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Widnes Vikings Firsts

First

Player / Team

V

Date

First player to score a try

Archer vs. Leeds

H

14^th Sep 1895

First player to score 2 tries in a match

H. Peters vs. Batley

H

21^st Dec 1895

First player to score 3 tries in a match

G. Bown vs. Fleetwood

H

18^th Mar 1899

First player to score 4 tries in a match

G. Bown vs. Fleetwood

H

18^th Mar 1899

First to score 5 tries in a match

John Basnett vs. Hunslet

A

17^th Oct 1981

First to score 5 tries in a match twice

John Basnett

-

1981/82 & 1986/87

First forward to score 5 tries in a match twice

Phil Cantillon

-

1999 & 2000

First to score 2 hat-tricks in a season

William Reid

-

1914/15

First to score 3 hat-tricks in a season

Peter Ratcliffe

-

1957/58

First to score 4 hat-tricks in a season

Frank Myler

-

1958/59

First to score 5 hat-tricks in a season

Frank Myler

-

1958/59

First to score 6 hat-tricks in a season

Martin Offiah

-

1988/89

First to score 7 hat-tricks in a season

Martin Offiah

-

1988/89

First to score 8 hat-tricks in a season

Martin Offiah

-

1988/89

First player to score a goal

W. Barber vs. Leeds

H

14^th Sep 1895

First player to score a drop goal

T. Rispan vs. Runcorn

A

7^th Sep 1895

First representative honour

J. Johnson (Lanc v Chesh)

-

1895/96

First England representative

Jack Lally vs. Australia

-

1908/09

First tourists to Australasia (England)

Albert Johnson &
Jack O' Garra

-

1913/14

First GB representative

Albert Johnson

-

1919/20

First player to play and score in every match in a season

Jimmy Hoey

-

1932/33

First Game

vs. Runcorn. L 4-15

A

7^th Sep 1895

First Victory

vs. Leeds. 11-8

H

14^th Sep 1895

First Draw

vs. Broughton R. 0-0

H

28^th Sep 1895

First Defeat

vs. Runcorn. 4-15

A

7^th Sep 1895

First League Championship

-

-

1977/78

First Challenge Cup

vs. St Helens. 10-3

N

1929/30

First Regal Trophy

vs. Hull. 19-13

N

1975/76

First Premiership

vs. Bradford. 19-5

N

1979/80

First Lancashire Cup

vs. Wigan. 7-3

N

1945/46

First Lancashire League Title

-

-

1919/20

First Charity Shield

vs. Wigan. 27-22

N

1988/89

First BBC2 Floodlit Trophy

vs. St Helens. 13-7

A

1978/79

First World Club Challenge

vs. Canberra Raiders

N

1989/90

First	Player / Team	V	Date

First player to score a try	Archer vs. Leeds	H	14^th Sep 1895
First player to score 2 tries in a match	H. Peters vs. Batley	H	21^st Dec 1895
First player to score 3 tries in a match	G. Bown vs. Fleetwood	H	18^th Mar 1899
First player to score 4 tries in a match	G. Bown vs. Fleetwood	H	18^th Mar 1899
First to score 5 tries in a match	John Basnett vs. Hunslet	A	17^th Oct 1981
First to score 5 tries in a match twice	John Basnett	-	1981/82 & 1986/87
First forward to score 5 tries in a match twice	Phil Cantillon	-	1999 & 2000

First to score 2 hat-tricks in a season	William Reid	-	1914/15
First to score 3 hat-tricks in a season	Peter Ratcliffe	-	1957/58
First to score 4 hat-tricks in a season	Frank Myler	-	1958/59
First to score 5 hat-tricks in a season	Frank Myler	-	1958/59
First to score 6 hat-tricks in a season	Martin Offiah	-	1988/89
First to score 7 hat-tricks in a season	Martin Offiah	-	1988/89
First to score 8 hat-tricks in a season	Martin Offiah	-	1988/89

First player to score a goal	W. Barber vs. Leeds	H	14^th Sep 1895
First player to score a drop goal	T. Rispan vs. Runcorn	A	7^th Sep 1895

First representative honour	J. Johnson (Lanc v Chesh)	-	1895/96
First England representative	Jack Lally vs. Australia	-	1908/09
First tourists to Australasia (England)	Albert Johnson & Jack O' Garra	-	1913/14
First GB representative	Albert Johnson	-	1919/20

First player to play and score in every match in a season	Jimmy Hoey	-	1932/33

First Game	vs. Runcorn. L 4-15	A	7^th Sep 1895
First Victory	vs. Leeds. 11-8	H	14^th Sep 1895
First Draw	vs. Broughton R. 0-0	H	28^th Sep 1895
First Defeat	vs. Runcorn. 4-15	A	7^th Sep 1895

First League Championship	-	-	1977/78
First Challenge Cup	vs. St Helens. 10-3	N	1929/30
First Regal Trophy	vs. Hull. 19-13	N	1975/76
First Premiership	vs. Bradford. 19-5	N	1979/80
First Lancashire Cup	vs. Wigan. 7-3	N	1945/46
First Lancashire League Title	-	-	1919/20
First Charity Shield	vs. Wigan. 27-22	N	1988/89
First BBC2 Floodlit Trophy	vs. St Helens. 13-7	A	1978/79
First World Club Challenge	vs. Canberra Raiders	N	1989/90