List of Widnes Vikings coaches

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

Name Nationality From To Record
P W D L F A W%
Thomas Shannon  England 1949 195? - - - - - - -
Joe Egan  England 1964 1964 - - - - - - -
Vince Karalius  England Jan 1972 May 1975 - - - - - - -
Frank Myler  England May 1975 May 1978 - - - - - - -
Doug Laughton  England May 1978 May 1983 - - - - - - -
Colin Tyrer  England Mar 1983 May 1983 - - - - - - -
Harry Dawson  England May 1983 Mar 1984 - - - - - - -
Vince Karalius  England Mar 1984 May 1984 - - - - - - -
Eric Hughes  England Jun 1984 Jan 1986 - - - - - - -
Doug Laughton  England Jan 1986 May 1991 - - - - - - -
Frank Myler  England Jun 1991 May 1992 - - - - - - -
Phil Larder  England May 1992 May 1994 - - - - - - -
Tony Myler  England May 1994 Aug 1995 - - - - - - -
Doug Laughton  England Aug 1995 May 1997 - - - - - - -
Graeme West  New Zealand May 1997 Aug 1998 - - - - - - -
Colin Whitfield  England Aug 1998 Mar 2000 - - - - - - -
David Hulme  England Mar 2000 Mar 2001 - - - - - - -
Neil Kelly  England Mar 2001 Jul 2004 - - - - - - -
Stuart Spruce (caretaker)  England Jul 2004 Oct 2004 - - - - - - -
Frank Endacott  New Zealand Oct 2004 Oct 2005 - - - - - - -
Steve McCormack  Scotland Oct 2005 Feb 2009 - - - - - - -
John Stankevitch (caretaker)  England Feb 2009 Mar 2009 - - - - - - -
Paul Cullen  England Mar 2009 Nov 2010 20 11 0 9 649 438 .55
Denis Betts  England Nov 2010 May 2018 - - - - - - -
Francis Cummins (interim)  England  Ireland May 2018 Oct 2018 - - - - - - -
Kieron Purtill  England Nov 2018 Oct 2019 - - - - - - -
Tim Sheens  Australia Oct 2019 Oct 2020 - - - - - - -
Simon Finnigan  Ireland Nov 2020 Apr 2022 - - - - - - -
Ryan O'Brien (Interim)  England Apr 2022 Jun 2022 - - - - - - -
John Kear  England Jul 2022 Jun 2023 - - - - - - -
Neil Belshaw (Interim)  England June 2023 Sep 2023 - - - - - - -
Allan Coleman  England Oct 2023 Present - - - - - - -

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

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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.

References

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  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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