List of Wigan Warriors players
Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1872, the club was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, and competed in the inaugural season of the Northern Union's league championship. Since then, more than 1,100 players have appeared for the club's first team. Jim Sullivan has made the most career appearances for Wigan, having played 774 games between 1921 and 1946. Sullivan is also the club's all-time top goal scorer (2,317) and point scorer (4,883), and holds the club record for most points scored in a single match, with 44 against Flimby & Fothergill in 1925.
The try scoring record is held by Billy Boston, who touched down 478 times for the club. Martin Offiah and Shaun Edwards share the record for most tries scored in one game, with Offiah scoring ten tries against Leeds in 1992 before Edwards repeated the feat against Swinton later that year.
List of players
The following is a list of rugby league players who have made 100 or more appearances for Wigan since the formation of the Northern Union in 1895. Appearances include all official league and cup games, but exclude friendlies. The list is ordered by date of debut, then by surname and first name.
Symbol | Meaning |
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Inducted into the Wigan Warriors Hall of Fame | |
Club record holder | |
Played for Wigan prior to 1895 |
Name | Position | Club career | Appearances | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points | Representative | Refs |
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Blackburn, JackJack Blackburn | FW | 1895–1900 | 129 | 8 | 0 | & —
| 24 | — | |
Brown, JackJack Brown | FW | 1895–1903 | 258 | 2 | 2 | & —
| 10 | Lancashire | |
Rigby, GeorgeGeorge Rigby | FW | 1895–1902 | 188 | 15 | 2 | & —
| 49 | — | |
Yates, BillBill Yates | FW | 1895–1902 | 162 | 5 | 0 | & —
| 15 | Lancashire | |
Collier, ReubenReuben Collier | FW | 1896–1908 | 227 | 3 | 0 | & —
| 9 | — | |
Ball, HarryHarry Ball | FW | 1898–1903 | 138 | 7 | 0 | & —
| 21 | — | |
Hilton, JackJack Hilton | FW | 1898–1906 | 197 | 8 | 1 | & —
| 26 | — | |
Topping, JosephJoseph Topping | FW | 1900–10 | 105 | 4 | 0 | & —
| 12 | — | |
Halliwell, TomTom Halliwell | FW | 1900–04 | 116 | 3 | 0 | & —
| 9 | — | |
Blears, JimmyJimmy Blears | FW | 1901–09 | 127 | 7 | 1 | & —
| 23 | Lancashire | |
Barton, JackJack Barton | FW | 1901–09 | 213 | 15 | 1 | & —
| 47 | — | |
Mason, JackJack Mason | FB | 1902–06 | 153 | 2 | 118 | & —
| 242 | — | |
Anderson, BillyBilly Anderson | SO | 1902–06 | 149 | 14 | 18 | & —
| 78 | Lancashire | |
Gleave, FredFred Gleave | SO | 1903–14 | 193 | 20 | 1 | & —
| 62 | England | |
Sharrock, JimJim Sharrock | FB | 1903–12 | 278 | 7 | 135 | & —
| 291 | England / Great Britain | |
Whittaker, TomTom Whittaker | FW | 1903–14 | 297 | 22 | 0 | & —
| 66 | — | |
Leytham, JimmyJimmy Leytham | WG | 1903–11 | 280 | 258 | 267 | & —
| 1308 | England / Great Britain | |
Jenkins, BertBert Jenkins | CN | 1904–20 | 389 | 182 | 0 | & —
| 546 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Thomas, JohnnyJohnny Thomas | SH | 1904–19 | 388 | 108 | 439 | & —
| 1202 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Ramsdale, DickDick Ramsdale | FW | 1905–20 | 313 | 35 | 0 | & —
| 105 | England / Great Britain | |
Cheetham, WalterWalter Cheetham | FW | 1906–10 | 135 | 16 | 0 | & —
| 48 | — | |
Silcock, DickDick Silcock | FW | 1907–18 | 243 | 16 | 0 | & —
