Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Michael Adams
- Born
- Friday, 28th September, 1951
- Died
- Friday, 10th March, 2017 (Aged 65 years and 163 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Widnes, Cheshire, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- European Championship
- 1977/1978, 1978/1979
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1979, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1980
- Challenge Cup
- 1980/1981, 1983/1984
- Premiership Trophy
- 1981/1982, 1982/1983
Biography
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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The Ashes | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
World Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | England | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Widnes Vikings | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 29 | - | 8 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 62.07% | List | |||
Test Series | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
European Championship | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 23 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 52.17% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Finals | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup | 2 | 19 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 78.95% | List | ||||
English Championship | - | 105 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 69 | 31 | 5 | 65.71% | List | ||||
Premiership Trophy | 2 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Regal Trophy | - | 13 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
Lancashire Cup | - | 12 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
England | 1975, 1978-79, 1981 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
Great Britain | 1979-80, 1984 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | List | ||||
Overall | 1975-1984 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.37% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
England | 1975 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRFL 1975 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 38.46% | List | ||||
Canterbury | NSWRFL 1976 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Canterbury | 1975-76 | 23 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 52.17% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Widnes | 1980/81 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 62.16% | List | ||||
Widnes | 1981/82 | 44 | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Widnes | 1982/83 | 38 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 63.16% | List | ||||
Widnes | 1983/84 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 71.05% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Widnes | 1980-83 | 157 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 107 | 43 | 7 | 68.15% | List |
Contributions:
Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
Sources:
Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)
Your Say
14/01/2010
When Adams led Widnes to victory over Hull KR in the 1981 Challenge Cup Final, that was the last Challenge Cup Final were both sides didn't contain an overseas player.
20/09/2011
Mick Adams played 13 games for Canterbury in 1975 and 10 in 1976.
10/03/2017
Rest In Peace, Mick , our thoughts are with your famil xxx
10/03/2017
Rest In Peace, Mick , our thoughts are with your famil Graham & Helen Bettridge xxxx
15/03/2017
true gentleman , by todays standard, came to aust & was embraced by many in the tamworth comunity, for his down to earth approach to so many people of all ages , skin colour, & intellect. a legend in his time.
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