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Wigan RL History - 1948-49 Season

Click to View: 1947-1948 Season or 1949-1950 Season

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 Report Aggregate

Sat 21 Aug Hunslet Home 3:00 Won 45-02 Ratcliffe 3, Ward 3, Hilton 2, Blan, Egan, Ryan Ward 6 Click Here

Wed 25 Aug Leigh Home 6:30 Won 38-10 Ratcliffe 2, Ashcroft, Blan, Hilton, Ritchie, Ryan, White Ward 7 Click Here

Sat 28 Aug Huddersfield Away 3:00 Lost 05-24 Ward Ward 1 Click Here

Wed 1 Sept Workington Town Home 6:30 Won 17-03 Lawrenson 2, Ratcliffe Ward 4 Click Here

Sat 4 Sept LCR1 1st Leg: St Helens Away 3:00 Won 24-09 White 2, Mountford, Ritchie Ward 6 Click Here

Wed 8 Sept
LC R1 2nd Leg: St Helens Home 6:00 Won 08-07 Hudson, Ratcliffe Ward 1 Click Here (Won 32-16)

Sat 11 Sept Swinton Home 3:00 Won 39-17 Hilton 3, Casey 2, Hudson 2, Ashcroft, Lawrenson Ward 6 Click Here

Sat 18 Sept Bradford Northern Away 3:00 Won 16-09 Hilton 2, Lawrenson, White Ward 2 Click Here

Sat 25 Sept Leeds Home 3:00 Won 54-08 Lawrenson 3, Alty 2, Hudson 2, Ward 2, Gee, Hilton, White Ward 9 Click Here

Wed 29 Sept LC R2: Salford Away 5:15 Won 18-05 Hilton 2, Silcock, Ward Ward 3 Click Here

Sat 2 Oct Wakefield Trinity Away 3:00 Won 24-11 Hilton 2, Mountford, Lawrenson Ward 6 Click Here

Mon 4 Oct LC SF Belle Vue Home 5:00 Won 22-09 Ashcroft, Barton, Lawrenson, Ward Ward 5 Click Here

Sat 9 Oct Rochdale Hornets Home 3:00 Won 33-05 Nordgren 2, Ratcliffe 2, Silcock 2, Ryan Ward 6 Click Here

Sat 16 Oct Rochdale Hornets Away 3:00 Won 08-06 Lawrenson, Ratcliffe Ward 1 Click Here

Wed 20 Oct Tour: Australia Home 4:30 Won 16-11 Ratcliffe 2, Ashcroft, Lawrenson Ward 2 Click Here

Sat 23 Oct Wakefield Trinity Home 3:00 Won 46-00 Cunliffe 3, Hilton 2, Ratcliffe 2, Ashcroft, Mountford, Ryan Ward 8 Click Here

Sat 30 Oct Belle Vue Rangers Away 3:00 Lost 07-14 Ward Ward 2 Click Here

Sat 6 Nov Liverpool Stanley Away 3:00 Won 43-00 Ratcliffe 4, Large 2, Cunliffe, Hilton, Hudson Ward 8 Click Here

Sat 13 Nov LC Final: Warrington Swinton 3:00 Won 14-08 Ratcliffe, Ward Ward 4 Click Here

Sat 20 Nov Swinton Away 2:30 Won 21-07 Mountford 2, Ashcroft, Lawrenson, Ratcliffe Gee 2, Lawrenson 1 Click Here

Sat 27 Nov Barrow Away 2:30 Lost 07-10 Hilton Ward 2 Click Here

Sat 4 Dec Belle Vue Rangers Home 2:30 Won 48-05 Ratcliffe 2, Ward 2, White 2, Blan, Egan, Hudson, Ryan Ward 9 Click Here

Sat 11 Dec Oldham Away 2:15 Won 15-10 Lawrenson, Ratcliffe, Ward Ward 3 Click Here

Sat 18 Dec Workington Town Away 2:15 Won 29-10 Hilton 3, Nordgren 2, Ashcroft, White Ward 4 Click Here

Sat 25 Dec Salford Home 2:15 Won 24-05 Lawrenson 2, Ratcliffe, Ashcroft, Mountford Ward 3 Click Here

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 Click Here

Sat 8 Jan Leeds Away 2:30 Won 14-12 Ashcroft, Mountford, Lawrenson, Ratcliffe Ward 1 Click Here

