1967/68 Northern Rugby League

Wigan

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		27th	>
26	Sat	League †	H	Bramley	W	53	-	8		Central Park		9th	>
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		15th	>
16	Sat	League	A	Blackpool B.	W	29	-	2		Borough Park		12th	>
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		8th	>
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		7th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	30	-	0		Central Park		10th	>
18	Sat	League †	A	Bramley	W	10	-	5		McLaren		7th	>
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		4th	>
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		11th	>
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	1 cur. / 7 tot.		25.31	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.
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

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