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The Widnes Vikings competed in the Championship in the 2011 season and was their first full season under new head coach Denis Betts. During this season the club was confirmed a place in the Super League under the licensing system with the announcement being made in March 2011, but failed to improve upon their league position from the previous year again finishing 5th with 38 points.[1]

2011 Widnes Vikings season
Championship Rank5th
Play-off resultElimination play-offs
Challenge CupRound Five
Northern Rail CupQuarter Finalists
2011 recordWins: 11; draws: 1; losses: 8
Team information
CoachDenis Betts
StadiumStobart Stadium
Avg. attendance3,744 (Excluding Challenge Cup)
High attendance5,021
(vs. Featherstone, 4 September)
Low attendance2,376
(vs. Toulouse, 12 February)
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Squad

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Squad Number Player D.O.B. Appearances Tries Goals F Goals Points
1. Danny Craven 21/11/91 9 8 12 0 56
2. Dean Gaskell 12/4/83 12 3 0 0 12
3. Richard Varkulis 21/5/82 27 7 0 0 28
4. Steve Tyrer 16/3/89 25 22 106 0 300
5. Paddy Flynn 11/12/87 26 14 0 0 56
6. Anthony Thackeray 19/2/86 10 9 0 0 36
7. Chaz I'Anson 30/11/86 21 4 0 1 17
8. Steve Pickersgill 28/11/85 24 2 0 0 8
9. Kirk Netherton 10/5/85 9 3 0 0 12
10. Daniel Heckenberg 27/10/79 9 0 0 0 0
11. Dave Allen 15/9/85 25 9 0 0 36
12. Kurt Haggerty 8/1/89 18 4 7 0 30
13. Simon Finnigan 8/12/81 22 9 0 0 36
14. Thomas Coyle 10/5/88 29 5 0 0 20
15. Chris Gerrard 1/10/89 8 1 0 0 4
16. Macgraff Leuluai 9/2/90 24 8 0 0 32
17. Ben Kavanagh 4/3/88 27 8 0 0 32
18. James Ford 29/9/82 4 0 0 0 0
19. Mat Gardner 24/8/84 25 3 0 0 12
20. Shane Grady 13/12/89 21 4 2 0 20
22. David Houghton 2/11/89 3 0 0 0 0
23. Tangi Ropati 15/11/84 22 8 1 0 34
24. Danny Hulme 15/2/91 11 8 0 0 32
25. Chris Lunt 18/12/90 5 1 0 0 4
29. Grant Gore 21/11/91 4 2 0 0 8
34. Jack Owens 3/6/94 2 1 0 0 4
38. Logan Tomkins 1/8/91 14 6 0 0 24
39. Dominic Crosby 11/12/90 13 3 0 0 12
40. Joe Mellor 28/11/90 14 7 0 0 28
41. Kevin Penny 3/10/87 11 5 0 0 20
42. Danny Sculthorpe 8/9/79 11 0 0 0 0
44. James Coyle 28/12/85 6 0 0 0 0

