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Hon Life PresidentMr Tommy Sale MBEHon Vice PresidentMr Andy Burnham MPHon Life MembersMr Brian BowmanMr Tommy ColemanMr Frank TaylorMr John MasseyBoard of ManagementMr Michael Norris - ChairmanMr Derek BeaumontMr Andy MazeyMr Alan PlattMr Steve OpenshawMr Neil WilcockMs Jackie MottersheadMr Trevor Barton MBEHead of RugbyMr Derek BeaumontAssistant CoachesMr Neil JukesMr Simon FinniganConditionerMr Nathan PenningtonTraining AssistantMr Thomas WoodMasseurMr Rob StewartStatisticianMr Cliff SumnerKit menMr Frank TaylorMr Sean FairhurstMr Tommy Mather

Under 20s CoachMr Paul AndersonUnder 20s AssistantMr Steve MayoConditionerMr Dan OgdenPhysiotherapistsMs Emma FletcherMs Hannah LloydMr John Stopford (Under 20's)Club DoctorDr Maurice Doublet-StewartClub AmbassadorMr Alex Murphy OBELottery ManagerMs Christine BrownLottery Co-ordinatorMr Johnathan SimpkinFinance ManagerMs Jane SmithIT & Ticket SalesMr Andrew ParkinsonCommercial SalesMrs Amanda LeeClub AccountantsStyles & CoJoint Programme EditorsMr Allan Rowley and Mr Mike Latham

HONOURSChampionship Winners: 1905-06Division One Champions: 1981-82Division Two Champions:1977-78, 1985-86, 1988-89Challenge Cup Winners: 1920-21, 1970-71Lancashire Cup Winners:1952-53, 1955-56, 1970-71, 1981-82BBC2 Floodlit Trophy:1969-70, 1972-73Promotion To Top Divisionachieved(Not as Champions):1963-64, 1975-76, 1991-92Other Promotion season:1997 (Division 3 to Division 2)Northern Ford Minor PremiershipWinners: 2001Trans-Pennine Cup Winners: 2001Arriva Trains Cup Winners: 2004LHF National League 1 Champions: 2004LHF National League 1 Grand FinalWinners: 2004Northern Rail Cup Winners: 2006, 2011, 2013Kingstone Press ChampionshipLeague Leaders: 2014

CLUB RECORDSBiggest Victory:92-2 vs Keighley (1986)Biggest Defeat:4-94 vs Workington Town (1995)Highest Home Attendance:31,326 vs St Helens (1953)Lowest Post War Home Attendance:451 vs Hull (1975)Most Tries in a game:Jack Wood 6 v York (1947),Neil Turley 6 v Workington Town (2001)Most Goals in a game:Mick Stacey 15 vs Doncaster (1976)Most Points in a game:Neil Turley 42 vs Chorley (2004)Most Tries in a season:Neil Turley 55 (2001)Most Goals in a season:Neil Turley 187 (2004)Most Points in a season:Neil Turley 468 (2004)Most Tries in a career:Mick Martyn 189 (1954-67)Most Goals in a career:Jimmy Ledgard 1043 (1948-58)Most Points in a career:John Woods 2492 (1976-85, 1990-92)Most Appearances:Albert Worrall – 503 (1920-38)

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Cover Star:Matt Sarsfieldand Jake Emmittcelebratewinning theLeague LeadersShield


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FROM THE TOPWelcome to ourvisitorsWorkington is, without doubt, one of the strongholdsof Rugby League, sitting as it does amongst thevibrant Amateur scene on the Cumbrian coast. I remember a long journey home some years ago (1995) whenTown had defeated us by a huge margin (94-4) and I reallythought that they were on their way back to the top of thegame. Unfortunately, one season is Super League is all theyhave managed and the politics of the game seem to bemoving against them but I sincerely hope we can see SuperLeague rugby in Cumbria again soon.I have had a soft spot for Workington ever since I first spent aFriday night up there many years ago. We were looking atbuying a bar in the town centre and I was amazed at howlively and vibrant the town was, even at 2am on a wetFebruary morning! We bought the bar (Chasers – I wonder if itis still there?) and it went on to be a star in our portfolio,giving me many reasons to revisit Workington and thebeautiful countryside in which it sits. The point of my ramblealong Memory Lane is that I always enjoy our games up thereas it gives me another excuse to head North to have a walk inthe hills, take in the match and then grab some fish and chipson the way home (washed down with a pint of LancasterBomber!). For this reason if no other I wish the players,officials and fans of Town the best of luck for the rest of thisseason and beyond!

RESERVES TEAM GRAND FINALWhile our first team have rightly earned manyplaudits for their fantastic season, Paul Anderson’sReserves side have also enjoyed a marvellouscampaign. To cap it all they play in the Grand Final here at the LSV onFriday 5th September against Sheffield Eagles or FeatherstoneRovers. I sincerely hope that as many of our supporters aspossible can get along and give Ando’s team the backing theydeserve on what is sure to be a memorable evening.

STE O’DWYEROur great supporter Ste O’Dwyer had the honour offlying the Centurions flag in the pre-matchpresentation of all the competing clubs before theTetley’s Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium lastSaturday. Ste and his partner thoroughly enjoyed the day and it wasgreat to see Leigh represented in this way. I know Ste hasbeen looking forward to today’s game with great anticipation

and despite all the excitement of Wembley I think he willappreciate today’s special occasion even more.

PLANNING FOR 2015...Now that we have secured top spot in the Kingstone PressChampionship table we can get on with our plans for thecoming season. Without tempting fate we had been workingbehind the scenes for some months on the logistics neededfor a full time playing environment including increasing ourcoaching roster from two to four, appointing full-time physio,conditioning and welfare teams and sorting out the facilitieswhich Paul and his assistants need to get the squad to thehighest possible level. We are fortunate that, in the LSV, we have a state-of-the-artfacility which allows us to offer an environment equal to anyin the game and I am glad that it is now starting to feel likeour home – thanks to the LSV management for all their helpin this but most of all thanks to our supporters who havestamped their personality on our Stadium.

LEYTHER TILL I DIE...Today is the official Heritage Game for LeighCenturions and I am sure it will be a fantasticday. I would like to thank a couple of very special people who havemade today possible with the hard work they have done overrecent months (and years in one case!).Firstly, my never ending gratitude goes to Mike Latham whohas laboured for 30+ years to complete the list of every playerto wear the Leigh RL shirt – including before the 1895breakaway. Mike is an unassuming character who goes abouthis work in a quiet, professional manner and is uncomfortablewith plaudits but, for once, I hope he can relish how much hehas moved so many people with what he has produced.Secondly, Jason Donohue has done a remarkable job inresurrecting the Leigh Centurions Players Association andbringing so many past players of the Club back into the fold.The pride felt by the current players and staff when so manyformer giants of the club are in attendance on match-days isimmense and it is testament to Jason’s persuasive skills (not“mithering!...) that the CPA has come so far so quickly.As Jason commented recently, billions of people have walkedthis planet but only 1,392 have had the opportunity to donthe Cherry and White of Leyth! And now they all have theirown, unique Heritage Number to prove it.Best wishesMikeMike Norris, Chairman



COACH’SCORNER

PAUL ROWLEYTALKS TO DAVEPARKINSON

Re: Featherstone game and winning the League LeadersShield. DP: Big congratulations Paul on another fine performancefrom the boys, sum it up for us?PR: I was nervous for a couple of days. There was a lot of buzz in thetown, a lot of talk and everyone has been really looking forward tothis one – none more so than the boys. It was a really easy week intraining. The focus and determination was clear. I’m proud. Theplayers got what they deserved. They have worked hard.DP: Martyn Ridyard was one of a number of players thatstood out?PR: Yeah Riddy is showing some class at the moment isn’t he? TomArmstrong was outstanding and I thought Sam Hopkins wasimmense!DP: You’ve talked in the past about creating history at theSports Village and you’ve done that now?PR: Yeah, when you have a career and you have a team, you makememories along the way and certainly this year has provided us withsome very happy ones. We’ll look back fondly and very satisfied thatwe’ve had a good year’s work, but let’s get it cranked up, let’s getthese players to be the role models they are meant to be. I want mychildren to grow up like some of these. I want my kids to be RyanBrierley, not because of what he does on the field but because of thegentleman he is. I can’t speak highly enough of these boys. They aregood men.Re: Swinton Game.DP: Paul that was another handsome victory and thatsecond half was a sight to behold wasn’t it?PR: We scored some good tries when we put some sets together andwe started running with a bit more conviction. I thought in the firsthalf we played really soft. We were doing enough, but it’s not aboutdoing enough is it? It’s about playing to the standards that we’ve set.We challenged the boys at half-time and I think it was perfectly clearafter the first five minutes [of the second half] that we’d addedanother twenty percent to what we were doing. We were running alot harder and tackling with more conviction and you then get therewards like we did in that second half.DP: And with the amount of ball that Swinton put down inthat first half you must have been disappointed to only lead16-0 at half-time?PR: Definitely, but it’s not about the score. It’s about the performance.It was always going to be a challenge on the back of some prettyheavy celebrations to be fair. It was slightly quiet in the dressing roombut like I said we were getting through it. We could have got throughit and won thirty points to whatever but I’m glad that we raised thebar. You are right about Swinton putting the ball down though, itgave us a lot of possession and territory. They definitely made it easierfor us in that respect.