| 48 | Great Britain | |
Miller, JoeJoe Miller | WG | 1907–19 | 206 | 151 | 2 | & —
| 457 | England / Great Britain | |
Todd, LanceLance Todd | CN/WG | 1908–13 | 185 | 126 | 7 | & —
| 392 | Lancashire | |
Seeling, CharlieCharlie Seeling | LF | 1910–20 | 226 | 76 | 0 | & —
| 228 | Lancashire | |
Williams, PercyPercy Williams | FW | 1910–12 | 111 | 17 | 0 | & —
| 51 | — | |
Walford, FrankFrank Walford | WG | 1911–24 | 129 | 48 | 8 | & —
| 160 | — | |
Bradley, LewLew Bradley | WG | 1911–14 | 106 | 117 | 0 | & —
| 351 | — | |
Coldrick, PercyPercy Coldrick | FW | 1912–24 | 280 | 79 | 0 | & —
| 237 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Francis, ArthurArthur Francis | FW | 1912–19 | 130 | 41 | 44 | & —
| 211 | — | |
Banks, HarryHarry Banks | FW | 1913–26 | 142 | 5 | 0 | & —
| 15 | — | |
Owens, GeorgeGeorge Owens | SO | 1913–27 | 218 | 54 | 8 | & —
| 178 | Wales | |
Jerram, SydSyd Jerram | SH | 1914–27 | 245 | 54 | 23 | & —
| 208 | Wales | |
Hesketh, GeorgeGeorge Hesketh | SO | 1914–22 | 114 | 22 | 19 | & —
| 104 | Lancashire | |
Webster, BertBert Webster | FW | 1918–24 | 128 | 25 | 0 | & —
| 75 | — | |
Shaw, ErnestErnest Shaw | FW | 1919–22 | 106 | 33 | 1 | & —
| 101 | England | |
Hurcombe, DannyDanny Hurcombe | CN/SH | 1919–25 | 199 | 72 | 3 | & —
| 222 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Howley, TommyTommy Howley | CN | 1920–26 | 219 | 101 | 28 | & —
| 359 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Roffey, FrederickFrederick Roffey | FW | 1920–24 | 159 | 20 | 1 | & —
| 62 | Wales | |
Hodder, WilfWilf Hodder | PR | 1921–30 | 277 | 35 | 0 | & —
| 105 | Wales | |
Sullivan, JimJim Sullivan | FB | 1921–45 | 774 | 83 | 2317 | & —
| 4883 | England / Wales / Great Britain | |
Ring, JohnnyJohnny Ring | WG | 1922–31 | 331 | 368 | 4 | & —
| 1112 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Price, JackJack Price | LF | 1922–27 | 177 | 71 | 0 | & —
| 213 | England / Great Britain | |
Parker, TommyTommy Parker | CN | 1923–30 | 240 | 113 | 0 | & —
| 339 | Wales | |
Van Heerden, AttieAttie Van Heerden | WG | 1923–26 | 127 | 107 | 0 | & —
| 321 | Other Nationalities | |
Van Rooyen, GeorgeGeorge Van Rooyen | SR | 1923–28 | 178 | 26 | 0 | & —
| 78 | Other Nationalities | |
Sherrington, JohnJohn Sherrington | LF | 1924–32 | 198 | 37 | 0 | & —
| 111 | Lancashire | |
Beetham, TommyTommy Beetham | PR | 1924–30 | 262 | 10 | 0 | & —
| 30 | Cumberland | |
Booysen, DavidDavid Booysen | CN/SH | 1924–28 | 158 | 52 | 2 | & —
| 160 | Other Nationalities | |
Bennett, JackJack Bennett | HK | 1925–30 | 210 | 5 | 0 | & —
| 15 | England / Great Britain | |
Stephens, FrankFrank Stephens | SR | 1925–30 | 207 | 7 | 0 | & —
| 21 | Wales | |
Abram, SydSyd Abram | SH | 1926–32 | 171 | 49 | 1 | & —
| 149 | — | |
Kinnear, RoyRoy Kinnear | CN | 1927–33 | 184 | 81 | 0 | & —
| 243 | Great Britain | |
Brown, LouLou Brown | WG | 1927–30 | 130 | 106 | 0 | & —
| 318 | Other Nationalities | |
Mason, LenLen Mason | SR | 1927–35 | 365 | 50 | 5 | & —
| 160 | Other Nationalities | |
Binks, ArthurArthur Binks | SO | 1927–30 | 121 | 15 | 0 | & —
| 45 | England | |
Jones, HalHal Jones | SR | 1929–33 | 111 | 23 | 0 | & —
| 69 | Glamorgan & Monmouthshire | |
Dixon, GeorgeGeorge Dixon | SR | 1929–33 | 128 | 7 | 0 | & —
| 21 | — | |
Davies, GwynneGwynne Davies | CN | 1930–39 | 300 | 127 | 0 | & —
| 381 | Wales | |
Bennett, GeorgeGeorge Bennett | SO | 1930–37 | 232 | 101 | 5 | & —
