Championship 1986/87

Wigan

Coach
Graham Lowe
Captain
Graeme West
Biggest home crowd
30,622 (vs. Australia in round 2)
Average home crowd
14,040
Top pointscorer
Henderson Gill (264)
Top tryscorer
Ellery Hanley (59)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 31 Sun League H     Salford W 42-12   G Lowe Central Park 10,671 2nd View
Sep 3 Wed League H     Barrow W 18-6   G Lowe Central Park 9,189 2nd View
7 Sun League     A Leigh W 35-0   G Lowe Hilton Park 12,391 2nd View
14 Sun LC (1) H     Rochdale W 52-0   G Lowe Central Park 10,230 View
21 Sun League     A Bradford W 20-10   G Lowe Odsal 11,277 2nd View
24 Wed LC (2) H     Whitehaven W 74-6   G Lowe Central Park 9,099 View
28 Sun League H     Hull FC W 34-7   G Lowe Central Park 12,526 2nd View
Oct 1 Wed LC (SF) H     St Helens W 22-16   G Lowe Central Park 28,252 View
5 Sun League     A Warrington L 12-23   G Lowe Wilderspool 8,561 2nd View
12 Sun 3:00pm KT (2) H     Australia L 18-26 G West G Lowe Central Park 30,622 View
19 Sun LC (F) H     * Oldham W 27-6   G Lowe Knowsley 20,180 View
29 Wed League     A Castleford W 12-6   G Lowe Wheldon Road 6,686 3rd View
Nov 2 Sun League H     Wakefield W 62-10   G Lowe Central Park 9,918 3rd View
9 Sun League     A Salford W 34-0   G Lowe The Willows 5,391 2nd View
16 Sun League H     Leigh W 31-0   G Lowe Central Park 12,839 2nd View
23 Sun League     A Barrow W 16-8   G Lowe Craven Park 4,542 2nd View
29 Sat JPST (1) H     Leeds W 32-10   G Lowe Central Park 9,112 View
Dec 7 Sun JPST (2) H     Swinton W 20-14   G Lowe Central Park 9,874 View
14 Sun JPST (3) H     Leigh W 6-2   G Lowe Central Park 11,573 View
20 Sat JPST (SF)     A * Hull FC W 12-11   G Lowe Headingley 5,245 View
26 Fri League     A St Helens W 12-4   G Lowe Knowsley 21,214 2nd View
Jan 1 Thu League H     Warrington L 4-6   G Lowe Central Park 17,106 2nd View
4 Sun League     A Widnes W 22-16   G Lowe Naughton 7,628 3rd View
10 Sat JPST (F) H     * Warrington W 18-4   G Lowe Burnden Park 21,144 View
18 Sun 3:00pm CC (P)     A * Workington W 68-0   G Lowe Central Park 12,046 View
25 Sun League     A Hull KR W 23-6   G Lowe Craven Park 7,693 2nd View
Feb 4 Wed CC (1)     A Oldham L 8-10   G Lowe Watersheddings 11,906 View
15 Sun League H     Castleford W 16-6   G Lowe Central Park 12,977 3rd View
18 Wed League H     Leeds W 30-8   G Lowe Central Park 11,118 3rd View
22 Sun League H     Widnes W 40-4   G Lowe Central Park 13,084 2nd View
Mar 1 Sun League H     Bradford W 60-6   G Lowe Central Park 11,683 1st View
11 Wed League     A Leeds W 30-0   G Lowe Headingley 8,309 1st View
15 Sun League     A Halifax W 12-8   G Lowe Thrum 10,000 1st View
22 Sun League H     Hull KR W 26-0   G Lowe Central Park 11,939 1st View
25 Wed League     A Featherstone W 36-0   G Lowe Post Office Road 4,073 1st View
29 Sun League     A Wakefield W 72-6   G Lowe Belle Vue 5,400 1st View
Apr 1 Wed League H     Halifax W 42-2   G Lowe Central Park 13,154 1st View
5 Sun League H     Featherstone W 62-7   G Lowe Central Park 13,317 1st View
8 Wed League H     Oldham W 54-2   G Lowe Central Park 11,108 1st View
12 Sun League     A Hull FC W 18-12   G Lowe Boulevard 8,583 1st View
17 Fri League H     St Helens W 42-12   G Lowe Central Park 20,355 1st View
20 Mon League     A Oldham W 24-6   G Lowe Watersheddings 5,432 1st View
26 Sun PT (1) H     Widnes W 22-18   G Lowe Central Park 14,746 View
May 10 Sun PT (SF) H     Halifax W 18-10   G Lowe Central Park 22,457 View
17 Sun PT (F) H     * Warrington W 8-0   G Lowe Old Trafford 38,756 View

