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11th January 1896: Wigan 8 Leigh 0
Posted by Bilko on December 14 2014 - 22:44
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Wigan 8 Leigh 0 - Saturday 11th January 1896
Venue: Prescott Street, Wigan
Competition: League

WiganlBacks:l 1. John Winstanley, 2. Teddy Flowers, 3. Charlie Wilding, 4. Percy Jago, 5. Duncan Lamonby, 6. Billy Halliwell, 7. Peter Foster
WiganlForwards:l 8. J.Perkins, 9. Billy Benson, 10. Jack Brown, 11. Elijah Prescott, 12. Bill Yates, 13. Billy Unsworth, 14. George Rigby, 15. E.Webster

WiganlTries:l

 Bill Yates

WiganlConversions:l

 Elijah Prescott 1

WiganlPenalty Goals:l

 Elijah Prescott 1

WiganlGoals from Mark:l

 (None)

WiganlDrop Goals:l

 (None)

Summary:l

Leigh pressed heavily from the start but Wigan took a 3-0 lead after a penalty goal was kicked by Elijah Prescott. That lead held until half time. Leigh then went down to 12 men early in the second half after they lost a player to a shoulder injury. Wigan took advantage to find a try from Bill Yates being converted by Prescott, completing the 8-0 win.

Scoring:l Try - 3 points. Conversion - 2 points. Drop Goal - 4 points. Penalty - 3 points. Goal from Mark - 4 points.

Top of Table After This Match
1st Place:l Manningham - Played - 23 - Won - 18 - Drawn - 0 ` Lost - 5 - Points: - 36
2nd Place:l Halifax - Played - 22 - Won - 16 - Drawn - 1 ` Lost - 5 - Points: - 33
3rd Place:l Brighouse - Played - 23 - Won - 13 - Drawn - 6 ` Lost - 4 - Points: - 32
4th Place:l Oldham - Played - 23 - Won - 15 - Drawn - 2 ` Lost - 6 - Points: - 32
5th Place:l

Runcorn

 - Played - 22 - Won - 11 - Drawn - 7 ` Lost - 4 - Points: - 29
6th Place:l

Wigan

 - Played - 22 - Won - 10 - Drawn - 7 ` Lost - 5 - Points: - 27

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