Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1872, the club was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, and competed in the inaugural season of the Northern Union's league championship. Since then, more than 1,100 players have appeared for the club's first team.
Jim Sullivan has made the most career appearances for Wigan, having played 774 games between 1921 and 1946. Sullivan is also the club's all-time top goal scorer (2,317) and point scorer (4,883), and holds the club record for most points scored in a single match, with 44 against Flimby & Fothergill in 1925.
The try scoring record is held by Billy Boston, who touched down 478 times for the club. Martin Offiah and Shaun Edwards share the record for most tries scored in one game, with Offiah scoring ten tries against Leeds in 1992 before Edwards repeated the feat against Swinton later that year.
List of players
[edit]The following is a list of rugby league players who have made 100 or more appearances for Wigan since the formation of the Northern Union in 1895. Appearances include all official league and cup games, but exclude friendlies. The list is ordered by date of debut, then by surname and first name.
Symbol | Meaning |
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* | Inducted into the Hall of Fame |
^ | Club record holder |
+ | Played for Wigan prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895 |
FB | Fullback | UB | Utility back |
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WG | Wing | ||
CN | Centre | ||
SO | Stand-off | ||
SH | Scrum-half | ||
PR | Prop | FW | Forward |
HK | Hooker | ||
SR | Second-row | ||
LF | Loose forward |
Name | Position | Club career | Appearances | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points | Representative | Refs |
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Jack Blackburn | FW | 1895–1900+ | 129 | 8 | 0 | — | 24 | – | |
Jack Brown | FW | 1895–1903+ | 258 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | ![]() |
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George Rigby | FW | 1895–1902+ | 188 | 15 | 2 | — | 49 | – | |
Bill Yates | FW | 1895–1902 | 162 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | ![]() |
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Reuben Collier | FW | 1896–1908 | 227 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | – | |
Harry Ball | FW | 1898–1903 | 138 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | – | |
Jack Hilton | FW | 1898–1906 | 197 | 8 | 1 | — | 26 | – | |
Joseph Topping | FW | 1900–10 | 105 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | – | |
Tom Halliwell | FW | 1900–04 | 116 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | – | |
Jimmy Blears | FW | 1901–09 | 127 | 7 | 1 | — | 23 | ![]() |
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Jack Barton | FW | 1901–09 | 213 | 15 | 1 | — | 47 | – | |
Jack Mason | FB | 1902–06 | 153 | 2 | 118 | — | 242 | – | |
Billy Anderson | SO | 1902–06 | 149 | 14 | 18 | — | 78 | ![]() |
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Fred Gleave | SO | 1903–14 | 193 | 20 | 1 | — | 62 | ![]() |
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Jim Sharrock | FB | 1903–12 | 278 | 7 | 135 | — | 291 | ![]() ![]() |
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Tom Whittaker | FW | 1903–14 | 297 | 22 | 0 | — | 66 | – | |
Jimmy Leytham | WG | 1903–11 | 280 | 258 | 267 | — | 1308 | ![]() ![]() |
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Bert Jenkins | CN | 1904–20 | 389 | 182 | 0 | — | 546 | ![]() ![]() |
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Johnny Thomas | SH | 1904–19 | 388 | 108 | 439 | — | 1202 | ![]() ![]() |
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Dick Ramsdale | FW | 1905–20 | 313 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | ![]() ![]() |
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Walter Cheetham | FW | 1906–10 | 135 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | – | |
Dick Silcock | FW | 1907–18 | 243 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | ![]() |
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Joe Miller | WG | 1907–19 | 206 | 151 | 2 | — | 457 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lance Todd | CN/WG | 1908–13 | 185 | 126 | 7 | — | 392 | ![]() |
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Charlie Seeling | LF | 1910–20 | 226 | 76 | 0 | — | 228 | ![]() |
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Percy Williams | FW | 1910–12 | 111 | 17 | 0 | — | 51 | – | |
Frank Walford | WG | 1911–24 | 129 | 48 | 8 | — | 160 | – | |
Lew Bradley | WG | 1911–14 | 106 | 117 | 0 | — | 351 | – | |
Percy Coldrick | FW | 1912–24 | 280 | 79 | 0 | — | 237 | ![]() ![]() |
