any body able to name the 1978 challenge cup winning team i am struggling to find the starting line up cheers in advance

Oulton
Smith
Hague
Dyl
Atkinson
Holmes
Sanderson
Harrison
Ward
Pitchford
Eccles
Cookson
Crane

Dick
Dickinson

Coach Syd Hynes.

Oy DHM that's tvoc's job!!

Where is tvoc anyway, I haven't seen him all day.

DHM's side looks good to me. Although as Leeds had two wingers called Smith in '78 I'd have noted it was David and not Alan at 2. The Leeds substitutions were Dick for Sanderson and Dickinson for Harrison.

In case the Op was also looking for the St Helens side to go with it

St Helens:

Geoff Pimblett
Les Jones, Derek Noonan, Peter Glynn, Roy Mathias
Bill Francis, Ken Gwilliam
Dave Chisnall, Graham Liptrot, Mel James
George Nicholls, Eddie Cunningham, Harry Pinner

Subs: (Neither played)
Alan Ashton, Tony Karalius

I hadn't realised that!

i had never heard of oulton and i thought sanderson had tragically passed away at salford the year before may god rest his soul

You are thinking of Chris Sanderson, this one was John ' Sammy ' Sanderson,signed from Halifax IIRC .Willie Oulton was from Wakefield, a great goalkicker,but general play a bit dodgy. Had a brother Henry who played for Trinity

The scrum half was Sammy Sanderson originally from Featherstone.

thank you to everybody very knowledgeable fans you are indeed much appreciated

Yes. Different times. 80 minute props and people think modern day players are fitter. 9.33935546875:10