1967/68 Northern Rugby League

Wigan - Season Summary

Captain: Eric Ashton
Biggest home crowd: 22,770 (vs. Australia in round 5)
Average home crowd: 22,770
Top pointscorer: Eric Ashton (7) *
Top tryscorers: Eric Ashton, Bill Francis (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 19	Sat	LC (1)	H	Salford	L	14	-	18		Central Park			>
23	Wed	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	16	-	7		Knotty Ash		28th	>
26	Sat	League †	H	Bramley	W	53	-	8		Central Park		8th	>
28	Mon	League	A	Leigh	L	9	-	12		Hilton Park		5th	>
Sep 2	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	12	-	15		Central Park		12th	>
9	Sat	League †	A	Dewsbury	L	10	-	11		Crown Flatt		16th	>
16	Sat	League	A	Blackpool B.	W	29	-	2		Borough Park		17th	>
19	Tue	League	A	Widnes	L	5	-	24		Naughton		16th	>
23	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	22	-	12		Central Park		17th	>
30	Sat	League	A	Oldham	W	17	-	13		Watersheddings		14th	>
Oct 2	Mon	BFT (1)	H	Widnes	W	32	-	6		Central Park			>
9	Mon	League	H	Batley	W	35	-	5		Central Park		8th	>
13	Fri 7:30pm	KT (5)	H	Australia	W	12	-	6	E Ashton	Central Park	22,770		>
21	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	18	-	13		Central Park		12th	>
28	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	13	-	11		Station Road		8th	>
Nov 4	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	L	7	-	14		Fartown		6th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	30	-	0		Central Park		10th	>
18	Sat	League †	A	Bramley	W	10	-	5		McLaren		6th	>
22	Wed	BFT (2)	A	St Helens	W	22	-	11		Knowsley			>
24	Fri	League †	H	Dewsbury	L	16	-	20		Central Park		7th	>
Dec 1	Fri	League	H	Whitehaven	W	31	-	7		Central Park		8th	>
5	Tue	BFT (SF)	A *	Leigh	L	2	-	10		Knowsley			>
13	Wed	League	A *	Batley	W	11	-	4		Central Park		4th	>
22	Fri	League	A	Rochdale H.	L	2	-	9		Athletic Ground		6th	>
26	Tue	League	H	St Helens	L	10	-	16		Central Park		8th	>
30	Sat	League	H	Leigh	W	8	-	4		Central Park		10th	>
Jan 1	Mon	League	H	Warrington	W	11	-	2		Central Park		8th	>
20	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	L	2	-	6		Recreation Gnd		8th	>
22	Mon	League	H	Oldham	W	39	-	3		Central Park		11th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	19	-	7		Central Park		8th	>
Feb 3	Sat	CC (1)	A	Hull	W	10	-	3		Boulevard			>
14	Wed	League	H	Blackpool B.	W	35	-	7		Central Park		10th	>
17	Sat	League	A	Workington	L	2	-	13		Derwent Park		5th	>
24	Sat	CC (2)	A	Leigh	W	20	-	2		Hilton Park			>
Mar 1	Fri	League	A	Barrow	W	19	-	12		Craven Park		10th	>
9	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	W	31	-	8		Central Park		8th	>
16	Sat	CC (3)	A	Keighley	W	11	-	2		Lawkholme Lane			>
23	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	23	-	14		Central Park		10th	>
29	Fri	League	A	Salford	L	13	-	15		The Willows		8th	>
Apr 6	Sat	CC (SF)	H *	Leeds	L	4	-	25		Station Road	30,058		>
12	Fri	League	A	St Helens	L	13	-	24		Knowsley		10th	>
13	Sat	League	A	Warrington	L	6	-	13		Wilderspool		10th	>
15	Mon	League	H	Salford	W	25	-	14		Central Park		11th	>
20	Sat	CP (1)	A	Bradford N.	W	28	-	8		Odsal			>
24	Wed	CP (2)	A	Leeds	W	11	-	7		Headingley			>
27	Sat	CP (SF)	A	Wakefield T.	L	9	-	26		Belle Vue			>

46 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
† denotes Cross-County Match

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
Individual match appearances are not currently available here.
Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	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
ASHTON, Eric	33	St Helens		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	-	7	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	-	7	-	-	List
BOSTON, Billy	33	Cardiff		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
CLARKE, Colin	22	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FOGERTY, Terry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
FRANCIS, Bill	20	Castleford		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
GARDINER, Danny	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HILL, Cliff	25	St Helens		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HILL, David	21	St Helens		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAUGHTON, Doug	23	Widnes		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LYON, Geoff	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
PARR, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ROWE, Peter	21	Swansea		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
STEPHENS, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TYRER, Colin	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
WEBB, Ronnie	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
15 players	25.31		1 cur. / 7 tot.	34 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	12 matches			2	3	0	12	0	0	46 matches			2	3	0	12	0	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 27 Apr 1968. 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, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports, RFL Player Registers, Widnes RLFC History

1967/68 Northern Rugby League

Wigan - Season Summary

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