Wigan Final League Position: 2nd (Coach: Jim Sullivan) League Champions: Huddersfield
(13-12 v Warrington) Challenge Cup Winners: Bradford Northern (12-0 v Halifax) Lancashire Cup Winners:
Wigan (10 - 14-8 v Warrington) Lancashire League
Winners: Warrington
1948-1949 Northern Rugby Football League CC
= Challenge Cup
CPO = Championship
Play Off LC = Lancashire Cup
Date
Opposition
Venue
KO
Resultl
Tries
Goals
Aggregate
Sat 21 Aug
Hunslet
Home
3:00
Won 45-02
Ratcliffe 3, Ward 3, Hilton 2, Blan,
Egan, Ryan
Ward 6
Wed 25 Aug
Leigh
Home
6:30
Won 38-10
Ratcliffe 2, Ashcroft, Blan, Hilton,
Ritchie, Ryan, White
Ward 7
Sat 28 Aug
Huddersfield
Away
3:00
Lost 05-24
Ward
Ward 1
Wed 1 Sept
Workington Town
Home
6:30
Won 17-03
Lawrenson 2, Ratcliffe
Ward 4
Sat 4 Sept
LCR1 1st Leg: St
Helens
Away
3:00
Won 24-09
White 2, Mountford, Ritchie
Ward 6
Wed 8 Sept
LC R1 2nd Leg: St
Helens
Home
6:00
Won 08-07
Hudson, Ratcliffe
Ward 1
(Won 32-16)
Sat 11 Sept
Swinton
Home
3:00
Won 39-17
Hilton 3, Casey 2, Hudson 2, Ashcroft,
Lawrenson
Ward 6
Sat 18 Sept
Bradford Northern
Away
3:00
Won 16-09
Hilton 2, Lawrenson, White
Ward 2
Sat 25 Sept
Leeds
Home
3:00
Won 54-08
Lawrenson 3, Alty 2, Hudson 2, Ward 2,
Gee, Hilton, White
Ward 9
Wed 29 Sept
LC R2: Salford
Away
5:15
Won 18-05
Hilton 2, Silcock, Ward
Ward 3
Sat 2 Oct
Wakefield Trinity
Away
3:00
Won 24-11
Hilton 2, Mountford, Lawrenson
Ward 6
Mon 4 Oct
LC SF Belle
Vue
Home
5:00
Won 22-09
Ashcroft, Barton, Lawrenson, Ward
Ward 5
Sat 9 Oct
Rochdale Hornets
Home
3:00
Won 33-05
Nordgren 2, Ratcliffe 2, Silcock 2, Ryan
Ward 6
Sat 16 Oct
Rochdale Hornets
Away
3:00
Won 08-06
Lawrenson, Ratcliffe
Ward 1
Wed 20 Oct
Tour: Australia
Home
4:30
Won 16-11
Ratcliffe 2, Ashcroft, Lawrenson
Ward 2
Sat 23 Oct
Wakefield Trinity
Home
3:00
Won 46-00
Cunliffe 3, Hilton 2, Ratcliffe 2,
Ashcroft, Mountford, Ryan
Ward 8
Sat 30 Oct
Belle Vue Rangers
Away
3:00
Lost 07-14
Ward
Ward 2
Sat 6 Nov
Liverpool Stanley
Away
3:00
Won 43-00
Ratcliffe 4, Large 2, Cunliffe, Hilton,
Hudson
Ward 8
Sat 13 Nov
LC Final: Warrington
Swinton
3:00
Won 14-08
Ratcliffe, Ward
Ward 4
Sat 20 Nov
Swinton
Away
2:30
Won 21-07
Mountford 2, Ashcroft, Lawrenson,
Ratcliffe
Gee 2, Lawrenson 1
Sat 27 Nov
Barrow
Away
2:30
Lost 07-10
Hilton
Ward 2
Sat 4 Dec
Belle Vue Rangers
Home
2:30
Won 48-05
Ratcliffe 2, Ward 2, White 2, Blan,
Egan, Hudson, Ryan
Ward 9
Sat 11 Dec
Oldham
Away
2:15
