Huyton -> Runcorn -> Highfield - the potted history
Dave H
(as promised to Peter Wapshott)
Huyton left Alt Park in Huyton at the end of the 1983-84 season and
moved in to share with Runcorn AFC at Canal Street in Runcorn, changing
their name to Runcorn Highfield in the process. They stayed there until
the end of the 1989-90 season when they left to move to south St Helens
to share with St Helens AFC at Hoghton Road in Sutton. They stayed here
for four seasons changing there name to Highfield after one year. Last
season the moved to Prescot (near Liverpool) to share with Prescot AFC,
eventually buying the ground.
Coaching Register from 1974:
Terry Gorman Aug 74 - May 77
Geoff Fletcher Aug 77 - Jun 86
Frank Wilson Jul 86 - Nov 86
Arthur Daley }
Paul Woods } Nov 86 - Apr 87
Bill Ashurst Apr 87 - Jan 89
John Cogger Jan 89 - Feb 89
Geoff Fletcher Feb 89 - Apr 89
Dave Chisnall Jun 89 - Oct 90
Alan Bishop Oct 90 - Apr 91
Chris Arkwright Apr 91 - Aug 91
Willie Johnson Aug 91 - Apr 93
Mike Peers Apr 93 - Sep 94
Chris Arkwright Sep 94 - ?
League Record For Against
Year P W D L DG GLS TRS PTS DG GLS TRS PTS PTS POS
84-85 28 11 1 16 24 85 67 462 20 69 95 538 23 14/20 Div 2
85-86 34 9 2 23 15 77 80 489 8 101 145 790 20 16/18 Div 2
86-87 28 10 1 17 3 54 70 391 5 82 91 533 21 11/18 Div 2
87-88 28 14 0 14 10 63 71 420 3 79 77 469 28 12/20 Div 2
88-89 28 2 1 25 4 32 39 224 4 143 177 998 5 20/20 Div 2
89-90 28 0 0 28 4 35 36 218 7 134 165 935 0 20/20 Div 2
90-91 28 3 1 20 5 61 56 351 7 108 139 779 7 20/21 Div 2
91-92 26 9 0 17 2 54 74 406 2 94 114 746 18 11/14 Div 3
92-93 24 6 0 18 8 47 52 310 5 135 160 915 12 9/13 Div 3
93-94 30 1 1 28 5 47 42 267 2 154 231 1234 3 16/16 Div 2
94-95 30 1 0 20 0 34 39 224 0 206 298 1604 2 16/16 Div 2
Challenge Cup
year
84-85 1st rnd Won 12-5 v Keighley
2nd rnd Lost 11-36 v Widnes
85-86 1st rnd Lost 10-30 v Blackpool B
86-87 1st rnd Lost 6-25 v Leigh
87-88 1st rnd Lost 6-8 v Springfield B
88-89 1st rnd Lost 10-28 v Keigley
89-90 1st rnd Lost 12-22 v Bradford N
90-91 1st rnd Lost 4-36 v Keighley
91-92 1st rnd Drew 12-12 v London C
1st rnd replay Lost 10-24 v London C
92-93 1st rnd Lost 0-86 v Keighley C
93-94 3rd rnd Won 16-13 v Ellenborough (amateurs)
4th rnd Lost 4-15 v Whitehaven
94-95 3rd rnd Lost 4-27 v Beverley (amateurs)
JPS/Regal Trophy
84-85 1st rnd Won 18-5 v Batley
2nd rnd Lost 16-31 v Dewsbury
85-86 1st rnd Lost 20-22 v Doncaster
86-87 1st rnd Lost 10-36 v Barrow
87-88 1st rnd Lost 4-6 v Mansfield M
88-89 1st rnd Lost 2-92 v Wigan - biggest loss until 20/3/94
89-90 1st rnd Lost 16-20 v Whitehaven
90-91 1st rnd Lost 0-50 v Fulham
91-92 1st rnd Lost 10-28 v Carlisle
92-93 prelim rnd Lost 12-90 v Wakefield T
93-94 1st rnd Won 30-22 v Ellenborough (amateurs)
2nd rnd Lost 4-15 v Oldham
94-95 1st rnd Won 12-6 v Ovenden (amateur)
2nd rnd Lost 2-50 v Widnes
Lancashire Cup
84-85 1st rnd Lost 14-58 v St Helens
85-86 1st rnd Lost 16-38 v Workington T
86-87 1st rnd Lost 10-48 v Widnes
87-88 1st rnd Lost 6-40 v Widnes
88-89 1st rnd Lost 4-42 v Warrington
89-90 1st rnd Lost 10-74 v St Helens
90-91 1st rnd Lost 0-50 v Fulham
91-92 1st rnd Lost 11-34 v Rochdale H
92-93 1st rnd Lost 10-40 v Swinton
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at last a win!! :-)
Peter Wapshott
PHY...@phys-irc.novell.leeds.ac.uk "Dave H" writes:
> Potted history of (Runcorn) Highfield since 1984.
> (as promised to Peter Wapshott)
>
> Huyton left Alt Park in Huyton at the end of the 1983-84 season and
<
<big snip>
Dave,
Thanks very much for the info you posted and also the reply
to my "rekindled" post. I appreciate the time and effort.
I was rummaging around in my loft and found an old Liverpool City
program for 64/65. Up to March/April '65 City had beaten Bradford N,
Swinton, Warrington, Blackpool, Barrow, Whitehaven, Salford, Batley,
Rochdale and Widnes. It just shows that they could win at one time !
Also found a Castleford vs Oldham for 27/04/63.
Your team was - Dickinson, Gamble, Ward, Battye, Cartwright, Hardisty,
Hepworth, Tonkinson, Ward J, Grace, Bryant, Walker and Sheridan.
I can only vaguely remember that Hardisty/Hepworth were a deadly duo :)
Regards,
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Peter Wapshott pet...@pentad.demon.co.uk