DP: It was a rugby league rarity too, the full backlinescoring tries?PR: I wasn’t aware of that until you mentioned Dave but it just showswe are playing good rugby, we are pushing hard and helping eachother out. We’ve got some skilful players in that backline and I don’tthink there is anyone in the club that has not crossed the whitewashafter Anthony Bate’s try.DP: It was an improvement from Easter when against thesame opposition it was 60-24 wasn’t it?PR: Games like this make me nervous because we are supposed towin them but I watched Swinton and they play some good rugby.They ask a lot of questions with the ball in hand. Luckily for us theydidn’t keep the ball in hand.Yet again, like in that game at Easter, they have a stand-out player inKevin Penny. He was again outstanding and must have preventedanother four tries.DP: You had Michael Platt coming out from under wraps,how did you think he went?PR: I thought he had a real solid debut. He had some good touchesand looked quite dangerous. He is physically big and he dealt withMick Nanyn. He won his battle on his edge and fitted in really well.DP: The victory though tempered by the injury to Tom there?PR: It was bad news, but that can be the way it goes in rugby. Thisgame and last time out he did good minutes and was finding his formready for the run in.DP: This game today marks a continuation into the launch ofthe club heritage numbers, what do you make of things so far?PR: The Past Players dinner the other day was a real privilege to beinvolved in and to share a room with so many other players fromdifferent eras, no matter how many games they played or how wellthey were considered was great. We all had a common theme andthere was a real sense of belonging in that room. Our past playershave been so supportive all year.We have a proud history and a proud present and both have cometogether, the past players appreciate everything the current playersare doing and likewise the current players are so respectful andseeking approval of the past players. Anybody not involved that hasplayed for the club needs to jump onboard. Big thanks to JasonDonohue for being proactive and galvanising the past players, andalso monumental thanks to Mike Latham.You know, we sat in a room of Leigh legends and past players and Ican tell you now that the person everyone looked up to was MikeLatham. He was the true legend in the room for the amount of workthat he has done with the heritage numbers and history of Leigh. Wehave the greatest respect and gratitude, none more so than myself forthe history and pride he has given to a lot of past players.We have got the number one player in that league in MikeLatham, that’s for sure!

Since our last issue of The Centurion, Leigh have won theLeague Leaders Shield, vanquished Swinton Lions and aretoday celebrating their heritage. Dave Parkinson caught upwith Centurions boss Paul Rowley to get his thoughts.



ML- First of all, Oli, your thoughts on theSwinton game?OW - It was a complete performance in thesecond half after a bit of a slow start in the first.We didn’t show the same intensity as we didagainst Featherstone but it was a different typeof opponent. Rowls had a few words in a fewear holes at half-time and we came out firing.ML- And a good debut for Michael Platt?OW - Definitely. He’s got good pedigree, had alot of good coaches and has been at some goodclubs. He showed his experience and ability inabundance.ML- Does the addition of Michael andJonny Walker to the squad give you freshimpetus at this stage of the season?OW - They’re both good players but I’m not sureabout impetus being the right word. Everyone inthe squad is hungry and every player ischomping at the bit to play. Who would want tobe Rowls in this situation? There are about tenprops for instance competing for four spots. Iwouldn’t like to be in his shoes.

ML- In that situation man managementfrom a Coach is all important isn’t it?OW - The thing about Paul is that he is honest.When a Coach is honest there is nothing more aplayer can ask. Paul picks players onperformances or experience, depending on whathe deems to be the most important factor forthe particular game. His man management skillsare excellent.ML- Every player wants to play in everygame but is the Heritage Game extraspecial?OW - Without a shadow of a doubt. All gamesare very important for the club and individualsand you want to perform on a big stage. TheHeritage project is fantastic and all the players

have bought into it.ML- Did you enjoy your history lesson atthe Heritage Shirt launch?OW - The video that Fred Parkinson put togetherwas very interesting and brilliantly put together.It was an emotional evening, especially hearingabout the players who lost their lives duringWorld War One. I think all the players weretouched by that. Learning about players who went to war andnever came back makes you realise the sacrificesour predecessors made for the freedom weenjoy today. It was moving to hear of familiesreceiving a telegram to say their loved one, adevoted father and family man had been blownup in the trenches.ML- And every player this afternoon willbe wearing their own Heritage shirt withthe number unique to them.OW - That’s fantastic. The shirt and strip we areplaying in looks superb. It’s a little bit of history,one we’re all going to enjoy and savour. I’mhoping I’ll be able to keep my shirt and intendto get it framed.ML- You must be gutted to learn of TomSpencer’s injury?OW - Yes, it’s a great shame and Spenner facesa long time out and a long rehab. I feel for him,he’s come back into the side for the last twogames after a bit of a rest really firing and hasdone everything that Paul asked of him. He’sbeen outstanding. He’s worked really hard. It

just shows what a cruel game Rugby Leaguecan be. But he’ll deal with it, he’s a strongcharacter and he’ll come back even stronger.ML- On to the Workington game. They’vebeen going well recently.OW - They put in a strong second half againstus at Derwent Park and they’ve really built onthat performance. A lot of their games seem todepend on which dual-reg players they haveavailable but they’ve done really well. I’ve beencoached by Phil Veivers before and he certainlyknows what he’s talking about. We will have tobe on the top of our game to get a result.ML- And the last word?OW - That definitely goes to Kes (Ryan Brierley)on the birth of his baby girl. Congratulationsfrom everyone at the club to him and hispartner.

GOLD STARWEEK 14

CAptain’SCORNERMike Latham caught up withOli Wilkes after THE HERITAGESHIRT LAUNCH AT THE LSV

Oli Wilkes holds up the shield



HISTORY LESSON

In his latest Centurions Chat MarkTaylor, Leigh Centurions Rugby LeagueCorrespondent of the Leigh Reporterand Wigan Evening Post looks back onthe Heritage Shirt Launch.

LEIGH'S heroes of today got a history lesson when theyattended a special event at the Sports Village to launch theclub's heritage kit.The likes of Liam Kay, Ryan Brierley and Martyn Ridyard watched archivefootage of Leigh legends including John Woods, Des Drummond andJimmy Ledgard before receiving their heritage shirt which will be wornagainst Workington Town this afternoon.It was the second of three major events which have been organised tomark the publication of the club's heritage numbers. The first was asold-out dinner two weeks ago where many past players received amemento inscribed with their heritage number. The final celebration willbe at this afternoon’s eagerly awaited game.Several teams have allocated heritage numbers to their players in recentyears including Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors. They have alsobeen adopted by other sports such as cricket and football.By going back through the record books, a player is allocated a numberunique to them which represents the order in which they made theirdebut for the club.After years of painstaking and exhaustive research, Leigh fan andauthor Mike Latham has been able to publish the numbers in a speciallimited edition brochure which is on sale now, priced £5. The bookletalso includes Founders Numbers as a tribute to the Leigh players whoplayed in the Club’s rugby union days from 1878 to 1895.Players from the current Leigh squad were presented with their heritageshirt by head of rugby Derek Beaumont and coach Paul Rowley. A filmproduced by Fred Parkinson from Leigh Centurions TV was also shownand Latham gave a talk on some of the extensive research he carriedout to complete the project.Centurions will wear a special edition cherry and white hooped shirtand dark blue shorts and socks for the game against Workington - athrowback to the design of a much earlier age. There will be nosponsors on the shirt and each one features the heritage number of theplayer wearing it under the town coat of arms.A small number of the shirts are available to buy from the club's retailunit in Leigh Market.Latham learnt something new on the evening when prop Jake Emmitt(#1332) revealed that Welsh winger Lionel Emmitt (#683) was hisgrandfather. Bridgend born Lionel joined Leigh from Blackpool Boroughin March 1959 having earlier played for Oldham and scored seven triesin 14 games for the club. Delving through his record books, Latham discovered that while withBlackpool Lionel made two appearances for Wales scoring one try. Amining engineer by profession, he later worked in Africa and Australia.Emmitt was a prolific try-scorer, scoring 21 tries in 36 games forOldham and 78 tries in 167 games for Borough.

Jake Emmitt receives his Heritage Shirt from Head of Rugby DerekBeaumont and Head Coach Paul Rowley.

Bob Beswick receives his Heritage Shirt

Cameron Pitman receives his Heritage Shirt



Continuing our series looking at Leigh players who PASSEDAWAY DURING THE War, this week we remember RALPH MAKIN.

