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Wigan RL History - 1977-78 Season

Click to View: 1976-1977 Season or 1978-1979 Season

Wigan Final League Position: 5th (Coach: Vince Karalius)
League Champions: Widnes
Challenge Cup Winners: Leeds (14-12 v St Helens)
John Player Trophy Winners: Warrington (9-4 v Widnes)
Lancashire Cup Winners: Workington Town (16-13 v Wigan)
Premiership Trophy Winners: Bradford Northern (17-8 v Widnes)
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners: Hull Kingston Rovers (26-11 v St Helens)
2nd Division Champions: Leigh

1977-1978 Northern RFL First Division CC = Challenge Cup JPT = John Player Trophy LC = Lancs Cup PT = Premiership Trophy BBC = BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
Date Opposition Venue KO Resultl Tries Goals Att TV
Sun 21 Aug LC R1: Oldham Home 3:00 Won 42-05 Dootson 2, Francis 2, Blackwood, Coyle, Davies, Irving, Nulty, Regan Nulty 5, Vigo 1 3756
Sun 28 Aug LC R2: Whitehaven Home 3:15 Won 52-08 Vigo 3, Francis 2, Nulty 2, Aspinall, Burke, Hornby, Irving, Regan Burke 8 3935
Tue 30 Aug BBC Prelim: Huddersfield Away 7:30 Won 22-18 Vigo 2, Nulty Burke 6, Nulty DG -
Sun 4 Sept Workington Town Away 3:00 Won 19-16 Davies 2, Hornby 2, Hollingsworth

Fairbairn 1, Burke 1

 2511
Sun 11 Sept Widnes Home 3:00 Won 21-18 Hogan, Hornby, Irving, Vigo Fairbairn 4, Melling DG 6930
Sun 18 Sept Wakefield Trinity Home 3:00 Won 19-02 Vigo 2, Aspinall, Hornby Fairbairn 3, Ashurst DG -
Sun 25 Sept Featherstone Rovers Away 3:30 Lost 08-19 Fairbairn, Melling Fairbairn 1 4749
Wed 28 Sept LC SF: Warrington Home 7:30 Won 17-08 Vigo 2, Davies, Irving, Taylor Nulty 1 -

Sun 2 Oct

 Leeds Home 3:00 Won 27-15 Regan 2, Davies, Melling, Vigo Burke 5, Aspinall DG,
Melling DG		 6625
Sun 9 Oct Bradford Northern Away 3:30 Lost 13-18 Vigo 2, Irving Burke 1, Nulty 1 9136
Sun 16 Oct Bramley Home 3:00 Won 29-15 Ashurst 2, Hornby 2, Irving, Melling, Willicombe Nulty 4 5082
Sat 22 Oct JPT R1: Leeds Away 3:00 Won 25-22 Vigo 3, Hornby, Nulty Nulty 5 - BBC1(2H)
Tue 25 Oct BBC R1: Hull KR Away 7:25 Lost 07-18 Nulty Nulty 1, Ashurst 1 -

BBC2(2H)
Sat 29 Oct LC Final: Workington Warr'ton 3:00 Lost 13-16 Ashurst, Nulty, Willicombe Burke 1, Nulty 1 -

BBC1(2H)
Sun 30 Oct Hull Away 3:00 Postponed Due to Lancashire Cup Final -

-
Sun 6 Nov JPT R2: New Hunslet Home 3:00 Won 09-07 Blackwood, Swann, Willicombe - 5447
Sun 13 Nov Warrington Home 3:00 Lost 09-24 Forster (Trialist) 3 5401
Fri 18 Nov Salford Away 7:30 Postponed Due to John Player Trophy Quarter Final -

-
Sun 20 Nov JPT QF: Widnes Away 3:00 Lost 00-25 - - 8597

Sun 27 Nov

 New Hunslet Home 3:00 Lost 07-09 Taylor Burke 1 4765
Wed 30 Nov Hull Away 7:30 Lost 00-13 - - -

Sat 3 Dec

 Leeds Away 3:00 Lost 10-34 Melling, Willicombe Burke 2 -

Sun 11 Dec

 Hull Home 3:00 Won 31-10 Taylor 2, Vigo 2, Clarke, Hornby, Swann Fairbairn 5 4181
Sun 18 Dec Dewsbury Away 3:30 Won 08-05 Taylor, Vigo Fairbairn 1 2060
Mon 26 Dec St Helens Home 3:00 Lost 13-24 Hornby 2, Swann Fairbairn 2 10452
Mon 2 Jan Warrington Away 3:00 Won 12-10 Wood Fairbairn 2, Ashurst 3DG -
Sat 7 Jan Bradford Northern Home 2:00 Won 18-07 Ashurst 2, Foster Fairbairn 4, Ashurst DG -

