Wigan Final League Position: 1st (Coach: Jim Sullivan fell ill before
season began. Johnny Lawrenson was Caretaker till October 7th then Griff Jenkins) League Champions: Huddersfield (14-5 v Wakefield) Challenge Cup Winners: Wakefield Trinity (12-6 v Huddersfield) Lancashire Cup Winners:
St Helens (25-9 v Swinton) Lancashire League Winners:
Wigan (17)
1961-1962 Northern Rugby Football League Championship
CC = Challenge Cup CPO
= Championship Play Off
LC = Lancashire Cup
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1961-1962 Season Team Sheets List
aalaDatealaa
Opponent
allllResultlllLl
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sat 19 Aug
Hudd (A)
W19-09
GriffithslTlG5
BostonlT
Ashton
BootlelT
Carlton
Bolton
Entwistle
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Wed 23 Aug
Black (H)
W31-05
GriffithslG5
JoneslT2
BostonlT2
BootlelT
CarltonlT
BoltonlT
Entwistle
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
Evans
Sat 26 Aug
Huns (H)
W44-11
GriffithslG7
BostonlT2
Ashton
BootlelT2
CarltonlT2
BoltonlT
EntwistlelT
BartonlT
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
LyonlT
Evans
Sat 2 Sept
Work (A)
W (LCR1)
GriffithslG5
BostonlT2
Ashton
BootlelT
Carlton
Bolton
EntwistlelT
Barton
SayerlT
McTigue
CollierlT
Cherrington
Evans
Wed 6 Sept
Leigh (A)
W20-00
GriffithslG4
Boston
Ashton
BootlelT
CarltonlT
Bolton
Entwistle
Barton
Sayer
McTiguelT
Collier
Cherrington
EvanslT
Sat 9 Sept
Swin (H)
L06-13
GriffithslG3
Boston
Ashton
Bootle
Carlton
Bolton
Entwistle
Barton
Gregory
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Tue 12 Sept
Black (A)
W33-08
GriffithslTlG6
Boston
AshtonlT2
Bootle
Carlton
BoltonlT2
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
CherringtonlT
LyonlT
Sat 16 Sept
Leigh (H)
W25-06
GriffithslG5
BostonlT
AshtonlT
McLeod
CarltonlT
BoltonlT
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTiguelT
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Thu 21 Sept
Wid (A)
L (LCR2)
GriffithslG
Boston
Ashton
Bootle
Carlton
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
CollierlT
Cherrington
Evans
Sat 23 Sept
Liv C (H)
W45-00
BootlelG9
BostonlT2
AshtonlT
McLeodlT
CarltonlT
BoltonlT
ParrlT2
Barton
Sayer
Collier
Cherrington
Lyon
EvanslT
Sat 7 Oct
NZ (H)
W (TOUR)
GriffithslG5
Bootle
AshtonlT
Davies
CarltonlT2
Bolton
Entwistle
BartonlT
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
CherringtonlT
EvanslT
Sat 14 Oct
Roch (A)
W28-08
GriffithslG8
BostonlT2
AshtonlT
Davies
CarltonlT
Booth
Entwistle
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Sat 28 Oct
Swin (A)
W07-04
GriffithslG2
BostonlT
Ashton
Davies
Carlton
Bolton
Entwistle
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Sat 11 Nov
Work (A)
W16-10
GriffithslG5
BostonlT
Ashton
Davies
Carlton
Bolton
Entwistle
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
CherringtonlT
Lyon
Evans
Sat 18 Nov
Barr (H)
W39-03
GriffithslTlG6
BostonlT
AshtonlT2
DavieslT3
CarltonlT2
Bolton
Parr
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Sat 25 Nov
White (A)
W26-06
GriffithslG4
BostonlT2
Ashton
DavieslT
CarltonlT2
Bolton
ParrlT
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Sat 2 Dec
Roch (H)
W22-05
GriffithslG2
BostonlT3
Ashton
DavieslT2
CarltonlT
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
T.Stephens
Sat 9 Dec
White (H)
W31-11
GriffithslTlG2
BostonlT2
AshtonlT2
DavieslT3
CarltonlT
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Lyon
Sat 16 Dec
Hal (A)
W07-04
GriffithslG2
Boston
AshtonlT
Davies
Carlton
Bolton
Entwistle
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Sat 6 Jan
Liv C (H)
W39-00
GriffithslG5
BostonlT2
AshtonlTlG
DavieslT2
CarltonlT2
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
CherringtonlT2
Lyon
Evans
Sat 13 Jan
Old (H)
W16-13
BootlelG
Boston
AshtonlG
DavieslT
CarltonlT3
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Sat 20 Jan
Old (A)
W07-02
GriffithslG2
Boston
BootlelT
Davies
Carlton
Ashton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
Evans
Sat 3 Feb
Work (H)
W25-08
GriffithslG5
BostonlT
AshtonlT
DavieslT
CarltonlT
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
EvanslT