WE SHALLREMEMBER THEMA NEW SERIES By MIKE LATHAM

One member of the list only cameto light recently when I wasrandomly searching for details ofLeigh on the British NewspaperArchive. During the First World War,Leigh played friendly matches aftercompetitive football wassuspended after the 1914-15season. They played just one gameagainst Yorkshire opposition whenthey visited Headingley to playLeeds in February 1917. TheYorkshire Post preview of thegame list the Leigh players to have

lost their lives during the conflict and included in the listwas Gunner Ralph Makin.Further research revealed that Ralph Makin was a native ofPlank Lane who worked as a collier. He had trials with Leighin 1910 and played in the A Team. When the war started hejoined the Army despite being in a reserved occupation inthe mines. He was in the Royal Garrison Artillery alongsidePaddy O’Neill. He was yet another casualty of the horrificBattle of the Somme which claimed so many lives. What makes the situation even more poignant was thatfamilies back home often learnt news of their loved one’sdeath by hearsay or by letters sent by other serving soldiersbefore they received official confirmation from the Army.This appears to have been the case with Ralph Makin. TheLeigh Journal of July 1916 had news of his tragic death. Itreported as follows:“In a letter to his wife Gunner T Cupitt states that GunnerRalph Makin of the RGA, whose home is at Howard Street,Plank Lane, was killed on July 12th about 11-30. All his pals,he says, mourn his loss for he was a good gunner. Makin,who was a married man, 23-years-of-age, left his work atPlank Lane Collieries to join the Army in October 1914 andhad been in France 12 months. He had a trial with Leigh as aforward almost six years ago and has a brother in law,Sapper Clifford MacDonald with the Royal Engineers.”The letter states his date of death as the 12th but theCommonwealth War Graves Commission has the 13th.

Makin was buried at Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt,10km from Albert. Maricourt is a village on the Albert-Peronne Road and was at the beginning of the Battles ofthe Somme in 1916, the point of junction of the British andFrench forces, and within a very short distance of the frontline. A total of thirteen Leigh players are known to have died inWorld War One. Of the list below, Harry Bilsbury, ErnestDoorey, Ralph Makin, Benjamin Sumner and Harry Wardplayed for the Club in A team fixtures or first-team friendlyfixtures but not in an official first-team game and do nottherefore have Heritage Numbers.

With thanks to Leighlife.com and John Taylor for their tremendous assistance in researching these articles.

Throughout the season in the Centurion we have been remembering the players connected to the Leigh Clubwho gave their lives serving their country in World War One which started one hundred years ago. There isalso a documentary on this subject on Leigh Centurions TV.

Harry Bilsbury, Guardsman, Grenadier Guards. Killed in actionduring Battle of the Somme, 15 September 1916, aged 26.Ernest Doorey, Sergeant, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.Killed in action at Ypres, 24 May 1915, aged 22.Frank Ganley, Private, Machine Guns Corps (Motors). Killed inaction in Mesopotamia, 17 September 1918, aged 38.Ben Lloyd, Lance Corporal, South Lancashire Regiment. Killed inaction in France, 20 July 1916, aged 30.Ralph Makin, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action inFrance, 13 July 1916, aged 23.Paddy O'Neill, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action inFlanders, 27 September 1917, aged 35.Benjamin Sumner, Company Sergeant Major in Royal Irish Rifles.Killed in action in Belgium, 13 April 1918, aged 36.James Henry Threlfall, Private, King’s Own Royal LancasterRegiment. Died of wounds during Battle of the Somme, 19 August1916, aged 38.James Tobin MM, Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery. Killed in action inFrance, 7 April 1917, aged 37.Robert Topping, Private in Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in actionat Richebourg, 30 June 1916, aged 22.Billy Unsworth, Lance Corporal, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed inaction in Southern Israel, 31 October 1917, aged 37.Harry Ward, Able Seaman, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, AnsonBattalion. Killed in action in Gallipoli, 21 June 1915, aged 23.Sam Whittaker, Sergeant, King’s (Liverpool) Regiment. Killed inaction in France, 10 October 1918, aged 36.



LISA NEWS From LYNDA PIKE

COACH TRAVELLISA are running coaches to the North Wales Crusaders game onSunday 7th September. Kick-off is 2.30pm. Coaches can be booked from the market outlet and prices are as follows: £7.50 LISA members and £8.50 non members

Pick-up times are as follows:

Starting from Atherton at 11.30am St Mary’s Way (Boars Head)Lastly approx 11.45am LSV

Visit Gill on the market stall before you travel all supporters please !!!! LISA is an acronym for Leigh Independent Supporters Association,and as the name suggests is an Independent Supporters Groupfor the Leigh Centurions. LISA has been in existence for over 10years, with the main goal of helping to finance new players to theclub which is mainly achieved by members’ contributions.Through generous contributions by LISA members and support by Leigh fansin general we have managed to help the club bring in players who wouldhave not normally been signed. Below is the LISA Roll of Honour for the listof players the club have signed over the years with the help of LISA.Jamie Kennedy, Graeme Close and Ken Kerr (1999), Adam Bristow (2000),Neil Turley (2001), Vila Matautia (2002), Sonny Nickle and Tommy Martyn(2003), Tommy Martyn (2004), Academy players (2005 and 2006), DaveMcConnell (2007), Dennis Moran (2008), Stuart Donlan (2009 and 2010),Anthony Nicholson and Dean McGilvray (2011), James Taylor, Ryan Brierley,Rob Parker and Sam Hopkins (2012), Martin Aspinwall and Ryan Brierley(2013).For the 2014 season LISA are proudly sponsoring Tom Spencer.These players are part of our Heritage and on this special day I want tothank all of you fans who made their signings possible and those of futureLISA players.The more members we have enables us Leigh fans to help make our greatclub the best it can be. It’s no coincidence that Leigh have been one of themost successful teams outside of Super League since LISA was formed.

LISA look to increaseMembership NumbersWith all aspects of the Club, on and off the pitch, going fromstrength to strength there is a temptation for people to rest ontheir laurels. But the reality is that a bigger membership will help

the Club to reach the next level as it pushes towards realising itsambition of a place in Super League.As a committee we are currently in discussions with the Club to identifyways of adding value to existing and new members. It is our goal to drivethe organisation forward as in recent years we have sadly lost some of ourolder members.I'm working with Club Director Andy Mazey in relation to forthcomingevents where we intend to have a presence and actively campaign for newmembers.If you are a supporter and not currently a LISA Member please considerjoining, as your contributions really do make a difference and go directlytowards the playing budget. This means you contribute where it mattersmost from a fans' perspective. Remember as well as other benefits LISAmembers get extra discount on away coach travel.On behalf of Leigh Centurions Director Andy Mazey said: "As a Board werecognise the importance of this fantastic organisation, not just historicallybut even more so moving forward as part of the long-term strategicplanning."The vision and ethos of everyone associated with this Club is no longer justto consolidate, but to grow every aspect of the Club to be the very best itcan be."It's great to see Lynda, Keith and the rest of the great people at LISA notjust buying into the Club's ethos but looking to take the bull by the hornsand drive the organisation forward."In simple terms the more members LISA can attract the more financeavailable to the Club. Funds raised go directly into the playing budget for2015 and beyond when we will be a full-time professional club with highhopes and aspirations."For details of how to join go to www.leigh-isa.org.ukRemember that after a recent meeting with the BOM it has been agreedthat as an incentive to gain more members and raise more funds, for every£6,000 over and above the usual annual figure LISA can raise, the Boardwill match the funding with £6,000 and promote an already part-timecontracted Under20s player of LISA’s choice to the full-time first-teamenvironment and squad. Existing members who increase their contributionwill also count towards the extra money raised.Paul Rowley and Derek Beaumont will put forward the list of candidateswho they would like to bring in to the first- team full-time squad and inconfidence give the reasons why, so LISA members, subject to the fundsbeing raised, can play a vital role in the promotion and further developmentof the club’s young players in addition to what they already do.

Adam Bristow #1164

Neil Turley #1172

Tommy Martyn #1210

Stuart Donlan #1117


THE PIONEERS By MIKE LATHAM

We’re having a break from the Quiz this week as we celebrate LeighCenturions Heritage Day. We look back on the pioneers of the Club, the15 players who played in the very first Northern Union fixture againstLeeds on 7 September 1895. These players have been allocated HeritageNumbers 1 to 15.