| 313 | Wales | |
Morley, JackJack Morley | WG | 1932–39 | 292 | 223 | 4 | & —
| 677 | England / Wales / Great Britain | |
Gee, HectorHector Gee | SH | 1932–44 | 353 | 73 | 3 | & —
| 225 | — | |
Davis, AlbertAlbert Davis | SR | 1933–40 | 181 | 6 | 0 | & —
| 18 | — | |
Innes, GordonGordon Innes | CN | 1933–37 | 155 | 60 | 4 | & —
| 188 | — | |
Edwards, HaroldHarold Edwards | PR | 1933–37 | 146 | 8 | 0 | & —
| 24 | Wales | |
Golby, JoeJoe Golby | HK | 1934–38 | 182 | 10 | 0 | & —
| 30 | — | |
Ellaby, AlfAlf Ellaby | WG | 1934–36 | 103 | 90 | 0 | & —
| 270 | Lancashire | |
Gee, KenKen Gee | PR | 1935–54 | 559 | 54 | 508 | & —
| 1178 | England / Great Britain | |
Thomas, TrevorTrevor Thomas | SR | 1936–39 | 112 | 9 | 0 | & —
| 27 | — | |
Jones, JoeJoe Jones | FB | 1936–43 | 113 | 7 | 41 | & —
| 103 | Wales | |
Banks, GeorgeGeorge Banks | PR | 1936–48 | 246 | 14 | 0 | & —
| 42 | — | |
Jones, IvorIvor Jones | SR | 1936–45 | 106 | 34 | 3 | & —
| 108 | — | |
Ward, TedTed Ward | CN | 1938–50, 1953 | 213 | 57 | 480 | & —
| 1131 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Egan, JoeJoe Egan | HK | 1938–49 | 362 | 28 | 12 | & —
| 108 | England / Great Britain | |
Lawrenson, JohnJohn Lawrenson | CN | 1938–48 | 219 | 187 | 128 | & —
| 817 | England / Great Britain | |
Bowen, JackieJackie Bowen | LF | 1939–47 | 149 | 32 | 8 | & —
| 112 | Wales | |
Bradshaw, TommyTommy Bradshaw | SH | 1939–51 | 302 | 35 | 0 | & —
| 105 | England / Great Britain | |
Simpson, JackJack Simpson | LF | 1939–45 | 113 | 21 | 0 | & —
| 63 | — | |
Cunliffe, JackJack Cunliffe | UB | 1939–59 | 447 | 85 | 371 | & —
| 997 | England / Great Britain | |
Cayzer, JackJack Cayzer | SR | 1940–44 | 110 | 27 | 0 | & —
| 81 | — | |
Maloney, JackJack Maloney | FB/CN | 1940–44 | 106 | 20 | 0 | & —
| 60 | — | |
Ryan, MartinMartin Ryan | FB | 1940–52 | 300 | 67 | 63 | & —
| 327 | England / Great Britain | |
Blan, JackJack Blan | FW | 1940–47 | 184 | 40 | 1 | & —
| 122 | Lancashire | |
Fleming, JackJack Fleming | SO | 1941–54 | 131 | 41 | 0 | & —
| 123 | — | |
Barton, FrankFrank Barton | PR | 1941–52 | 279 | 35 | 0 | & —
| 105 | England / Great Britain | |
Hilton, JackJack Hilton | FW | 1942–53 | 137 | 122 | 0 | & —
| 366 | England / Great Britain | |
Ashcroft, ErnieErnie Ashcroft | CN | 1942–58 | 530 | 241 | 0 | & —
| 723 | England / Great Britain | |
Atkinson, HarryHarry Atkinson | SR | 1943–48 | 116 | 16 | 0 | & —
| 48 | — | |
Ratcliffe, GordonGordon Ratcliffe | WG | 1945–53 | 212 | 185 | 0 | & —
| 555 | England / Great Britain | |
Blan, BillyBilly Blan | SR/LF | 1945–52 | 255 | 77 | 4 | & —
| 239 | England / Great Britain | |
Nordgren, BrianBrian Nordgren | WG | 1946–54 | 294 | 312 | 109 | & —
| 1154 | Other Nationalities | |
Mountford, CecCec Mountford | SO | 1946–50 | 210 | 70 | 55 | & —
| 320 | Other Nationalities | |
Roughley, GeorgeGeorge Roughley | CN | 1947–53 | 123 | 40 | 0 | & —
| 120 | — | |
Silcock, Jr., NatNat Silcock, Jr. | SR | 1947–54 | 195 | 64 | 0 | & —
| 192 | England / Great Britain | |
Alty, JohnJohn Alty | SH | 1948–53 | 155 | 31 | 0 | & —
| 93 | Lancashire | |
Slevin, TedTed Slevin | PR/SR | 1949–51 | 113 | 16 | 0 | & —
| 48 | England | |
Broome, JackJack Broome | CN | 1949–56 | 215 | 59 | 0 | & —
| 177 | England | |
Mather, RonnieRonnie Mather | HK | 1950–57 | 211 | 11 | 0 | & —
| 33 | Lancashire | |
McTigue, BrianBrian McTigue | SR/PR | 1951–66 | 422 | 44 | 3 | & —
