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Championship 1987/88

Wigan

Coach
Graham Lowe
Captain
Ellery Hanley
Biggest home crowd
36,895 (vs. Manly in round 1)
Average home crowd
14,459
Top pointscorer
League: Ellery Hanley (88)
All Matches: Ellery Hanley (124)
Top tryscorer
League: Ellery Hanley (22)
All Matches: Ellery Hanley (31)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 30 Sun League H     Hull W 38-4   G Lowe Central Park 13,554 1st >
Sep 6 Sun League     A Swinton W 26-8   G Lowe Station Road 5,640 1st >
13 Sun LC (1)     A Barrow W 36-2   G Lowe Craven Park 5,950 >
20 Sun League H     Castleford W 44-18   G Lowe Central Park 12,893 1st >
23 Wed LC (2) H     Salford W 42-2   G Lowe Central Park 11,633 >
27 Sun League     A Leigh W 36-8   G Lowe Hilton Park 11,378 1st >
30 Wed LC (SF)     A Widnes W 20-12   G Lowe Naughton 7,306 >
Oct 4 Sun League H     Leeds W 26-6   G Lowe Central Park 13,530 2nd >
7 Wed 7:45pm WCC H     Manly W 8-2 E Hanley G Lowe Central Park 36,895 >
11 Sun LC (F) H     * Warrington W 28-16   G Lowe Knowsley 20,234 >
18 Sun League H     Halifax L 14-17   G Lowe Central Park 13,353 2nd >
Nov 1 Sun League     A Leeds D 18-18   G Lowe Headingley 14,246 2nd >
8 Sun 3:00pm AT (5) H     Auckland L 6-10 E Hanley   Central Park   >
15 Sun JPST (1) H     Sheffield W 34-8   G Lowe Central Park 7,484 >
21 Sat JPST (2) H     Castleford W 26-16   G Lowe Central Park 9,613 >
29 Sun JPST (3)     A Salford W 16-12   G Lowe The Willows 7,986 >
Dec 2 Wed League     A Castleford L 10-12   G Lowe Wheldon Road 6,094 5th >
6 Sun League H     Leigh W 34-24   G Lowe Central Park 11,087 5th >
12 Sat JPST (SF) H     * Leeds L 6-19   G Lowe Burnden Park 13,538 >
20 Sun League     A Hunslet W 38-10   G Lowe Elland Road 3,582 3rd >
27 Sun League H     St Helens L 22-32   G Lowe Central Park 23,809 5th >
Jan 1 Fri League     A Warrington D 15-15   G Lowe Wilderspool 10,056 5th >
5 Tue League     A Halifax W 16-14   G Lowe Thrum 8,210 2nd >
10 Sun League H     Bradford N. L 16-18   G Lowe Central Park 10,984 2nd >
17 Sun League     A Salford W 14-6   G Lowe The Willows 6,459 4th >
30 Sat CC (1) H     Bradford N. W 2-0   G Lowe Central Park 9,825 >
Feb 14 Sun CC (2) H     Leeds W 30-14   G Lowe Central Park 25,110 >
21 Sun League     A Widnes W 16-12   G Lowe Naughton 12,147 5th >
27 Sat CC (3) H     Widnes W 10-1   G Lowe Central Park 18,079 >
Mar 6 Sun League H     Hull KR W 16-4   G Lowe Central Park 11,252 6th >
12 Sat CC (SF) H     * Salford W 34-4   G Lowe Burnden Park 20,783 >
16 Wed League H     Warrington L 2-6   G Lowe Central Park 12,338 5th >
20 Sun League     A Hull L 12-18   G Lowe Boulevard 6,271 6th >
23 Wed League     A Hull KR L 0-8   G Lowe Craven Park 4,148 6th >
27 Sun League H     Widnes W 28-2   G Lowe Central Park 14,236 6th >
Apr 1 Fri League     A St Helens W 10-9   G Lowe Knowsley 21,813 6th >
4 Mon League H     Swinton W 42-16   G Lowe Central Park 11,136 5th >
10 Sun League     A * Bradford N. W 14-10   G Lowe Valley Parade 11,310 4th >
13 Wed League H     Salford W 52-22   G Lowe Central Park 10,125 5th >
17 Sun League H     Hunslet W 62-10   G Lowe Central Park 10,972 3rd >
24 Sun PT (1) H     Warrington L 12-24   G Lowe Central Park 15,732 >
30 Sat CC (F) H     * Halifax W 32-12   G Lowe Wembley 94,273 >