Won 15-10
Lawrenson, Ratcliffe, Ward
Ward 3
Sat 18 Dec
Workington Town
Away
2:15
Won 29-10
Hilton 3, Nordgren 2, Ashcroft, White
Ward 4
Sat 25 Dec
Salford
Home
2:15
Won 24-05
Lawrenson 2, Ratcliffe, Ashcroft,
Mountford
Ward 3
Mon 27 Dec
St Helens
Away
2:15
Postponed
Due to Frozen Pitch
-
Sat 1 Jan
Huddersfield
Home
2:15
Won 16-09
Ashcroft, Mountford, Ratcliffe, Ryan
Ward 2
Sat 8 Jan
Leeds
Away
2:30
Won 14-12
Ashcroft, Mountford, Lawrenson,
Ratcliffe
Ward 1
Sat 15 Jan
Liverpool Stanley
Home
2:30
Won 43-03
Nordgren 4, Hilton 3, Mountford, White
Ward 8
Sat 22 Jan
Warrington
Away
2:30
Won 08-04
Ashcroft, Ward
Ward 1
Sat 5 Feb
Oldham
Home
3:00
Won 17-04
Ratcliffe 2, Barton, Mountford, Nordgren
Mountford 1
Sat 12 Feb
CC R1 1st Leg: Leigh
Home
3:00
Lost 11-12
Alty, Barton, Ratcliffe
Ward 1
Sat 19 Feb
CC R1 2nd Leg: Leigh*
Away
3:00
Result Void
Ratcliffe
Ward 1
Sat 26 Feb
Hunslet
Away
3:00
Postponed
Due to Re-Arranged Challenge
Cup Tie
-
Sat 26 Feb
CC R1 2nd Leg:
Leigh
Away
3:00
Won 10-04
Nordgren, Ward
Ward 2
(Won 21-16)
Sat 5 Mar
CC R2: Wakefield Trinity
Home
3:00
Postponed
Due to Snow
-
Wed 9 Mar
CC R2: Wakefield Trinity
Home
4:30
Won 37-02
Nordgren 3, Hudson 2, Ashcroft,
Mountford, Ratcliffe, White
Ward 5
Sat 12 Mar
Bradford Northern
Home
3:00
Won 15-02
Cunliffe, Nordgren, White
Ward 3
Sat 19 Mar
CC QF: Barrow
Away
3:00
Lost 07-08
Mountford
Ward 2
Wed 23 Mar
Widnes
Home
5:00
Lost 11-14
Ashcroft, Lawrenson, Nordgren
Mountford 1
Sat 26 Mar
Halifax
Away
3:00
Won 10-04
Ashcroft, Silcock
Ward 2
Thu 31 Mar
St Helens
Away
5:15
Won 13-08
Gee, Hilton, Mountford
Ward 2
Sat 2 April
Leigh
Away
3:00
Lost 15-20
Ashcroft, Gee, Ratcliffe
Ward 3
Wed 6 April
Halifax
Home
6:15
Won 25-03
Nordgren 2, Lawrenson, Ward, White
Ward 5
Sat 9 April
Warrington
Home
3:00
Won 26-07
Alty, Barton, Hilton, Lawrenson,
Nordgren, White
Gee 4
Mon 11 Apr
Hunslet
Away
6:15
Lost 06-07
Ashcroft, Nordgren
-
Fri 15 April
St Helens
Home
3:00
Won 19-05
Egan, Hudson, Nordgren, Slevin, Ward
Gee 1, Ward 1
Sat 16 April
Widnes
Away
3:00
Lost 10-11
Lawrenson, Slevin
Ward 2
Mon 18 Apr
Salford
Away
3:00
Draw 09-09
Slevin
Ward 3
Sat 23 April
Barrow
Home
3:00
Won 26-08
Lawrenson 2, Ratcliffe 2, Cunliffe,
Nordgren
Mountford 2, Gee 1, Ward 1
Sat 30 Apr
CPO Semi:
Huddersfield
Home
3:00
Lost 05-14
Ward
Ward 1
*At Full
Time the aggregate score was level at 16-16 but
Extra time was mistakenly not played.
