Amongst huge publicity Wigan signed Welsh man Billy Boston during this season
for £3,000. His father was reluctant to let his son come up from Tiger Bay,
Cardiff and Billy himself had to be persuaded but he soon settled in to become
a devastating three-quarter in a Wigan career that would last until 1968. 8,000
fans turned out to watch his debut playing for Wigan's "A" team and his first
team debut saw him score against Barrow on 21st November 1953 at Central Park.
With a Rugby Union background, he was eased into the side for the rest of this
campaign but still managed to score 14 tries from his 9 appearances.
Wigan Final League Position: 7th (Coach: Ted Ward) League Champions: Warrington
(8-7 v Halifax) Challenge Cup Winners: Warrington (18-4 v Halifax in replay after 4-4
draw) Lancashire Cup Winners: St
Helens (16-8 v Wigan) Lancashire League Winners: Warrington
1953-1954 Northern Rugby Football League CC
= Challenge Cup
CPO = Championship
Play Off LC = Lancashire Cup
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllleeeeelllllllllllleee 1953-1954 Season Team Sheets List
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Opponent
alllIResultIllLl
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sat 15 Aug
Old (A)
L07-18
Cunliffe
Nordgren
Broome
AshcroftlT
Bevan
Fleming
Kelly
Gee
Mather
B.Collier
F.CollierlG2
Williams
Griffin
Sat 22 Aug
Brad (H)
W28-13
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT2
Broome
AshcroftlT
Hurst
BrindlelT
Alty
Armstrong
Mather
B.Collier
F.CollierlG5
SilcocklT2
Horrocks
Sat 29 Aug
Brad (A)
W11-04
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT2
BroomelT
Ashcroft
Bevan
Brindle
Alty
Gee
Mather
B.Collier
F.CollierlG
Silcock
Horrocks
Wed 2 Sep
Huns (H)
W41-02
CunliffelT
NordgrenlT3
BroomelT
AshcroftlT
BevanlT
BrindlelT2
Alty
GeelG2
Mather
B.Collier
F.CollierlG5
Silcock
Horrocks
Sat 5 Sep
Salf (A)
L (LCR1lL1)
Cunliffe
Nordgren
Broome
Ashcroft
BevanlT
Brindle
Alty
Gee
Mather
B.Collier
F.CollierlG2
Silcock
Street
Mon 7 Sep
Salf (H)
W (LCR1lL2)
Cunliffe
Nordgren
BroomelT2
Ashcroft
HurstlT
BrindlelT
Alty
GeelG2
Mather
Armstrong
F.CollierlG3
SilcocklT
StreetlT
Sat 12 Sep
Bram (H)
W30-21
Cunliffe
BroomelT
RoughleylT
Ashcroft
HurstlT2
Brindle
Alty
GeelG2
Mather
Armstrong
F.CollierlG5
Horrocks
StreetlT2
Sat 19 Sep
Warr (A)
L09-13
Cunliffe
NordgrenlT
Broome
AshcroftlT
BevanlT
Brindle
Alty
Gee
Mather
Williams
F.Collier
Silcock
Street
Wed 23 Sep
Work (H)
W (LCR2)
Platt
Nordgren
Bevan
Cunliffe
HurstlT
Fleming
AltylT
GeelG
Mather