42 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
BELL, Dean 26 Auckland New Zealand 12 - 12 6 - - 24 - - 5 2 7 2 - - 8 - - 17 2 19 8 - - 32 - - List
BETTS, Denis 18     1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
BYRNE, Gerard 25     21 4 25 7 - - 28 - - 7 2 9 - - - - - - 28 6 34 7 - - 28 - - List
CASE, Brian -   Great Britain England 17 - 17 - - - - - - 14 - 14 1 - - 4 1 - 31 - 31 1 - - 4 1 - List
DERMOTT, Martin 20     8 1 9 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 11 1 12 - - - - - - List
EDWARDS, Shaun 21   Great Britain 15 2 17 8 - - 32 - - 16 - 16 7 - - 28 - - 31 2 33 15 - - 60 - - List
GILDART, Ian 18 Manchester   10 4 14 1 - - 4 - - 3 5 8 - - - - - - 13 9 22 1 - - 4 - - List
GILL, Henderson 27 Huddersfield Great Britain England 13 1 14 11 11 - 66 - - 12 1 13 6 1 - 26 - - 25 2 27 17 12 - 92 - - List
GOODWAY, Andy 26   Great Britain England 24 - 24 16 - - 64 - - 15 - 15 7 - - 28 - - 39 - 39 23 - - 92 - - List
GREGORY, Andy 26   Great Britain 18 - 18 2 9 1 27 - - 16 - 16 1 3 - 10 - - 34 - 34 3 12 1 37 - - List
HAMPSON, Steve 26   Great Britain 25 - 25 5 3 - 26 - - 14 - 14 5 1 - 22 - - 39 - 39 10 4 - 48 - - List
HANLEY, Ellery 27   Great Britain England 21 - 21 22 - - 88 - - 13 - 13 9 - - 36 - - 34 - 34 31 - - 124 - - List
INGRAM, Dave 13     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
IRO, Kevin 19   New Zealand 13 - 13 4 1 - 18 - - 9 - 9 6 6 - 36 - - 22 - 22 10 7 - 54 - - List
IRO, Tony 20 Auckland   7 - 7 3 - - 12 - - 4 - 4 3 - - 12 - - 11 - 11 6 - - 24 - - List
KISS, Nicky -   Great Britain 17 1 18 2 - - 8 - - 13 - 13 2 - - 8 - - 30 1 31 4 - - 16 - - List
LUCAS, Ian 20     11 9 20 - - - - - - 4 5 9 - - - - - - 15 14 29 - - - - - - List
LYDON, Joe 24 Wigan Great Britain 9 1 10 6 20 - 64 - - 12 - 12 2 10 - 28 - - 21 1 22 8 30 - 92 - - List
MARSHALL, David -     7 5 12 4 - - 16 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 8 5 13 4 - - 16 - - List
POTTER, Ian 29   Great Britain England 19 1 20 - - - - - - 14 1 15 - - - - - - 33 2 35 - - - - - - List
PRESTON, Mark 21     5 - 5 8 - - 32 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 - 6 8 - - 32 - - List
RODGERS, Craig -     3 1 4 1 1 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 4 1 1 - 6 - - List
RUSSELL, Richard 18     14 3 17 1 22 - 48 - - 4 5 9 2 2 - 12 - - 18 8 26 3 24 - 60 - - List
SHELFORD, Adrian 24 Christchurch New Zealand 14 1 15 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - 20 1 21 - - - - - - List
STAZICKER, Ged 20     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
STEPHENSON, David 29   Great Britain 4 - 4 3 17 - 46 - - 10 - 10 2 34 - 76 - - 14 - 14 5 51 - 122 - - List
WANE, Shaun 23 Wigan Great Britain 10 3 13 - - - - - - 5 3 8 1 - - 4 - - 15 6 21 1 - - 4 - - List
WEST, Graeme 34   New Zealand 20 5 25 3 - - 12 - - 7 1 8 1 - - 4 - - 27 6 33 4 - - 16 - - List
28 players 12 cur. / 16 tot. 23.60 26 matches 113 84 1 621 0 0 16 matches 57 57 0 342 1 0 42 matches 170 141 1 963 1 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club

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