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2005 Warrington Wolves season
The 2005 season was the Warrington Wolves' 20th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in Super League X and the 2005 Challenge Cup.
| Warrington Wolves 2005 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||
| Elimination play-offs | ||
| Round 4 | ||
| Wins: 18; draws: 0; losses: 11 | ||
| For: 792; against: 702 | ||
| Doug Hoyle | ||
| Paul Cullen | ||
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| Halliwell Jones Stadium | ||
| 11,003 | ||
| 13,024Leeds Rhinos, 12 September | ||
| 9,040Huddersfield Giants, 20 March | ||
| Henry Fa'afili (23) | ||
| Chris Bridge (57) | ||
| Chris Bridge (147) | ||
| ← 2004 | List of seasons | 2006 → |
| ← 2004 | List of seasons | 2006 → |
The 2005 season was the Warrington Wolves' 20th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in Super League X and the 2005 Challenge Cup.
| Date and time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 2004; 15:00 | Widnes Vikings | A | Halton Stadium | L | 6–12 | Westwood | Hull (1/1) | 6,957 | |
| 2 January; 15:00 | Barrow Raiders | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 66–6 | Clarke (2), Lima (2), Gaskell, Grose, Ashall, Kohe-Love, Riley | Hull (2/?), Ashall (6/?) | Unknown | |
| 16 January; 15:00 | Whitehaven Warriors | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 32–16 | Clarke (3), Westwood, Berry, Lima | Briers (4/6) | 2,816 | |
| 30 January; 15:00 | Salford City Reds | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 26–24 | Grose (2), Bracek, Fa'afili | 4,323 |
Warrington's 2005 season was marked by the landmark short-term signing on 31 July of Newcastle Knights scrum half Andrew Johns, considered at the time to be the greatest rugby league player in the world, for the last two rounds of the season and for any forthcoming play-off fixture. Johns, who made his Super League debut against the Leeds Rhinos on 12 September at home to a sold-out Halliwell Jones Stadium, was signed by Warrington with the intention for the club to make it through to the Super League Grand Final for the first time in the club's history. Warrington ultimately lost at home to Hull F.C. in the elimination play-offs, triggering Johns' return to Australia.
Warrington Wolves' 2005 Super League fixtures were released on 2 December 2004, with seven being televised live on Sky Sports:
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Gleeson | St Helens | 4 years | July 2004 |
| Toa Kohe-Love | Bradford Bulls | 1 year | September 2004 |
| Logan Swann | Bradford Bulls | 2 years | September 2004 |
| Simon Grix | Halifax R.L.F.C. | 2 years | September 2004 |
| Andy Bracek | St Helens | 2 years | November 2004 |
| Nick Royle | Widnes Vikings | 1 year | 2005 |
| Chris Bridge | Bradford Bulls | 3 years | January 2005 |
| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Johns | Newcastle Knights | End of season | July 2005 |
| Scott Grix | XIII Limouxin | One month | August 2005 |
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Burns | N/A | Retirement | September 2004 |
| Mike Forshaw | N/A | Retirement | September 2004 |
| Jérôme Guisset | CA Brive | September 2004 | |
| Ian Sibbit | Salford City Reds | 2 years | September 2004 |
| Richard Varkulis | Rochdale Hornets | November 2004 | |
| John Wilshere | Leigh Centurions | 1 year | December 2004 |
| Gary Hulse | Widnes Vikings | 2005 | |
| Nick Owen | Leigh Centurions | 2005 |
| First team squad | Coaching staff | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Brent Grose – FB | ||||||||
| 2 Henry Fa'afili – WG | ||||||||
| 3 Martin Gleeson – CE | ||||||||
| 4 Toa Kohe-Love – WG | ||||||||
| 5 Dean Gaskell – WG | ||||||||
| 6 Lee Briers (c) – SH (gk) | ||||||||
| 7 Nathan Wood – SH | ||||||||
| 8 Chris Leikvoll – PR | ||||||||
| 9 Jon Clarke – HK | ||||||||
| 10 Mark Hilton – PR | ||||||||
| 11 Logan Swann – SR | 12 Mike Wainwright – SR | |||||||
| 13 Paul Noone – SR, LF | ||||||||
| 14 Mark Gleeson – HK | ||||||||
| 15 Ben Westwood – CE | ||||||||
| 16 Paul Wood – SR, LF | ||||||||
| 17 Danny Lima – PR | ||||||||
| 18 Graham Appo – SO (gk) | ||||||||
| 19 Darryl Cardiss – FB | ||||||||
| 20 Warren Stevens – SR, PR | ||||||||
| 21 Simon Grix – LF | ||||||||
| 22 Steve Pickersgill – SR | 23 Andy Bracek – WG, CE | |||||||
| 24 Phil Berry – WG | ||||||||
| 25 Chris Bridge – SO, CE (gk) | ||||||||
| 28 Chris Riley – WG | ||||||||
| 31 Andrew Johns – SH (gk) | Head coach |
Paul Cullen Assistant coach
Paul Darbyshire
Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) = suspended = injured (gk) = Goal kicker
Updated: 12 March 2005Source(s): First team profiles, Club info |
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