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Arthur Francis | FW | 1912–19 | 130 | 41 | 44 | — | 211 | – | |
Harry Banks | FW | 1913–26 | 142 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | – | |
George Owens | SO | 1913–27 | 218 | 54 | 8 | — | 178 | ![]() |
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Syd Jerram | SH | 1914–27 | 245 | 54 | 23 | — | 208 | ![]() |
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George Hesketh | SO | 1914–22 | 114 | 22 | 19 | — | 104 | ![]() |
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Bert Webster | FW | 1918–24 | 128 | 25 | 0 | — | 75 | – | |
Ernest Shaw | FW | 1919–22 | 106 | 33 | 1 | — | 101 | ![]() |
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Danny Hurcombe | CN/SH | 1919–25 | 199 | 72 | 3 | — | 222 | ![]() ![]() |
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Tommy Howley | CN | 1920–26 | 219 | 101 | 28 | — | 359 | ![]() ![]() |
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Frederick Roffey | FW | 1920–24 | 159 | 20 | 1 | — | 62 | ![]() |
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Wilf Hodder | PR | 1921–30 | 277 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | ![]() |
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Jim Sullivan* | FB | 1921–45 | 774^ | 83 | 2317 | — | 4883^ | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Johnny Ring | WG | 1922–31 | 331 | 368 | 4 | — | 1112 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jack Price | LF | 1922–27 | 177 | 71 | 0 | — | 213 | ![]() ![]() |
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Tommy Parker | CN | 1923–30 | 240 | 113 | 0 | — | 339 | ![]() |
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Attie Van Heerden | WG | 1923–26 | 127 | 107 | 0 | — | 321 | Other Nationalities | |
George Van Rooyen | SR | 1923–28 | 178 | 26 | 0 | — | 78 | Other Nationalities | |
John Sherrington | LF | 1924–32 | 198 | 37 | 0 | — | 111 | ![]() |
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Tommy Beetham | PR | 1924–30 | 262 | 10 | 0 | — | 30 | ![]() |
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David Booysen | CN/SH | 1924–28 | 158 | 52 | 2 | — | 160 | Other Nationalities | |
Jack Bennett | HK | 1925–30 | 210 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | ![]() ![]() |
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Frank Stephens | SR | 1925–30 | 207 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | ![]() |
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Syd Abram | SH | 1926–32 | 171 | 49 | 1 | — | 149 | – | |
Roy Kinnear | CN | 1927–33 | 184 | 81 | 0 | — | 243 | ![]() |
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Lou Brown | WG | 1927–30 | 130 | 106 | 0 | — | 318 | Other Nationalities | |
Len Mason | SR | 1927–35 | 365 | 50 | 5 | — | 160 | Other Nationalities | |
Arthur Binks | SO | 1927–30 | 121 | 15 | 0 | — | 45 | ![]() |
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Hal Jones | SR | 1929–33 | 111 | 23 | 0 | — | 69 | ![]() ![]() |
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George Dixon | SR | 1929–33 | 128 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | – | |
Gwynne Davies | CN | 1930–39 | 300 | 127 | 0 | — | 381 | ![]() |
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George Bennett | SO | 1930–37 | 232 | 101 | 5 | — | 313 | ![]() |
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Jack Morley | WG | 1932–39 | 292 | 223 | 4 | — | 677 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hector Gee | SH | 1932–44 | 353 | 73 | 3 | — | 225 | – | |
Albert Davis | SR | 1933–40 | 181 | 6 | 0 | — | 18 | – | |
Gordon Innes | CN | 1933–37 | 155 | 60 | 4 | — | 188 | – | |
Harold Edwards | PR | 1933–37 | 146 | 8 | 0 | — | 24 | ![]() |
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Joe Golby | HK | 1934–38 | 182 | 10 | 0 | — | 30 | – | |
Alf Ellaby | WG | 1934–36 | 103 | 90 | 0 | — | 270 | ![]() |
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Ken Gee* | PR | 1935–54 | 559 | 54 | 508 | — | 1178 | ![]() ![]() |
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Trevor Thomas | SR | 1936–39 | 112 | 9 | 0 | — | 27 | – | |
Joe Jones | FB | 1936–43 | 113 | 7 | 41 | — | 103 | ![]() |
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George Banks | PR | 1936–48 | 246 | 14 | 0 | — | 42 | – | |
Ivor Jones | SR | 1936–45 | 106 | 34 | 3 | — | 108 | – | |
Ted Ward | CN | 1938–50, 1953 | 213 | 57 | 480 | — | 1131 | ![]() ![]() |
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Joe Egan* | HK | 1938–49 | 362 | 28 | 12 | — | 108 | ![]() ![]() |
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John Lawrenson | CN | 1938–48 | 219 | 187 | 128 | — | 817 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jackie Bowen | LF | 1939–47 | 149 | 32 | 8 | — | 112 | ![]() |
