Championship 1983/84

Wigan

Coach
Alex Murphy
Biggest home crowd
12,719 (vs. St Helens in round 18)
Average home crowd
7,555
Top pointscorer
Colin Whitfield (293)
Top tryscorer
Henderson Gill (16)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 21 Sun League     A Salford W 16-14   A Murphy The Willows 3,858 7th View
24 Wed League     A Wakefield W 18-11   A Murphy Belle Vue 3,044 6th View
28 Sun League H     Leigh L 12-26   A Murphy Central Park 9,243 6th View
Sep 4 Sun LC (1)     A Widnes L 20-36   A Murphy Naughton 7,016 View
11 Sun League H     Bradford L 16-24   A Murphy Central Park 5,828 10th View
18 Sun League     A Hull FC L 8-24   A Murphy Boulevard 11,585 12th View
25 Sun League H     Widnes L 16-31   A Murphy Central Park 7,215 13th View
Oct 2 Sun League     A Whitehaven W 24-0   A Murphy Recreation Gnd 2,060 11th View
9 Sun League     A Leigh L 18-24   A Murphy Hilton Park 7,742 11th View
19 Wed League H     Leeds W 20-6   A Murphy Central Park 7,394 11th View
23 Sun QT (4) H     QLD L 2-40   A Murphy Central Park 9,749 View
Nov 6 Sun JPT (1) H     York W 30-13   A Murphy Central Park 6,388 View
13 Sun League     A Oldham L 4-8   A Murphy Watersheddings 6,493 11th View
20 Sun JPT (2) H     Salford W 24-15   A Murphy Central Park 7,290 View
26 Sat JPT (3)     A Widnes L 15-20   A Murphy Naughton 6,492 View
Dec 4 Sun League H     Whitehaven W 33-11   A Murphy Central Park 5,114 12th View
18 Sun League H     Hull FC W 14-12   A Murphy Central Park 7,102 11th View
26 Mon League H     St Helens W 12-8   A Murphy Central Park 12,719 10th View
Jan 8 Sun League H     Castleford W 32-6   A Murphy Central Park 7,439 10th View
11 Wed League     A Featherstone L 6-15   A Murphy Post Office Road 3,023 10th View
29 Sun League     A Hull KR L 10-24   A Murphy Craven Park 7,017 11th View
Feb 5 Sun League H     Warrington L 6-24   A Murphy Central Park 7,666 12th View
12 Sun CC (1)     A Bramley D 10-10   A Murphy McLaren 3,968 View
15 Wed CC (1) H     Bramley W 34-4   A Murphy Central Park 5,815 View
19 Sun League     A Fulham L 10-22   A Murphy Craven Cottage 2,293 12th View
26 Sun CC (2) H     Oldham W 30-6   A Murphy Central Park 9,515 View
Mar 1 Thu League     A Bradford W 15-6   A Murphy Odsal 4,944 9th View
4 Sun League H     Wakefield W 34-0   A Murphy Central Park 6,455 9th View
11 Sun CC (3)     A St Helens W 16-7   A Murphy Knowsley 20,007 View
14 Wed League H     Oldham W 12-6   A Murphy Central Park 6,457 9th View
18 Sun League H     Fulham W 38-18   A Murphy Central Park 6,761 9th View
24 Sat CC (SF) H     * York W 14-8   A Murphy Elland Road 17,156 View
28 Wed League     A Castleford L 10-38   A Murphy Wheldon Road 2,825 9th View
Apr 1 Sun League H     Featherstone W 26-12   A Murphy Central Park 6,163 9th View
4 Wed League     A Warrington W 34-6   A Murphy Wilderspool 5,086 9th View
8 Sun League H     Hull KR L 14-30   A Murphy Central Park 10,130 9th View
11 Wed League     A Widnes L 14-21   A Murphy Naughton 4,500 8th View
15 Sun League H     Salford W 34-8   A Murphy Central Park 6,653 8th View
17 Tue League     A Leeds W 14-10   A Murphy Headingley 5,914 9th View
20 Fri League     A St Helens L 13-20   A Murphy Knowsley 11,894 9th View
May 5 Sat CC (F)     A * Widnes L 6-19   A Murphy Wembley 80,116 View