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Results

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Round Opponent Result Score HT H/A Attendance Date Tries Goals Field Goals Lineup Subs
1 Sheffield Won 16-44 12-22 A 1,831 13 March Tyrer (7,25), Finnigan (20,59), Netherton (28), Allen (41,64,73) Tyrer 6/8 N/A Danny Craven, Dean Gaskell, James Ford, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Dave Allen, Danny Sculthorpe -
2 Hunslet Lost 10-18 0-12 H 3,023 20 March Varkulis (47), Thackeray (52) Tyrer 1/2 N/A Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, James Ford, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Steve Pickersgill (Sin Bin - 62nd Minute - Late Challenge), Dave Allen, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan Richard Varkulis, Chaz I’Anson, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady -
3 Leigh Lost 54-16 8-16 A 3,198 27 March Finnigan (19), Thackeray (29), Flynn (32) Tyrer 2/3 N/A Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Dave Allen, Simon Finnigan, Ben Kavanagh Richard Varkulis, Thomas Coyle, Chris Gerrard, Macgraff Leuluai -
4 York Won 76-12 28-6 H 4,087 3 April Flynn (15), Tyrer (18,22,40), Craven (26), Leuluai (45), Varkulis (50), Lunt (54), Thackeray (57,77) Pickersgill (65,69) Tyrer 12/13 N/A Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Dean Gaskell, Chris Gerrard, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan (Sin Bin - 44th Minute - Fighting) Richard Varkulis, Anthony Thackeray, Chris Lunt, Danny Sculthorpe -
5 Batley Lost 32-12 10-12 A 1,101 17 April Hulme (22), Varkulis (30) Grady 2/2 N/A Danny Hulme, Mat Gardner, Tangi Ropati, James Ford, Paddy Flynn, Anthony Thackeray, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Chris Gerrard, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby -
6 Halifax Won 47-36 38-18 H 3,669 21 April Hulme (2,7,10), Finnigan (19,55), Tomkins (24,34), Thomas Coyle (29) Tyrer 7/10 Chaz I’Anson Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Richard Varkulis, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Shane Grady, Dave Houghton, Logan Tomkins, Danny Sculthorpe -
7 Barrow Lost 30-12 24-6' A 1,965 25 April Mellor (21,79) Tyrer 2/2 N/A Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Dean Gaskell, Richard Varkulis, David Houghton, Logan Tomkins -
8 Toulouse Won 26-12 10-6 H 3,601 28 April Crosby (23), Gaskell (40), Mellor (42), Tomkins (48), Ropati (53) Tyrer 3/5 N/A Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Shane Grady, Logan Tomkins, Danny Sculthorpe, Dominic Crosby -
9 Dewsbury Drawn 34-34 16-24 A 1,087 15 May I’Anson (20,30), Leuluai (25), Allen (39), Flynn (63), Tyrer (70) Tyrer 5/6 N/A Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Macgraff Leulaui, Shane Grady, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby, Danny Sculthorpe -
11 Barrow Won 42-14 22-8 H 3,331 26 May I’Anson (6), Flynn (20), Owens (24), Penny (35), Tomkins (50), Tyrer (55), Mellor (70), Thomas Coyle (80) Tyrer 5/8 N/A Jack Owens, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Mat Gardner, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby -
13 York Won 18-22 12-12 A 1,172 12 June Haggerty (19), Leuluai (37), Crosby (43), Ropati (53) Haggerty 1/1, Tyrer 2/3 N/A Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, James Coyle, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty Mat Gardner, Richard Varkulis, Chris Lunt, Dominic Crosby -
14 Sheffield Won 38-24 22-6 H 4,027 26 June Hulme (10), Leuluai (13), Varkulis (25), Penny (38,58), Haggerty (50), Allen (70) Haggerty 4/6, Ropati 1/1 N/A Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Mat Gardner, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Simon Finnigan, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Dominic Crosby, James Coyle -
15 Hunslet Won '22-24 16-6 A 1,101 3 July Kavanagh (16), Tyrer (51), Grady (57), Flynn (63), Haggerty (80) Tyrer 2/5 N/A Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Joe Mellor, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Richard Varkulis, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty, Ben Kavanagh Shane Grady, Danny Sculthorpe, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby -
16 Dewsbury Won 36-22 24-10 H 4,030 10 July Gore (3), Tomkins (6), Kavanagh (13.50), Tyrer (34), Penny (46) Tyrer 6/6 N/A Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Mat Gardner, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Grant Gore, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Shane Grady, Danny Sculthorpe -
17 Toulouse Won 16-30 16-12 A 1,157 23 July Tyrer (4,15), Gardner (48), Allen (55), Finnigan (73) Tyrer 5/5 N/A Danny Hulme, Kevin Penny, Mat Gardner, Steve Tyrer, Paddy Flynn, Joe Mellor, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Logan Tomkins -
18 Batley Won 24-22 16-20 H 3,873 31 July Kavanagh (2), Flynn (24), Mellor (37), Penny (61) Tyrer 4/5 N/A Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Mat Gardner, Steve Tyrer, Kevin Penny, Chaz I’Anson, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Dominic Crosby -
19 Leigh Lost 18-24 18-12 H 4,732 7 August Tyrer (5), Crosby (30), Tomkins (37) Tyrer 3/3 N/A Danny Hulme, Kevin Penny, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Paddy Flynn, Joe Mellor, Chaz I’Anson, Ben Kavanagh, Thomas Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan, Dave Allen Shane Grady, Richard Varkulis, Dominic Crosby, Logan Tomkins -
20 Halifax Lost 26-24 12-18 A 2,090 11 August Hulme (14), Mellor (25,39), Varkulis (50) Tyrer 4/4 N/A Danny Hulme, Kevin Penny, Steve Tyrer, Tangi Ropati, Paddy Flynn, Joe Mellor, James Coyle, Dominic Crosby, Thomas Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Simon Finnigan, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Dave Allen, Logan Tomkins, Ben Kavanagh -
10 Featherstone Lost 56-16 26-0 A 2,021 17 August Hulme (47,76), Grady (74) Haggerty 2/3 N/A Danny Hulme, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Joe Mellor, James Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Kurt Haggerty, Macgraff Leuluai, Logan Tomkins -
22 Featherstone Lost 4-44 0-16 H 5,021 4 September Craven (55) Haggerty 0/1 N/A Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Steve Tyrer, Shane Grady, Kevin Penny, James Coyle, Joe Mellor, Steve Pickersgill (Sin Bin - 62nd Minute - Punching), Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Chaz I’Anson, Dominic Crosby, Logan Tomkins -
Elimination play-offs Sheffield Lost 36-20 14-4 A 564 9 September Flynn (14,50), Ropati (66), Craven (74) Craven 2/4 N/A Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Shane Grady, Mat Gardner, Joe Mellor, James Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Kurt Haggerty, Logan Tomkins, Dominic Crosby -

