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Colin Whitfield is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, playing at club level for Salford, Wigan, Halifax, and Canterbury-Bankstown, and Rochdale Hornets, as a fullback, Wing, or centre, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and coaching at club level for Widnes.

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Challenge Cup Final appearances

Colin Whitfield played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 3-conversions in Halifax's 19-18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987, and played left wing, number 5, and scored 2- conversions in the 12-32 defeat by Wigan in the 1988 Challenge Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1988.

Championship appearances

Colin Whitfield was signed from Wigan by Halifax in January 1986 who paid a then club record fee of £25,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £95,910 in 2014). He played in the last 12 League matches of the 1985–86 season scoring 2-tries and 23-goals as Halifax pipped Wigan to the Championship by 1-point.

County Cup Final appearances

Colin Whitfield played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 3-conversions in Wigan's 18-26 defeat by St. Helens in the 1984 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Sunday 28 October 1984, played left wing, i.e. number 5, in the 34-8 victory over Warrington in the 1985 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985, and played, and scored a conversion in Rochdale Hornets' 14-24 defeat by St. Helens in the 1991 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Sunday 20 October 1991.

John Player Trophy Final appearances

Colin Whitfield played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 4-conversions, and 1-drop goal in Wigan's 15-4 victory over Leeds in the 1982–83 John Player Trophy Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1983. and played fullback in Halifax' 12-24 defeat by Wigan in the 1989–90 Regal Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990.

Notable tour matches

Colin Whitfield played left wing, i.e. number 5, in Wigan's 14-8 victory over New Zealand in the 1985 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France match at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 6 October 1985.

References

Colin Whitfield Wikipedia


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