George Boardman


#1 TOM COOP was an outstanding, goal-kickingfullback who came to Leigh from his hometown clubTottington in September 1888. His teammate DocWorthington had moved to play for Leigh a fewmonths previously. He played over 200 games forLeigh before the Northern Union was formed and afurther 85 in the first three seasons after 1895. Hisconsistent performances earned him Lancashirerecognition and he was capped by England againstScotland at Raeburn Place in 1892. #2 ALF WALLWORK. A winger, he joined Leigh fromWigan in 1893 and quickly established himself as aregular in the side. Wallwork played in 40 of Leigh’s42 games in their first season in the Northern Unionbut played his final game in September 1897. Heretained his links with the game by later becoming areferee.#3 TOM ANDERTON. Known throughout the town as‘Tommy Andy’ he was a popular centre three-quarterwho was renowned for his consistency. He joinedLeigh from Aspull in 1891 and went three seasonswithout missing a game. Anderton later became thefirst player to complete one hundred consecutiveappearances under Northern Union rules. When heretired he became a touch-judge and referee. #4 SAM PRICE. Formerly with Leigh Shamrocks, SamPrice established himself in the side during Leigh’s lastseason in the rugby union. A utility back or forward heplayed six first-team games during Leigh’s inauguralseason under Northern Union rules.#5 S (‘BUMMER’) GILL. A newcomer described as ashort, thickset fellow, Bummer Gill played previouslyfor St Helens and Birkenhead Wanderers. He made 14appearances as a utility player in both the back-line orin the forwards.#6 TOMMY TAYLOR. A Wigan born halfback, hemade his Leigh debut in March 1895 and was aregular in their first season in the Northern Union. Hehad the distinction of scoring Leigh’s first try underNorthern Union rules in the game against Leeds. Heplayed his final game in March 1897.#7 JOE SHOVELTON. The Northern Union came toolate for halfback Joe Shovelton, one of Leigh’s mosteffective and popular players in the rugby union days.Born in Leigh in 1867, he was approaching the veteranstage and the game against Leeds proved to be hislast one in Leigh colours. Shortly after the game hewas badly injured in a mining accident and was unableto play again. #8 TOM SMITH. A stalwart of the formative years ofthe Leigh club, he began playing regularly for Leigh in1882 and became vice-captain in 1885 and first teamcaptain one year later. A fine, consistent player he wassaid to have played in every position on the field and

was a source of great inspiration in Leigh’s risingstatus in the years prior to the Northern Union. Tomwas a heavyweight forward by the time Leigh playedLeeds and played his final game in March 1900. Alicensee he kept the Pied Bull in Leigh for 31 years.#9 JAMES (‘CATTY’) CHEETHAM. A well-built localforward who gave Leigh sterling service in the 1890s,he made his Leigh debut in 1890 and apart from ashort spell with St Helens Recs was a regular memberof the side until playing his final game in April 1898.Like many of his teammates he was a coalminer. #10 GEORGE (‘JUD’) BOARDMAN. Jud Boardmanwas held in high esteem and considered to be one ofthe finest forwards in England during his playing days.His tragic early death of typhoid fever in December1904 at the age of 33 was widely mourned. With greatskills, experience and strength, no doubt gained fromhis job as a blacksmith’s striker, Boardman made hisLeigh debut in 1891. #11 TEDDY FRANCE. A coal-hewer born in Leigh in1872, he made his Leigh debut in the forwards as ateenager in November 1889 and played nearly 150games for the club in total, finishing in 1898. Hisyounger brother Jack also played for Leigh in the early1890s and his son James became a free-scoringwinger for the club in the 1920s.#12 J (‘FROSTY’) PEMBERTON. A former captain ofWestleigh, who was nicknamed Frosty, Pembertonmade his Leigh debut in the forwards in 1893. Heplayed eleven times during Leigh’s first Northern Unioncampaign and reappeared briefly two seasons laterbefore calling time on his playing days.#13 PETER TAYLOR. One of Leigh’s most prominentforwards Peter Taylor played for Leigh from 1886 to1900 and later became a referee. He made over 300club appearances in total, 126 in the Northern Unionand was chosen to represent Lancashire.#14 BOB MacMASTERS. Born in Marsden, WestYorkshire in 1870 Bob MacMasters moved to the townas a youngster and apart from one season spent withWigan played all his career with Leigh until retiringafter the 1901-02 season. He later emigrated to theUnited States where he was a green-keeper for aworking men’s club in New Bedford. His youngerbrother Sam later played for Leigh and anotherbrother, William, played in the early 1890s.#15 TED DAVIES. Edward James (Ted) Davies wasborn in Badminton, Gloucestershire and came to live inLeigh aged 16. He was a very fast forward who playedfor Leigh between 1893 and 1898 and later assisted asoccer team in Glazebury. He died in September 1935aged 61 after collapsing while watching BoltonWanderers. In the Leigh Chronicle obituary, hissurname was spelt Davis.

Joe Shovelton

Tom Coop

Peter Taylor

Tom Anderton



RESERVE TEAM FIXTURES & RESULTS 2014No. Month Date Ven Opponents KO Res F A Pos'n1 Feb 26 h2 Featherstone 7-30pm W 44 12 1st2 Mar 8 a Oldham 2-30pm W 46 10 1st3 Mar 12 a Halifax 7-30pm W 40 24 1st4 Mar 19 h2 Keighley 7-30pm W 94 6 1st5 Apr 12 h3 North East Academy 2-30pm W 116 0 1st6 Apr 26 a Cumbria Academy 1-30pm W 38 34 1st7 May 3 a Midlands Academy 2-30pm W 88 10 1st8 May 14 h1 Featherstone 7-30pm W 62 22 1st9 May 24 a Sheffield 2pm W 14 0 1st10 May 28 h1 Keighley 7-30pm W 72 10 1st11 Jun 14 h6 Halifax 2-30pm L 16 29 1st12 Jun 21 h3 Cumbria Academy 2-30pm W 68 0 1st13 Jun 28 h4 Midlands Academy 2-30pm W 56 10 1st14 Jul 5 a North East Academy 2-30pm W 44 24 1st15 Jul 12 a Featherstone 2-30pm W 62 24 1st16 Jul 19 h5 Sheffield 3-45pm W 46 16 1st17 Jul 24 a Keighley 7-30pm W 48 16 1st18 Jul 30 h2 Oldham 7-30pm W 74 0 1st19 Aug 7 a Halifax 7-30pm W 44 12 1st20 Aug 15 a Sheffield 8pm W 27 18 1st21 Sep 5 h5 Grand Final 8pm

1099 277FRIENDLIES1 Jan 17 h2 Rochdale 7-30pm L 24 28 -2 Jan 29 h2 North Wales 7-30pm L 12 24 -3 Feb 22 h1 Oxford 2-30pm W 44 20 -4 Mar 26 h2 York 8pm L 18 36 -5 May 8 a York 8pm W 64 10 -

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HOME VENUES

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Reserves’ Johnny Walker


IN TOWN TODAYWORKINGTONTOWN


Brett Carter Brett Phillips Carl Forber Jason Mossop

Workington Townvisit the LSV this

afternoon on the topof their form; a superbrun of eight winsfrom their last ninegames has secured atop nine finish andwith it a place in nextseason’s KingstonePress Championship.There is a fair argument for putting forwardHead Coach Phil Veivers for ChampionshipCoach of the Year (behind our own PaulRowley of course!).

Veivers has worked wonders at DerwentPark and fashioned a side that has achievedsome remarkable results in recent weeks asthey put together a seven-match winningrun. In that sequence Town won five ofthose games by a margin of six points orless, including a nail-biting 20-18 derbysuccess over neighbours Whitehaven.

"There was a lot riding on the game and wewere grateful to be on the right side of thewin," said Veivers after the derby game."Earlier this season the players didn’t knowhow to win – in tight games we couldn’t getover the finish line.

"But the turning point for us was the homegame with Featherstone. I had myconditioner on the wing, Keiran McAvoyback in the side straight from university andKayle Connor on the bench but unable toplay, just to make up the 17."

When Veivers took over at Derwent Park in

early March he seemingly faced an uphillbattle to preserve Town’s hard-wonChampionship status. Previous coach GaryCharlton, who had worked in tandem withMartin Oglanby for a time left after fiveyears in the hot seat saying he had takenTown as far as he could. Charlton hadworked wonders during his time in charge,lifting up the club from the lowest reachesof the professional game.

Veivers inherited a squad that lookeddecidedly short of depth and set aboutboosting numbers immediately. It is a policyhe has been trying ever since, with mixedresults, though the availability of severaldual registration players from WiganWarriors, including Lewis Tierney, JackMurphy, Connor Farrell and Greg Burke hasproved fruitful.

But the uncertainty on a week by week basisover the dual-reg players, plus the lack of aplay-maker has left Veivers working mostlywith the squad he inherited. Since earningkey early season wins over Swinton andBarrow, Town then lost nine out of their nexteleven games, often by small margins beforeturning that around in mid-summer. It is ameasure of Town’s fighting qualities thatthey have picked up nine bonus points fromtheir 12 defeats.

In retrospect Town’s battling performance toearn a well deserved bonus point againstthe Centurions at Derwent Park has beenthe catalyst for the revival. Town playedsuperbly in that second half and gaveRowley’s side one of their hardest games ofthe season with Jarrad Stack and BrettPhillips especially impressive.

Veivers stressed the need for patience,arguing that results would come on the backof the improved performances. He has beenborne out and with Phillips, Stack, LiamMcAvoy, Peter Lupton and centre JasonMossop all showing consistent form Townhave emerged as one of the success storiesin what has proved to be a dramaticChampionship season.

Veivers first came into the British game withSt Helens in 1984 as an appendage to thedeal which brought the great Mal Meningato Knowsley Road. Although Meninga madea never-to-be-forgotten impact in his oneseason at Knowsley Road, it was Veiverswho had the lasting impact.

