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.

Wigan Final League Position: 4th in War Emergency League
War League Champions: Dewsbury

1915-1916 War Emergency League

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.