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Tommy Bradshaw | SH | 1939–51 | 302 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jack Simpson | LF | 1939–45 | 113 | 21 | 0 | — | 63 | – | |
Jack Cunliffe | UB | 1939–59 | 447 | 85 | 371 | — | 997 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jack Cayzer | SR | 1940–44 | 110 | 27 | 0 | — | 81 | – | |
Jack Maloney | FB/CN | 1940–44 | 106 | 20 | 0 | — | 60 | – | |
Martin Ryan | FB | 1940–52 | 300 | 67 | 63 | — | 327 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jack Blan | FW | 1940–47 | 184 | 40 | 1 | — | 122 | ![]() |
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Jack Fleming | SO | 1941–54 | 131 | 41 | 0 | — | 123 | – | |
Frank Barton | PR | 1941–52 | 279 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jack Hilton | FW | 1942–53 | 137 | 122 | 0 | — | 366 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ernie Ashcroft | CN | 1942–58 | 530 | 241 | 0 | — | 723 | ![]() ![]() |
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Harry Atkinson | SR | 1943–48 | 116 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | – | |
Gordon Ratcliffe | WG | 1945–53 | 212 | 185 | 0 | — | 555 | ![]() ![]() |
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Billy Blan | SR/LF | 1945–52 | 255 | 77 | 4 | — | 239 | ![]() ![]() |
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Brian Nordgren | WG | 1946–54 | 294 | 312 | 109 | — | 1154 | Other Nationalities | |
Cec Mountford | SO | 1946–50 | 210 | 70 | 55 | — | 320 | Other Nationalities | |
George Roughley | CN | 1947–53 | 123 | 40 | 0 | — | 120 | – | |
Nat Silcock, Jr. | SR | 1947–54 | 195 | 64 | 0 | — | 192 | ![]() ![]() |
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John Alty | SH | 1948–53 | 155 | 31 | 0 | — | 93 | ![]() |
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Ted Slevin | PR/SR | 1949–51 | 113 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | ![]() |
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Jack Broome | CN | 1949–56 | 215 | 59 | 0 | — | 177 | ![]() |
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Ronnie Mather | HK | 1950–57 | 211 | 11 | 0 | — | 33 | ![]() |
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Brian McTigue* | SR/PR | 1951–66 | 422 | 44 | 3 | — | 138 | ![]() |
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Harry Street | LF | 1951–55 | 163 | 32 | 0 | — | 96 | ![]() |
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Frank Collier | PR/SR | 1951–63 | 323 | 26 | 27 | — | 132 | ![]() |
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Don Platt | FB | 1953–58 | 108 | 22 | 47 | — | 160 | – | |
Norman Cherrington | SR | 1953–62 | 257 | 80 | 0 | — | 240 | ![]() ![]() |
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Billy Boston* | WG | 1953–67 | 487 | 478 | 7 | — | 1448 | ![]() |
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Dave Bolton | SO | 1954–63 | 300 | 127 | 4 | — | 389 | ![]() |
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Bill Sayer | HK | 1954–65 | 295 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | ![]() |
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Eric Ashton* | CN | 1955–68 | 497 | 231 | 448 | — | 1589 | ![]() ![]() |
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Bill Bretherton | PR | 1956–59 | 119 | 13 | 0 | — | 39 | – | |
John Barton | PR | 1956–66 | 278 | 24 | 0 | — | 72 | ![]() |
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Rees Thomas | SH | 1956–59 | 102 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 | – | |
Roy Evans | LF | 1957–65 | 282 | 34 | 0 | — | 102 | ![]() |
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Mick Sullivan | WG | 1957–60 | 125 | 84 | 0 | — | 252 | ![]() |
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Fred Griffiths | FB | 1957–62 | 161 | 43 | 663 | — | 1455 | – | |
Keith Holden | CN | 1958–67 | 152 | 58 | 0 | — | 174 | ![]() |
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Geoff Lyon | SR | 1959–69 | 328 | 73 | 0 | — | 219 | ![]() |
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Frank Carlton | WG | 1960–65 | 123 | 95 | 0 | — | 285 | ![]() |
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Frank Parr | SH | 1961–71 | 309 | 95 | 15 | — | 315 | ![]() |
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Alan Davies | CN | 1961–64 | 133 | 52 | 0 | — | 156 | ![]() |
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Trevor Lake | WG | 1962–66 | 140 | 132 | 0 | — | 396 | – | |
Colin Clarke* | HK | 1963–77 | 436 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 225 | ![]() |
