# 2003 Halifax R.L.F.C. season

The 2003 Halifax RLFC season was the 108th season in the club's rugby league history and the eighth season in the Super League. Coached by Tony Anderson, Halifax competed in Super League VIII and finished in 12th place, relegating the club to National League One. The club also reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bradford Bulls (L, C) | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 878 | 529 | +349 | 44 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 751 | 555 | +196 | 41 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 776 | 512 | +264 | 40 | Elimination play-offs |
| 4 | St Helens | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 845 | 535 | +310 | 31 | Elimination play-offs |
| 5 | London Broncos | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 643 | 696 | −53 | 30 | Elimination play-offs |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 748 | 619 | +129 | 29 | Elimination play-offs |
| 7 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 701 | 577 | +124 | 27 | |
| 8 | Castleford Tigers | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 612 | 633 | −21 | 25 | |
| 9 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 640 | 727 | −87 | 25 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 628 | 715 | −87 | 23 | |
| 11 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 505 | 774 | −269 | 15 | |
| 12 | Halifax (R) | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 372 | 1227 | −855 | 0 | Relegation to National League One |
* ↑ St Helens deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Hull F.C. deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
* ↑ Halifax deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.

## Squad

| No | Player |
| 1 | Darryl Cardiss |
| 2 | Lee Greenwood |
| 3 | Stuart Donlan |
| 4 | Danny Halliwell |
| 5 | Lee Finnerty |
| 6 | Martin Moana |
| 7 | Sean Penkywicz |
| 8 | Andy Hobson |
| 9 | Johnny Lawless |
| 10 | Paul Davidson |
| 11 | Heath Cruckshank |
| 12 | Andrew Brocklehurst |
| 13 | Shayne McMenemy |
| 14 | Liam Finn |
| 15 | Ryan Clayton |
| 16 | Chris Birchall |
| 17 | Anthony Seuseu |
| 18 | Jaymes Chapman |
| 19 | John Kirkpatrick |
| 20 | Dane Dorahy |
| 21 | Chris Norman |
| 22 | Simon Grix |
| 23 | Ged Corcoran |
| 24 | Wayne Corcoran |
| 25 | Neil Harmon |
| 26 | John Hill |
| 27 | Chris Maye |
| 29 | Byron Smith |
| 30 | Rikki Sheriffe |
| 31 | Brad Attwood |
| 32 | Danny Jones |
| 33 | Andrew Frew |

