Widnes Vikings On This Day by Mike Healing

Widnes Vikings On This Day by Mike Healing

Widnes Vikings On This Day looks back at the most celebrated and memorable moments from the club's illustrious history, providing a mixture of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Vikings diary - with an entry for every day of the year. From the club's 1875 formation as the football section of Appleton and Farnworth Cricket Club through to the Super League era, fans have witnessed league and cup success, relegation, a return to the top flight through the licensing process, and hard times - all featured here. Legendary heroes such as Jimmy Hoey, Doug Laughton, 'Big Jim' Mills, Keith Elwell and Tony Myler all loom larger than life. Revisit 17 May 1980, when the club achieved its first Premiership success; 3 May 1930, the first Wembley victory for the 'Cup Kings'; and 4 October 1989, when the 'Chemics' reached club rugby league's pinnacle, becoming the first official World Club champions.

Mike Healing is the author of Dreams to Reality and Return of the Vikings, which combine to provide a modern history of the club. Having originally volunteered to supply playing statistics for the Vikings' matchday programme, the former Sale Harriers athletics coach is now the club's official statistician, and writes a regular feature column.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781785310508
ISBN 10	178531050X
Title	Widnes Vikings On This Day
Author	Mike Healing
Series	On This Day
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year published	2015-11-01
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.