41 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 Games 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  
BAMBER, Lee -     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
BRAITHWAITE, Ronnie -     8 - 8 1 - - 4 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 1 - - 4 - - List
CAMPBELL, Danny -   New Zealand 8 2 10 2 - - 8 - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - 12 2 14 2 - - 8 - - List
CANNON, Mark 23     13 1 14 5 - - 20 - - 5 - 5 5 - - 20 - - 18 1 19 10 - - 40 - - List
CASE, Brian -   Great Britain England 21 1 22 4 - - 16 - - 9 1 10 1 - - 4 - - 30 2 32 5 - - 20 - - List
CLARE, Jeff -     8 4 12 3 11 - 34 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 9 5 14 3 11 - 34 - - List
COURTNEY, Neil -   Great Britain 4 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 5 - - - - - - List
DUNN, Brian -     9 4 13 1 - - 4 - - 3 3 6 2 - - 8 - - 12 7 19 3 - - 12 - - List
EDWARDS, Shaun 17     17 - 17 5 1 - 22 - - 7 - 7 1 - - 4 - - 24 - 24 6 1 - 26 - - List
ELVIN, Wayne -     15 4 19 1 - - 4 - - 4 1 5 1 - - 4 - - 19 5 24 2 - - 8 - - List
FAIRHURST, Jimmy -     4 5 9 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 6 6 12 - - - - - - List
FORD, Mike 18     4 3 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 3 7 - - - - - - List
FOY, Martin -     5 - 5 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5 1 - - 4 - - List
GILL, Henderson 23 Huddersfield Great Britain England 19 - 19 7 - - 28 - - 11 - 11 9 - - 36 - - 30 - 30 16 - - 64 - - List
HAMPSON, Steve 22     15 1 16 1 6 - 16 - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - 22 1 23 1 6 - 16 - - List
HEMSLEY, Kerry 23     8 - 8 1 - - 4 - - 4 1 5 1 - - 4 - - 12 1 13 2 - - 8 - - List
HOLDEN, Keith -     7 - 7 1 - - 4 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 12 - 12 1 - - 4 - - List
JULIFF, Brian 27 Cardiff Wales 9 3 12 1 - - 4 - - 4 4 8 - - - - - - 13 7 20 1 - - 4 - - List
KISS, Nicky -     8 - 8 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 9 - 9 - - - - - - List
NANYN, Mick -     1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - List
OWEN, Gareth -   Wales 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
PENDLEBURY, John 23     12 4 16 3 - - 12 - - 5 1 6 1 - - 4 - - 17 5 22 4 - - 16 - - List
POTTER, Ian 25   Great Britain England 10 1 11 2 - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 10 1 11 2 - - 8 - - List
RAMSDALE, Dennis -     23 2 25 5 - - 20 - - 7 - 7 - - - - - - 30 2 32 5 - - 20 - - List
SCOTT, Mick 29 Halifax   11 9 20 1 - - 4 - - 9 2 11 1 - - 4 - - 20 11 31 2 - - 8 - - List
SHAW, Glyn 33 Aberdare Great Britain Wales 12 1 13 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 13 1 14 - - - - - - List
SMITH, ? -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
STEPHENS, Gary -   Great Britain England 18 - 18 3 - - 12 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 23 - 23 3 - - 12 - - List
STEPHENSON, David 25   Great Britain 22 - 22 8 - 1 33 - - 9 1 10 2 - - 8 - - 31 1 32 10 - 1 41 - - List
TAMATI, Howie -   New Zealand New Zealand Maori 19 - 19 3 - - 12 - - 10 - 10 - - - - - - 29 - 29 3 - - 12 - - List
WANE, Shaun 19 Wigan   11 3 14 3 - - 12 - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 13 4 17 3 - - 12 - - List
WEST, Graeme 30   New Zealand 25 - 25 10 - - 40 - - 11 - 11 3 - - 12 - - 36 - 36 13 - - 52 - - List
WHITFIELD, Colin 23     26 - 26 8 83 2 200 - - 11 - 11 5 36 1 93 - - 37 - 37 13 119 3 293 - - List
WILBY, Tim 25     2 - 2 1 - - 4 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - List
WILLIAMS, Barry -     7 - 7 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 8 - 8 - - - - - - List
WOOD, David -     7 3 10 - 2 - 4 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 9 3 12 - 2 - 4 - - List
36 players 3 cur. / 12 tot. 24.52 30 games 81 103 3 533 0 0 11 games 32 36 1 201 0 0 41 games 113 139 4 734 0 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: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85