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.
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 |
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 | Lancashire | |
George Rigby | FW | 1895–1902+ | 188 | 15 | 2 | — | 49 | – | |
Bill Yates | FW | 1895–1902 | 162 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | Lancashire | |
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 | Lancashire | |
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 | Lancashire | |
Fred Gleave | SO | 1903–14 | 193 | 20 | 1 | — | 62 | England | |
Jim Sharrock | FB | 1903–12 | 278 | 7 | 135 | — | 291 | England / Great Britain | |
Tom Whittaker | FW | 1903–14 | 297 | 22 | 0 | — | 66 | – | |
Jimmy Leytham | WG | 1903–11 | 280 | 258 | 267 | — | 1308 | England / Great Britain | |
Bert Jenkins | CN | 1904–20 | 389 | 182 | 0 | — | 546 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Johnny Thomas | SH | 1904–19 | 388 | 108 | 439 | — | 1202 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Dick Ramsdale | FW | 1905–20 | 313 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | England / Great Britain | |
Walter Cheetham | FW | 1906–10 | 135 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | – | |
Dick Silcock | FW | 1907–18 | 243 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | Great Britain | |
Joe Miller | WG | 1907–19 | 206 | 151 | 2 | — | 457 | England / Great Britain | |
Lance Todd | CN/WG | 1908–13 | 185 | 126 | 7 | — | 392 | Lancashire | |
Charlie Seeling | LF | 1910–20 | 226 | 76 | 0 | — | 228 | Lancashire | |
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 | Wales / Great Britain | |
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 | Wales | |
Syd Jerram | SH | 1914–27 | 245 | 54 | 23 | — | 208 | Wales | |
George Hesketh | SO | 1914–22 | 114 | 22 | 19 | — | 104 | Lancashire | |
Bert Webster | FW | 1918–24 | 128 | 25 | 0 | — | 75 | – | |
Ernest Shaw | FW | 1919–22 | 106 | 33 | 1 | — | 101 | England | |
Danny Hurcombe | CN/SH | 1919–25 | 199 | 72 | 3 | — | 222 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Tommy Howley | CN | 1920–26 | 219 | 101 | 28 | — | 359 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Frederick Roffey | FW | 1920–24 | 159 | 20 | 1 | — | 62 | Wales | |
Wilf Hodder | PR | 1921–30 | 277 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | Wales | |
Jim Sullivan * | FB | 1921–45 | 774^ | 83 | 2317 | — | 4883^ | England / Wales / Great Britain | |
Johnny Ring | WG | 1922–31 | 331 | 368 | 4 | — | 1112 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Jack Price | LF | 1922–27 | 177 | 71 | 0 | — | 213 | England / Great Britain | |
Tommy Parker | CN | 1923–30 | 240 | 113 | 0 | — | 339 | Wales | |
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 | Lancashire | |
Tommy Beetham | PR | 1924–30 | 262 | 10 | 0 | — | 30 | Cumberland | |
David Booysen | CN/SH | 1924–28 | 158 | 52 | 2 | — | 160 | Other Nationalities | |
Jack Bennett | HK | 1925–30 | 210 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | England / Great Britain | |
Frank Stephens | SR | 1925–30 | 207 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | Wales | |
Syd Abram | SH | 1926–32 | 171 | 49 | 1 | — | 149 | – | |
Roy Kinnear | CN | 1927–33 | 184 | 81 | 0 | — | 243 | Great Britain | |
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 | England | |
Hal Jones | SR | 1929–33 | 111 | 23 | 0 | — | 69 | Glamorgan and Monmouthshire | |
George Dixon | SR | 1929–33 | 128 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 | – | |
Gwynne Davies | CN | 1930–39 | 300 | 127 | 0 | — | 381 | Wales | |
George Bennett | SO | 1930–37 | 232 | 101 | 5 | — | 313 | Wales | |
Jack Morley | WG | 1932–39 | 292 | 223 | 4 | — | 677 | England / Wales / Great Britain | |
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 | Wales | |
Joe Golby | HK | 1934–38 | 182 | 10 | 0 | — | 30 | – | |
Alf Ellaby | WG | 1934–36 | 103 | 90 | 0 | — | 270 | Lancashire | |
Ken Gee * | PR | 1935–54 | 559 | 54 | 508 | — | 1178 | England / Great Britain | |
Trevor Thomas | SR | 1936–39 | 112 | 9 | 0 | — | 27 | – | |
Joe Jones | FB | 1936–43 | 113 | 7 | 41 | — | 103 | Wales | |
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 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Joe Egan * | HK | 1938–49 | 362 | 28 | 12 | — | 108 | England / Great Britain | |
John Lawrenson | CN | 1938–48 | 219 | 187 | 128 | — | 817 | England / Great Britain | |
Jackie Bowen | LF | 1939–47 | 149 | 32 | 8 | — | 112 | Wales | |
Tommy Bradshaw | SH | 1939–51 | 302 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | England / Great Britain | |
Jack Simpson | LF | 1939–45 | 113 | 21 | 0 | — | 63 | – | |
Jack Cunliffe | UB | 1939–59 | 447 | 85 | 371 | — | 997 | England / Great Britain | |
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 | England / Great Britain | |
Jack Blan | FW | 1940–47 | 184 | 40 | 1 | — | 122 | Lancashire | |
Jack Fleming | SO | 1941–54 | 131 | 41 | 0 | — | 123 | – | |
Frank Barton | PR | 1941–52 | 279 | 35 | 0 | — | 105 | England / Great Britain | |
