Wigan - Season Detail
Order by: First appearance, Number of appearances, Player name (alphabetical), Most used players by position, Most successful lineup
Legend: FB = Fullback; C = Centre; W = Winger; FE = Five-Eighth; HB = Half-back; FR = Front Row; H = Hooker; 2R = Back Row; L = Lock; B = Bench.
Season Player Summary
Note: Hold the mouse over the game number to see the date and opponent for that match.
| Player | 1 LC | 2 LC | L | L | SF LC | L | L | L | F LC | L | L | L | L | 1 JPT | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | 1 CC | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
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| George FAIRBAIRN | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | |||||
| Dennis RAMSDALE | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| David WILLICOMBE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve DAVIES | C | C | FE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim HORNBY | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard COYLE | FE | HB | FE | FE | FE | B | B | B | HB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Les BOLTON | HB | HB | B | HB | HB | HB | B | HB | HB | HB | HB | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | ||||||||
| Steve BREHENY | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John PENDLEBURY | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | B | |||||||
| Steven O'NEILL | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | 2R | FR | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | FR | FR | FR | 2R | FR | |||||||
| John CLOUGH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy MELLING | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | FR | 2R | B | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | |||||||||||
| Denis BOYD | L | L | L | B | L | L | B | L | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | L | 2R | L | L | L | ||||||
| Martin FOY | B | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||
| Terry HOLLINGSWORTH | B | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | L | L | L | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | B | B | 2R | B | L | B | B | L | ||||||||||||
| Alan RATCLIFFE | B | B | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ged DICKINSON | FB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan GREENALL | C | B | C | B | B | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm SMITH | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | B | H | H | H | H | H | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Green VIGO | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ness FLOWERS | HB | HB | HB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff TOWNEND | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael RENNOX | L | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mick NANYN | 2R | 2R | B | B | FR | B | B | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | B | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor STOCKLEY | C | B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | C | W | |||||||||||
| W WILLIAMS | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John BUTLER | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | FE | FE | FE | FE | FE | C | |||||||||||
| David WALSH | FE | FB | B | B | FB | FB | FB | FB | B | B | B | FB | B | B | B | B | B | B | FB | |||||||||||||||
| Danny CAMPBELL | FR | FR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | FR | FR | FR | B | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary STEPHENS | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | HB | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie BOWMAN | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | |||||||||||||||
