Wigan
- Coach
- Alex Murphy
- Biggest home crowd
- 12,719 (vs. St Helens in round 18)
- Average home crowd
- 7,555
- Top pointscorer
- League: Colin Whitfield (200)
- All Matches: Colin Whitfield (293)
- Top tryscorer
- League: Graeme West (10)
- All Matches: Henderson Gill (16)
Results
| 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 | 1st | ||
| 24 | Wed | League | A | Wakefield T. | W | 18 | - | 11 | A Murphy | Belle Vue | 3,044 | 7th | ||
| 28 | Sun | League | H | Leigh | L | 12 | - | 26 | A Murphy | Central Park | 9,243 | 3rd | ||
| Sep 4 | Sun | LC (1) | A | Widnes | L | 20 | - | 36 | A Murphy | Naughton | 7,016 | |||
| 11 | Sun | League | H | Bradford N. | L | 16 | - | 24 | A Murphy | Central Park | 5,828 | 6th | ||
| 18 | Sun | League | A | Hull | L | 8 | - | 24 | A Murphy | Boulevard | 11,585 | 11th | ||
| 25 | Sun | League | H | Widnes | L | 16 | - | 31 | A Murphy | Central Park | 7,215 | 12th | ||
| Oct 2 | Sun | League | A | Whitehaven | W | 24 | - | 0 | A Murphy | Recreation Gnd | 2,060 | 13th | ||
| 9 | Sun | League | A | Leigh | L | 18 | - | 24 | A Murphy | Hilton Park | 7,742 | 11th | ||
| 19 | Wed | League | H | Leeds | W | 20 | - | 6 | A Murphy | Central Park | 7,394 | 11th | ||
| 23 | Sun | QTtE (2) | H | QLD Firsts | L | 2 | - | 40 | A Murphy | Central Park | 9,749 | |||
| Nov 6 | Sun | JPT (1) | H | York | W | 30 | - | 13 | A Murphy | Central Park | 6,388 | |||
| 13 | Sun | League | A | Oldham | L | 4 | - | 8 | A Murphy | Watersheddings | 6,493 | 11th | ||
| 20 | Sun | JPT (2) | H | Salford | W | 24 | - | 15 | A Murphy | Central Park | 7,290 | |||
| 26 | Sat | JPT (3) | A | Widnes | L | 15 | - | 20 | A Murphy | Naughton | 6,492 | |||
| Dec 4 | Sun | League | H | Whitehaven | W | 33 | - | 11 | A Murphy | Central Park | 5,114 | 10th | ||
| 18 | Sun | League | H | Hull | W | 14 | - | 12 | A Murphy | Central Park | 7,102 | 12th | ||
| 26 | Mon | League | H | St Helens | W | 12 | - | 8 | A Murphy | Central Park | 12,719 | 9th | ||
| Jan 8 | Sun | League | H | Castleford | W | 32 | - | 6 | A Murphy | Central Park | 7,439 | 10th | ||
| 11 | Wed | League | A | Featherstone R. | L | 6 | - | 15 | A Murphy | Post Office Road | 3,023 | 10th | ||
| 29 | Sun | League | A | Hull KR | L | 10 | - | 24 | A Murphy | Craven Park | 7,017 | 11th | ||
| Feb 5 | Sun | League | H | Warrington | L | 6 | - | 24 | A Murphy | Central Park | 7,666 | 12th | ||
| 12 | Sun | CC (1) | A | Bramley | D | 10 | - | 10 | A Murphy | McLaren | 3,968 | |||
| 15 | Wed | CC (1) | H | Bramley | W | 34 | - | 4 | A Murphy | Central Park | 5,815 | |||
| 19 | Sun | League | A | Fulham | L | 10 | - | 22 | A Murphy | Craven Cottage | 2,293 | 12th | ||
| 26 | Sun | CC (2) | H | Oldham | W | 30 | - | 6 | A Murphy | Central Park | 9,515 | |||
| Mar 1 | Thu | League | A | Bradford N. | W | 15 | - | 6 | A Murphy | Odsal | 4,944 | 11th | ||
| 4 | Sun | League | H | Wakefield T. | W | 34 | - | 0 | A Murphy | Central Park | 6,455 | 11th | ||
| 11 | Sun | CC (3) | A | St Helens | W | 16 | - | 7 | A Murphy | Knowsley | 20,007 | |||
| 14 | Wed | League | H | Oldham | W | 12 | - | 6 | A Murphy | Central Park | 6,457 | 10th | ||
| 18 | Sun | League | H | Fulham | W | 38 | - | 18 | A Murphy | Central Park | 6,761 | 9th | ||
| 24 | Sat | CC (SF) | H * | York | W | 14 | - | 8 | A Murphy | Elland Road | 17,156 | |||
| 28 | Wed | League | A | Castleford | L | 10 | - | 38 | A Murphy | Wheldon Road | 2,825 | 10th | ||
| Apr 1 | Sun | League | H | Featherstone R. | W | 26 | - | 12 | A Murphy | Central Park | 6,163 | 10th | ||
| 4 | Wed | League | A | Warrington | W | 34 | - | 6 | A Murphy | Wilderspool | 5,086 | 9th | ||
| 8 | Sun | League | H | Hull KR | L | 14 | - | 30 | A Murphy | Central Park | 10,130 | 9th | ||
| 11 | Wed | League | A | Widnes | L | 14 | - | 21 | A Murphy | Naughton | 4,500 | 9th | ||
| 15 | Sun | League | H | Salford | W | 34 | - | 8 | A Murphy | Central Park | 6,653 | 9th | ||
| 17 | Tue | League | A | Leeds | W | 14 | - | 10 | A Murphy | Headingley | 5,914 | 8th | ||
| 20 | Fri | League | A | St Helens | L | 13 | - | 20 | A Murphy | Knowsley | 11,894 | 8th | ||
| May 5 | Sat | CC (F) | A * | Widnes | L | 6 | - | 19 | A Murphy | Wembley | 80,116 | |||
41 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
| 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 | |||||
