Championship 1987/88

Match Day 4

Leigh 8 lost to Wigan 36

Championship 1987/88
Match Day 4

Leigh
8
36
Wigan
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/18377
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 27th September, 1987
Referee Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Venue Hilton Park (Leigh)
Crowd 11,378
Leigh Scoresheet Wigan
Derek PYKE T 2 Henderson GILL
      Shaun EDWARDS
      Steve HAMPSON
      Ellery HANLEY
      Graeme WEST
 
Chris JOHNSON 2 G 2 Henderson GILL
      2 Joe LYDON
      2 Richard RUSSELL
Leigh Teams Wigan
Chris JOHNSON 1 FB 1 Steve HAMPSON
Neil McCULLOCH 2 W 2 Joe LYDON
John HENDERSON 3 C 3 Gerard BYRNE
Ian JEFFREY 4 C 4 Dean BELL
Wayne STANDISH 5 W 5 Henderson GILL
 
John KERR 6 FE 6 Richard RUSSELL
Phil JOHNSON 7 HB 7 Shaun EDWARDS
 
David EVANS 8 FR 8 Graeme WEST
Mike DEAN 9 HK 9 Nicky KISS
Brian GELLING 10 FR 10 Shaun WANE
Derek PYKE 11 2R 11 Andy GOODWAY
Brian DUNN 12 2R 12 Ian GILDART
Tony COTTRELL 13 L 13 Ellery HANLEY
 
Andy COLLIER 14 B 14 Ian LUCAS
    B 15 Martin DERMOTT
 
Billy BENYON   HC   Graham LOWE
   
 

Team Info

Leigh

Previous Game:
Lancashire Cup 1987/88 - Week 2 vs. Swinton
Next Game:
Match Day 5 vs. Hull FC
Out:
Mike Ford (halfback), Mark Thomas (lock)
In:
Tony Cottrell (lock)
Changes:
Phil Johnson (bench to halfback)

Wigan

Previous Game:
Lancashire Cup 1987/88 - Week 2 vs. Salford
Next Game:
Lancashire Cup 1987/88 - Semi Final vs. Widnes
Out:
David Stephenson (wing), Andy Gregory (halfback), Ian Potter (second row)
In:
Joe Lydon (wing), Richard Russell (five-eighth), Shaun Wane (front row), Martin Dermott (bench)
Changes:
Shaun Edwards (five-eighth to halfback), Andy Goodway (front row to second row)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89