During the 1st World War the Rugby League Championship, Challenge Cup and Lancashire Cup were suspended. Wigan continued to play
a series of Friendlies during the conflict in a War Emergency League, the results were as follows.
Date |
Opposition |
Venue |
Result |
Sat 4 Sept |
Broughton Rangers |
Home |
Won 18-13 |
Tries: Smith 2, Francis. Owens. Goals:
J.Thomas 1. |
Sat 11 Sept |
Leigh |
Away |
Won 20-11 |
Tries: Atherton 2, Jim Sherrington,
Curwen. Goals: Jolley 4. |
Sat 18 Sept |
Oldham |
Home |
Won 11-0 |
Tries: Smith 2, Green. Goals: Jolley 1. |
Sat 25 Sept |
Runcorn |
Away |
Won 4-3 |
Goals: Francis 1, Jolley 1. |
Sat 2 Oct |
Rochdale Hornets |
Home |
Lost 2-11 |
Goals: Jolley 1. |
Sat 16 Oct |
St Helens Recreation |
Away |
Lost 0-18 |
No Score. |
Sat 23 Oct |
Swinton |
Away |
Lost 2-16 |
Goals: Jolley 1. |
Sat 30 Oct |
Leigh |
Home |
Lost 0-2 |
No Score. |
Sat 6 Nov |
Rochdale Hornets |
Away |
Draw 0-0 |
No Score. |
Sat 4 Dec |
Oldham |
Away |
Draw 2-2 |
Goals: Jolley 1. |
Sat 11 Dec |
St Helens Recreation |
Home |
Won 3-0 |
Try: Wilson. |
Sat 18 Dec |
St Helens |
Home |
Won 11-8 |
Tries: Curwen, O'Gara, Wilson. Goals:
Jolley 1. |
Sat 25 Dec |
Barrow |
Home |
Won 20-7 |
T: Barnes, Francis, O'Gara, Wilson. G:
Jolley 3, Litherland 1. |
Sun 26 Dec |
St Helens |
Away |
Lost 2-8 |
Goals: J.Thomas 1. |
Sat 1 Jan |
Barrow |
Away |
Lost 0-8 |
No Score. |
Sat 15 Jan |
Oldham |
Home |
Won 10-5 |
Tries: Francis, Smith. Goals: Jolley 2. |
Sat 22 Jan |
St Helens |
Away |
Won 6-0 |
Tries: Jim, Sherrington, Wilson. |
Sat 29 Jan |
Salford |
Home |
Won 9-3 |
Tries: Green, Whalley, Wilson. |
Sat 5 Feb |
Swinton |
Home |
Won 10-2 |
Tries; Johnson, Wilson. Goals: Jolley 2. |
Sat 12 Feb |
Broughton Rangers |
Away |
Won 14-12 |
Tries: Higgins, Johnson. Goals: Jolley
4. |
Sat 19 Feb |
Halifax |
Home |
Won 23-2 |
Tries: Wilson, Bradley, Higham, Seeling.
Goals: Jolley 4. |
Sat 26 Feb |
Salford |
Away |
Lost 6-7 |
Tries: Barnes, Smith. |
Sat 4 Mar |
Runcorn |
Home |
Won 34-0 |
Tries: Smith 3, Higham 2, Seeling 2,
Francis, Johnson, Joe Sherrington. Goals: Hesketh 2. |
Sat 11 Mar |
Leeds |
Away |
Lost 0-6 |
No Score. |
Sat 18 Mar |
Oldham |
Away |
Draw 0-0 |
No Score. |
Sat 25 Mar |
Rochdale Hornets |
Away |
Won 8-3 |
Tries: Seeling 3, Smith 2. Goals: Jolley
2, Litherland 1. |
Sat 1 April |
Leigh |
Home |
Won 3-0 |
Try: Seeling. |
Sat 8 April |
Halifax |
Away |
Won 10-5 |
Tries: Barnes 2. Goals: Jolley 2. |
Sat 15 Apr |
Rochdale Hornets |
Home |
Won 21-0 |
Tries: Seeling 3, Smith 2. Goals: Jolley
2, Litherland 1. |
Fri 21 April |
St Helens |
Home |
Won 29-16 |
Tries: Coldrick 2, Smith 2, Francis,
Seddon, Seeling. Goals: Jolley 2, Hesketh 1, Smith 1. |
Sat 22 April |
Huddersfield |
Home |
Won 15-10 |
Tries: Wilson 2, Bradley. Goals: Jolley
2, J.Thomas 1. |
Mon 24 Apr |
Leeds |
Home |
Won 5-3 |
Try: Melling. Goals: Jolley 1. |
Sat 29 April |
Huddersfield |
Away |
Lost 8-10 |
Tries: O'Gara, Heaton. Goals: Jolley 1. |