Sat 10 Feb
Keigh (A)
W (CCR1)
GriffithslG5
BostonlT
AshtonlT
DavieslT
Carlton
Bolton
ParrlT
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
LyonlT
Evans
Sat 17 Feb
Huns (A)
W34-12
GriffithslG5
LyonlT2
Bootle
DavieslT
CarltonlT
McLeodlT
ParrlT
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
CollierlT
Cherrington
EvanslT
Mon 19 Feb
Hal (H)
W27-06
GriffithslG3
BostonlT
Ashton
DavieslT
CarltonlT4
McLeod
ParrlT
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Sat 24 Feb
Wake (A)
L11-14
GriffithslG4
Boston
Ashton
Davies
CarltonlT
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Sat 3 Mar
Dews (H)
W (CCR2)
GriffithslTlG10
BostonlT3
AshtonlT2
Davies
CarltonlT3
McLeod
Parr
BartonlT
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Wed 14 Mar
Wid (H)
W21-05
GriffithslT2lG3
Boston
AshtonlT
McLeod
Carlton
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
LyonlT
Collier
CherringtonlT
Evans
Mon 19 Mar
Wake (H)
W28-09
BootlelG8
Lyon
AshtonlT
DavieslT
CarltonlT2
McLeod
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Sat 24 Mar
Wake (A)
L (CCQF)
GriffithslG
Boston
Bootle
Davies
Carlton
AshtonlG
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
Evans
Mon 26 Mar
HKR (H)
W40-16
GriffithslG8
BostonlT
McLeodlT
DavieslT3
Carlton
AshtonlT
BoltonlT2
Belshaw
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Woosey
Evans
Thu 29 Mar
Barr (A)
D05-05
GriffithslG
Boston
Bootle
Davies
Carlton
McLeod
Bolton
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
CherringtonlT
Woosey
Evans
Sat 31 Mar
HKR (A)
W18-11
GriffithslG3
McLeod
BostonlT
Davies
CarltonlT
Ashton
Bolton
BelshawlT
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
EvanslT
Wed 4 Apr
Wid (A)
L10-12
GriffithslG2
McLeod
BostonlT
Davies
Carlton
Ashton
BoltonlT
Belshaw
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Evans
Sat 7 Apr
Hudd (H)
W41-03
GriffithslG7
McLeodlT4
AshtonlT
BostonlT
CarltonlT2
BoltonlT
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
Evans
Wed 11 Apr
Warr (H)
W23-15
GriffithslG4
BostonlT2
AshtonlT2
Davies
Carlton
BoltonlT
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Lyon
Evans
Fri 20 Apr
St H (A)
W18-16
GriffithslG6
Boston
Ashton
DavieslT
CarltonlT
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
Lyon
Sat 21 Apr
Warr (A)
W16-10
GriffithslG2
BostonlT2
Ashton
Davies
CarltonlT
Bolton
Parr
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Collier
Cherrington
LyonlT
Mon 23 Apr
Salf (H)
W46-12
GriffithslTlG8
BostonlT2
AshtonlT
Davies
CarltonlT
McLeodlT2
ParrlT2
Barton
Sayer
Woosey
CollierlT
Cherrington
Lyon
Sat 28 Apr
St H (H)
W12-03
GriffithslG3
Boston
AshtonlT
Davies
Carlton
McLeod
Parr
Collier
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Woosey
LyonlT
Mon 30 Apr
Salf (A)
W49-08
GriffithslG5
BostonlT7
Ashton
McCormacklT
BootlelT
McLeodlT2
Parr
Barton
Gregory
Collier
WooseylT
LyonlT
Evans
Sat 5 May
Hudd (H)
L (CPOSF)
GriffithslG4
Boston
Ashton
Davies
Carlton
Bolton
ParrlT
Barton
Sayer
McTigue
Cherrington
Lyon
Evans
Player
Apps
Tries
Goals
Frank Carlton
42
38
-
Bill Sayer
41
1
-
Eric Ashton
40
24
3
Billy Boston
40
49
-
Fred Griffiths
40
8
173
Brian McTigue
39
2
-
Frank Collier
38
4
-
Roy Evans
36
7
-
John Barton
33
3
-
David Bolton
33
9
-
Norman Cherrington
33
7
-
Alan Davies
30
21
-
Geoff Lyon
29
8
-
Frank Parr
28
9
-
Geoff Bootle
17
8
18
Stan McLeod
15
11
-
Terry Entwistle
11
2
-
Tom Woosey
5
1
-
Jimmy Belshaw
3
1
-
Jack Gregory
2
-
-
Bramwell Booth
1
-
-
Alan Jones
1
2
-
Jim McCormack
1
1
-
Tony Stephens
1
-
-
Top
Try Scorers
Player
Tries
Billy Boston
49
Frank Carlton
38
Eric Ashton
24
Alan Davies
21
Stan McLeod
11
David Bolton
9
Frank Parr
9
Geoff Bootle
8
Fred Griffiths
8
Geoff Lyon
8
Norman Cherrington
7
Roy Evans
7
Frank Collier
4
John Barton
3
Terry Entwistle
2
Alan Jones
2
Brian McTigue
2
Jimmy Belshaw
1
Jim McCormack
1
Bill Sayer
1
Tom Woosey
1
Top
Goal Scorers
Player
Goals
Fred Griffiths
173
Geoff Bootle
18
Eric Ashton
3
At the end of this season the league split into two divisions. The top 16 in the league would form Division 1 and the bottom 14 would form
division 2.
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