5th September 1896: Morecambe 3 Wigan 6 Posted by Bilko
on December 15 2014 - 16:02
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Venue: Moss Lane, Morecambe Competition: League - Lancashire Senior Competition
WiganlBacks:l
1. Joe Winstanley, 2. John Timoney, 3. Percy Jago, 4. Charlie
Wilding, 5. Frank Dixon, 6. Jimmy Walkden, 7. Patterson
WiganlForwards:l
8. J.Perkins, 9. Billy Benson 10. Jack Brown, 11. Peter Green, 12. Bill
Yates, 13. J.Walsh, 14. George Rigby, 15. J.Catterall
WiganlTries:l
John Timoney
WiganlConversions:l
(None)
WiganlPenalty Goals:l
Jimmy Walkden 1
WiganlGoals from Mark:l
(None)
WiganlDrop Goals:l
(None)
Summary:l
With eight new teams joining the breakaway "Northern
Union" in it's second season, the league was split up into Lancashire and
Yorkshire sections. Morecambe were amongst the new sides, playing their
first match here against Wigan. They fell behind when John Timoney put Wigan
3-0 ahead after scoring from a lineout. Gardner scored to level the scores
at 3-3 but a penalty goal from Jimmy Walkden put Wigan back ahead 6-3. No
scoring occurred after half time.
Scoring:l
Try - 3 points. Conversion - 2 points. Drop Goal - 4 points. Penalty - 3
points. Goal from Mark - 4 points.
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