*The
Result was Declared Void and the match ordered to be replayed.
Wigan had won the voided match 5-4.
1948-1949 Season Team Sheets List
aalaDatealaa
Opponent
alllIResultIllLl
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sat 21 Aug
Huns (H)
W45-02
RyanlT
RatcliffelT3
WardlT3lG6
Ashcroft
HiltonlT2
Mountford
Alty
Gee
EganlT
Barton
Silcock
BlanlT
Hudson
Wed 25 Aug
Leigh (H)
W38-10
RyanlT
RatcliffelT2
WardlG7
AshcroftlT
HiltonlT
Mountford
RitchielT
Gee
Egan
Barton
WhitelT
Hudson
BlanlT
Sat 28 Aug
Hudd (A)
L05-24
Ryan
Ratcliffe
WardlTlG
Ashcroft
Hilton
Mountford
Ritchie
Gee
Egan
Barton
Hudson
White
Blan
Wed 1 Sep
Work (H)
W17-03
Ryan
RatcliffelT
WardlG4
Ashcroft
LawrensonlT2
Mountford
Ritchie
Gee
Egan
Banks
Hudson
White
Blan
Sat 4 Sep
St H (A)
W(LCR1lL1)
Lawrenson
Ratcliffe
WardlG6
Ashcroft
Hilton
MountfordlT
RitchielT
Gee
Egan
Barton
Hudson
WhitelT2
Blan
Wed 8 Sep
St H (H)
W(LCR1lL2)
Lawrenson
RatcliffelT
WardlG
Ashcroft
Hilton
Mountford
Ritchie
Gee
Egan
Barton
HudsonlT
White
Blan
Sat 11 Sep
Swin (H)
W39-17
LawrensonlT
HiltonlT3
WardlG6
AshcroftlT
CaseylT2
Mountford
Ritchie
Gee
Egan
Barton
Banks
HudsonlT2
Blan
Sat 18 Sep
Brad (A)
W16-09
Cunliffe
HiltonlT2
WardlG2
LawrensonlT
WhitelT
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Hudson
Blan
Sat 25 Sep
Leeds (H)
W54-08
Cunliffe
HiltonlT
WardlT2lG9
Ashcroft
LawrensonlT3
Mountford
AltylT2
GeelT
Egan
Barton
HudsonlT2
WhitelT
Blan
Wed 29 Sep
Salf (A)
W (LCR2)
Cunliffe
HiltonlT
WardlTlG3
Ashcroft
Lawrenson
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
SilcocklT
White
Blan
Sat 2 Oct
Wake (A)
W24-11
Cunliffe
HiltonlT2
WardlG6
Ashcroft
LawrensonlT
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Woosey
Barton
Silcock
White
Mon 4 Oct
BelleV (H)
W (LCSF)
Ryan
Hilton
WardlTlG5
AshcroftlT
LawrensonlT
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
BartonlT
Silcock
Large
Blan
Sat 9 Oct
Roch (H)
W33-05
RyanlT
RatcliffelT2
WardlG6
Ashcroft
NordgrenlT2
Mountford
Alty
SilcocklT2
McIntyre
Barton
Large
Thornett
Blan
Sat 16 Oct
Roch (A)
W08-06
Ryan
RatcliffelT
WardlG
Ashcroft
LawrensonlT
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Large
Blan
Wed 20 Oct
Aust (H)
W (TOUR)
Ryan
RatcliffelT2
WardlG2
AshcroftlT
LawrensonlT
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Atkinson
Blan
Sat 23 Oct
Wake (H)
W46-00
RyanlT
RatcliffelT2
CunliffelT3
AshcroftlT
HiltonlT2
MountfordlT
Bradshaw
GeelG8
Egan
Barton
Hudson
Silcock
Blan
Sat 30 Oct
BelleV (A)
L07-14
Ryan
Ratcliffe
WardlTlG2
Cunliffe
Lawrenson
Mountford
Bradshaw
Silcock
Egan
Barton
Hudson
Atkinson
Blan
Sat 6 Nov
Liv S (A)
W43-00
CunliffelT
RatcliffelT
WardlG8
Ashcroft
HiltonlT
Mountford
Alty
Silcock
McIntyre
Woosey
Barton
LargelT2
HudsonlT
Sat 13 Nov
Warr (N)
W (LCF)
Ryan
RatcliffelT
WardlTlG4
Ashcroft
Lawrenson
