Premiership Trophy 1986/87

Game 1

Wigan 22 def. Widnes 18

Premiership Trophy 1986/87
Game 1

Wigan
22
18
Widnes
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/20222
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 26th April, 1987
Referee John Holdsworth (Kippax)
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 14,746
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 14
Wigan Scoresheet Widnes
Dean BELL 2 T John BASNETT
Steve HAMPSON   Harry PINNER
Joe LYDON   Darren WRIGHT
 
Henderson GILL 3 G 3 Barry DOWD
Wigan Teams Widnes
Steve HAMPSON 1 FB 1 Barry DOWD
Henderson GILL 2 W 2 Rick THACKRAY
David STEPHENSON 3 C 3 Darren WRIGHT
Dean BELL 4 C 4 Graham WORGAN
Joe LYDON 5 W 5 John BASNETT
 
Ellery HANLEY 6 FE 6 Tony MYLER
Andy GREGORY 7 HB 7 David HULME
 
Graeme WEST 8 FR 8 Kurt SORENSEN
Nicky KISS 9 HK 9 Phil McKENZIE
Brian CASE 10 FR 10 Steve O'NEILL
Shaun WANE 11 2R 11 Mike O'NEILL
Ian POTTER 12 2R 12 Paul HULME
Andy GOODWAY 13 L 13 Harry PINNER
 
Dave BESWICK 14 B    
Richard RUSSELL 15 B 15 Richie EYRES
 
Graham LOWE   HC   Doug LAUGHTON
   
 

Team Info

Wigan

Previous Game:
Match Day 34 vs. Oldham
Next Game:
Premiership Trophy 1986/87 - Semi Final vs. Halifax
Out:
Ray Mordt (wing), Ian Lucas (bench)
In:
Henderson Gill (wing), Graeme West (front row)
Changes:
Richard Russell (wing to bench), Dave Beswick (five-eighth to bench), Shaun Wane (front row to second row), Andy Goodway (second row to lock), Ellery Hanley (lock to five-eighth), Joe Lydon (bench to wing)

Widnes

Previous Game:
Match Day 34 vs. Hull FC
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Geoff Sephton (fullback), Philip Rutter (wing), Duncan Platt (centre), Ralph Linton (centre), Andy Eyres (wing), Dave Ruane (five-eighth), Andy Sullivan (halfback), Colin Rigby (front row), Andy Ruane (hooker), Keith Newton (front row), Paul Haughton (second row), Ian Gormley (second row), Phil McMannion (bench), David Lamb (bench)
In:
Barry Dowd (fullback), Rick Thackray (wing), Darren Wright (centre), Graham Worgan (centre), John Basnett (wing), Tony Myler (five-eighth), David Hulme (halfback), Kurt Sorensen (front row), Phil McKenzie (hooker), Steve O'Neill (front row), Mike O'Neill (second row), Paul Hulme (second row), Harry Pinner (lock)
Changes:
Richie Eyres (lock to bench)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin

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