He went onto make nearly 400 appearancesfor Saints becoming one of their best everoverseas players. Veivers, who recentlypassed 50, then finished his playing careerat Huddersfield before embarking on acoaching career. Shown the door by Salfordjust five games into the 2013 season he hasbounced back in fine style at WorkingtonTown and has taken the opportunity withboth hands.

Town’s last game, a 32-18 home win overBarrow Raiders was by all accounts ascrappy game but the priceless three pointssecured Town’s status and must have beenone of the most satisfying of Veivers’illustrious career. Former Centurions halfbackCarl Forber was outstanding, capping his all-round display with two tries and four goals.Forber, who made his Leigh debut in 2005 is#1251 and will especially enjoy thisafternoon’s special atmosphere.


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SQUAD 2014Coach: Phil VeiversAssistant Coaches: Craig Barker, Jonty GorleyNo Name1 Brett Carter2 Elliott Miller3 Jason Mossop4 Andy Morris5 Lee Haney6 Peter Lupton7 Callum Phillips8 Kris Coward9 Graeme Mattinson10 Marc Shackley11 Brett Phillips12 Jarrad Stack13 Karl Olstrom14 Kayle Connor15 Daniel Rooney16 Carl Forber17 Liam McAvoy18 James Duerden19 Nathan Lucock20 Callum Rowlandson21 Ruairi McGoff24 Declan Hulme30 Jay Rossi31 Connor Farrell32 Greg Burke33 John Patrick

Results so far in 2014:Doncaster (h) L 12-22Batley (a) L 16-36Swinton (h) W 18-6Barrow (a) W 8-6Normanton (a) W 38-12 CCKeighley (h) L 22-24Dewsbury (a) L 16-38Hunslet (a) L 10-27 CCSheffield (h) L 14-24Whitehaven (a) L 16-22Halifax (h) D 20-20Rochdale (a) W 10-6Featherstone (a) L 20-32NW Crusaders (h) L 10-11Leigh (h) L 16-28Sheffield (a) L 30-37Halifax (a) L 10-18Featherstone (h) W 20-18Swinton (a) W 32-24Batley (h) W 22-16Keighley (a) W 16-12Rochdale (h) W 30-18NW Crusaders (a) W 12-8Whitehaven (h) W 20-18Doncaster (a) L 10-36Barrow (h) W 32-18

LEIGH V WORKINGTON TOWN INTHE SUMMER ERASUMMARy

Played Won Drawn Lost For AgainstLeague 9 8 0 1 323 119

National League Cup 3 3 0 0 154 48

Total 12 11 0 1 477 167

LEAGUE

Date Venue Competition Result F A Att09/05/1999 home Premiership Won 42 10 1,484

06/02/2000 away Premiership Won 46 6 907

31/01/2001 home Premiership Won 70 0 2,149

10/06/2001 away Premiership Won 18 17 1,114

10/03/2002 home Premiership Won 16 14 2,022

28/07/2002 away Premiership Won 39 8 748

01/04/2013 home Championship Won 42 22 1446

09/06/2013 away Championship Lost 22 26 725

01/06/2014 away Championship Won 28 16 814

NATIONAL LEAGUE CUPDate Venue Competition Result F A Att07/04/2002 home Group Won 50 24 1,657

18/06/2006 home Semi-Final Won 62 12 1,543

27/02/2011 away Group Won 42 12 592

THE CENTURION 19

Remember the game?National League Cup Semi FinalSunday 18 June 2006, at Hilton Park

Leigh 62 (T- Forber 2, Heremaia 2,Taylor, Greenwood 2, Gaskell, Govin,Rowley, Grix; G- Govin 7, O'Neill 2)Workington Town 12 (T- L Campbell2; G- Kirkbride 2)Leigh: Grix; Gaskell, Forber,Greenwood, Ballard; Govin, Heremaia;Stevens, Rowley, Wilson, Taylor, Hill,Sykes. Subs: Pemberton, Speakman,O'Neill, BibeyWorkington: Beattie; Wilson, Frazer,Miller, Tinnion; Campbell, Kirkbride;Vaughan, S Lunt, Lavulavu, Purdham,Campbell, Beaumont. Subs: R Lunt,McGuiness, Burgess, Tuimaualuga.

Referee: Jamie Leahy; HT: 34-6;Attendance: 1,543. Carl Forber, now with Town, was one of Leigh's semi-

final heroes eight years ago

Graeme Mattinson Peter Lupton

WORKINGTON TOWN



ACTIONv FEATHERSTONEROVERS

Sam Barlow celebrateshis try with the fans

Tommy Goulden makes hard yards. Anxious times in the Leigh dugout.



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Great support from the North Stand.

IN RESERVEPaul Anderson’s Reserves sidecompleted their league campaignwith impressive back-to-backvictories in Yorkshire. They defeated Halifax 44-12 with JamieTracey scoring a hat-trick and followedup with a hard-fought 27-18 win atSheffield Eagles.

Having only lost one game all season the Reserves are nowplaying at the LSV in the Grand Final on Friday 5 September. Theiropponents will be either Featherstone Rovers or Sheffield Eagles,who play-off against one another. Details for the game as follows:

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Venue Leigh Sports VillageDate Friday 5th SeptemberKick Off 8-00 pmGame v either Featherstone Rovers or Sheffield Eagles (to be decided w/e 31 August)This is an ALL ticket gamePrices £5-00 adult, £3-00 concessions, free for all Juniors.Tickets will be on sale the week prior to the Final.A big crowd will make the event a night to remember, so yoursupport will be appreciated by Paul Anderson and his players whohave been outstanding this year.

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A reminder that nearly all the Centurions Reserves games areshown on Leigh Centurions TV.

Stats: Thursday 7 August v Halifax (a) Won 44-12. Team: Lee T; Swift, Pownall, Harper, Baggaley T; Pendlebury, Ward6G; Walker, Holmes, Bate T, Hankinson T, Tracey 3T, Rowe. Subs: Wilkinson, Warburton, Liku, Halton T.Friday 15 August v Sheffield Eagles (a) Won 27-18. Team:Lee; Swift, Pitman T, Harper, Robinson; Baggaley, Ward T, 5G, 1DG; Walker, Wilkinson, Halton, Hankinson, Tracey T,Rowe. Subs: Spence, Watson, Liku, Acton T.Liam Kay, Martyn Ridyard and Gregg McNally

with the Shield.

Let's get the party started! Reserves’ Josh Ward kicking



1998 Leigh’s season ended dismally with a 4-58 defeat atFeatherstone Rovers. David Hill scored the visitors’ only try before2,047 spectators. Leigh finished 11th in Division One with six winsfrom 30 games. Leigh went through the entire season without anaway victory. Anthony Murray was top try-scorer with 12 tries.

1992 Leigh’s first season back in the first division was the first fornew coach Jim Crellin, who had controversially replaced KevinAshcroft. Visitors Warrington proved too strong and came away fromHilton Park with the spoils from a 30-12 victory watched by 4,734spectators. David Ruane and John Pendlebury scored Leigh’s tries,John Woods kicking two goals.

1987 Billy Benyon was in charge of Leigh after steering themclear of relegation in the previous season. Their opening league gamewas a 38-12 defeat at Headingley against Leeds watched by 7,372fans. Wayne Standish and John Kerr scored Leigh’s tries, ChrisJohnson kicking two goals.

1981 Leigh’s first league game of what became a championship-winning season was a 25-8 victory at Barrow. Mick Hogan, GrahamWorgan, Billy Platt, Steve Donlan and Des Drummond scored Leigh’stries, John Woods adding four goals and Donlan two drop-goals. Theattendance at Craven Park was 4,421.

1974 Ex Leigh Colts star Terry Bilsbury, a recent Touchdown Clubguest, marked his Leigh debut with two tries as his side won 31-10at Barrow in a Lancashire Cup first round tie. Tommy Davies alsoscored twice in front of 1,509 spectators.

1971 Already playing their sixth game of what became a marathon

44-game season, Challenge Cup holders Leigh, captained by TonyBarrow and coached by Peter Smethurst, had many changes fromtheir Wembley Cup triumph little more than three months previously.They went down to Wigan 13-5 at Central Park in front of 10,693fans.

1969 The unglamorous surroundings of Alt Park provided thebackdrop for Leigh’s 36-8 win over Huyton, Alex Murphy and MickCollins each scoring two tries in front of 800 spectators.

1965 Leigh’s third defeat in their opening three games was at thehands of arch rivals Wigan at Hilton Park. A crowd of 9,500 sawLeigh go down despite tries by Stan Walmsley, Gordon Lewis, RodTickle and Tommy Dickens.

1961 Tries by South African Chris Landsberg and Ray Fisherearned Leigh a hard-fought 14-2 home win over Whitehaven before10,000 fans at Hilton Park.

1960 Gordon Lewis and Brian Chadwick scored Leigh’s tries asthey silenced a 10,401 crowd at Watersheddings with a 12-9 winover Oldham.

1958 Jack Gibson and Bill Kindon were among the Leigh try-scorers as they earned a fine 16-10 Lancashire Cup-win atWilderspool over Warrington in front of 10,586 fans.

