Wigan Album
Wigan Rugby Players
23 CommentsPhoto: Scholes Malc
Item #: 19623
I can spot John Stephens (like you I'm not sure if he was still at Wigan or had moved on to St. Helens), Chris Hesketh (Wigan or Salford) and Geoff 'Piggy' Fletcher (pretty sure he was in the same Wigan side as Laughton.
Parry Gordon (front left) and George Nicholls
2nd from the left back row looks like Tony Karalius.
1934 - thats 'Daz' Davies
Front Right is it Billy Benyon ?
Is that not a former Saints winger (Jones I think) on the right of Doug Laughton?
correct jct & broady - Les Jones always seeemed to score an interception against Wigan
sign of the times all smartly dressed in collar and ties. me and my mates used to go religously to friday night games, then straight up town on the beer and a chippy in wallgate on the way home to poolstock,great days.
and theres a Lance Todd trophy winner on there who nobody has mentioned yet!
"1934 - thats 'Daz' Davies"
I wern't far off Malc lol!
Front row the first man seated on the left I think thats Ray Dutton the ex Widnes and Whitehaven full back
Is it Derek Whitehead next to Parry Gordon?
1934 your are correct – its Ray Dutton Lance Todd Trophy in Widnes’s 14-7 victory over Warrington in the 1975 Challenge Cup final
You'd have thought they would have put Daz on the front row! He looks out of place with them big forwards! 4th from the left back row is that Mick Murphy? Also who is the guy extreme right back row and the last man seated extreme right front row? He does look familiar but I can't put a name to him
To the right of GEOFF FLETCHER is BOB WELDING,Leigh Second Row
correct Andy H
come on gents – only two to name!
back row – extreme left
front row – inbetween Les Jones and Billy Benyon
apologies - back row I meant extreme right!!
We seem to be missing a Hooker and a winger if that's any help.
good elimination broady
hooker - I'll plump for Taylor from Oldham back row on right
winger - no idea! who is this man?
MISSING PLAYERS -TOP RIGHT -TAYLOR[OLDHAM HOOKER] ------------ BOTTOM RIGHT - MURRAY[BARROW WINGER] -SUBS THAT DAY [NOT ON PHOTO-EDDIE TEES -BARROW]- BRIAN HOGAN[WIGAN]--------- LANCASHIRE 14 YORKSHIRE 12 SEPT 3RD 1969 AT SALFORD'
MISSING PLAYERS -TOP RIGHT -TAYLOR [OLDHAM HOOKER]-------------FRONT ROW -SECOND FROM RIGHT -MURRAY[BARROW WINGER] ---------SUBS THAT DAY- [NOT ON PHOTO -EDDIE TEES[BARROW]-HOGAN[WIGAN]
Next to Parry Gordon second from left front row is Ray Dutton the Widnes full back
Just out of interest,the Yorkshire team that day was --
1A.Keegan[Hull] 2A.Smith[Leeds]3S.Hynes[Leeds]4 Burwell[HullKR] 5W.Francis(Wigan) 6R.Millward ( CAS)
7K.Hepworth(Cas)8D.Hartley(CAS) 9C.Dickinson(CAS)
10 Macklin (Hull) 11P.Lowe (HULL Kr)12Lockwood (CAS)
13 Batten(Leeds)--Subs- Edwards(Cas),Morgan(Featherstone)
Sorry, My Mistake, Roger Millward's club was Hull KR and
not Castleford.