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John Stephens | PR | 1963–78 | 238 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69 | ![]() |
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Laurie Gilfedder | SR/LF | 1963–67 | 143 | 17 | 384 | — | 819 | ![]() |
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Kevin O'Loughlin | U | 1964–75 | 309 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 171 | ![]() |
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Bill Francis | UB | 1964–77 | 400 | 159 | 43 | 0 | 563 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ray Ashby | FB | 1964–67 | 124 | 10 | 1 | — | 32 | ![]() |
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Cliff Hill | SO/CN | 1964–70 | 192 | 57 | 0 | — | 171 | ![]() |
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Danny Gardiner | PR | 1965–68 | 149 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | ![]() |
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Peter Rowe | CN | 1966–73 | 218 | 55 | 0 | — | 165 | ![]() |
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Colin Tyrer | FB | 1967–74 | 248 | 88 | 813 | 0 | 1890 | ![]() |
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Doug Laughton | LF | 1967–72 | 185 | 38 | 0 | — | 114 | ![]() |
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Geoff Fletcher | PR | 1967–74 | 143 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ![]() |
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Dave Hill | SO/CN | 1967–76 | 329 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 369 | ![]() |
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Bill Ashurst | CN/SR | 1968–73, 1977–78 | 186 | 74 | 146 | 6 | 520 | ![]() |
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Brian Hogan | SR | 1968–77 | 207 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 | ![]() |
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Stuart Wright | WG | 1969–75 | 173 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 309 | ![]() |
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Eddie Cunningham | SR | 1969–74 | 107 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 135 | ![]() |
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David Robinson | SR | 1970–74 | 147 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | ![]() |
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Keiron O'Loughlin | UB | 1970–79 | 260 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 279 | ![]() |
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Warren Ayres | SH | 1970–73 | 131 | 64 | 6 | — | 204 | – | |
Dennis Ashcroft | PR | 1971–76 | 141 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | – | |
Terry Hollingsworth | UF | 1971–80 | 171 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 78 | – | |
Jim Nulty | SH | 1972–77 | 185 | 41 | 90 | 9 | 312 | ![]() |
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Billy Melling | SR | 1972–81 | 177 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 123 | ![]() |
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Bernard Coyle, Jr. | SH | 1973–80 | 134 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 96 | – | |
Green Vigo | WG | 1973–80 | 168 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 260 | Other Nationalities | |
Robert Irving | SR | 1973–77 | 154 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ![]() |
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Jimmy Hornby | WG | 1973–82 | 201 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 267 | ![]() |
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David Willicombe | CN | 1974–80 | 119 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 120 | ![]() ![]() |
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George Fairbairn | FB | 1974–80 | 207 | 30 | 583 | 11 | 1267 | ![]() ![]() |
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Dennis Ramsdale | WG | 1976–84 | 194 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 199 | – | |
Steve O'Neill | PR | 1976–81 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | ![]() |
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Nicky Kiss | HK | 1978–89 | 260 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 134 | ![]() |
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Martin Foy | SO | 1979–83 | 115 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 103 | ![]() |
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John Pendlebury | LF | 1979–84 | 122 | 29 | 45 | 1 | 182 | – | |
Danny Campbell | PR | 1979–85 | 145 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | – | |
Mick Scott | SR | 1981–84 | 125 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | – | |
Henderson Gill | WG | 1981–89 | 226 | 145 | 106 | 0 | 762 | ![]() ![]() |