| 138 | Great Britain | |
Street, HarryHarry Street | LF | 1951–55 | 163 | 32 | 0 | & —
| 96 | England | |
Collier, FrankFrank Collier | PR/SR | 1951–63 | 323 | 26 | 27 | & —
| 132 | Great Britain | |
Platt, DonDon Platt | FB | 1953–58 | 108 | 22 | 47 | & —
| 160 | — | |
Cherrington, NormanNorman Cherrington | SR | 1953–62 | 257 | 80 | 0 | & —
| 240 | England / Great Britain | |
Boston, BillyBilly Boston | WG | 1953–67 | 487 | 478 | 7 | & —
| 1448 | Great Britain | |
Bolton, DaveDave Bolton | SO | 1954–63 | 300 | 127 | 4 | & —
| 389 | Great Britain | |
Sayer, BillBill Sayer | HK | 1954–65 | 295 | 16 | 0 | & —
| 48 | Great Britain | |
Ashton, EricEric Ashton | CN | 1955–68 | 497 | 231 | 448 | & —
| 1589 | England / Great Britain | |
Bretherton, BillBill Bretherton | PR | 1956–59 | 119 | 13 | 0 | & —
| 39 | — | |
Barton, JohnJohn Barton | PR | 1956–66 | 278 | 24 | 0 | & —
| 72 | Great Britain | |
Thomas, ReesRees Thomas | SH | 1956–59 | 102 | 5 | 1 | & —
| 17 | — | |
Evans, RoyRoy Evans | LF | 1957–65 | 282 | 34 | 0 | & —
| 102 | Great Britain | |
Sullivan, MickMick Sullivan | WG | 1957–60 | 125 | 84 | 0 | & —
| 252 | Great Britain | |
Griffiths, FredFred Griffiths | FB | 1957–62 | 161 | 43 | 663 | & —
| 1455 | — | |
Holden, KeithKeith Holden | CN | 1958–67 | 152 | 58 | 0 | & —
| 174 | Lancashire | |
Lyon, GeoffGeoff Lyon | SR | 1959–69 | 328 | 73 | 0 | & —
| 219 | Lancashire | |
Carlton, FrankFrank Carlton | WG | 1960–65 | 123 | 95 | 0 | & —
| 285 | Great Britain | |
Parr, FrankFrank Parr | SH | 1961–71 | 309 | 95 | 15 | & —
| 315 | Lancashire | |
Davies, AlanAlan Davies | CN | 1961–64 | 133 | 52 | 0 | & —
| 156 | Lancashire | |
Lake, TrevorTrevor Lake | WG | 1962–66 | 140 | 132 | 0 | & —
| 396 | — | |
Clarke, ColinColin Clarke | HK | 1963–77 | 436 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 225 | Great Britain | |
Stephens, JohnJohn Stephens | PR | 1963–78 | 238 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69 | England | |
Gilfedder, LaurieLaurie Gilfedder | SR/LF | 1963–67 | 143 | 17 | 384 | & —
| 819 | Lancashire | |
O'Loughlin, KevinKevin O'Loughlin | U | 1964–75 | 309 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 171 | Great Britain under-24 | |
Francis, BillBill Francis | UB | 1964–77 | 400 | 159 | 43 | 0 | 563 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Ashby, RayRay Ashby | FB | 1964–67 | 124 | 10 | 1 | & —
| 32 | Great Britain | |
Hill, CliffCliff Hill | SO/CN | 1964–70 | 192 | 57 | 0 | & —
| 171 | Great Britain | |
Gardiner, DannyDanny Gardiner | PR | 1965–68 | 149 | 2 | 0 | & —
| 6 | Great Britain | |
Rowe, PeterPeter Rowe | CN | 1966–73 | 218 | 55 | 0 | & —
| 165 | Wales | |
Tyrer, ColinColin Tyrer | FB | 1967–74 | 248 | 88 | 813 | 0 | 1890 | Lancashire | |
Laughton, DougDoug Laughton | LF | 1967–72 | 185 | 38 | 0 | & —
| 114 | Great Britain | |
Fletcher, GeoffGeoff Fletcher | PR | 1967–74 | 143 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Lancashire | |
Hill, DaveDave Hill | SO/CN | 1967–76 | 329 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 369 | Great Britain | |
Ashurst, WilliamWilliam Ashurst | CN/SR | 1968–73, 1977–78 | 186 | 74 | 146 | 6 | 520 | Great Britain | |
Hogan, BrianBrian Hogan | SR | 1968–77 | 207 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 | England | |
Wright, StuartStuart Wright | WG | 1969–75 | 173 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 309 | England | |