F.CollierlG
Griffin
Silcock
Street
Sat 26 Sep
Leigh (H)
W17-07
Platt
BevanlT
Broome
Cunliffe
Hurst
Fleming
AltylT
GeelG3
Mather
F.CollierlG
Griffin
SilcocklT
Street
Mon 28 Sep
Leigh (H)
W (LCSF)
Platt
Nordgren
BevanlT
Cunliffe
Hurst
Fleming
Alty
GeelG4
Mather
F.Collier
Griffin
Silcock
Street
Sat 3 Oct
Huns (A)
L10-32
Platt
Bevan
Cunliffe
RoughleylT
HurstlT
Fleming
Alty
Gee
CheethamlG3
Williams
Griffin
Silcock
Street
Sat 10 Oct
Keigh (H)
W08-07
CunliffelT
Bevan
Roughley
Ashcroft
Hurst
Fleming
Alty
Gee
CheethamlG
F.Collier
GriffinlT
Silcock
Horrocks
Sat 17 Oct
White (A)
L08-10
Cunliffe
Nordgren
Broome
Ashcroft
HurstlT2
Fleming
Alty
Gee
Mather
F.CollierlG
Griffin
Cherrington
Street
Sat 24 Oct
St H (N)
L (LCF)
Cunliffe
Nordgren
Broome
Ashcroft
Hurst
FleminglT
Alty
GeelG
Mather
Silcock
F.Collier
Horrocks
StreetlT
Sat 31 Oct
Barr (A)
L07-22
Cunliffe
Roughley
Broome
Ashcroft
HurstlT
Fleming
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlG2
F.Collier
Cherrington
Street
Sat 7 Nov
Roch (H)
W35-05
Platt
Ratcliffe
Broome
RoughleylT3
HurstlT3
Fleming
Alty
GeelG2
Mather
WardlG5
Silcock
Cherrington
HorrockslT
Sat 14 Nov
Bram (A)
D19-19
CunliffelT
Ratcliffe
BroomelT
RoughleylT
Ashcroft
ClubblT2
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlG2
Silcock
Cherrington
Street
Sat 21 Nov
Barr (H)
W27-15
CunliffelG6
Ratcliffe
BroomelT
Roughley
BostonlT
AshcroftlT
Alty
Gee
Mather
F.Collier
SilcocklT
CherringtonlT
Street
Sat 28 Nov
Roch (A)
W21-09
PlattlT2
Clubb
Broome
RoughleylT
HurstlT
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlG3
Silcock
CherringtonlT
Horrocks
Sat 5 Dec
Work (A)
L10-21
CunliffelG5
Clubb
Broome
Roughley
HurstlT
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlTlG2
Silcock
Cherrington
Street
Sat 12 Dec
Liv C (H)
W55-10
Cunliffe
BostonlT2
BroomelT
WoodlT2
Ralph
FleminglT2
T.ParrlTlG
GeelT
MatherlT
WardlTlG2
Silcock
CherringtonlT2
Street
Sat 19 Dec
Wid (A)
W10-05
Cunliffe
Clubb
Broome
Wood
HurstlT
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlG2
Silcock
CherringtonlT
Street
Fri 25 Dec
Salf (H)
W05-00
PlattlT
Brindle
Broome
Cunliffe
Hurst
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlG
Silcock
Cherrington
Street
Sat 26 Dec
St H (A)
L04-14
Platt
Brindle
Broome
Cunliffe
Hurst
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
Mather
WardlG2
Silcock
Cherrington
Street
Fri 1 Jan
Warr (H)
L12-17
Platt
Broome
AshcroftlT
CunliffelG
HurstlT
Fleming
Alty
GeelG2
Mather
Williams
Silcock
Cherrington
Street
Sat 2 Jan
Swin (H)
W31-07
Platt