| Barry WILLIAMS | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoffrey ASPINALL | H | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracey GRUNDY | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicky KISS | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony MURRAY | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan HODKINSON | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy HEANEY | B | W | W | W | W | W | W |
List of Matches
| Competition | Date | Opposition | Score | FB | W | C | C | W | FE | HB | FR | HK | FR | 2R | 2R | L | B | B | ||||
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| LC (1) | Aug 17 | Rochdale H. | W | 25 | - | 10 | Fairbairn 5G | Ramsdale 1T | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby 2T | Coyle 1T | Bolton | Breheny | Pendlebury | O'Neill | Clough | Melling | Boyd | Foy 1T | Hollingsworth | |
| LC (2) | Whitehaven | W | 13 | - | 10 | Fairbairn 3G | Ramsdale | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby | Foy | Bolton | Breheny | Pendlebury | O'Neill 1T 1F | Melling | Hollingsworth | Boyd 1T | Ratcliffe | |||
| League | York | L | 17 | - | 22 | Dickinson | Ramsdale | Willicombe | Greenall 1T | Hornby | Davies | Coyle | Smith | Pendlebury 1T 5G | O'Neill | Melling 1F | Hollingsworth | Boyd | ||||
| League | Sep 7 | Batley | W | 37 | - | 12 | Fairbairn 5G | Vigo 1T | Willicombe | Davies 1T | Hornby 2T | Coyle 1T | Flowers | Townend | Pendlebury | Smith | Melling 3T | Clough 1T | Rennox | Greenall | Boyd | |
| LC (SF) | Widnes | W | 14 | - | 10 | Fairbairn 4G | Ramsdale | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby | Coyle | Flowers | Townend | Pendlebury 1T | Smith 1T | Melling | Clough | Boyd | Hollingsworth | |||
| League | Fulham | L | 5 | - | 24 | Fairbairn 1G | Ramsdale | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby | Coyle 1T | Flowers | Townend | Pendlebury | Smith | Clough | Hollingsworth | Boyd | Bolton | Melling | ||
| League | Huyton | W | 47 | - | 8 | Fairbairn 1T 4G | Clough 2T | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby 2T | Foy 3T | Bolton | O'Neill | Pendlebury 1T 3G | Smith 1T | Melling | Nanyn 1T | Hollingsworth | Coyle | Rennox | ||
| League | Doncaster | W | 43 | - | 11 | Fairbairn 1T 8G | Ramsdale | Stockley 1T | Greenall 1T | Hornby | Foy | Bolton 1T | Breheny | Pendlebury 2T | Smith 1T | Melling | Clough 2T | Hollingsworth | Coyle | Boyd | ||
| LC (F) | Oct 4 | Warrington | L | 10 | - | 26 | Fairbairn 1T 2G | Ramsdale 1T | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby | Foy | Bolton | Breheny | Pendlebury | O'Neill | Melling | Clough | Hollingsworth | Coyle | Smith | |
| League | Hunslet | W | 25 | - | 19 | Fairbairn 5G | Ramsdale 2T | Willicombe | Davies | Hornby 2T | Foy | Coyle 1T | Breheny | W. Williams | O'Neill | Melling | Nanyn | Boyd | Bolton | Hollingsworth | ||
| League | Dewsbury | W | 15 | - | 9 | Fairbairn 3G | Ramsdale | Butler | Davies | Hornby 1T | Foy 1T | Bolton | O'Neill | W. Williams | Melling | Boyd 1T | Hollingsworth | Pendlebury | Stockley | Nanyn | ||
| League | Nov 9 | Keighley | W | 36 | - | 17 | Fairbairn 6G | Ramsdale 3T | Butler 1T | Davies | Stockley | Walsh 1T | Bolton 1T | O'Neill | W. Williams | Campbell | Boyd | Hollingsworth | Pendlebury 1T | Ratcliffe | Nanyn 1T | |
| League | Hunslet | W | 16 | - | 9 | Walsh 1T 1G | Ramsdale 1T | Butler | Ratcliffe | Stockley | Foy | Bolton 1T | O'Neill | W. Williams | Nanyn | Boyd | Hollingsworth | Pendlebury 1T 1G | ||||
| JPT (1) | Salford | L | 9 | - | 17 | Fairbairn 2G | Ramsdale 1T | Butler | Davies | Stockley | Foy | Bolton | O'Neill | W. Williams | Campbell | Boyd | Hollingsworth | Pendlebury 1G | Nanyn | |||
| League | Fulham | W | 15 | - | 2 | Fairbairn 1G | Ramsdale 1T | Butler | Ratcliffe | Stockley 1T | Bolton 1T | Stephens | O'Neill | W. Williams | Bowman | Boyd | Campbell | Pendlebury 2G | Walsh | Hollingsworth | ||
| League | Dec 14 | Huyton | W | 28 | - | 5 | Fairbairn 5G | B. Williams 1T | Butler 1T | Ratcliffe 1T | Stockley 1T | Bolton | Stephens | O'Neill | Aspinall | Bowman 1T | Boyd | Campbell | Pendlebury 1T | Walsh | Hollingsworth | |