Sat 15 Jan Liverpool Stanley Home 2:30 Won 43-03 Nordgren 4, Hilton 3, Mountford, White Ward 8 Click Here

Sat 22 Jan Warrington Away 2:30 Won 08-04 Ashcroft, Ward Ward 1 Click Here

Sat 5 Feb Oldham Home 3:00 Won 17-04 Ratcliffe 2, Barton, Mountford, Nordgren Mountford 1 Click Here

Sat 12 Feb CC R1 1st Leg: Leigh Home 3:00 Lost 11-12 Alty, Barton, Ratcliffe Ward 1 Click Here

Sat 19 Feb
CC R1 2nd Leg: Leigh* Away 3:00 Result Void Ratcliffe Ward 1 Click Here

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 Click Here (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 Click Here

Sat 12 Mar Bradford Northern Home 3:00 Won 15-02 Cunliffe, Nordgren, White Ward 3 Click Here

Sat 19 Mar CC QF: Barrow Away 3:00 Lost 07-08 Mountford Ward 2 Click Here

Wed 23 Mar Widnes Home 5:00 Lost 11-14 Ashcroft, Lawrenson, Nordgren Mountford 1 Click Here

Sat 26 Mar Halifax Away 3:00 Won 10-04 Ashcroft, Silcock Ward 2 Click Here

Thu 31 Mar St Helens Away 5:15 Won 13-08 Gee, Hilton, Mountford Ward 2 Click Here

Sat 2 April Leigh Away 3:00 Lost 15-20 Ashcroft, Gee, Ratcliffe Ward 3 Click Here

Wed 6 April Halifax Home 6:15 Won 25-03 Nordgren 2, Lawrenson, Ward, White Ward 5 Click Here

Sat 9 April Warrington Home 3:00 Won 26-07 Alty, Barton, Hilton, Lawrenson, Nordgren, White Gee 4 Click Here

Mon 11 Apr Hunslet Away 6:15 Lost 06-07 Ashcroft, Nordgren - Click Here

Fri 15 April St Helens Home 3:00 Won 19-05 Egan, Hudson, Nordgren, Slevin, Ward Gee 1, Ward 1 Click Here

Sat 16 April Widnes Away 3:00 Lost 10-11 Lawrenson, Slevin Ward 2 Click Here

Mon 18 Apr Salford Away 3:00 Draw 09-09 Slevin Ward 3 Click Here

Sat 23 April Barrow Home 3:00 Won 26-08 Lawrenson 2, Ratcliffe 2, Cunliffe, Nordgren Mountford 2, Gee 1,
Ward 1 Click Here

Sat 30 Apr CPO Semi: Huddersfield Home 3:00 Lost 05-14 Ward Ward 1 Click Here

*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.
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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.

-	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Warrington	36	31	0	5	62
2	Wigan	36	28	1	7	57
3	Huddersfield	36	27	0	9	54
4	Barrow	36	25	1	10	51
5	Widnes	36	24	2	10	50
6	Batley	36	23	0	13	46
7	Salford	36	20	5	11	45
8	Workington Town	36	22	1	13	45
9	Swinton	36	21	3	12	45
10	Bradford Northern	36	22	0	14	44
11	St Helens	36	20	1	15	41
12	Wakefield Trinity	36	19	1	16	39
13	Hull	36	19	0	17	38
14	Leeds	36	18	1	17	37
15	Keighley	36	17	3	16	37
16	Hunslet	36	17	0	19	34
17	Hull Kingston Rovers	36	17	0	19	34
18	Leigh	36	14	5	17	33
19	Castleford	36	16	0	20	32
20	Dewsbury	36	15	1	20	31
21	Belle Vue Rangers	36	14	1	21	29
22	Rochdale Hornets	36	12	3	21	27
23	Oldham	36	12	3	21	27
24	Bramley	36	12	2	22	26
25	Halifax	36	11	3	22	25
26	Featherstone Rovers	36	9	3	24	21
27	Whitehaven	36	6	2	28	14
28	York	36	5	2	29	12
29	Liverpool Stanley	36	3	2	21	8

Championship Play-Offs

Semifinals:

    Warrington 23 beat Barrow 8.
    Huddersfield 14 beat Wigan 5.

Final:

    Huddersfield 13 beat Warrington 12.

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