Both the Betfred Championship and League 1 will have six appeal this season, with clubs aiming to finish in the top six of each competition to qualify for promotion play-offs. The Betfred Championship, which kicks off over the Easter weekend at the start of next month, will adopt the same top six play-off system which...Read More
Keep up to date with every fixture in the 2021 Betfred Championship season, and our ties in Cup games, with our accessible calendar. Following the announcement of the fixtures last weekend, the club have given supporters access a calendar of all the dates you will need for the new season. All key dates for the...Read More
Following a busy week for the Vikings, in which fixtures, Challenge Cup ties and squad were all announced, we caught up with Deon Cross. Deon has made a blistering start to his Vikings career back in 2020, and is hoping to start in the same vein against West Wales Raiders next month. So we had...Read More
Widnes Vikings can confirm their fixtures for the 2021 Betfred Championship season. Simon Finnigan will take charge of the Vikings for the first time in the Betfred Championship with a trip to his former club on Good Friday. The Vikings will make the trip to take on Toulouse in Round Five, looking to replicate the...Read More
Widnes Vikings have been drawn against West Wales Raiders in the first round of the Betfred Challenge Cup. The Vikings first competitive action in 2021 will be against the League One side, hoping to kickstart the new season in style. This fixture will take place on the weekend of 19th-21st March. The draw for the...Read More
Widnes Vikings can confirm their 2021 squad numbers for the upcoming Betfred Championship season. Jayden Hatton is the biggest mover in the Vikings squad in 2021, taking up the #2 shirt after impressing new Head Coach, Simon Finnigan. Kenny Baker, after a superb start to his Vikings career in 2020, moves from #15 to #13....Read More
It’s quiz time, and we’re testing your knowledge on the squad we have assembled for the 2021 season! Ahead of the club announcing squad numbers for the 2021 season, we wanted to help you get to know them a little bit better, and the careers some of them have had. Therefore, we’ve put together this...Read More
We’re delighted to bring you the second episode of Baker’s Dozen… This is a new feature we’ll bring you throughout the season, with Vikings loose forward, Kenny Baker, testing his knowledge with 13 questions on various subjects. Hence, a Baker’s Dozen! This episode, it’s a focus on the club and our 2021 squad with the...Read More
We’ve re-launched the ‘Getting To Know’ series! This series gets to know our first team squad and staff a little better, more than a usual interview would. We sit down with them and take a deeper look into their life and career to this point. Episode 2 focuses on Ryan O’Brien, and his hard-working journey...Read More
We are re-launching our ‘Getting To Know’ series! This series gets to know our first team squad and staff a little better, more than a usual interview would. We sit down with them and take a deeper look into their life and career to this point. First up, we sat down with Simon Finnigan, our...Read More