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Blan
Hudson
Sat 20 Nov
Swin (A)
W21-07
Ryan
RatcliffelT
Cunliffe
AshcroftlT
LawrensonlTlG
MountfordlT2
Alty
GeelG2
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Large
Hudson
Sat 27 Nov
Barr (A)
L07-10
Cunliffe
Ratcliffe
WardlG2
Ashcroft
HiltonlT
Mountford
Alty
Woosey
McIntyre
Barton
Silcock
Large
Atkinson
Sat 4 Dec
BelleV (H)
W48-05
RyanlT
RatcliffelT2
WardlT2lG9
Ashcroft
Lawrenson
Mountford
Alty
Gee
EganlT
Barton
WhitelT2
BlanlT
HudsonlT
Sat 11 Dec
Old (A)
W15-10
Ryan
RatcliffelT
WardlTlG3
Ashcroft
LawrensonlT
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
White
Blan
Hudson
Sat 18 Dec
Work (A)
W29-10
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT2
WardlG4
AshcroftlT
HiltonlT3
Mountford
Alty
Silcock
McIntyre
Barton
WhitelT
Woosey
Blan
Sat 25 Dec
Salf (H)
W24-05
Ryan
RatcliffelT
WardlG3
AshcroftlT
LawrensonlT2
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Silcock
White
Blan
Hudson
Sat 1 Jan
Hudd (H)
W16-09
RyanlT
RatcliffelT
WardlG2
AshcroftlT
Hilton
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Silcock
White
Blan
Hudson
Sat 8 Jan
Leeds (A)
W14-12
Ryan
RatcliffelT
WardlG
AshcroftlT
LawrensonlT
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Slevin
White
Blan
Hudson
Sat 15 Jan
Liv S (H)
W43-03
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT4
WardlG8
Ashcroft
HiltonlT3
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
WhitelT
Blan
Hudson
Sat 22 Jan
Warr (A)
W08-04
Cunliffe
Ratcliffe
WardlTlG
AshcroftlT
Hilton
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
White
Blan
Hudson
Sat 5 Feb
Old (H)
W17-04
Cunliffe
RatcliffelT2
Roughley
Ashcroft
NordgrenlT
MountfordlTlG
Alty
Woosey
McIntyre
BartonlT
White
Silcock
Blan
Sat 12 Feb
Leigh (H)
L(CCR1 L1)
Cunliffe
RatcliffelT
WardlG
Ashcroft
Hilton
Mountford
AltylT
Gee
Egan
BartonlT
White
Blan
Hudson
Sat 26 Feb
Leigh (A)
W(CCR1 L2)
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT
WardlTlG2
Ashcroft
Hilton
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Slevin
White
Barton
Hudson
Wed 9 Mar
Wake (A)
W (CCR2)
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT3
WardlG5
AshcroftlT
RatcliffelT
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Slevin
WhitelT
Barton
HudsonlT2
Sat 12 Mar
Brad (H)
W15-02
CunliffelT
NordgrenlT
WardlG3
Lawrenson
Hilton
Mountford
Alty
Slevin
McIntyre
Barton
Silcock
Large
White
Sat 19 Mar
Barr (A)
L (CCQF)
Cunliffe
Nordgren
WardlG2
Ashcroft
Lawrenson
MountfordlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Slevin
Barton
White
Hudson
Wed 23 Mar
Wid (A)
L11-14
Ryan
NordgrenlT
LawrensonlT
AshcroftlT
Hilton
MountfordlG
Alty
Slevin
Egan
Barton
Hudson
Large
White
Sat 26 Mar
Hal (A)
W10-04
Ryan
Ratcliffe
WardlG2
AshcroftlT
Hilton
Mountford
Cunliffe