## 2003 fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2003 Super League Results
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Result | Score | HT Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Att | Lineup | Subs |
| 23/02/03 | Super League VIII | London Broncos | A | W | 22-26 | 14-12 | Finnerty (9), Dorahy (12), Brocklehurst (51), Birchall (57) | Dorahy 5/5 | N/A | 3,022 | Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Danny Halliwell, Chris Norman, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Sean Penkywicz (Not Used), Paul Davidson, Ryan Clayton, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 7/03/03 | Super League VIII | Castleford Tigers | H | L | 10-20 | 8-8 | Dorahy (7) | Dorahy 3/3 | N/A | 4,388 | Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Chris Norman, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Daryl Cardiss, Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 23/03/03 | Super League VIII | Bradford Bulls | A | L | 62-22 | 24-10 | Moana (6), Clayton (34), Greenwood (66), Dorahy | Dorahy 3/4 | N/A | 15,557 | Lee Finnerty, Danny Halliwell, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Greenwood, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Daryl Cardiss, Sean Penkywicz, Chris Birchall, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 28/03/03 | Super League VIII | Leeds Rhinos | H | L | 14-20 | 6-8 | Donlan (7), Dorahy (75) | Dorahy 3/4 | N/A | 4,073 | Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Danny Halliwell, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Daryl Cardiss, Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 6/04/03 | Super League VIII | Widnes Vikings | A | L | 44-16 | 14-16 | Cardiss (32), Seuseu (52), Dorahy (79) | Dorahy 2/3 | N/A | 7,135 | Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Chris Norman, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu, Liam Finn | - |
| 18/04/03 | Super League VIII | Huddersfield Giants | H | L | 20-21 | 2-14 | Clayton (45), Davidson (57), Donlan (66) | Dorahy 4/4 | N/A | 4,616 | Daryl Cardiss, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Greenwood, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Danny Halliwell, Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 21/04/03 | Super League VIII | Hull F.C. | A | L | 46-18 | 20-8 | Frew (35), Dorahy (53), Clayton (78) | Dorahy 3/4 | N/A | 9,070 | Daryl Cardiss, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Finnerty, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Anthony Seuseu, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana | Danny Halliwell, Andy Hobson, Chris Birchall, Ged Corcoran | - |
| 2/05/03 | Super League VIII | St Helens R.F.C. | H | L | 0-38 | 0-12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,372 | Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Danny Halliwell, Stuart Donlan, Lee Finnerty, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Paul Davidson, Liam Finn, Ryan Clayton, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 9/05/03 | Super League VIII | Warrington Wolves | H | L | 8-38 | 2-16 | Cardiss (58) | Dorahy 2/2 | N/A | 3,174 | Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Andrew Frew, Martin Moana, Dane Dorahy, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Paul Davidson, Danny Halliwell, Sean Penkywicz, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 16/05/03 | Super League VIII | Wakefield Trinity | A | L | 22-18 | 12-8 | Penkywicz (23), Finn (71), Greenwood (75) | Dorahy 2/2 | N/A | 2,806 | Lee Finnerty, Andrew Frew, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Lee Greenwood, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana | Danny Halliwell, Liam Finn, Chris Birchall, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 30/05/03 | Super League VIII | Wigan Warriors | A | L | 58-12 | 22-2 | Birchall (72), Chapman (79) | Dorahy 1/1, Finnerty 1/2 | N/A | 7,393 | Lee Finnerty, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Stuart Donlan, Lee Greenwood, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana | Danny Halliwell, Paul Davidson, Jaymes Chapman, Anthony Seuseu | - |
| 30/05/03 | Super League VIII | Hull F.C. | H | L | 10-60 | 0-30 | Frew (47), Lawless (76) | Dorahy 1/1, Finn 0/1 | N/A | 3,143 | Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, John Kirkpatrick, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Liam Finn | Paul Davidson, Anthony Seuseu, Jaymes Chapman, Chris Norman | - |
| 8/05/03 | Super League VIII | Huddersfield Giants | A | L | 28-26 | 18-12 | Penkywicz (26), Finn (35), Davidson (60), Frew (79) | Dorahy 5/5 | N/A | 3,980 | Daryl Cardiss, John Kirkpatrick, Andrew Frew, Ryan Clayton, Lee Greenwood, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Shayne McMenemy, Andrew Brocklehurst, Liam Finn | Lee Finnerty, Heath Cruckshank, Paul Davidson, Neil Harmon | |
| 14/06/03 | Super League VIII | Widnes Vikings | H | L | 20-48 | 12-21 | Finnerty (17), Norman (35), Penkywicz (69) | Finn 3/4, Finnerty 1/1 | N/A | 1,919 | Lee Finnerty, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, John Kirkpatrick, Liam Finn, Daryl Cardiss, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Shayne McMenemy | Sean Penkywicz, Paul Davidson, Chris Norman, Neil Harmon | - |
| 20/06/03 | Super League VIII | St Helens R.F.C. | A | L | 58-2 | 22-2 | N/A | Finn 1/1 | N/A | 7,891 | Daryl Cardiss, Lee Finnerty, Andrew Frew, Chris Norman, Lee Greenwood, Liam Finn, Sean Penkywicz, Neil Harmon, Johnny Lawless (C), Paul Davidson, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Ryan Clayton | Andy Hobson, Chris Birchall, Simon Grix, Ged Corcoran | - |
| 28/06/03 | Super League VIII | London Broncos | H | L | 16-50 | 10-26 | Clayton (9), Kirkpatrick (23), Frew (47) | Dorahy 2/3 | N/A | 1,781 | Dane Dorahy, Lee Greenwood, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, John Kirkpatrick, Simon Grix, Sean Penkywicz, Andy Hobson, Johnny Lawless (C), Neil Harmon, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana | Lee Finnerty, Paul Davidson, Chris Norman, Chris Birchall | -\ |
| 6/07/03 | Super League VIII | Castleford Tigers | A | L | 38-12 | 12-12 | Frew (14), Dorahy (20) | Dorahy 2/3 | N/A | 5,444 | Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Andrew Frew, Chris Norman, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Chris Birchall, Johnny Lawless (C), Neil Harmon, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana | Andy Hobson, Jaymes Chapman, Simon Grix, Ged Corcoran | - |
| 11/07/03 | Super League VIII | Bradford Bulls | H | L | 12-60 | 6-34 | Clayton (33), Hobson (61) | Dorahy 2/3 | N/A | 4,555 | Daryl Cardiss, Lee Greenwood, Stuart Donlan, Ryan Clayton, Andrew Frew, Dane Dorahy, Sean Penkywicz, Neil Harmon, Johnny Lawless (C), Chris Birchall, Heath Cruckshank, Andrew Brocklehurst, Martin Moana | Andy Hobson, Jaymes Chapman, Simon Grix, Ged Corcoran | - |