Doug Laughton

Doug Laughton
Personal information
Full nameCharles Douglas Laughton
Born (1944-05-13) 13 May 1944 (age 80)[1]
Widnes, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–66 St. Helens 79 14 0 0 42
1967–73 Wigan 183+2 38 0 0 114
1973–79 Widnes 185 38 0 0 114
1974–74 Canterbury-Bankstown 5 0 0 0 0
Total 454 90 0 0 270
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–74 Lancashire 11 5 0 0 15
1977 England 1 0 0 0 0
1970–79 Great Britain 15 7 0 0 21
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1978–83 Widnes 217 153 10 54 71
1986–91 Widnes 226 153 6 67 68
1991–95 Leeds 153 91 7 55 59
1995–97 Widnes 61 32 2 27 52
Total 657 429 25 203 65
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1988–89 Lancashire 2 0 0 2 0

Charles Douglas Laughton (born 13 May 1944[7]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (captain), winning 15 caps in all,[5] winning a further cap for England,[4] and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens, Wigan, Widnes, and Canterbury-Bankstown, as a second-row, or loose forward,[3] and coached at club level for Widnes (three spells) and Leeds.[6]

  1. ^ "Doug Laughton". The National Archive of Rugby League. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ Quirke, Andrew; Laughton, Doug (2003). A Dream Come True: A Rugby League Life. London: London League Publications. ISBN 978-1903659120.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.