Slevin
Egan
Woosey
Barton
SilcocklT
Hudson
Thu 31 Mar
St H (A)
W13-08
Lawrenson
Ratcliffe
WardlG2
Ashcroft
HiltonlT
MountfordlT
Cunliffe
GeelT
Egan
Slevin
Barton
White
Hudson
Sat 2 Apr
Leigh (A)
L15-20
Lawrenson
RatcliffelT
WardlG3
AshcroftlT
Hilton
Mountford
Cunliffe
GeelT
Egan
Slevin
Barton
Silcock
Hudson
Wed 6 Apr
Hal (H)
W25-03
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT2
WardlTlG5
Broome
LawrensonlT
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Slevin
WhitelT
Sat 9 Apr
Warr (H)
W26-07
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT
Broome
LawrensonlT
HiltonlT
Ashcroft
AltylT
GeelG4
Egan
BartonlT
Silcock
Slevin
WhitelT
Mon 11 Apr
Huns (A)
L06-07
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT
Broome
Lawrenson
Hilton
AshcroftlT
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Slevin
White
Fri 15 Apr
St H (H)
W19-05
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT
WardlTlG
Lawrenson
Hilton
Ashcroft
Alty
GeelG
EganlT
Barton
White
SlevinlT
HudsonlT
Sat 16 Apr
Wid (A)
L10-11
Cunliffe
Nordgren
WardlG2
LawrensonlT
Hilton
Ashcroft
Ritchie
Gee
Egan
Barton
SlevinlT
White
Hudson
Mon 18 Apr
Salf (A)
D09-09
Lawrenson
Ratcliffe
WardlG3
Roughley
Hilton
Ashcroft
Cunliffe
SlevinlT
Egan
Barton
Silcock
Large
Hudson
Sat 23 Apr
Barr (H)
W26-08
CunliffelT
NordgrenlT
WardlG
LawrensonlT2
RatcliffelT2
MountfordlG2
Bradshaw
GeelG
Egan
Barton
White
Slevin
McIntyre
Thu 28 Apr
Hudd (H)
L (CPOSF)
Cunliffe
Nordgren
WardlTlG
Lawrenson
Hilton
Mountford
Alty
Gee
Egan
Barton
Large
Slevin
Hudson
Player
Apps
Tries
Goals
Frank Barton
43
4
-
Ernie Ashcroft
42
16
-
Joe Egan
41
3
-
Cec Mountford
41
13
4
Ted Ward
41
17
145
Ken Gee
37
3
16
Bill Hudson
34
10
-
Johnny Alty
33
4
-
Jack Hilton
31
25
-
Johnny Lawrenson
31
22
1
Les White
31
14
-
Jack Cunliffe
29
6
-
Gordon Ratcliffe
29
34
-
Billy Blan
27
3
-
Nat Silcock
25
4
-
Martin Ryan
19
6
-
Ted Slevin
17
3
-
Brian Nordgren
16
21
-
Jack Large
10
2
-
Billy Ritchie
7
2
-
Harold McIntyre
6
-
-
George Woosey
6
-
-
Harry Atkinson
3
-
-
Tommy Bradshaw
3
-
-
Jack Broome
3
-
-
George Banks
2
-
-
George Roughley
2
-
-
Jack Casey
1
2
-
Stan Thornett
1
-
-
Top Try Scorers
Player
Tries
Gordon Ratcliffe
34
Jack Hilton
25
Johnny Lawrenson
22
Brian Nordgren
21
Ted Ward
17
Ernie Ashcroft
16
Les White
14
Cec Mountford
13
Bill Hudson
10
Jack Cunliffe
6
Martin Ryan
6
Johnny Alty
4
Frank Barton
4
Nat Silcock
4
Billy Blan
3
Joe Egan
3
Ken Gee
3
Ted Slevin
3
Jack Casey
2
Jack Large
2
Billy Ritchie
2
Top Goal Scorers
Player
Goals
Ted Ward
145
Ken Gee
16
Cec Mountford
4
Johnny Lawrenson
1
The voided match between Wigan and
Leigh on February 19th was expunged from the records. Neither the
appearance or scoring details are listed in the above stats.
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