16th April 1898: Wigan 13 Runcorn 0 Posted by Bilko
on December 18 2014 - 15:45
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Venue: Prescott Street, Wigan Competition: League - Lancashire Senior Competition
WiganlBacks:l
1. Edward Peet, 2. John Timoney, 3. Jimmy Walkden, 4. Percy
Jago, 5. Frank Dixon, 6. J.Dwyer, 7. Billy Halliwell
WiganlForwards:l
8. Jack Brown, 9. Jack Blackburn, 10. P.Turner, 11. Bill Yates, 12.
W.R Brown, 13. J.Hughes, 14. George Rigby, 15. W.McCarthy
WiganlTries:l
John Timoney 2, Jack Blackburn
WiganlGoals:l
Frank Dixon 1, George Rigby 1
Summary:l
The end of the season match saw Wigan win comfortably.
Frank Dixon made it 2-0 with a drop goal and that proved to be the only
score of the first half. Later good work from Dwyer and Dixon sent John
Timoney over for a try for 5-0 and he quickly scored a second for 8-0. The
win was wrapped up by Jack Blackburn's try converted by George Rigby for a
13-0 win.
Final Top of the Table
1st Place:l
Oldham
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Played
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26
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Won
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23
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Drawn
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1
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Lost
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2
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Points:
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47
2nd Place:l
Swinton
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Played
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26
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Won
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20
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Drawn
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3
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Lost
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3
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Points:
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43
3rd Place:l
Widnes
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Played
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26
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Won
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19
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Drawn
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1
`
Lost
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6
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Points:
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39
4th Place:l
Salford
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Played
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26
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Won
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16
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Drawn
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3
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Lost
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7
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Points:
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33*
5th Place:l
Broughton
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Played
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26
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Won
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13
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Drawn
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4
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Lost
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9
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Points:
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30
6th Place:l
Wigan
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Played
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26
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Won
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11
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Drawn
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1
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Lost
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14
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Points:
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23
*Salford had two points deducted for fielding an illegible player.
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