1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Wigan

Captain: Joe Egan
Biggest home crowd: 28,554 (vs. Australia in round 14)
Average home crowd: 28,554
Top pointscorer: Gordon Ratcliffe (6) *
Top tryscorer: Gordon Ratcliffe (2) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 21	Sat	League †	H	Hunslet	W	45	-	2		Central Park		3rd	>
25	Wed	League	H	Leigh	W	38	-	10		Central Park		4th	>
28	Sat	League †	A	Huddersfield	L	5	-	24		Fartown		1st	>
Sep 1	Wed	League	H	Workington	W	17	-	3		Central Park		7th	>
4	Sat	LC (1A)	A	St Helens	W	24	-	9		Knowsley			>
8	Wed	LC (1B)	H	St Helens	W	8	-	7		Central Park			>
11	Sat	League	H	Swinton	W	39	-	17		Central Park		7th	>
18	Sat	League †	A	Bradford N.	W	16	-	9		Odsal		3rd	>
25	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	54	-	8		Central Park		1st	>
29	Wed	LC (2)	A	Salford	W	18	-	5		The Willows			>
Oct 2	Sat	League †	A	Wakefield T.	W	24	-	11		Belle Vue		3rd	>
4	Mon	LC (SF)	H	Belle Vue R.	W	22	-	9		Central Park			>
9	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	33	-	5		Central Park		1st	>
16	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	W	8	-	6		Athletic Ground		2nd	>
20	Wed 4:30pm	KT (14)	H	Australia	W	16	-	11	J Egan	Central Park	28,554		>
23	Sat	League †	H	Wakefield T.	W	46	-	0		Central Park		2nd	>
30	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	L	7	-	14		Belle Vue		2nd	>
Nov 6	Sat	League	A	Liverpool S.	W	43	-	0		Stanley		3rd	>
13	Sat	LC (F)	H *	Warrington	W	14	-	8		Station Road	39,015		>
20	Sat	League	A	Swinton	W	21	-	7		Station Road		3rd	>
27	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	7	-	10		Craven Park		3rd	>
Dec 4	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	48	-	5		Central Park		3rd	>
11	Sat	League	A	Oldham	W	15	-	10		Watersheddings		2nd	>
18	Sat	League	A	Workington	W	29	-	10		Borough Park		2nd	>
25	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	24	-	5		Central Park		2nd	>
Jan 1	Sat	League †	H	Huddersfield	W	16	-	9		Central Park		2nd	>
8	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	W	14	-	12		Headingley		2nd	>
15	Sat	League	H	Liverpool S.	W	43	-	3		Central Park		2nd	>
22	Sat	League	A	Warrington	W	8	-	4		Wilderspool		2nd	>
Feb 5	Sat	League	H	Oldham	W	17	-	4		Central Park		2nd	>
12	Sat	CC (1A)	H	Leigh	L	11	-	12		Central Park			>
19	Sat	CC (1B)	A	Leigh	W	5	-	4		Kirkhall			>
26	Sat	CC (1R)	A	Leigh	W	10	-	4		Kirkhall			>
Mar 9	Wed	CC (2)	H	Wakefield T.	W	37	-	2		Central Park			>
12	Sat	League †	H	Bradford N.	W	15	-	2		Central Park		2nd	>
19	Sat	CC (3)	A	Barrow	L	7	-	8		Craven Park			>
23	Wed	League	H	Widnes	L	11	-	14		Central Park		2nd	>
26	Sat	League	A	Halifax	W	10	-	4		Thrum		2nd	>
31	Thu	League	A	St Helens	W	13	-	8		Knowsley		2nd	>
Apr 2	Sat	League	A	Leigh	L	15	-	20		Kirkhall		2nd	>
6	Wed	League	H	Halifax	W	25	-	3		Central Park		2nd	>
9	Sat	League	H	Warrington	W	26	-	7		Central Park		2nd	>
11	Mon	League †	A	Hunslet	L	6	-	7		Parkside		2nd	>
15	Fri	League	H	St Helens	W	19	-	5		Central Park		2nd	>
16	Sat	League	A	Widnes	L	10	-	11		Naughton		2nd	>
18	Mon	League	A	Salford	D	9	-	9		The Willows		2nd	>
23	Sat	League	H	Barrow	W	26	-	8		Central Park		2nd	>
30	Sat	League (SF)	H	Huddersfield	L	5	-	14		Central Park		-	>

48 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
ALTY, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
ASHCROFT, Ernie	24	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
ATKINSON, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BARTON, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BLAN, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
EGAN, Joe	30	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GEE, Ken	32	Wigan		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAWRENSON, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
MOUNTFORD, Cecil	29			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RATCLIFFE, Gordon	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	6	-	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	6	-	-	List
RYAN, Martin	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SILCOCK, Nat	21	Widnes		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WARD, Ted	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
13 players	6 cur. / 8 tot.		27.63	37 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	11 matches			4	2	0	16	0	0	48 matches			4	2	0	16	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, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports

1948/49 Northern Rugby League

Wigan

Results

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Players

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