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Colin Whitfield | FB/CN | 1981–85 | 149 | 46 | 379 | 13 | 937 | ![]() |
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Shaun Wane | PR | 1982–90 | 149 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ![]() |
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David Stephenson | CN | 1982–87 | 214 | 71 | 286 | 6 | 845 | ![]() |
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Graeme West | SR/PR | 1982–90 | 202 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 189 | ![]() |
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Brian Case | PR | 1983–88 | 197 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ![]() |
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Shaun Edwards* | SO/SH | 1983–97 | 466 | 274 | 23 | 4 | 1146 | ![]() ![]() |
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Steve Hampson | FB | 1983–93 | 304 | 55 | 48 | 3 | 319 | ![]() |
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Ian Potter | SR | 1984–88 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ![]() |
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Martin Dermott | HK | 1985–96 | 231 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 87 | ![]() |
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Ian Lucas | PR | 1985–92 | 178 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ![]() |
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Andy Goodway | SR/LF | 1985–92 | 224 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 316 | ![]() |
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Ellery Hanley* | SO/LF | 1985–90 | 204 | 189 | 9 | 2 | 776 | ![]() |
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Joe Lydon | UB | 1986–94 | 262 | 89 | 283 | 16 | 938 | ![]() |
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Dean Bell* | CN | 1986–94 | 253 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 384 | ![]() |
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Ian Gildart | SR | 1987–94 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ![]() |
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Andy Gregory* | SH | 1987–91 | 182 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 118 | ![]() |
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Denis Betts | SR | 1987–95, 1998–2001 | 367 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 518 | ![]() |
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Ged Byrne | UB | 1987–90 | 107 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ![]() |
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Kevin Iro | CN | 1987–90 | 100 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 312 | ![]() |
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Andy Platt | PR | 1988–94 | 200 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ![]() |
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Phil Clarke | LF | 1989–95 | 154 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | ![]() ![]() |
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Frano Botica* | SO/WG | 1990–95 | 180 | 66 | 827 | 13 | 1931 | ![]() |
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Kelvin Skerrett | PR | 1990–96 | 176 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ![]() ![]() |
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Sam Panapa | UB | 1991–94 | 119 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 180 | – | |
Neil Cowie | PR | 1991–2001 | 330 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 137 | ![]() ![]() |
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Andy Farrell* | LF | 1991–2005 | 370 | 111 | 1336 | 19 | 3135 | ![]() ![]() |
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Martin Offiah* | WG | 1992–96 | 159 | 186 | 1 | 3 | 749 | ![]() ![]() |
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Mick Cassidy | SR | 1992–2004 | 368 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 208 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Jason Robinson | WG | 1992–2000 | 281 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 685 | ![]() ![]() |
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Martin Hall | HK | 1993–97 | 141 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 153 | ![]() |
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Gary Connolly | CN | 1993–2002, 2004 | 313 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 560 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Kris Radlinski* | FB | 1993–2006 | 323 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 734 | ![]() ![]() |
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Simon Haughton | SR | 1993–2002 | 174 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 220 | ![]() ![]() |