1952 Charlie Pawsey, Jimmy Ledgard and Oliver Teggin scoredLeigh’s tries in a 15-4 Lancashire Cup win at Whitehaven, Ledgardalso kicking three goals. The crowd at the Recre’ was 10,000.

1950 Frank Morgan and Bill Kindon were amongst the tries inLeigh’s 16-10 home win over Widnes watched by 11,000 spectators.

1947 A red letter day in Leigh’s history as their new ground atKirkhall Lane (later to be renamed Hilton Park) was opened. VisitorsSt Helens spoilt the party with a 15-0 win in a Lancashire Cup FirstRound tie before 17,000 spectators. Lancashire Cup-ties were playedover two legs in those days and Saints won the return game 31-5.

ON THIS DAYIN HISTORYBy MIKE LATHAM

AUGUST

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Billy Benyon was Leigh'scoach 27 years ago

Frank Morgan (#598) was aLeigh try-scorer 64 years ago



LEIGH CENTURIONSCOMMUNITYFOUNDATIONFirstly can I welcome you

all to what is set to be amemorable occasion in theClub’s long anddistinguished history. Our new LCCF apprentices have all startedwork with us now and we are delighted withthe calibre of the candidates this year. The boys have engaged well into summer campdelivery and have already developed a good rapportwith the children within our community. Throughoutthe next year the apprentices will develop as sportscoaches as well as individuals.The Foundation’s summer camps have so far seenover 250 participants engaged in Rugby/Danceactivities over a five week period. Feedback from thecamps has been very positive and everyone has beenhaving fun. For any further information on camps pleasecontact Stuart Littler [email protected]::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Also today I would like to welcome to thestadium the Bedford High Rugby League

young leaders. Bedford Highs School’s selected year 9 & 10sdelivered a primary school Rugby League festival inorder to attain their Rugby League leader’s awardrecently. The students were challenged and engagedthroughout the delivery and the impact was anextremely successful, well organised festival. Wewould also like to thank all the schools thatparticipated and made the award possible for thestudents.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

We are also due to commence a new RFL playtouch initiative. The venue – Leigh Miners Rangers (Junior section,opposite Bedford High). Start Date: MondaySeptember 1st. 10 week programme. Time: 6.30 pmonwards. Cost - £20 per team, per week. Teams mayhave a squad of 10, so £2 per player.If anyone cannot find a team and wants to come andjoin in it will be £4 per individual player on the night.Please email [email protected] for more infoand to confirm entry etc. The prize for the winningteam is an executive box and a three course meal fora first team game next season.

By TREVORBARTONMBE

Stuart Littler (#1342)



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Good afternoon and welcome tothe Heritage Day match at Leigh

Sports Village. This very special afternoon has been long in the planning andcelebrates the rich heritage of Leigh Rugby League Club whichdates back to 1878.As part of the day’s events we look forward to welcoming thesurviving members of the 1971 Challenge Cup-winning side tothe Touchdown Club this afternoon, including David Eckersleywho has flown in from his home in Australia especially for theoccasion.This afternoon’s match sponsors are BSFM Ltd.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::We also welcome our Ball Sponsor, the Hilton Park publichouse, Programme sponsor Maxilead Metals andAssociate sponsor Krempfast and hope you all enjoy thisspecial afternoon in great company.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::At the last home game Terry Bilsbury, a star of the 1981-82 Lancashire Cup and Championship winning side wasguest of honour in the Touchdown Club alongside author,broadcaster and publisher Tony Hannan, who is co-editorof Forty20 magazine.

The monthly magazine carries a superb article by Angela Powerson Paul Rowley and a feature on Leigh’s 1921 Cup Final heroErnie Boardman in the current edition.The Leigh Centurions Golf Day held at Birchwood Golf Club onWednesday 20 August was a tremendous success and thanks aredue to all the people involved who made the event so memorable.That evening the Heritage Shirt presentation was also staged atthe LSV and more than 200 guests enjoyed a great occasion.The annual Player of the Season awards will be held at LSV onFriday 19 September and details of ticket availability will becirculated soon.

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As part of the Heritage project,Leigh Centurions Players

Association played Leigh CricketClub Past Players in a Twenty20match at beech Walk last Monday.The match was a big success and it is intended to make it anannual event, further strengthening the bond between thetwo clubs.Leigh CC won the toss and elected to bat. Harry Hall took thefirst wicket and John Pendlebury took three wickets. Set atarget of 140, Leigh CPA finished 15 runs short with JasonDonohue and Paul Topping both hitting 30 (retiring score).Tony Cottrell kindly sponsored the Leigh CPA kit.The players lined up as follows:Back row (l-r): Alex Cain, Tommy Warburton, Chris Irwin,Stan Walmsley, Harry Hall, Tony Cottrell, John Costello, SteveCawley.Front row (l-r): Tony Cooke, John Pendlebury, Paul Topping,Jason Donohue, Glynn Davies, Andy Collier, Mark Sarsfield,Paul Daniel.

HERITAGE CRICKET EVENT

HERITAGE BOOKLETTo mark the

Heritage Day,Leigh Centurionshave produced aspecial HeritageBooklet writtenand produced byMike Latham.The booklet details the players’Heritage Numbers and the FounderNumbers for the players from therugby union era between 1878 and1895.The booklet is priced at £5 and alsocontains articles by Leigh CPA

Chairman Jason Donohue, Head ofRugby Derek Beaumont, Head CoachPaul Rowley, former Chairman BrianBowman and ex-player and ‘one capwonder’ Joe Wood who representsover 170 players who made thesingle appearance for Leigh. It ispacked full of players’ photographschosen randomly from the Archives.The booklet is available at the ticketoffice this afternoon but as it hasbeen produced in a limited edition of600 copies is already on course for asell-out so buy one while stocks last.



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JuniorCenturions 2014Junior Centurions now haveto date nearly 300 membersand this figure is increasingby the week.TOM ARMSTRONGSHIRTSPONSORSHIPJunior Centurions are proudto be shirt sponsor for TomArmstrong and aredelighted he has signed anew contract at the Club tothe end of the 2016 season.Junior LinksThere are links to the JuniorCenturions page onwww.leighcenturions.co.ukand on www.leighlife.comfor any news orinformation. Follow@juniorcenturions onTwitter for the latestupdates on JC’s Club.NEWMERCHANDISEOur new merchandise isavailable at Leigh Retail.

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CENTURIONSTEAM UP WITHTHINK AHEADLeigh Centurions have teamed up withWilliams & Co Solicitorswww.williamsinjurylaw.co.uk. and theThink Ahead Stroke awarenesscampaign to enter a Centurions DragonBoat in the ThinkAhead DragonBoat challenge onFriday 5thSeptember atLeigh & LowtonSailing Club. Paul Williams of Williams & Co Solicitorsapproached the club with the amazing idea ofa Centurions boat filled with players and fansand Tom Spencer was the first player topledge his rowing skills to the challenge.Tom Spencer commented: “I’m reallycompetitive so it’s definitely something I wantto get involved with. The fact we get to dosomething like this for such a great cause andwith the Leigh fans makes it even morespecial although I don’t know how we aregoing to pick just five to join me and theboys!” Yes, that’s right you can be part of theCenturions Dragon Boat team on the day. Theboys will pick five supporters to join them inthe boat- all you have to do is submit yourname, email address and your reasons as towhy you should be the one ‘Spenner’ and theboys pick. The winners will be drawn soon andposted on the Centurions website, twitter andfacebook page. Leigh player Ryan Brierley has also joined theteam and there will be furtherannouncements of who will be joining themin the coming weeks. To enter the competition, please emailyour reasons why you should join theCenturions Dragon boat team [email protected] luck!


LCT looking back and celebratingwith Leigh Centurions With this being

the Club’sHeritage Matchday,the programmecontent that comesto mind for our pageis our PIT 2 PITCHprogramme. This programme started in 2011 andemanated from the club moving fromHilton Park, our home of 61 years to ournew home at Leigh Sports Village andthe subsequent demolition of theground which sparked interest inmemories of by-gone years.

The project has been funded by theLocal Heritage Fund and aims topreserve and share first-hand stories ofthe life and times of the town of Leigh’sheritage, centred around the rugbyleague club, a focal part of the localcommunity over the past 100 years andmore. It’s a two-tier project aiming toconserve the oral history of theprofessional rugby league club and thetown through a virtual museum of fans,players and the wider community’smemories centred around the club’shistory, including a virtual hall of fame

and a virtual timeline, all of which canbe accessed on the websitewww.pit2pitch.co.uk.The second part of the programme is oureducational sphere to the project opento the Primary school children of Leighdelivered both in school and at thestadium, focusing on specific importanteras to the club and town from the1940s, 1970s and today. Using thevirtual museum and the timeline boardsunder the North Stand we look at theplayers’ work, family life, leisureactivities and playing life culminating ina role play of each era.

“I had so much fun learning all aboutwhat life was like a long time ago. Myfavourite bit of the day was dressing upas a 1970s player’s wife and seeing allthe old photos showing us that wherethere are now shops there used to be apit and the big road through Leigh usedto be railway tracks.” - Y6 Bedford HallMethodist pupil.


