-the best! REEL MANUFACTURER 01900 66140o Ibelieve the club The players and officials of great football and fully Oldham together with their deserved to win. Craig has made great vociferously passionate Stalker once again had a s t r i d e s i n t h e and loyal supporters were great game and is maturing last few months, u n d e r n o i l l u s i o n a s t o t h e every week, and fully size of the task facing them deserved the man of the and full credit in the Ford Divisional man award. must go to the Premiership. While the first Ibelieve the club has made half of the season has great strides in the last few i- Directors for tended to reinforce that months, and full credit ^backing me, and view, the side bearing the must go to the Directors for allowing to sign Oldham club's hopes has backing me, and allowing p e r f o r m e d f a r m o r e to sign the players Ineeded the players I creditably than their results to take this club forward. I needed to take to date have shown. felt before the Hull K.R. t h i s c l u b Avery close home defeat match that we would need by our neighbours aseason in which to find forward Whitehaven confirmed my our feet, but so far the thoughts, and while the performances of the side confidence in our side is have exceeded my growing, other clubs in this expectations. This is avery division are beginning to sit competitive league, and to up and take notice of the up be pushing for atop five t u r n i n o u r r e s u l t s . A s o n e position and aplace in the o f t h e f o r m s i d e s i n t h e Play-Offs is no longer a division at the moment, all dream, it is an achievable target! now until the end of ,What we do require is more Lthe season are going support. Enjoy today's 1to try that little bit g a m e , b u t t r y a n d Iharder to defeat us. encourage your family and ■ T h e t e a m t u r n e d i n friends to join us here at Ianother tremendous Derwent Park. performance last S u n d a y a g a i n s t Enjoy the game, Swinton Lions, and I o u r opponentsfromIouragain played some Andy. Teaib Matters with Andy Platt JOHN ALLEN Sponsored by Travellers Rest Supporters Club ■ * ANTHONY SAMUELS Sponsored by SWAN BEARINGS Stanley Street, Workington. Telephone: 01900 64961 PETER RILEY THE TRAVELLERS REST SUPPORTERS CLUB Telephone: 01900 64394 It is difficult to pinpoint why now. attendances at our Ford Divisional Going by my own feelings, Ifeel that Premiership Clubs are so poor. I'm suffering from 'rugby fatigue'. I Dewsbury, despite turning in top don't have the hunger and will to performances on aweekly basis are watch the sport Ilove as often as I still struggling to break four figures. used to. Iused to crave the start of the Our neighbours Whitehaven have rugby season, buying the papers seen their crowds slip below seven every night to see who had signed for hundred, while here at Workington, who, and please forgive me if I'm the crowds are continuing to drop wrong, but is rugby league the only slightly on aweekly basis, despite, live sport in North of England you the fact that we have won more can watch for twelve months of the games this season, than the previous year? four combined, and more Since the advent of summer rugby, I importantly, the side are playing have ,watched rugby league entertaining rugby. constantly. Whether it's standing at It is commendable that the board are the Athletic Ground, Maryport on a trying their hardest to bring in Saturday afternoon watching the paying spectators through the amateurs, or taking in ajunior game turnstiles, and the family ticket, face on aSunday morning.