Hello,

This is my first post so hopefully everything is good.

I am trying to determine the league records of the coaches we have had since Bunting - which is when I started watching FC - Nov 79. I lost touch a bit in the late 90's after moving to near London \ super league war etc.

Does anyone know the exact games when our coaches started and finished their FC careers?

I have worked out the following records, but any help or corrections would be appreciated.

(01.78 Arthur Bunting)
1977-78
1978-79 26-0-0 (2 div)
1979-80 18-3-9
1980-81 17-0-13
1981-82 23-1-6
1982-83 23-1-6
1983-84 22-1-7
1984-85 17-1-12
1985-86 7-1-4

(Kenny Foulkes)
1985-86 8-1-9

(Len Casey)
1986-87 13-1-16
1987-88 7-0-13

(Tony Dean & Keith Hepworth)
1987-88 4-0-2

(Brian Smith)
1988-89 17-0-9
1989-90 16-1-9
1990-91 10-0-2

(Noel Cleal)
1990-91 7-0-7
1991-92 10-0-14

(Steve Crooks)
1991-92 1-0-1

(Royce Simmons)
1992-93 10-1-15
1993-94 14-2-14

(Tony Gordon)
1994-95 (When was he sacked?)

(Phil Windley & Russ Walker)
1994-95 (When did they take over?)

(Phil Windley)
1995-96 (When did he get sacked\resign. RL Yearbook says Nov but Sigs took over in Jan! was there a caretaker coach)

(Phil Sigsworth)
1995-96 (see above comment)
1996 14-0-6 (Div 1)
1997 (sacked in July)

(Peter Walsh)
1997 (Which game did he take over?)
1998 8-0-15
1999 1-0-11 (Sacked in may)

(Steve Crooks)
1999 4-0-14 (May to Dec - started against Salford away I believe)

(Shaun McRae)
2000 12-1-15
2001 20-2-6
2002 16-0-12
2003 13-3-12
2004 19-2-7

(John Kear)
2005 15-2-11
2006 3-0-4 (Sacked after c.cup defeat to Bradford)

(Richard Agar)
2006 3-0-1

(Peter Sharpe)
2006 14-0-3
2007 14-2-11
2008 4-1-9

(Richard Agar)
2008 4-0-9
2009 10-0-17

Thanks,
Effarig

Would definatley be interesting though to compare the coaches and their success recored with which coaches fans genuinly perceived to be succesful. Success isn't only measured by winning trophies as you and a few people have said on here. Wonder which period in time when we haven't won trophies people would say our coach has been a success.

I will try to have a quick word with my brother over Christmas and see if he can help you. He's the statto in our family, I'm the ranter and raver of the clan.

My biggest hope is for your list to have a new name at the bottom and soon - A.N.Other (2010 - )

Or maybe we should hope for:

RL Champions: 1919/20; 1920/21; 1935/36; 1955/56; 1957/58; 1982/83; 2010

Super League Grand Finalists 2006; 2010

RL Challenge Cup Winners: 1913/14, 1981/82, 2005; 2010

Facts
Challenge Cup winners 3 (1914 was one)
GF 0

In last 26 years we have won CCup twice and 1 premiership trophy in 1991

We are on average coached by average coaches , which for a World Class club is not acceptable. In the last 2 seasons we have 'struggled' to say the least so one can argue we are no further on.

However I support in hope of another CCup win in next 3 years and maybe a GF win in next 5 years

Shame it will mean writing off another season.

I have a sneaky feeling he will have the same stats as me and yes I have noticed you are a bit of a ranter ... must be older brother syndrome!!

Hopefully some clever person can fill the blanks in on my list, including a cup win in 2010!

Effarig

PS Disclaimer - all rants and raves by BP1 do not always reflect my opinions