Cunningham, EddieEddie Cunningham | SR | 1969–74 | 107 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 135 | Lancashire | |
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson | SR | 1970–74 | 147 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Great Britain | |
O'Loughlin, KeironKeiron O'Loughlin | UB | 1970–79 | 260 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 279 | Lancashire | |
Ayres, WarrenWarren Ayres | SH | 1970–73 | 131 | 64 | 6 | & —
| 204 | — | |
Ashcroft, DennisDennis Ashcroft | PR | 1971–76 | 141 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | — | |
Hollingsworth, TerryTerry Hollingsworth | UF | 1971–80 | 171 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 78 | — | |
Nulty, JimJim Nulty | SH | 1972–77 | 185 | 41 | 90 | 9 | 312 | Great Britain under-24 | |
Melling, BillyBilly Melling | SR | 1972–81 | 177 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 123 | Lancashire | |
Coyle, Jr., BernardBernard Coyle, Jr. | SH | 1973–80 | 134 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 96 | — | |
Vigo, GreenGreen Vigo | WG | 1973–80 | 168 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 260 | Other Nationalities | |
Irving, BobBob Irving | SR | 1973–77 | 154 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 120 | England | |
Hornby, JimmyJimmy Hornby | WG | 1973–82 | 201 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 267 | Great Britain under-24 | |
Willicombe, DavidDavid Willicombe | CN | 1974–80 | 119 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 120 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Fairbairn, GeorgeGeorge Fairbairn | FB | 1974–80 | 207 | 30 | 583 | 11 | 1267 | England / Great Britain | |
Ramsdale, DennisDennis Ramsdale | WG | 1976–84 | 194 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 199 | — | |
O'Neill, SteveSteve O'Neill | PR | 1976–81 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | England | |
Kiss, NickyNicky Kiss | HK | 1978–89 | 260 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 134 | Great Britain | |
Foy, MartinMartin Foy | SO | 1979–83 | 115 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 103 | Lancashire | |
Pendlebury, JohnJohn Pendlebury | LF | 1979–84 | 122 | 29 | 45 | 1 | 182 | — | |
Campbell, DannyDanny Campbell | PR | 1979–85 | 145 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | — | |
Scott, MickMick Scott | SR | 1981–84 | 125 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | — | |
Gill, HendersonHenderson Gill | WG | 1981–89 | 226 | 145 | 106 | 0 | 762 | England / Great Britain | |
Whitfield, ColinColin Whitfield | FB/CN | 1981–85 | 149 | 46 | 379 | 13 | 937 | Lancashire | |
Wane, ShaunShaun Wane | PR | 1982–90 | 149 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 43 | Great Britain | |
Stephenson, DavidDavid Stephenson | CN | 1982–87 | 214 | 71 | 286 | 6 | 845 | Great Britain | |
West, GraemeGraeme West | SR/PR | 1982–90 | 202 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 189 | New Zealand | |
Case, BrianBrian Case | PR | 1983–88 | 197 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Great Britain | |
Edwards, ShaunShaun Edwards | SO/SH | 1983–97 | 466 | 274 | 23 | 4 | 1146 | England / Great Britain | |
Hampson, SteveSteve Hampson | FB | 1983–93 | 304 | 55 | 48 | 3 | 319 | Great Britain | |
Potter, IanIan Potter | SR | 1984–88 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Great Britain | |
