13th November 1897: Rochdale 5 Wigan 7 Posted by Bilko
on December 17 2014 - 14:26
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Venue: Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Competition: League - Lancashire Senior Competition
WiganlBacks:l
1. John Winstanley, 2. John Timoney, 3. Percy Jago, 4. J,Dwyer,
5. Billy Rhoden, 6. Billy Halliwell, 7. J.Goodwin
WiganlForwards:l
8. Jack Brown, 9. Joe Winstanley, 10. P.Turner, 11. Bill Yates, 12.
R.Robinson, 13. Edward Peet,
14. George Rigby, 15. W.McCarthy
WiganlTries:l
George Rigby
WiganlGoals:l
Percy Jago 1, John Timoney 1
Summary:l
Rochdale went 2-0 ahead with a drop goal before going 5-0
up after an unconverted try from Wightman. But by half time Wigan had fought
back with a George Rigby try being converted by Percy Jago for 5-5 before a
John Timoney drop goal put them 7-5 ahead. No scoring occurred in the second
half.
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