45 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  
BELL, Dean 25 Auckland New Zealand 27 - 27 13 - - 52 - - 15 - 15 9 - - 36 - - 42 - 42 22 - - 88 - - List
BESWICK, Dave -     1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
BETTS, Denis 17     - 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - - 2 2 1 - - 4 - - List
CASE, Brian -   Great Britain England 29 - 29 1 - - 4 - - 15 - 15 1 - - 4 - - 44 - 44 2 - - 8 - - List
DERMOTT, Martin 19     13 2 15 - - - - - - 12 - 12 3 - - 12 - - 25 2 27 3 - - 12 - - List
DU TOIT, Nick 31 Johannesburg   - 3 3 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - List
EDWARDS, Shaun 20   Great Britain 28 - 28 17 6 - 80 - - 13 - 13 7 - - 28 - - 41 - 41 24 6 - 108 - - List
FORD, Mike 21     6 2 8 4 - 1 17 - - 3 4 7 2 - - 8 - - 9 6 15 6 - 1 25 - - List
GILDART, Ian 17 Manchester   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
GILL, Henderson 26 Huddersfield Great Britain England 22 1 23 24 34 - 164 - - 15 - 15 6 38 - 100 - - 37 1 38 30 72 - 264 - - List
GOODWAY, Andy 25   Great Britain England 29 1 30 5 - - 20 - - 15 - 15 6 - - 24 - - 44 1 45 11 - - 44 - - List
GREGORY, Andy 25   Great Britain 16 - 16 4 - - 16 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 21 - 21 4 - - 16 - - List
HAMPSON, Steve 25     26 2 28 8 - - 32 - - 14 - 14 3 - - 12 - - 40 2 42 11 - - 44 - - List
HANLEY, Ellery 26   Great Britain England 26 - 26 44 1 - 178 - - 12 1 13 15 - - 60 - - 38 1 39 59 1 - 238 - - List
HOLDEN, Keith -     - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - 4 - - List
KISS, Nicky -   Great Britain 16 - 16 2 - - 8 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 19 - 19 2 - - 8 - - List
LOUW, Rob -     10 3 13 2 - - 8 - - 5 4 9 - - - - - - 15 7 22 2 - - 8 - - List
LUCAS, Ian 19     - 7 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 7 - - - - - - List
LYDON, Joe 23 Wigan Great Britain 28 1 29 14 25 2 108 - - 14 - 14 8 11 1 55 - - 42 1 43 22 36 3 163 - - List
MAYO, John -     - 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - List
MORDT, Ray 30 Cape Town   13 4 17 11 - - 44 - - 3 - 3 4 - - 16 - - 16 4 20 15 - - 60 - - List
POTTER, Ian 28   Great Britain England 24 3 27 2 - - 8 - - 15 - 15 - - - - - - 39 3 42 2 - - 8 - - List
ROBERTS, Ian 21 London   11 - 11 2 - - 8 - - 8 1 9 1 - - 4 - - 19 1 20 3 - - 12 - - List
RUSSELL, Richard 17     6 3 9 5 - - 20 - - 1 5 6 - - - - - - 7 8 15 5 - - 20 - - List
STEPHENSON, David 28   Great Britain 25 3 28 10 55 - 150 - - 12 1 13 3 9 - 30 - - 37 4 41 13 64 - 180 - - List
STOTT, Phil -     2 - 2 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 1 - - 4 - - List
WANE, Shaun 22 Wigan Great Britain 14 4 18 - - - - - - 4 1 5 1 - - 4 - - 18 5 23 1 - - 4 - - List
WEST, Graeme 33   New Zealand 18 4 22 4 - - 16 - - 10 1 11 2 - - 8 - - 28 5 33 6 - - 24 - - List
28 players 9 cur. / 13 tot. 24.26 30 games 174 121 3 941 0 0 15 games 72 58 1 405 0 0 45 games 246 179 4 1346 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: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88