List of Widnes Vikings coaches
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,[1] Cullen first aided John Stankevitch in his final game as caretaker coach, beating French side Toulouse Olympique 70-0[5] 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.
Coaching Register
Below is a list of Widnes Vikings coaches since the 1972 season to present.
Name | Nationality | From | To | Record | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | F | A | W% | ||||
Vince Karalius | ![]() |
Jan 1972 | May 1975 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Myler | ![]() |
May 1975 | May 1978 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doug Laughton | ![]() |
May 1978 | May 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Colin Tyrer | ![]() |
Mar 1983 | May 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Harry Dawson | ![]() |
May 1983 | Mar 1984 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vince Karalius | ![]() |
Mar 1984 | May 1984 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eric Hughes | ![]() |
Jun 1984 | Jan 1986 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doug Laughton | ![]() |
Jan 1986 | May 1991 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Myler | ![]() |
Jun 1991 | May 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phil Larder | ![]() |
May 1992 | May 1994 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tony Myler | ![]() |
May 1994 | Aug 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Doug Laughton | ![]() |
Aug 1995 | May 1997 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Graeme West | ![]() |
May 1997 | Aug 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Colin Whitfield | ![]() |
Aug 1998 | Mar 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Hulme | ![]() |
Mar 2000 | Mar 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Neil Kelly | ![]() |
Mar 2001 | Jul 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stuart Spruce (caretaker) | ![]() |
Jul 2004 | Oct 2004 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frank Endacott | ![]() |
Oct 2004 | Oct 2005 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve McCormack | ![]() |
Oct 2005 | Feb 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Stankevitch (caretaker) | ![]() |
Feb 2009 | Mar 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Cullen | ![]() |
Mar 2009 | 2010 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 649 | 438 | .55 |
Denis Betts | ![]() |
2010 | 2018 | |||||||
Source: rugby.widnes.tv.[6]
Win Percentage is worked out as number of wins, divided by total number of games.
Table currently only lists records from league games.
References
- "Paul Cullen appointed head coach by Widnes Vikings". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- "McCormack leaves Widnes Vikings". BBC. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
- "End of the road for Widnes boss". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- "Vikings in no rush to act". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- "Vikings thrash Toulouse". Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- "Coaching Register - Since 1972". rugby.widnes.tv. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.