| BAMBER, Lee | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| BRAITHWAITE, Ronnie | - | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| CAMPBELL, Danny | - |
|
8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | ||
| CANNON, Mark | 23 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | 18 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 40 | - | - | |||
| CASE, Brian | - |
|
21 | 1 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 30 | 2 | 32 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | ||
| CLARE, Jeff | - | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | - | 34 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 11 | - | 34 | - | - | |||
| COURTNEY, Neil | - |
|
4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| DUNN, Brian | - | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |||
| EDWARDS, Shaun | 17 | 17 | - | 17 | 5 | 1 | - | 22 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 24 | - | 24 | 6 | 1 | - | 26 | - | - | |||
| ELVIN, Wayne | - | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 19 | 5 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | |||
| FAIRHURST, Jimmy | - | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FORD, Mike | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| FOY, Martin | - | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| GILL, Henderson | 23 | Huddersfield |
|
19 | - | 19 | 7 | - | - | 28 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | 9 | - | - | 36 | - | - | 30 | - | 30 | 16 | - | - | 64 | - | - | |
| HAMPSON, Steve | 22 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | - | 16 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | - | 16 | - | - | |||
| HEMSLEY, Kerry | 23 | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | |||
| HOLDEN, Keith | - | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| JULIFF, Brian | 27 | Cardiff |
|
9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |
| KISS, Nicky | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| NANYN, Mick | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| OWEN, Gareth | - |
|
1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| PENDLEBURY, John | 23 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | |||
| POTTER, Ian | 25 |
|
10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | ||
| RAMSDALE, Dennis | - | 23 | 2 | 25 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 2 | 32 | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | |||
| SCOTT, Mick | 29 | Halifax | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 20 | 11 | 31 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | ||
| SHAW, Glyn | 33 | Aberdare |
|
12 | 1 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| SMITH, ? | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| STEPHENS, Gary | - |
|
18 | - | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||
| STEPHENSON, David | 25 |
|
22 | - | 22 | 8 | - | 1 | 33 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 31 | 1 | 32 | 10 | - | 1 | 41 | - | - | ||
| TAMATI, Howie | - |
|
19 | - | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | 29 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||
| WANE, Shaun | 19 | Wigan | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 4 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||
| WEST, Graeme | 30 |
|
25 | - | 25 | 10 | - | - | 40 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 36 | - | 36 | 13 | - | - | 52 | - | - | ||
| WHITFIELD, Colin | 23 | 26 | - | 26 | 8 | 83 | 2 | 200 | - | - | 11 | - | 11 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 93 | - | - | 37 | - | 37 | 13 | 119 | 3 | 293 | - | - | |||
| WILBY, Tim | 25 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| WILLIAMS, Barry | - | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| WOOD, David | - | 7 | 3 | 10 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | 12 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | |||
| 36 players | 3 cur. / 14 tot. | 24.52 | 30 matches | 81 | 103 | 3 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 11 matches | 32 | 36 | 1 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 41 matches | 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:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club





