List of Widnes Vikings coaches

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This is a list of Widnes Vikings coaches since the 1964 season to present.

NameNationalityFromToRecord
PWDLFAW%
Thomas Shannon Flag of England.svg  England 1949195?-------
Joe Egan Flag of England.svg  England 19641964-------
Vince Karalius Flag of England.svg  England Jan 1972May 1975-------
Frank Myler Flag of England.svg  England May 1975May 1978-------
Doug Laughton Flag of England.svg  England May 1978May 1983-------
Colin Tyrer Flag of England.svg  England Mar 1983May 1983-------
Harry Dawson Flag of England.svg  England May 1983Mar 1984-------
Vince Karalius Flag of England.svg  England Mar 1984May 1984-------
Eric Hughes Flag of England.svg  England Jun 1984Jan 1986-------
Doug Laughton Flag of England.svg  England Jan 1986May 1991-------
Frank Myler Flag of England.svg  England Jun 1991May 1992-------
Phil Larder Flag of England.svg  England May 1992May 1994-------
Tony Myler Flag of England.svg  England May 1994Aug 1995-------
Doug Laughton Flag of England.svg  England Aug 1995May 1997-------
Graeme West Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand May 1997Aug 1998-------
Colin Whitfield Flag of England.svg  England Aug 1998Mar 2000-------
David Hulme Flag of England.svg  England Mar 2000Mar 2001-------
Neil Kelly Flag of England.svg  England Mar 2001Jul 2004-------
Stuart Spruce (caretaker)Flag of England.svg  England Jul 2004Oct 2004-------
Frank Endacott Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Oct 2004Oct 2005-------
Steve McCormack Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Oct 2005Feb 2009-------
John Stankevitch (caretaker)Flag of England.svg  England Feb 2009Mar 2009-------
Paul Cullen Flag of England.svg  England Mar 2009Nov 2010201109649438.55
Denis Betts Flag of England.svg  England Nov 2010May 2018-------
Francis Cummins (interim)Flag of England.svg  England Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland May 2018Oct 2018-------
Kieron Purtill Flag of England.svg  England Nov 2018Oct 2019-------
Tim Sheens Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Oct 2019Oct 2020-------
Simon Finnigan Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Nov 2020Apr 2022-------
Ryan O'Brien (Interim) Flag of England.svg  England Apr 2022Jun 2022-------
John Kear Flag of England.svg  England Jul 2022Jun 2023-------
Neil Belshaw (Interim) Flag of England.svg  England June 2023Sep 2023-------
Allan Coleman Flag of England.svg  England Oct 2023Present-------

Source: rugby.widnes.tv. [1]
Win Percentage is worked out as number of wins, divided by total number of games.
Table currently only lists records from league games.

History

On 16 February 2009 Widnes declared that they had parted company with coach Steve McCormack, through 'mutual consent'. [2] The news came 3 days after Widnes were controversially beaten 22-20 at home to Co-Operative Championship 1 side Oldham in the Northern Rail Cup Stage. Vikings' chairman Steve O'Connor was quick to announce that the decision wasn't made on the back of the Oldham defeat alone. [3] John Stankevitch was appointed as caretaker coach after McCormacks exit from the club. [4]

Paul Cullen was appointed as Head Coach on 8 March 2009, [5] Cullen first aided John Stankevitch in his final game as caretaker coach, beating French side Toulouse Olympique 70-0 [6] in the first game of the 2009 Co-operative Championship.

Cullen had a successful first season with the Vikings, finishing in 4th position in the 2009 Co-operative Championship and winning the 2009 Northern Rail Cup.

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References

  1. ↑ "Coaching Register - Since 1972". rugby.widnes.tv. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "McCormack leaves Widnes Vikings". BBC. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "End of the road for Widnes boss". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Vikings in no rush to act". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  5. ↑ "Paul Cullen appointed head coach by Widnes Vikings". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "Vikings thrash Toulouse". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
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