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[Bearintown]

Debating last night the order of Town coaches, I say Sorenson followed Walsh in the Centenary season. Then was it Tew foillowed by O Riley??

Time to get them yearbooks out Keith

[topladtownie]

Debating last night the order of Town coaches, I say Sorenson followed Walsh in the Centenary season. Then was it Tew foillowed by O Riley??

Time to get them yearbooks out Keith

Just going off memory so could well be wrong, but would go Sorenson, then O Reilly then Tew???
Thankfully as time goes by tend to forget those last two.

[Bearintown]

Just going off memory so could well be wrong, but would go Sorenson, then O Reilly then Tew???
Thankfully as time goes by tend to forget those last two.

I was thinking that order but did O Riley last all super league and back into Division1 b4 getting the sack?

[gillmeister]

Yes he did I think O'Reilly left when we were in the championship and Tew took over

[Keith T]

Yes, that is the correct order - Sorenson, O'Reilly, Tew.

[Bearintown]

So what was the order of sucesssion after that. Mind is a blank (again) . Platt ,Murdock. Penrice cant think of anyone else

[dkw]

Captain Billy was interim coach for a while too wasnt he?

[Bearintown]

Yes he was! Forget bout him

[gillmeister]

So what was the order of sucesssion after that. Mind is a blank (again) . Platt ,Murdock. Penrice cant think of anyone else

Platt Murdock Martyn Wood, penrice

[Supporter]

Town Coaches (With gaps)
Memory not as good as it used to be, can’t remember- amongst others when Norman Turley and Rob Tew (1997?) were with us, nor names from the 1960’s:

1945 - Fergie Southward
1946 - Gus Risman
1954 - Jim Brough
1975 - Paul Charlton
1981 – Tommy Bishop
1982 – Paul Charlton
1982 – Ike Southward
1983 – Harry Archer & Bill Smith
1986 – Keith Davies(1987)
1988 – Maurice Bamford
1988 – Phil Kitchin
1990 – Ray Ashton
1991 – Dean Williams
1992 – Peter Walsh (1995)
1996 – Kurt Sorensen(1996)
1996 – Ross O’Reilly
1998 – Andy Platt
2000 – Gary Murdock(2002)
2002 – Martyn Wood
2002 - Paul Penrice
2003 - Bill McGinty
2003 – Ged Stokes(2007)
2007 – Craig Barker & Les Ashe
2007 – Dave Rotherham(2009)
2009 – Martin Oglanby & Gary Charlton

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[Keith T]

Ike Southward 1973 - 75
Paul Charlton 1975 - 76
Ike Southward 1976 - 78
Sol Roper 1978 -80
Keith Irving 1980
Tommy Bishop 1980 - 82
Paul Charlton 1982
Dave Cox 1983 (for a few days)
Harry Archer & Bill Smith 1983 - 84
Bill Smith 1984 -85
Jackie Davidson 1985 - 86
Keith Davies 1986 - 87
Norman Turley 1987 - 88
Maurice Bamford 1988
Phil Kitchen 1988 - 90
Ray Ashton 1990 - 91
Dean Williams 1991 - 92 (April)
Peter Walsh 1992 - 1995
Kurt Sorenson 1995 - 96
Ross O'Reilly 1996
Rob Tew 1997
Andy Platt 1998
Gary Murdoch 2000 - 02
Paul Penrice 2002
Martyn Wood 2002 (5 months)
Billy McGinty 2003
Ged Stokes 2003 - 07
Craig Barker & Les Ashe 2007
Dave Rotheram 2007 - 09
Martin Oglanby & Gary Charlton 2009 - Present

[Supporter]

Thanks for your comprehensive list Keith T. Did Dave Cox actually arrive at Town to take up the post?

[Keith T]

I don't think so but he was officially a Town coach. If he did arrive it was only a matter of a couple of days.

[DavidM]

Ashton n Walsh stand out to me in my time ... Can someone remind me of Dean Williams between them and his story ??

[Derwent]

Ashton n Walsh stand out to me in my time ... Can someone remind me of Dean Williams between them and his story ??

Dean was a kiwi second row forward who played for us for a couple of years. Took over as interim player-coach after Ashton was sacked.

[Supporter]

Similar to what Derwent recalls, all I know is that Dean was a really tough forward who I think initially arrived at Town as a player in 1990 and played 14 games under Ray Ashton. In December 1991 he took on the coaching task in a caretaker player coach capacity when Town were struggling ( playing 19 games) but failed to prevent the drop from the then Second Division to the Third Division. Peter Walsh arrived to start the re-build in the following close season.

[thetimberman]

Ike Southward 1973 - 75
Paul Charlton 1975 - 76
Ike Southward 1976 - 78
Sol Roper 1978 -80
Keith Irving 1980
Tommy Bishop 1980 - 82
Paul Charlton 1982
Dave Cox 1983 (for a few days)
Harry Archer & Bill Smith 1983 - 84
Bill Smith 1984 -85
Jackie Davidson 1985 - 86
Keith Davies 1986 - 87
Norman Turley 1987 - 88
Maurice Bamford 1988
Phil Kitchen 1988 - 90
Ray Ashton 1990 - 91
Dean Williams 1991 - 92 (April)
Peter Walsh 1992 - 1995
Kurt Sorenson 1995 - 96
Ross O'Reilly 1996
Rob Tew 1997
Andy Platt 1998
Gary Murdoch 2000 - 02
Paul Penrice 2002
Martyn Wood 2002 (5 months)
Billy McGinty 2003
Ged Stokes 2003 - 07
Craig Barker & Les Ashe 2007
Dave Rotheram 2007 - 09
Martin Oglanby & Gary Charlton 2009 - Present

Missing one there Keith, shame on you, Phil McKenzie coached for two games at the end of Walshsys reign. Merry Christmas Tadje

[Bearintown]

Did Sorenson make it into the start of Superleague ? Or was O'reilly caoch the whole season and then into the year after - 97?

[Supporter]

March 31^st 1996 - Round 1 of the first Super League competition saw Town beaten at home by St Helens in front of a crowd of 3,461 (0 – 62). The coach for that game and for the entire season was Ross O’Reilly. St Helens try scorers were: D. Arnold (4), P. Newlove (3), K. Hammond , A. Perelini, S. Prescott and P.Veivers. Bobby Goulding kicked 9 goals. The ref was Steve Presley.

[dkw]

Dean Williams ended up at egremont didn't he? Was a very good, tough kiwi 2nd rower.