HAPPY Lancashire Day!
And to help those of us who remain proud Lancastrians at heart it is a day to recall the exploits of all those Saints players who represented the Red Rose county during their time at the club.
The Lancashire side competed against Yorkshire and Cumbria, and prior to that Cumberland, in the old County Championships which ended in 1983. There was even the odd appearance against Other Nationalities.
The county game was revived as a War of the Roses between 1985 and 1991 with Yorkshire winning all six encounters, In the Super League era Lancashire and Yorkshire played out four County of Origin games between 2001-03, with both sides winning two apiece.
Lancashire also played games against touring Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
In that time dozens of Saints players earned their Lancashire cap.
From the list devise your best Saints/Lancashire team based on the below players who you saw play.
Saints’ Lancastrians: Chris Arkwright, Jack Arkwright, Len Aston, Frank Barrow, Billy Benyon, Tommy Bishop, Bill Bretherton, Billy Briers, Albert Butler, Frank Carlton, Dave Chisnall, Eric Chisnall, Charlie Crooks, Eddie Cunningham, Keiron Cunningham, Bob Doherty. Dave Eckersley, Alf Ellaby, Les Fairclough, Albert Fildes, Bill Finnan, Jim Flanagan, Paul Forber, Tom Foulkes, Ray French, Alf Frodsham, Jack Garvey, Martin Gleeson, Charlie Glover, Peter Glynn, Dougie Greenall, Paul Groves, Roy Haggerty, Albert Halsall, Jack Halsall, Peter Harvey, Stan Hill, Neil Holding, Jimmy Honey, Lou Houghton, Les Jones, Bob Jones, Tim Jonkers, Chris Joynt, Tony Karalius, Vince Karalius, Ken Kelly, Doug Laughton, Barrie Ledger, Frank Lee, Graham Liptrot, Paul Loughlin, Jimmy Mavitty, Kevin McCormack, Stan McCormick, Teddy McLoughlin, Kevin Meadows, Bill Mercer, Peter Metcalfe, Peter Molyneux, Alex Murphy, Frank Myler, George Nicholls, Andy Northey, Steve Peters, Geoff Pimblett, Harry Pinner, Andy Platt, Alan Prescott, Eric Prescott, William Prescott, Austin Rhodes, Frank Riley, Bill Sayer, Paul Sculthorpe, Nat Silcock, John Stankevitch, Jon Stephens, Tony Stewart, Jimmy Stott, Tom Sudlow, Ab Terry, Norman Thompson, David Traynor, Fred Trenwith, John Walsh, Paul Wellens, Alan Whittle, Tom Winnard.
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