BBC1(2H)
Wed 11 Jan Widnes Away 7:30 Lost 05-13 Hornby Fairbairn 2 -
Wed 18 Jan Salford Away 7:30 Won 10-00 Ashurst, Foster, Willicombe Ashurst DG -
Sun 22 Jan Castleford Home 3:00 Won 21-15 Vigo 2, Ashurst, Swann, Willicombe Fairbairn 3 -
Sun 29 Jan Wakefield Trinity Away 3:30 Lost 06-22 Vigo, Willicombe - 3542
Sun 5 Feb Hull Kingston Rovers Away 2:45 Lost 03-10 Hornby - 6125
Sun 12 Feb CC R1: Dewsbury Celtic A(Batley) 2:30 Postponed Due to Frozen Pitch -

-
Sun 19 Feb Workington Town Home 3:00 Postponed Due to Frozen Pitch -

-
Sun 26 Feb CC R1: Dewsbury Celtic A(Batley) 2:30 Won 15-05 Aspinall, Hornby, O'Neill Fairbairn 3 4000
Sun 5 Mar New Hunslet Away 3:30 Won 15-12 Aspinall, Taylor, Vigo Ashurst 3 3000
Sat 11 Mar CC R2: Bradford Home 3:00 Lost 10-22 Coyle, Hornby Fairbairn 2 -

BBC1(2H)
Sun 19 Mar Featherstone Rovers Home 3:00 Postponed Due to Featherstone playing in Challenge Cup Quarter Finals -