Dermott, MartinMartin Dermott | HK | 1985–96 | 231 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 87 | Great Britain | |
Lucas, IanIan Lucas | PR | 1985–92 | 178 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Great Britain | |
Goodway, AndyAndy Goodway | SR/LF | 1985–92 | 224 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 316 | Great Britain | |
Hanley, ElleryEllery Hanley | SO/LF | 1985–90 | 204 | 189 | 9 | 2 | 776 | Great Britain | |
Lydon, JoeJoe Lydon | UB | 1986–94 | 262 | 89 | 283 | 16 | 938 | Great Britain | |
Bell, DeanDean Bell | CN | 1986–94 | 253 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 384 | New Zealand | |
Gildart, IanIan Gildart | SR | 1987–94 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Great Britain under-21 | |
Gregory, AndyAndy Gregory | SH | 1987–91 | 182 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 118 | Great Britain | |
Betts, DenisDenis Betts | SR | 1987–95, 1998–2001 | 367 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 518 | Great Britain | |
Byrne, GedGed Byrne | UB | 1987–90 | 107 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Lancashire | |
Iro, KevinKevin Iro | CN | 1987–90 | 100 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 312 | New Zealand | |
Platt, AndyAndy Platt | PR | 1988–94 | 200 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | Great Britain | |
Clarke, PhilPhil Clarke | LF | 1989–95 | 154 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | England / Great Britain | |
Botica, FranoFrano Botica | SO/WG | 1990–95 | 180 | 66 | 827 | 13 | 1931 | New Zealand | |
Skerrett, KelvinKelvin Skerrett | PR | 1990–96 | 176 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Panapa, SamSam Panapa | UB | 1991–94 | 119 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 180 | — | |
Cowie, NeilNeil Cowie | PR | 1991–2001 | 330 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 137 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Farrell, AndyAndy Farrell | LF | 1991–2005 | 370 | 111 | 1336 | 19 | 3135 | England / Great Britain | |
Offiah, MartinMartin Offiah | WG | 1992–96 | 159 | 186 | 1 | 3 | 749 | England / Great Britain | |
Cassidy, MickMick Cassidy | SR | 1992–2004 | 368 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 208 | England / Ireland / Great Britain | |
Robinson, JasonJason Robinson | WG | 1992–2000 | 281 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 685 | England / Great Britain | |
Hall, MartinMartin Hall | HK | 1993–97 | 141 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 153 | Wales | |
Connolly, GaryGary Connolly | CN | 1993–2002, 2004 | 313 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 560 | England / Ireland / Great Britain | |
Radlinski, KrisKris Radlinski | FB | 1993–2006 | 323 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 734 | England / Great Britain | |
Haughton, SimonSimon Haughton | SR | 1993–2002 | 174 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 220 | England / Great Britain | |
Tuigamala, Va'aigaVa'aiga Tuigamala | CN/WG | 1994–97 | 102 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 254 | Samoa | |
Paul, HenryHenry Paul | SO | 1994–98 | 147 | 78 | 119 | 0 | 550 | New Zealand | |
O'Connor, TerryTerry O'Connor | PR | 1994–2004 | 306 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | Ireland / Great Britain | |
Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson | CN/SR | 1995–2003 | 133 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 224 | Great Britain | |
Smith, MarkMark Smith | HK | 1999–2004 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | — | |
Dallas, BrettBrett Dallas | WG | 2000–06 | 177 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 428 | — | |
Newton, TerryTerry Newton | HK | 2000–05 | 186 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 292 | England / Great Britain | |
Hodgson, DavidDavid Hodgson | CN/WG | 2000–04 | 117 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | Great Britain | |
Lam, AdrianAdrian Lam | SH | 2001–04 | 119 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 188 | — | |
Carney, BrianBrian Carney | WG | 2001–05 | 111 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 194 | Great Britain | |
Wild, StephenStephen Wild | CN/SR | 2001–05 | 100 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 120 | England / Great Britain | |
O'Loughlin, SeanSean O'Loughlin | LF | 2002– | 363 | 83 | 3 | 2 | 340 | England / Great Britain | |
Tickle, DannyDanny Tickle | SR | 2002–06 | 141 | 34 | 217 | 2 | 572 | England A | |
Hock, GarethGareth Hock | SR | 2003–12 | 191 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | England / Great Britain | |
Hansen, HarrisonHarrison Hansen | SR | 2004–13 | 242 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 172 | New Zealand / Samoa | |
Prescott, PaulPaul Prescott | PR | 2004–13 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Ireland | |
Tomkins, JoelJoel Tomkins | SR/CN | 2005–11, 2014– | 189 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 236 | England | |
Goulding, DarrellDarrell Goulding | CN | 2005–14 | 174 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 288 | England | |
Paleaaesina, IafetaIafeta Paleaaesina | PR | 2006–10 | 145 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | New Zealand | |
Richards, PatPat Richards | WG | 2006–13 | 224 | 168 | 896 | 4 | 2468 | Ireland | |
Fielden, StuartStuart Fielden | PR | 2006–12 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | England / Great Britain | |
Bailey, PhilPhil Bailey | CN/SR | 2007–10 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | — | |
Leuluai, ThomasThomas Leuluai | SH | 2007–12 | 189 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 240 | New Zealand | |
McIlorum, MichaelMichael McIlorum | HK | 2007– | 214 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | England / Ireland | |
Carmont, GeorgeGeorge Carmont | CN | 2008–12 | 154 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 320 | Samoa | |
Coley, AndyAndy Coley | PR | 2008–11 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | — | |
Mossop, LeeLee Mossop | PR | 2008–13, 2015– | 140 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | England | |
Tomkins, SamSam Tomkins | FB | 2008–13, 2016– | 153 | 144 | 35 | 2 | 648 | England | |
Charnley, JoshJosh Charnley | WG | 2010– | 141 | 140 | 91 | 0 | 742 | England | |
Farrell, LiamLiam Farrell | SR/LF | 2010– | 168 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 288 | England | |
Smith, MattyMatty Smith | SH | 2012– | 104 | 17 | 209 | 16 | 502 | England |
Historically notable players
The following subsections are lists of players who have played in a notable event whilst playing at Wigan RLFC, such as an international fixture, or else have performed exceptionally and have been recognised by club and its fans in light of these efforts.
