11th January 1896: Wigan 8 Leigh 0 Posted by Bilko
on December 14 2014 - 22:44
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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.
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