-
Fri 24 Mar St Helens Away 3:00 Won 22-17 Hollingsworth, Regan, Vigo, Wood Fairbairn 5 12000
Mon 27 Mar Salford Home 3:00 Lost 10-17 Hollingsworth, Melling Fairbairn 2 6320
Sun 2 April Hull Kingston Rovers Home 3:00 Draw 23-23 Hornby 2, Melling, Ramsdale, Stockley Nulty 4 4650
Wed 5 April Bramley Away 7:30 Won 20-09 Hollingsworth, Nulty, Vigo, Willicombe Fairbairn 4 -
Sun 9 April Dewsbury Home 3:00 Won 21-05 Foran, Hollingsworth, Willicombe Fairbairn 6 4033
Fri 14 April Castleford Away 7:30 Lost 10-34 O'Neill, Regan Fairbairn 2 -
Mon 17 Apr Featherstone Rovers Home 7:30 Won 39-06 Vigo 3, Hornby 2, Ramsdale 2, Hollingsworth, Kei.O'Loughlin Fairbairn 6 -
Sun 23 April Workington Town Home 3:00 Won 33-13 Kei.O'Loughlin 2, Dootson, Ramsdale, Regan, Taylor, Vigo Fairbairn 6 4504
Sun 30 April PT R1: Hull KR Away 2:45 Lost 00-17 - - -
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1977-1978 Team Sheets
aalaDatealaa Opponent Resultl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Used Substitutes
Sun 21 Aug Old (H) W(LCR1) Swann VigolG FrancislT2 DavieslT Hornby Taylor NultylTlG5 Hogan Aspinall IrvinglT DootsonlT2 ReganlT Hollingsworth CoylelT BlackwoodlT
Sun 28 Aug Whi (H) W(LCR2) BurkelTlG8 VigolT3 FrancislT2 Davies HornbylT Taylor NultylT2 Hogan AspinalllT IrvinglT Dootson ReganlT Hollingsworth Melling Swann
Tue 30 Aug Hud (A) W(BBCPR) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - -
Sun 4 Sept Work (A) W19-16 BurkelG Vigo FairbairnlG DavieslT2 HornbylT2 Francis Taylor Hogan Aspinall Doran O'Neill Melling HollingsworthlT - -
Sun 11 Sept Wid (H) W21-18 FairbairnlG4 VigolT Francis Davies HornbylT Taylor Nulty HoganlT Aspinall IrvinglT O'Neill MellinglDG Hollingsworth Doran -
Sun 18 Sept Wake (H) W19-12 FairbairnlG3 VigolT2 Willicombe Davies HornbylT Taylor Nulty Hogan AspinalllT Irving AshurstlDG Melling Blackwood Burke Hollingsworth
Sun 25 Sept Feath (A) L08-19 FairbairnlTlG Vigo Willicombe Davies Hornby Taylor Nulty Hogan Aspinall Irving Hollingsworth MellinglT Blackwood Swann Regan
Wedl28lSept War (H) W(LCSF) Fairbairn VigolT2 Willicombe DavieslT Hornby TaylorlT NultylG Hogan Aspinall IrvinglT Ashurst Melling Hollingsworth Regan Swann
Sun 2 Oct Leeds (H) W27-15 BurkelG5 VigolT Swann DavieslT Hornby Nulty Foster Bailey AspinalllDG Doran ReganlT2 MellinglTlDG Blackwood Rennox Clarke
Sun 9 Oct Brad (A) L13-18 BurkelG VigolT2 Willicombe Davies Hornby Francis NultylG Hogan Aspinall IrvinglT Ashurst Melling Blackwood Swann Regan
Sun 16 Oct Bram (H) W29-15 Swann Ramsdale Vigo Davies HornbylT2 WillicombelT NultylG4 Hogan Clarke IrvinglT AshurstlT2 Regan Blackwood MellinglT Aspinall
Sat 22 Oct Leeds (A) W(JPTR1) Swann VigolT3 Willicombe Davies HornbylT Taylor NultylTlG5 Hogan Aspinall Irving Ashurst Regan Melling Blackwood -
Tue 25 Oct HKR (A) L(BBCR1) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - -
Sat 29 Oct Work (N) L(LCF) Swann Vigo WillicombelT Davies Hornby Taylor NultylTlG Hogan Aspinall Irving Ashurstv Melling Blackwood BurkelG Regan
Sun 6 Nov N.Hun (H) W(JPTR2) Burke Vigo WillicombelT SwannlT Hornby Nulty Coyle Hogan Clarke Bailey Ashurst Irving BlackwoodlT - -
Sun 13 Nov Warr (H) L09-24 (A.NlOther)lG3 Sivori Stockley Greenall Ramsdale Walsh FosterlT Smethurst Martland Gaskell Dootson O'Neill Rennox (A.N Other) (A.N Other)
Sun 20 Nov Wid (A) L(JPTQF) (A.NlOther) Sivori Stockley Greenall Ramsdale Walsh Foster Doran Martland Gaskell Dootson O'Neill Rennox Ratchford -
Sun 27 Nov N.Hun (H) L07-09 BurkelG Vigo Willicombe Swann Hornby TaylorlT Foster Bailey Clarke Wood Ashurst O'Neill Regan Nulty Hogan