Hall of Fame
Throughout its history, Wigan RLFC has won eighteen championships and seventeen Challenge Cups. The Hall of Fame recognises players who were integral to the club's success during these periods, and entry is by invitation-only. This a complete list of all Wigan RLFC Hall of Famers, in descending alphabetical order by surname.
Player name | Position(s) | Profile |
---|---|---|
Eric Ashton (MBE) | Centre | Link |
Dean Bell | Centre | Link |
Billy Boston (MBE) | Wing | Link |
Shaun Edwards (OBE) | Halfback | Link |
Joe Egan | Hooker | Link |
Ken Gee | Prop | Link |
Andy Gregory | Halfback | Link |
Ellery Hanley (MBE) | Lock | Link |
Brian McTigue | Prop | Link |
Jim Sullivan | Fullback | Link |
Testimonials
Once players have been at a club for a certain length of time (usually ten years), they may be offered a friendly game celebrating their time at the club, known as a testimonial match. This is a list of players who have received testimonials from Wigan RLFC, in ascending chronological order with respect to when they received it.
- Brian McTigue (1960)
- David Bolton (1964)
- Colin Clarke (1973)
- Dennis Ramsdale (1985)
- Nicholas "Nicky" Kiss (1988)
- Shaun Edwards (OBE) (1993)
- Graeme West (1994)
- Mick Cassidy (2000)
- Andy Farrell (OBE)(2002)
- Denis Betts (2003)
- Terry O'Connor (2004)
- Kris Radlinski (MBE) (2006)
Team of the Decade
In 2005 during the tenth season of the current Super League championship format, the fans of Wigan RLFC voted for their best thirteen players of the 'Nighties' and the 'Naughties', called the Team of the Decade. This is a list of the ballot's resulting thirteen players.[1]
No. | Player name | Position | Years at club |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kris Radlinski (MBE) | Fullback | 1993–2006 |
2 | Jason Robinson (OBE) | Wing | 1992–2000 |
3 | Va'aiga Tuigamala (MNZM) | Centre | 1993–1996 |
4 | Gary Connolly | Centre | 1992–2002, 2004 |
5 | Martin Offiah (MBE) | Wing | 1991–1996 |
6 | Henry Paul | Five-eighth | 1994–1998 |
7 | Shaun Edwards (OBE) | Halfback | 1983–1996 |
8 | Craig Smith | Prop | 2002–2004 |
9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | 2000–2005 |
10 | Terry O'Connor | Prop | 1994–2004 |
11 | Denis Betts | Second-row | 1986–1995, 1998–2001 |
12 | Mick Cassidy | Second-row | 1990–2004 |
13 | Andy Farrell (OBE) | Lock | 1991–2004 |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Team of the Decade". www.wiganwarriors.com (Wigan Warriors). Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
References
- "Heritage Numbers" (PDF). wiganwarriors.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- Latham, Michael; Gate, Robert (1992). They played for Wigan. Adlington: Mike R.L. ISBN 978-0-9516098-2-8.
- "Wigan RL History - All Time A to Z Player List (All Competitions)". Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site - www.cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- "Wigan Warriors - Players". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 17 November 2013.