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Northern Rail Cup Results

Round Opponent Result Score HT H/A Attendance Date Tries Goals Field Goals Lineup Subs
Rd.1 - Pool One London Skolars Won 18-62 8-34 A 643 6 February Flynn (11,77), Allen (19), Craven (26,39), Kavanagh (39), Gardner (40), Thomas Coyle (48), Thackeray (51), Haggerty (70), Ropati (74) Craven 9/11 N/A Danny Craven, Mat Gardner, James Ford, Tangi Ropati, Paddy Flynn, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Richard Varkulis, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Ben Kavanagh Steve Pickersgill, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan, Grant Gore -
Rd.2 Pool One Toulouse Won 44-28 12-36 H 2,376 12 February Allen (9), Thackeray (16,54), Ropati (51), Tyrer (67), Netherton (73), Gerrard (75), Kavanagh (78) Tyrer 6/8 N/A Danny Craven, Paddy Flynn, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Kurt Haggerty Richard Varkulis, Chris Gerrard, Shane Grady, Gareth Frodsham -
Rd.3 Pool One Rochdale Won 50-10 22-10 H 3,155 20 February Netherton (4), Thomas Coyle (13), Craven (19), Grady (38), Tyrer (44,79), Finnigan (49), Ropati (54), Thackeray (73) Tyrer 6/7, Craven 1/2 N/A Anthony Thackeray, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Danny Craven, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan Richard Varkulis, Chris Gerrard, Macgraff Leuluai, Chris Lunt -
Rd.4 Pool One Featherstone Won 16-22 0-18 A 1,719 26 February Grady (3), Tyrer (8), Thackeray (32) Tyrer 5/5 N/A Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Anthony Thackeray, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Kurt Haggerty, Simon Finnigan Richard Varkulis, Steve Pickersgill, Dave Allen, Chris Gerrard -
Quarter Finals Leigh Lost 50-18 22-18 A 2,737 7 April Kavanagh (12,16), Leuluai (19) Tyrer 3/4 N/A Anthony Thackeray, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Paddy Flynn, Chris Gerrard, Chaz I’Anson, Steve Pickersgill, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Dave Allen, Macgraff Leuluai, Simon Finnigan Richard Varkulis, Kirk Netherton, Mat Gardner, Danny Sculthorpe -

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Challenge Cup Results

Round Opponent Result Score HT H/A Attendance Date Tries Goals Field Goals Lineup Subs
3 Siddal Won 6-54 6-16 A 951 6 March Tyrer (4,43,45), Craven (22,49), Finnigan (25), Gaskell (60,74), I’Anson (65), Gardner (70) Tyrer 7/10 N/A Jack Owens, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Danny Craven, Thomas Coyle, Ben Kavanagh, Kirk Netherton, Steve Pickersgill, Kurt Haggerty, Shane Grady, Simon Finnigan Danny Sculthorpe, Richard Varkulis, Chaz I’Anson, Chris Gerrard -
4 London Skolars Won 18-62 0-32 A 415 8 May Leuluai (5,10), Thomas Coyle (18), Flynn 34,39,51,75), Ropati (37), Varkulis (46), Gore (48), Tyrer (66), Allen (80) Tyrer 7/12 N/A Paddy Flynn, Dean Gaskell, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Thomas Coyle, Danny Sculthorpe, Chris Lunt, Daniel Heckenberg, Shane Grady, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Ben Kavanagh (Unused), Dave Houghton, Grant Gore -
5 Hull F.C. Lost 26-50 8-22 H 3,387 21 May Leuluai (16), Tyrer (28,78), Varkulis (43), Ropati (61) Tyrer 3/5 N/A Paddy Flynn, Kevin Penny, Tangi Ropati, Steve Tyrer, Mat Gardner, Chaz I’Anson, Thomas Coyle, Steve Pickersgill, Chris Lunt, Ben Kavanagh, Kurt Haggerty, Macgraff Leuluai, Dave Allen Richard Varkulis, Shane Grady, Grant Gore, Danny Sculthorpe -

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References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Andy (31 March 2011). "Widnes earn a three-year licence to set up Super League return". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2011). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2011-12. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
  3. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2011). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2011-12. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 252–265. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
  4. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2011). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2011-12. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 290–295. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
  5. ^ Butcher, Tim; Spencer, Daniel (2011). Gillette Rugby League Yearbook, 2011-12. West Yorkshire: League Publications Ltd. pp. 296–301. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
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