BostonlT3
CunliffelTlG5
Ashcroft
BroomelT
FleminglT
T.ParrlT
Gee
Mather
Williams
Silcock
Cherrington
Street
Sat 9 Jan
Liv C (A)
W18-05
Platt
Nordgren
CunliffelTlG3
AshcroftlT
BroomelT
Fleming
T.ParrlT
Gee
Mather
Williams
Silcock
Cherrington
J.Parr
Sat 16 Jan
Work (H)
W12-02
Platt
NordgrenlT2
Broome
AshcroftlT
CherringtonlT
Hurst
T.Parr
Armstrong
Mather
Williams
Silcock
McTigue
Street
Sat 23 Jan
BelleV (H)
W47-02
CunliffelG7
NordgrenlT
BroomelT
AshcroftlT2
CherringtonlT3
FleminglT
T.Parr
Armstrong
Mather
Williams
SilcocklT
McTiguelT
StreetlT
Sat 30 Jan
Swin (A)
W15-03
CunliffelG3
Ralph
Broome
Ashcroft
Cherrington
Fleming
T.ParrlT
GeelG3
Mather
Williams
Silcock
McTigue
Street
Sat 6 Feb
LatAlb (A)
W(CCR1 L1)
CunliffelG8
NordgrenlT3
Broome
AshcroftlT
BostonlT2
Fleming
T.Parr
Gee
Mather
Williams
CherringtonlT
McTiguelT
Street
Sat 13 Feb
LatAlb (H)
W(CCR1 L1)
PlattlTlG2
NordgrenlT3
BroomelT
AshcroftlT
HurstlT2
Fleming
T.ParrlT
GeelG5
B.Collier
Williams
Silcock
McTigue
Street
Sat 20 Feb
BelleV (A)
W23-07
CunliffelTlG3
NordgrenlT
Broome
Ashcroft
HiltonlT
Fleming
Alty
GeelG
Mather
Williams
Silcock
McTigue
StreetlT2
Sat 27 Feb
Batley (H)
W45-00
CunliffelTlG3
BostonlT4
Broome
AshcroftlT
NordgrenlT4
Fleming
Alty
GeelG3
Mather
Williams
Silcock
McTigue
StreetlT
Sat 6 Mar
Brad (H)
W (CCR2)
CunliffelG3
Nordgren
BroomelT
AshcroftlT
Hilton
Fleming
Alty
Gee
Mather
WilliamslT
Silcock
McTigue
Street
Sat 20 Mar
Hal (H)
L (CCQF)
Cunliffe
Boston
Broome
Ashcroft
Nordgren
Fleming
Alty
Gee
Mather
Williams
Silcock
McTigue
Street
Sat 27 Mar
Wid (H)
W31-12
PlattlTlG3
NordgrenlT2
BroomelT
Clubb
Hilton
FleminglT
T.Parr
GeelTlG2
Mather
Williams
HorrockslT
McTigue
Street
Sat 3 Apr
Batley (A)
W10-07
CunliffelG2
Nordgren
BroomelT
Ashcroft
RalphlT
Fleming
T.Parr
Gee
Cheetham
Featherstone
Williams
McTigue
Street
Wed 7 Apr
White (H)
W32-10
CunliffelG3
NordgrenlT
Broome
AshcroftlT
RalphlT3
Fleming
T.ParrlT
GeelG
Cheetham
Featherstone
Williams
McTiguelT2
Street
Sat 10 Apr
Old (H)
L02-07
Cunliffe
Silcock
Broome
Ashcroft
Ralph
Fleming
T.Parr
GeelG
Mather
Featherstone
Williams
McTigue
Street
Tue 13 Apr
Keigh (A)
L10-20
Platt
Boston
Broome
CunliffelTlG2
RalphlT
Ashcroft
Alty
Gee
B.Collier
Armstrong
Silcock
Featherstone
McTigue
Fri 16 Apr
St H (H)
L08-14
Platt
BostonlT
Broome
AshcroftlT
Ralph
CunliffelG
T.Parr
Gee
Mather
Featherstone
Silcock
Williams
Street
Sat 17 Apr
Leigh (A)
L16-22
PlattlG2
Boston
ClubblT
Ashcroft
Ralph
Cunliffe
Carroll
Gee
Mather
Featherstone
Williams
McTiguelT2
HorrockslT
Mon 19 Apr