Wedl30lNov Hull (A) L00-13 Burke Vigo Willicombe Swann Hornby Taylor Nulty Bailey Martland Wood Melling Dootson Blackwood - -
Sat 3 Dec Leeds (A) L10-34 BurkelG2 Vigo WillicombelT Swann Hornby Nulty Foster Bailey Martland Wood Dootson Regan MellinglT Blackwood -
Sun 11 Dec Hull (H) W31-10 FairbairnlG5 VigolT2 Willicombe SwannlT HornbylT TaylorlT2 Foster Hogan ClarkelT Bailey Ashurst Wood Melling Burke Rennox
Sun 18 Dec Dews (A) W08-05 FairbairnlG VigolT Greenall Swann Hornby TaylorlT Foster Bailey Clarke Doran Ashurst Wood Melling Blackwood -
Mon 26 Dec ST H (H) L13-24 FairbairnlG2 Vigo Willicombe SwannlT HornbylT2 Coyle Foster Hogan Clarke Bailey Ashurst Wood Melling Ramsdale Blackwood
Mon 2 Jan Warr (A) W12-10 FairbairnlG2 Vigo Willicombe Swann Hornby Taylor Foster Hogan Clarke Bailey AshurstlDG3 WoodlT Hollingsworth - -
Sat 7 Jan Brad (H) W18-07 FairbairnlG4 Vigo Willicombe Swann Hornby Taylor FosterlT Hogan Clarke Bailey AshurstlT2lDG Wood Hollingsworth Kei.O'Loughlin -
Wed 11 Jan Wid (A) L05-13 FairbairnlG2 Vigo Willicombe Swann HornbylT Taylor Foster Hogan Clarke Bailey Ashurst O'Neill Hollingsworth Kei.O'Loughlin Melling
Wed 18 Jan Salf (A) W10-00 Fairbairn Vigo WillicombelT Swann Kei.O'Loughlin Taylor FosterlT Hogan Clarke Bailey AshurstlTlDG O'Neill Hollingsworth - -
Sun 22 Jan Cas (H) W21-15 FairbairnlG3 VigolT2 WillicombelT SwannlT Hornby Kei.O'Loughlin Foster Hogan Clarke Bailey AshurstlT Wood Hollingsworth O'Neill -
Sun 29 Jan Wake (A) L06-22 Fairbairn VigolT WillicombelT Greenall Hornby Kei.O'Loughlin Foster Bailey Aspinall Wood Ashurst O'Neill Hollingsworth Coyle Melling
Sun 5 Feb HKR (A) L03-10 Fairbairn Vigo Willicombe Kei.O'Loughlin HornbylT Taylor Coyle Doran Aspinall O'Neill Ashurst Wood Hollingsworth Swann -
Sun 26 Feb DewsCl(A) W(CCR1) FairbairnlG3 Vigo Willicombe HornbylT Ramsdale Taylor Coyle Nelson AspinalllT O'NeilllT Foran Wood Hollingsworth - -
Sun 5 Mar N.Hun (A) W15-12 Swann VigolT Willicombe Hornby Ramsdale TaylorlT Coyle Nelson AspinalllT O'Neill AshurstlG3 Wood Foran Regan Hollingsworth
Sat 11 Mar Brad (H) L(CCR2) FairbairnlG2 Vigo Willicombe Swann HornbylT Taylor CoylelT Nelson Aspinall O'Neill Ashurst Wood Foran Hollingsworth -
Fri 24 Mar ST H (A) W22-17 FairbairnlG5 VigolT Willicombe Swann Hornby Taylor Coyle Nelson Aspinall WoodlT Foran ReganlT HollingsworthlT Nulty -
Mon 27 Mar Salf (H) L10-17 FairbairnlG2 Vigo Willicombe Swann Hornby Coyle Nulty Nelson Aspinall Wood Foran Regan HollingsworthlT Taylor MellinglT
Sun 2 Apr HKR (H) D23-23 Fairbairn Vigo Willicombe HornbylT2 RamsdalelT Taylor NultylG4 Nelson Clarke Wood Foran MellinglT Hollingsworth StockleylT Regan
Wed 5 Apr Bram (A) W20-09 FairbairnlG4 VigolT WillicombelT Hornby Ramsdale Taylor NultylT Nelson Clarke Regan Foran Melling HollingsworthlT - -
Sun 9 Apr Dews (H) W21-05 FairbairnlG6 Vigo Willicombev Swann Hornby Taylor Nulty Nelson Clarke Wood ForanlT Melling HollingsworthlT Foster Regan
Fri 14 Apr Cas (A) L10-34 FairbairnlG2 Vigo Willicombe Hornby Ramsdale Kei.O'Loughlin Walsh Wood Clarke ReganlT Foran Melling Hollingsworth Swann O'NeilllT
Mon 17 Apr Feath (H) W39-06 FairbairnlG6 VigolT3 Willicombe HornbylT2 RamsdalelT2 Kei.O'LoughlinlT Taylor Wood Martland O'Neill Foran Dootson HollingsworthlT Swann Regan
Sun 23 Apr Work (H) W33-13 FairbairnlG6 VigolT Willicombe Hornby RamsdalelT Kei.O'LoughlinlT2 TaylorlT Clarke Martland O'Neill ReganlT DootsonlT Hollingsworth Swann (A.N Other)
Sun 30 Apr HKR (A) L(PTR1) Willicombe Vigo Stockley Hornby Ramsdale Kei.O'Loughlin Taylor Clarke Martland O'Neill Regan Greenall Hollingsworth Aspinall Foy