RYAN BRIERLEYName Ryan BrierleyDate of Birth 12 March 1992Place of Birth PrestonHeight 6ft Weight 80kgWaist size 32Boot size 9

My Best CharacteristicAmbitious

My Bad Habits - Too stubborn

My Phobias- Moths

Who I look up to- My uncles

My Sporting HeroBenji Marshall/ Cooper Cronk

My Best Event at London 2012100 metres sprint

Sport I like to watchFootball, rugby

Famous Person I would mostlike to have dinner with andwhyKim Kardashian, because she

has got a good bum

Famous person I would hate tobe stuck in a lift with and why-Katie Price, because she alwaysplays the victim

My Most Treasured itemMobile phone

My HobbiesFootball, socialising

Music I listen toHouse, RnB

A Good Night OutLas Vegas

My motto in life- Dream asthough you will live forever, liveas if you will die today

My Rugby League dream team1 Billy Slater2 Jarryd Hayne3 Jamie Lyon4 Greg Inglis 5 Ste Maden6 Benji Marshall

7 Cooper Cronk8 Sam Burgess9 Cameron Smith 10 Paul Gallen11 Greg Bird12 Sonny Bill Williams

13 Sean O’LoughlinSubs:Tom Spencer Jamie Acton


For all your property requirements contactSimon Cooke

Fairclough House, 51 Lord Street, Leigh WN7 1BYTel 01942 603000 Fax 01942 603442

email [email protected] web www.cookeandcompany.co.uk

Leigh CenturionsQ&A



FACTS & STATSDOB Squad No Apps Subs Tries Goals DG Points Leigh Career

Apps Subs Tries Goals DG Points Total Leigh Apps

Jamie Acton 04/04/1992 18 4 15 1 0 0 4 4 15 1 0 0 4 19Tom Armstrong 12/09/1989 4 23 0 19 0 0 76 32 6 26 0 0 104 38Martin Aspinwall 21/10/1981 16 4 5 1 0 0 4 13 8 1 0 0 4 21Sam Barlow 07/03/1988 13 20 4 4 0 0 16 20 4 4 0 0 16 24Anthony Bate 28/04/1992 27 3 4 1 0 0 4 6 12 3 0 0 12 18Bob Beswick 08/12/1984 9 17 10 7 0 0 28 72 14 15 0 1 61 86Ryan Brierley 12/03/1992 7 28 0 36 23 1 191 58 26 86 29 3 405 84Alex Brown 28/08/1987 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Craig Briscoe 08/12/1992 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 24 8 0 0 32 52Joe Bullock 27/11/1992 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 7Ryan Duffy 13/05/1993 26 4 1 1 0 0 4 9 19 5 0 0 20 28Jake Emmitt 04/10/1988 29 9 18 1 0 0 4 15 25 9 0 0 36 40Lewis Foster 21/12/1993 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Matt Gardner 24/08/1984 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 26 0 0 104 58Tommy Goulden 30/06/1981 12 21 3 9 0 0 36 119 13 49 0 0 196 132Mick Govin 05/12/1984 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 9 31 0 98 39Kurt Haggerty 08/01/1989 30 14 7 6 1 0 26 22 9 9 1 0 38 31Chris Hankinson 30/11/1993 36 5 2 2 0 0 8 5 2 2 0 0 8 7Adam Higson 19/05/1987 22 20 1 12 0 0 48 65 23 29 0 0 116 88Sam Hopkins 17/02/1990 35 12 5 4 0 0 16 47 35 30 0 0 120 82Liam Kay 17/12/1991 15 26 2 26 0 0 104 26 2 26 0 0 104 28Stuart Littler 19/02/1979 3 7 0 1 0 0 4 100 1 32 0 0 128 101Gregg McNally 02/01/1991 1 28 0 19 0 0 76 88 0 50 20 0 240 88Steve Maden 13/09/1982 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 206 3 73 0 0 292 209Michael Ostick 23/01/1988 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 8 5 0 0 20 54Sean Penkywicz 18/05/1982 14 13 12 8 0 0 32 25 32 18 0 0 72 57Cameron Pitman 09/07/1989 31 15 0 6 0 0 24 16 0 6 0 0 24 16Michael Platt 23/03/1984 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0Jonny Pownall 22/08/1991 23 10 0 7 0 0 28 58 2 37 0 0 148 60Martyn Ridyard 25/07/1986 6 25 0 3 142 1 297 147 10 65 422 5 1109 157Matthew Sarsfield 10/09/1991 11 22 0 8 0 0 32 22 0 8 0 0 32 22Tom Spencer 02/01/1991 8 20 5 5 0 0 20 45 24 12 0 0 48 69Andy Thornley 01/03/1989 20 3 2 1 0 0 4 29 44 11 0 0 44 73Jamie Tracey 22/05/1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Johnny Walker 20/02/1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oliver Wilkes 02/05/1980 10 8 15 6 0 0 24 47 20 15 0 0 60 67

364 112 195 166 2 1114 1453 406 671 503 9 369926 26

TRY TRACKER (MINUTES)For Against

0-9 21 1110-19 26 1120-29 24 730-40 23 1040-49 18 850-59 27 960-69 26 870-80 30 18

195 82

KINGSTONE PRESS CHAMPIONSHIPP W D L BP F A DIFF PTS

Leigh Centurions 24 23 0 1 1 974 368 606 70Featherstone Rovers 24 17 1 6 4 817 468 349 57Halifax RLFC 24 15 2 7 6 666 441 225 55Doncaster RLFC * 24 16 1 7 4 594 547 47 51Sheffield Eagles 24 14 0 10 6 692 561 131 48Dewsbury Rams 24 14 0 10 6 641 550 91 48Workington 24 11 1 12 9 432 498 -66 44Keighley 24 12 0 12 6 551 551 0 42Whitehaven RLFC 24 11 0 13 6 500 636 -136 39Batley Bulldogs * 24 10 1 13 7 506 563 -57 36Crusaders 24 7 0 17 9 436 645 -209 30Rochdale Hornets 24 7 0 17 4 481 813 -332 25Swinton 24 5 0 19 9 552 779 -227 24Barrow 24 3 0 21 6 402 824 -422 15

* Batley Bulldogs and Doncaster RLFC both 3pts deducted

with thanks to Dave Parkinson

Goal KickingGoals Attempts %

Martyn Ridyard 142 176 80

Ryan Brierley 23 30 77

Kurt Haggerty 1 2 50


No.

Month

Date

Ven

Opponents

KORes

FA

Pos'n

Att

12

34

56

78

910

1112

1314

1516

17Referee

1Feb

16h

Batley

3pm

W52

121st

2173

McNally

Higson T

Littler T

Armstrong

Brown

Ridyard 5G

Brierley 3T, 3G

Spencer 2T

Beswick T

Duffy

Sarsfield T

Goulden

Barlow

Kay

Wilkes

Haggerty

Emmitt

Thom

ason

223

aBarrow

2pm

W52

81st

1252

McNally T

Higson T

Littler

Armstrong

Brown

Ridyard 8G

Brierley 5T

Spencer T

Beswick T

Duffy

Sarsfield

Goulden T

Barlow

Kay

Wilkes

Acton

Emmitt

Leatherbarrow

3Mar

2h

Whitehaven

3pm

W52

01st

2006

McNally T

Higson

Littler

Armstrong 2T

Kay T

Ridyard 6G

Brierley 3T, 2G

Spencer

Beswick

Aspinwall

Sarsfield

Goulden T

Barlow

Penkywicz

Wilkes

Haggerty

Emmitt T

Merrick

49

aKeighley

3pm

W28

261st

1309

McNally

Higson 2T

Littler

Armstrong T

Kay

Ridyard 4G

Brierley T

Spencer

Beswick T

Aspinwall

Sarsfield

Goulden

Barlow

Penkywicz

Wilkes

Haggerty

Emmitt

Leatherbarrow

14a1

Wigan St Pat's (CC3)

7-30pm

W74

6-

994

McNally 2T

Higson 2T

Littler

Armstrong

Pownall 2

TKay

Brierley 11G

Acton

Penkywicz 2T

Duffy T

Haggerty T

Goulden 2T

Bate

Hankinson T

Spencer

Barlow

Emmitt

Woodhead

523

hNorth Wales

3pm

W35

221st

2135

McNally

Higson 3T

Littler

Armstrong

Kay T

Ridyard 3G

, DG

Brierley T

Spencer

Beswick

Aspinwall

Sarsfield

Goulden

Barlow

Wilkes T

Penkywicz T

Emmitt

Haggerty

Stokes

630

hRochdale

3pm

W34

221st

1756

McNally T

Higson

Pitman

Armstrong T

Kay 2T

Ridyard 5G

Brierley 2T

Spencer

Beswick

Acton

Haggerty

Goulden

Barlow

Penkywicz

Thornley

Wilkes

Emmitt

Bloem

Apr

6a

Rochdale (CC4)