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Va'aiga Tuigamala | CN/WG | 1994–97 | 102 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 254 | ![]() |
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Henry Paul | SO | 1994–98 | 147 | 78 | 119 | 0 | 550 | ![]() |
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Terry O'Connor | PR | 1994–2004 | 306 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ![]() ![]() |
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Paul Johnson | CN/SR | 1995–2003 | 133 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 224 | ![]() |
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Mark Smith | HK | 1999–2004 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | – | |
Brett Dallas | WG | 2000–06 | 177 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 428 | – | |
Terry Newton | HK | 2000–05 | 186 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 292 | ![]() ![]() |
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David Hodgson | CN/WG | 2000–04 | 117 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | ![]() |
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Adrian Lam | SH | 2001–04 | 119 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 188 | – | |
Martin Aspinwall | CN | 2001–05 | 109 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 132 | ![]() |
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Brian Carney | WG | 2001–05 | 111 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 194 | ![]() |
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Stephen Wild | CN/SR | 2001–05 | 100 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 120 | ![]() ![]() |
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Sean O'Loughlin* | LF | 2002–20 | 459 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 360 | ![]() ![]() |
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Danny Tickle | SR | 2002–06 | 141 | 34 | 217 | 2 | 572 | ![]() |
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Gareth Hock | SR | 2003–12 | 191 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | ![]() ![]() |
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Harrison Hansen | SR | 2004–13 | 242 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 172 | ![]() ![]() |
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Paul Prescott | PR | 2004–13 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ![]() |
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Joel Tomkins | SR/CN | 2005–11, 2014–18 | 236 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 260 | ![]() |
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Darrell Goulding | CN | 2005–14 | 174 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 288 | ![]() |
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Iafeta Paleaaesina | PR | 2006–10 | 145 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ![]() |
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Pat Richards | WG | 2006–13 | 224 | 168 | 896 | 4 | 2468 | ![]() |
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Stuart Fielden | PR | 2006–12 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ![]() ![]() |
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Phil Bailey | CN/SR | 2007–10 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | – | |
Thomas Leuluai | SH | 2007–12, 2017–22 | 327 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 297 | ![]() |
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Michael McIlorum | HK | 2007–17 | 241 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ![]() ![]() |
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George Carmont | CN | 2008–12 | 154 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 320 | ![]() |
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Andy Coley | PR | 2008–11 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | – | |
Lee Mossop | PR | 2008–13, 2015–16 | 165 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ![]() |
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Sam Tomkins | FB | 2008–13, 2016–18 | 213 | 168 | 137 | 10 | 956 | ![]() |
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Josh Charnley | WG | 2010–16 | 173 | 164 | 103 | 0 | 862 | ![]() |
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Liam Farrell | SR/LF | 2010– | 321 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 520 | ![]() |
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Dom Crosby | PR | 2012–16 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | – | |
Matty Smith | SH | 2012–16 | 139 | 22 | 304 | 25 | 721 | ![]() |
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Anthony Gelling | CN | 2012–17 | 115 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 208 | ![]() |