| League | Swinton | L | 3 | - | 10 | Walsh | Ramsdale | Butler | Ratcliffe | Stockley | Bolton | Stephens | O'Neill | W. Williams | Bowman | Boyd | Campbell | Pendlebury 1T | Greenall | Hollingsworth | ||
| League | Jan 1 | Blackpool B. | D | 13 | - | 13 | Walsh 2G | Ramsdale | Butler | Ratcliffe | Stockley 2T | Bolton 1T | Stephens | O'Neill | W. Williams | Bowman | Hollingsworth | Campbell | Pendlebury | Greenall | Nanyn | |
| League | Batley | W | 36 | - | 3 | Walsh 6G | Ramsdale 1T | Greenall | Stockley | B. Williams 1T | Bolton 2T | Stephens | O'Neill 1T | W. Williams | Bowman | Boyd | Nanyn 1T | Pendlebury 2T | Hollingsworth | |||
| League | Bramley | W | 24 | - | 6 | Walsh 3G | Ramsdale 2T | Butler | Stockley 2T | B. Williams | Bolton | Stephens | Campbell | W. Williams | Bowman | Boyd | Nanyn | Pendlebury 2T | Fairbairn | Grundy | ||
| League | Rochdale H. | W | 21 | - | 10 | Fairbairn 3G | Ramsdale | Butler 1T | Stockley | B. Williams 1T | Bolton 1T | Stephens | Campbell 1T | W. Williams | Bowman | Boyd | O'Neill | Pendlebury | Walsh 1T | Nanyn | ||
| League | York | W | 12 | - | 4 | Fairbairn 1T 3G | Ramsdale 1T | Butler | Stockley | B. Williams | Bolton | Stephens | Campbell | Kiss | Bowman | Boyd | Nanyn | Pendlebury | Walsh | Grundy | ||
| League | Feb 8 | Whitehaven | D | 7 | - | 7 | Fairbairn 2G | Ramsdale 1T | Butler | Foy | B. Williams | Bolton | Stephens | O'Neill | Kiss | Bowman | Melling | Boyd | Pendlebury | Murray | ||
| CC (1) | Halifax | L | 2 | - | 3 | Fairbairn 1G | Ramsdale | Butler | Foy | B. Williams | Bolton | Stephens | Hodkinson | Kiss | Bowman | Boyd | O'Neill | Pendlebury | Walsh | Melling | ||
| League | Dewsbury | W | 35 | - | 11 | Walsh 7G | Stockley 1T | Butler 1T | Foy | B. Williams | Bolton 1T | Stephens 1T | Hodkinson | Kiss | Bowman 1T | Melling | Boyd | Pendlebury | Fairbairn 2T | O'Neill | ||
| League | Mar 1 | Whitehaven | W | 11 | - | 10 | Fairbairn 1G | Ramsdale | Butler 1T | Foy | Stockley 1T | Bolton | Stephens 1T | Hodkinson | Kiss | Bowman | Boyd | O'Neill | Pendlebury | Heaney | Melling | |
| League | Rochdale H. | W | 19 | - | 9 | Fairbairn 2G | Ramsdale 3T | Butler | Foy 2T | Stockley | Bolton | Stephens | Hodkinson | Kiss | Bowman | Melling | O'Neill | Hollingsworth | Walsh | |||
| League | Huddersfield | L | 7 | - | 9 | Fairbairn 2G | B. Williams | Butler | Foy 1T | Stockley | Bolton▮ | Stephens | Hodkinson▮ | Kiss▮ | Bowman | Melling | O'Neill | Pendlebury | Walsh | Hollingsworth | ||
| League | Doncaster | W | 34 | - | 5 | Fairbairn 3G | Ramsdale 1T | Stockley 1T | Foy 2T | Heaney 1T | Butler | Stephens | O'Neill | Smith 2T | Bowman | Melling | Nanyn 1T | Boyd | Walsh 2G | Hollingsworth | ||
| League | Apr 5 | Huddersfield | W | 23 | - | 9 | Fairbairn 3G | B. Williams | Stockley 2T | Foy 1T | Heaney | Butler | Stephens | O'Neill | Smith 1T | Bowman | Boyd | Nanyn 1T | Hollingsworth | Walsh 1G | Melling | |
| League | Bramley | W | 26 | - | 17 | Fairbairn 1T 4G | B. Williams | Stockley 1T | Foy | Heaney 1T | Butler 1T | Stephens | O'Neill | Smith 1T | Bowman 1T | Melling | Nanyn | Boyd | Walsh | Pendlebury | ||
| League | Keighley | D | 7 | - | 7 | Fairbairn 2G | B. Williams | Stockley 1T | Foy | Heaney | Butler | Stephens | Hodkinson | Smith | Bowman | Melling | O'Neill | Boyd | Campbell | |||
| League | Swinton | L | 12 | - | 17 | Fairbairn 1G | Ramsdale | Stockley 1T | Foy 1T | Heaney | Butler | Stephens | Hodkinson | Smith | Bowman | Melling | Campbell | Boyd | Walsh 2G | Nanyn | ||
| League | Blackpool B. | W | 23 | - | 8 | Walsh 4G | Stockley 2T | Ratcliffe | Butler 1T | Heaney | Bolton | Stephens | Hodkinson | Kiss 1T | O'Neill | Nanyn 1T | Campbell | Smith | Fairbairn | Melling | ||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Bill Bates, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron
Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Castleford Tigers Heritage, RFL Player Registers, News Reports