2pm

W28

22-

1284

McNally T

Higson

Pitman

Littler

Kay

Ridyard T, 4G

Brierley T

Spencer

Penkywicz

Wilkes 2T

Sarsfield

Haggerty

Hopkins

Beswick

Thornley

Acton

Emmitt

Sharpe

713

aHalifax

3pm

W36

281st

2282

McNally

Higson

Pitman

Armstrong T

Kay

Ridyard 6G

Brierley 2T

Spencer

Penywicz

Wilkes

Sarsfield T

Goulden T

Hopkins

Beswick

Acton

Barlow T

Emmitt

Leatherbarrow

818

hSwinton

Noon

W60

241st

2219

McNally 2T

Higson

Pitman T

Armstrong 2T

Kay 3T

Brierley

Ridyard 8G

Emmitt

Penkywicz

Acton

Haggerty 2T

Goulden

Barlow

Spencer

Beswick

Wilkes

Hopkins T

Gill

27h

Featherstone (CC5)

3pm

W26

16-

3664

McNally

Higson

Pitman

Armstrong

Kay T

Ridyard 2G

Brierley 3T, G

Wilkes

Penkywicz

Duffy

Sarsfield

Goulden

Barlow

Beswick

Hopkins

Haggerty TSpencer

Thaler

9May

4a

Featherstone

3pm

W29

101st

3230

McNally T

Higson

Pitman T

Armstrong

Kay 2T

Ridyard 4G

Brierley T, DG

Spencer

Beswick

Hopkins

Sarsfield

Haggerty

Emmitt

Penkywicz

Acton

Wilkes

Barlow

Leatherbarrow

1011

aDewsbury

3pm

W28

121st

1193

McNally

Higson

Pitman

Armstrong

Kay T

Ridyard 4G

Brierley 2T

Spencer T

Beswick

Emmitt

Haggerty T

Goulden

Hopkins

Penkywicz

Wilkes

Barlow

Acton

Merrick

1118

hDoncaster

3pm

W50

201st

2132

McNally T

Higson T

Pitman T

Armstrong T

Kay

Ridyard 7G

Brierley T

Spencer

Beswick T

Emmitt

Sarsfield T

Goulden T

Hopkins

Foster

Wilkes

Acton

Haggerty T

Crashley

1225

aSheffield

2pm

W54

121st

1151

McNally T

Pownall

Pitman

Armstrong

Kay 4T

Ridyard 8G

Brierley T, G

Spencer

Beswick T

Barlow

Haggerty

Goulden T

Bate

Penkywicz T

Acton

Emmitt

Wilkes

Thom

ason

13Jun

1a

Workington

3pm

W28

161st

814

McNally

Pownall

Pitman

Armstrong

Kay T

Ridyard 4G

Brierley T

Spencer

Penkywicz T

Bate

Sarsfield 2T

Goulden

Barlow

Beswick

Wilkes

Emmitt

Acton

Hewer

6a

Leeds (CC6)

3pm

L12

25-

7145

McNally

Pownall

Higson

Armstrong T

Kay

Ridyard 2G

Brierley

Spencer T

Penkywicz

Wilkes

Sarsfield

Haggerty

Barlow

Beswick

Emmitt

Goulden

Duffy

Thaler

1411

hHalifax

8pm

W26

241st

2571

McNally T

Pownall T

Hankinson

Haggerty

Kay

Ridyard 5G

Brierley

Spencer

Beswick

Wilkes 2T

Sarsfield

Goulden

Barlow

Penkywicz

Bate

Acton

Emmitt

Leatherbarrow

1515

hBarrow

3pm

W60

01st

2508

McNally

Pownall T

Hankinson

Thornley T

Kay 5T

Ridyard 8G

Brierley 2T

Spencer

Beswick

Wilkes

Sarsfield

Goulden

Hopkins T

Penkywicz T

Bate

Acton

Emmitt

Merrick

1622

aWhitehaven

3pm

W24

101st

959

McNally T

Pownall T

Pitman

Thornley

Kay

Ridyard 4G

Brierley T

Spencer

Beswick

Wilkes

Sarsfield

Goulden T

Hopkins

Penkywicz

HankinsonActon

Emmitt

Kendall

1729

hDewsbury

3pm

W30

221st

2217

McNally

Pownall 2

THankinson

Thornley

Kay 2T

Ridyard 3G

Brierley T

Spencer

Beswick

Hopkins

Sarsfield

Goulden T

Barlow

Penkywicz

Wilkes

Bate

Emmitt

Cobb

18Jul

6h

Sheffield

3pm

W32

241st

2166

McNally

Pownall

Hankinson T

Armstrong T

Kay

Beswick T

Brierley T, 4G

Spencer

Penkywicz

Acton

Sarsfield T

Goulden

Barlow

Haggerty

Hopkins T

Emmitt

Aspinwall

Turle

1913

aDoncaster

3pm

L16

241st

1113

McNally

Pownall

Hankinson

Armstrong

Kay

Beswick

Brierley T, G

Spencer

Penkywicz T

Aspinwall T

Haggerty G

Gouden

Barlow

Higson

Hopkins

Wilkes

Emmitt

Crashley

2019

hKeighley

6-30pm

W30

01st

2143

McNally T

Higson

Pitman

Armstrong T

Kay

Ridyard T 5G

Brierley

Wilkes T

Beswick T

Emmitt

Sarsfield

Haggerty

Barlow

Penkywicz

AspinwallActon

Hopkins

Gill

2127

aRochdale

3pm

W72

221st

1211

McNally 2T

Higson

Pitman 3T

Armstrong 2T

Kay T

Ridyard 12G

Brierley T

Emmitt

Penkywicz

Hopkins T

Sarsfield T

Haggerty

Barlow T

Beswick

Goulden

AspinwallActon

Leatherbarrow

22Aug

3a

Batley

3pm

W36

61st

976

McNally T

Higson T

Pitman

Armstrong T

Kay T

Ridyard 6G

Brierley T

Emmitt

Penkywicz

Hopkins

Sarsfield T

Haggerty

Barlow

Beswick

Goulden

AspinwallActon

Kendall

238

hFeatherstone

8pm

W48

181st

3565

McNally

Higson T

Pitman

Armstrong 3T

Kay

Ridyard 10G

Brierley

Hopkins

Penkywicz T

Emmitt

Sarsfield

Goulden

Barlow T

Beswick

Acton T

Wilkes

Spencer

Roby

2417

aSwinton

3pm

W62

61st

1342

McNally 2T

Higson T

Platt T

Armstrong 2T

Kay T

Ridyard T, 9G

Brierley T

Hopkins

Penkywicz

Emmitt

Sarsfield

Haggerty

Barlow T

Beswick

Bate T

AspinwallSpencer

Leatherbarrow

2530

hWorkington

3pm

26Sep

7a

North Wales

2-30pm

a1At LSV

1114

437

Debutants in BOLD

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ULT

S & F

IXTURES

2014


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LEIGH CENTURIONSSQUAD - 2014 HEAD COACH -

PAUL ROWLEY

No PLAYER HERITAGE No SPONSOR

Referee: Mr M WOODHEAD

Touch Judges:MR S DANIEL MR P GRAHAMRESERVE: MR D ARNOLDMATCH COMMISSIONER: MR D CAMPBELL

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3 Stuart Littler 1342 Marstrut

4 Tom Armstrong 1340 Junior Centurions

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6 Martyn Ridyard 1314 Integrated Control Solutions LTD

7 Ryan Brierley 1354 O�Neills

8 Tom Spencer 1357 L.I.S.A.

9 Bob Beswick 1353 Ask Platt Office Supplies

10 Oliver Wilkes 1217 Prof. BarrIE Dale & MRS AUDREY DALE

11 Matthew Sarsfield 1386 Pam Ties

12 Tommy Goulden 1330 CDA Business services

13 Sam Barlow 1387 The Shield Group

14 Sean Penkywicz 1370 HFL

15 Liam Kay 1388 AB Sundecks

16 Martin Aspinwall 1372 C & S Tyres UK

17 Matt Gardner 1351 Liniar

18 Jamie Acton 1389 C S Civils and Groundworks

19 Mick Govin 1227 AB Sundecks

20 Andy Thornley 1344 TOMMY SALE MBE

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22 Adam Higson 1310 Impact Insurance

23 Jonathan Pownall 1346 Grada UK

24 Craig Briscoe 1337 KREMPFAST/BRIAN HILL FAMILY

25 Michael Ostick 1358 Liniar

26 Ryan Duffy 1374 DR. DOUBLET-STEWART

27 Anthony Bate 1376 Taylor Drilling

28 Joe Bullock 1382 Prof. BarrIE Dale & MRS AUDREY DALE

29 Jake Emmitt 1332 EVANS HALSHAW

30 KURT HAGGERTY 1321 K. DARLINGTON & SON

31 CAMERON PITMAN 1383 LEIGH CENTURIONS FORUM (RLFANS.COM)

35 SAM HOPKINS 1347 SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

36 CHRIS HANKINSON 1390 GH TRAINING LIMITED

TBA MICHAEL PLATT 1392 SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE


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