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Ben Flower | PR | 2012–20 | 184 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ![]() |
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Sam Powell | HK | 2012– | 250 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 188 | ![]() |
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Joe Burgess | WG | 2013–15, 2017–20 | 129 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 428 | ![]() |
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George Williams | SO | 2013–19 | 179 | 61 | 70 | 1 | 385 | ![]() |
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Dan Sarginson | CN | 2014–16, 2018–19 | 125 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 140 | ![]() |
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John Bateman | SR | 2014–18, 2021–22 | 174 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 160 | ![]() |
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Ryan Sutton | PR | 2014–18 | 118 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | – | |
Tony Clubb | PR | 2014–21 | 165 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | – | |
Taulima Tautai | PR | 2015–19 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | – | |
Oliver Gildart | CN | 2015–21 | 143 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 260 | ![]() |
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Willie Isa | SR | 2016– | 190 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | – | |
Liam Marshall | WG | 2017– | 122 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 400 | – | |
Morgan Smithies | LF | 2019– | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ![]() |
Historically notable players
[edit]Hall of Fame
[edit]Name | Nationality | Year of induction |
Ref. |
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Billy Boston | ![]() |
1998 | [1] |
Shaun Edwards | ![]() |
1998 | [1] |
Dean Bell | ![]() |
2007 | [2] |
Ellery Hanley | ![]() |
2007 | [3] |
Frano Botica | ![]() |
2016 | [4] |
Colin Clarke | ![]() |
2016 | [4] |
Martin Offiah | ![]() |
2016 | [4] |
Sean O'Loughlin | ![]() |
2020 | [5] [a] |
Kris Radlinski | ![]() |
2020 | [6] |
Vicky Molyneux | ![]() |
2023 | [7] [b] |
Eric Ashton | ![]() |
? | |
Joe Egan | ![]() |
? | |
Andy Farrell | ![]() |
? | |
Ken Gee | ![]() |
? | |
Andy Gregory | ![]() |
? | |
Brian McTigue | ![]() |
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Jim Sullivan | ![]() |
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Source: [8] |
Player of the Year
[edit]Captains
[edit](Super League era)
Player | Year | Nation |
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Andy Farrell | 1996–2004 | ![]() |
Terry Newton | 2005 | ![]() |
Sean O'Loughlin | 2006–2020 | ![]() |
Thomas Leuluai | 2021–2022 | ![]() |
Liam Farrell | 2023–present | ![]() |
Testimonials
[edit]Once players have been at a club for a certain length of time (usually ten years), they may be offered a friendly game celebrating their time at the club, known as a testimonial match. This is a list of players who have received testimonials from Wigan RLFC, in ascending chronological order with respect to when they received it.
- Brian McTigue (1960)
- David Bolton (1964)
- Colin Clarke (1973)
- Dennis Ramsdale (1985)
- Nicholas "Nicky" Kiss (1988)
- Shaun Edwards (OBE) (1993)
- Graeme West (1994)
- Mick Cassidy (2000)
- Andy Farrell (OBE) (2002)
- Denis Betts (2003)
- Terry O'Connor (2004)
- Kris Radlinski (MBE) (2006)
- Sean O'Loughlin (2012)
- Paul Prescott (2014)
- Michael McIlorum (2017)
Team of the Decade
[edit]In 2005 during the tenth season of the current Super League championship format, the fans of Wigan RLFC voted for their best thirteen players of the 'Nighties' and the 'Naughties', called the Team of the Decade. This is a list of the ballot's resulting thirteen players.[16]
No. | Player name | Position | Years at club |
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1 | Kris Radlinski (MBE) | Fullback | 1993–2006 |
2 | Jason Robinson (OBE) | Wing | 1992–2000 |
3 | Va'aiga Tuigamala (MNZM) | Centre | 1993–1996 |
4 | Gary Connolly | Centre | 1992–2002, 2004 |
5 | Martin Offiah (MBE) | Wing | 1991–1996 |
6 | Henry Paul | Five-eighth | 1994–1998 |
7 | Shaun Edwards (OBE) | Halfback | 1983–1996 |
8 | Craig Smith | Prop | 2002–2004 |
9 | Terry Newton | Hooker | 2000–2005 |
10 | Terry O'Connor | Prop | 1994–2004 |
11 | Denis Betts | Second-row | 1986–1995, 1998–2001 |
12 | Mick Cassidy | Second-row | 1990–2004 |
13 | Andy Farrell (OBE) | Lock | 1991–2004 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ceremony held in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- ^ First Wigan Warriors Women player
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