Salf (A)
W14-10
Cunliffe
NordgrenlG4
BostonlT
Ashcroft
Ralph
ClubblT
T.Parr
Gee
Weatherly
Grundy
Silcock
McTigue
Horrocks
Player
Apps
Tries
Goals
Ken Gee
42
2
34
Jack Broome
40
15
-
Jack Cunliffe
40
8
55
Ernie Ashcroft
38
16
-
Ronnie Mather
38
1
-
Nat Silcock
36
6
-
Harry Street
34
8
-
Johnny Alty
29
2
-
Jack Fleming
26
6
-
Brian Nordgren
24
25
4
Roy Williams
21
1
-
Ronnie Hurst
20
17
-
Norman Cherrington
18
10
-
Don Platt
17
5
7
Frank Collier
16
-
26
Brian McTigue
16
6
-
Tommy Parr
14
6
1
Tommy Horrocks
11
3
-
Dai Bevan
10
5
-
Billy Boston
9
14
-
Derek Brindle
9
4
-
Bert Ralph
9
5
-
George Roughley
9
7
-
Ted Ward
9
2
21
Bill Collier
7
-
-
Peter Clubb
7
4
-
Frank Griffin
7
1
-
Alan Armstrong
6
-
-
Jimmy Featherstone
6
-
-
Teddy Cheetham
4
-
3
Jack Hilton
3
1
-
Gordon Ratcliffe
3
-
-
Albert Wood
2
2
-
Peter Carroll
1
-
-
Tommy Grundy
1
-
-
Cecil Kelly
1
-
-
Jim Parr
1
-
-
Colin Weatherley
1
-
-
Top Try Scorers
Player
Tries
Brian Nordgren
25
Ronnie Hurst
17
Ernie Ashcroft
16
Jack Broome
15
Billy Boston
14
Norman Cherrington
10
Jack Cunliffe
8
Harry Street
8
George Roughley
7
Jack Fleming
6
Brian McTigue
6
Tommy Parr
6
Nat Silcock
6
Dai Bevan
5
Don Platt
5
Bert Ralph
5
Derek Brindle
4
Peter Clubb
4
Tommy Horrocks
3
Johnny Alty
2
Ken Gee
2
Ted Ward
2
Albert Wood
2
Frank Griffin
1
Jack Hilton
1
Ronnie Mather
1
Roy Williams
1
Top Goal Scorers
Player
Goals
Jack Cunliffe
55
Ken Gee
34
Frank Collier
26
Ted Ward
21
Don Platt
7
Brian Nordgren
4
Teddy Cheetham
3
Tommy Parr
1
-
Team
P
W
D
L
Pts
1
Halifax
36
30
2
4
62
2
Warrington
36
30
1
5
61
3
St Helens
36
28
2
6
58
4
Workington Town
36
29
0
7
58
5
Hull
36
25
0
11
50
6
Huddersfield
36
24
0
12
48
7
Wigan
36
23
1
12
47
8
Barrow
36
23
0
13
46
9
Bradford Northern
36
22
0
14
44
10
Leeds
36
22
0
14
44
11
Wakefield Trinity
36
19
1
16
39
12
Oldham
36
17
4
15
38
13
Leigh
36
19
0
17
38
14
Featherstone Rovers
36
18
2
16
38
15
Hunslet
36
19
0
17
38
16
Widnes
36
16
3
17
35
17
York
36
17
0
19
34
18
Keighley
36
15
3
18
33
19
Rochdale Hornets
36
14
3
19
31
20
Dewsbury
36
14
3
19
31
21
Whitehaven
36
14
1
21
29
22
Salford
36
13
2
21
28
23
Swinton
36
13
1
22
27
24
Batley
36
13
1
22
27
25
Bramley
36
11
3
22
25
26
Castleford
36
11
1
24
23
27
Belle Vue Rangers
36
7
2
27
16
28
Doncaster
36
5
2
29
12
29
Hull Kingston Rovers
36
5
2
29
12
30
Liverpool City
36
4
0
32
8
Championship Play-Offs
Semifinal:
Halifax 18 beat Workington Town 7.
Warrington 11 beat St Helens 0.
Final:
Warrington 8 beat Halifax 7.
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