Squad

Appearances

Scoring

Player

 Starts Subs Total Tries Goals Drops
Jimmy Hornby 37 - 37 19 1 -
Green Vigo 37 - 37 27 1 -
Dave Willicombe 32 - 32 9 - -
Malcolm Swann 22 8 30 4 - -
Alan Taylor 28 1 29 6 - -
Terry Hollingsworth 23 3 26 6 - -
George Fairbairn 25 - 25 1 61 2
Bill Melling 18 5 23 6 - 2
David Regan 14 8 22 7 - -
Bill Ashurst 20 - 20 7 3 6
John Wood 20 - 20 2 - -
Brian Hogan 19 1 20 1 - -
Geoff Aspinall 18 2 20 4 - 1
Jimmy Nulty 18 2 20 6 21 -
Colin Clarke 17 1 18 1 - -
Steve O'Neill 15 2 17 2 - -
Adrian Foster 14 1 15 3 - -
Alan Bailey 14 - 14 - - -
Bob Blackwood 9 5 14 2 - -
Steve Davies 12 - 12 5 - -
Dennis Ramsdale 11 1 12 4 - -
Robert Irving 11 - 11 6 - -
John Foran 10 - 10 1 - -
Bernard Coyle 8 2 10 1 - -
Keiron O'Loughlin 8 2 10 3 - -
John Burke 8 3 11 1 20 -
Nick Nelson 8 - 8 - - -
Ronnie Dootson 7 - 7 3 - -
Ray Martland 7 - 7 - - -
Alan Doran 5 1 6 - - -
Bill Francis 5 - 5 4 - -
Alan Greenall 5 - 5 - - -
Trevor Stockley 3 1 4 1 - -
Mick Rennox 2 2 4 - - -
David Walsh 3 - 3 - - -
Keith Gaskell 2 - 2 - - -
Martin Sivori 2 - 2 - - -
Peter Smethurst 1 - 1 - - -
Martin Foy - 1 1 - - -
Chris Ratchford - 1 1 - - -
A.N Others 2 3 5 - 3 -

Top Try Scorers

Player

 Tries
Green Vigo 27
Jimmy Hornby 19
Dave Willicombe 9
Bill Ashurst 7
David Regan 7
Terry Hollingsworth 6
Robert Irving 6
Bill Melling 6
Jimmy Nulty 6
Alan Taylor 6
Steve Davies 5
Geoff Aspinall 4
Bill Francis 4
Dennis Ramsdale 4
Malcolm Swann 4
Ronnie Dootson 3
Adrian Foster 3
Keiron O'Loughlin 3
Bob Blackwood 2
Steve O'Neill 2
John Wood 2
John Burke 1
Colin Clarke 1
Bernard Coyle 1
George Fairbairn 1
John Foran 1
Brian Hogan 1
Trevor Stockley 1

Top Goal Kickers

Player

 Goals
George Fairbairn 61
Jimmy Nulty 21
John Burke 20
Bill Ashurst 3
Jimmy Hornby 1
Green Vigo 1
A.N Others 3


First Division

- Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Widnes 30 24 2 4 613 241 50
2 Bradford Northern 29 21 2 6 500 291 44
3 St Helens 30 22 1 7 678 384 45
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 16 3 11 495 419 35
5 Wigan 30 17 1 12 482 435 35
6 Salford 30 16 0 14 470 446 32
7 Featherstone Rovers 29 15 2 12 443 452 32
8 Leeds 30 15 1 14 512 460 31
9 Warrington 30 15 0 15 561 367 30
10 Castleford 30 13 2 15 515 583 28
11 Workington Town 30 11 4 15 406 519 26
12 Wakefield Trinity 30 12 1 17 393 450 25
13 Hull 30 10 3 17 358 480 23
14 New Hunslet 30 11 0 19 318 518 22
15 Bramley 30 5 4 21 281 608 14
16 Dewsbury 30 2 2 26 207 589 6

*The last game was cancelled as Featherstone were on strike. Consequently Bradford Northern finished 2nd on percentages.

Hull, New Hunslet, Bramley and Dewsbury were demoted to the Second Division.

Second Division

 1 Leigh                26 21  0  5  -  538  231       42
 2 Barrow               26 21  0  5  -  521  234       42
 3 Rochdale Hornets     26 21  0  5  -  437  200       42
 4 Huddersfield         26 18  0  8  -  502  324       36
   ------------------------------------------------------
 5 York                 26 16  2  8  -  447  286       34
 6 Oldham               26 17  0  9  -  419  325       34
 7 Keighley             26 11  3 12  -  357  337       25
 8 Swinton              26 11  1 14  -  369  385       23
 9 Whitehaven           26 10  2 14  -  277  326       22
10 Huyton               26  9  2 15  -  250  352       20
11 Doncaster            26  9  0 17  -  304  528       18
12 Batley               26  5  1 20  -  233  496       11
13 Blackpool Borough    26  5  1 20  -  262  543       11
14 Halifax              26  2  0 24  -  182  531        4
                                   (R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)

Leigh, Barrow, Rochdale Hornets and Huddersfield were promoted to the First Division.






















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