Quote ="FIRSTMATCH1961"I still hopefully regard myself as a [uyoungish man [/ubut have seen Wigan in 18 cup finals and 11 as winners from 1961.[u My first game was jan 1961 [/uhome to leeds in first round replay at central park in the afternoon (no lights) when[u Eric Ashton [/uand Fairbank were sent off.'"
Youngish man
My first game was in 1959 (v Oldham), can I be 'youngish' too !!!
Wasn't Ashton sent off 'wrongly', he was the peacemaker in a punch-up and the ref picked the wrong perpetrator ?