Jack Hilton | FW | 1942–53 | 137 | 122 | 0 | — | 366 | England / Great Britain | |
Ernie Ashcroft | CN | 1942–58 | 530 | 241 | 0 | — | 723 | England / Great Britain | |
Harry Atkinson | SR | 1943–48 | 116 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | – | |
Gordon Ratcliffe | WG | 1945–53 | 212 | 185 | 0 | — | 555 | England / Great Britain | |
Billy Blan | SR/LF | 1945–52 | 255 | 77 | 4 | — | 239 | England / Great Britain | |
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 | England / Great Britain | |
John Alty | SH | 1948–53 | 155 | 31 | 0 | — | 93 | Lancashire | |
Ted Slevin | PR/SR | 1949–51 | 113 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | England | |
Jack Broome | CN | 1949–56 | 215 | 59 | 0 | — | 177 | England | |
Ronnie Mather | HK | 1950–57 | 211 | 11 | 0 | — | 33 | Lancashire | |
Brian McTigue * | SR/PR | 1951–66 | 422 | 44 | 3 | — | 138 | Great Britain | |
Harry Street | LF | 1951–55 | 163 | 32 | 0 | — | 96 | England | |
Frank Collier | PR/SR | 1951–63 | 323 | 26 | 27 | — | 132 | Great Britain | |
Don Platt | FB | 1953–58 | 108 | 22 | 47 | — | 160 | – | |
Norman Cherrington | SR | 1953–62 | 257 | 80 | 0 | — | 240 | England / Great Britain | |
Billy Boston * | WG | 1953–67 | 487 | 478 | 7 | — | 1448 | Great Britain | |
Dave Bolton | SO | 1954–63 | 300 | 127 | 4 | — | 389 | Great Britain | |
Bill Sayer | HK | 1954–65 | 295 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | Great Britain | |
Eric Ashton * | CN | 1955–68 | 497 | 231 | 448 | — | 1589 | England / Great Britain | |
Bill Bretherton | PR | 1956–59 | 119 | 13 | 0 | — | 39 | – | |
John Barton | PR | 1956–66 | 278 | 24 | 0 | — | 72 | Great Britain | |
Rees Thomas | SH | 1956–59 | 102 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 | – | |
Roy Evans | LF | 1957–65 | 282 | 34 | 0 | — | 102 | Great Britain | |
Mick Sullivan | WG | 1957–60 | 125 | 84 | 0 | — | 252 | Great Britain | |
Fred Griffiths | FB | 1957–62 | 161 | 43 | 663 | — | 1455 | – | |
Keith Holden | CN | 1958–67 | 152 | 58 | 0 | — | 174 | Lancashire | |
Geoff Lyon | SR | 1959–69 | 328 | 73 | 0 | — | 219 | Lancashire | |
Frank Carlton | WG | 1960–65 | 123 | 95 | 0 | — | 285 | Great Britain | |
Frank Parr | SH | 1961–71 | 309 | 95 | 15 | — | 315 | Lancashire | |
Alan Davies | CN | 1961–64 | 133 | 52 | 0 | — | 156 | Lancashire | |
Trevor Lake | WG | 1962–66 | 140 | 132 | 0 | — | 396 | – | |
Colin Clarke * | HK | 1963–77 | 436 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 225 | Great Britain | |
John Stephens | PR | 1963–78 | 238 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69 | England | |
Laurie Gilfedder | SR/LF | 1963–67 | 143 | 17 | 384 | — | 819 | Lancashire | |
Kevin O'Loughlin | U | 1964–75 | 309 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 171 | Great Britain under-24 | |
Bill Francis | UB | 1964–77 | 400 | 159 | 43 | 0 | 563 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Ray Ashby | FB | 1964–67 | 124 | 10 | 1 | — | 32 | Great Britain | |
Cliff Hill | SO/CN | 1964–70 | 192 | 57 | 0 | — | 171 | Great Britain | |
Danny Gardiner | PR | 1965–68 | 149 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | Great Britain | |
Peter Rowe | CN | 1966–73 | 218 | 55 | 0 | — | 165 | Wales | |
Colin Tyrer | FB | 1967–74 | 248 | 88 | 813 | 0 | 1890 | Lancashire | |
Doug Laughton | LF | 1967–72 | 185 | 38 | 0 | — | 114 | Great Britain | |
Geoff Fletcher | PR | 1967–74 | 143 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Lancashire | |
Dave Hill | SO/CN | 1967–76 | 329 | 113 | 15 | 0 | 369 | Great Britain | |
Bill Ashurst | CN/SR | 1968–73, 1977–78 | 186 | 74 | 146 | 6 | 520 | Great Britain | |
Brian Hogan | SR | 1968–77 | 207 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 | England | |
Stuart Wright | WG | 1969–75 | 173 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 309 | England | |
Eddie Cunningham | SR | 1969–74 | 107 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 135 | Lancashire | |
David Robinson | SR | 1970–74 | 147 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | Great Britain | |
Keiron O'Loughlin | UB | 1970–79 | 260 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 279 | Lancashire | |
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 | Great Britain under-24 | |
Billy Melling | SR | 1972–81 | 177 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 123 | Lancashire | |
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 | England | |
Jimmy Hornby | WG | 1973–82 | 201 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 267 | Great Britain under-24 | |
David Willicombe | CN | 1974–80 | 119 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 120 | Wales / Great Britain | |
George Fairbairn | FB | 1974–80 | 207 | 30 | 583 | 11 | 1267 | England / Great Britain | |
Dennis Ramsdale | WG | 1976–84 | 194 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 199 | – | |
Steve O'Neill | PR | 1976–81 | 124 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | England | |
Nicky Kiss | HK | 1978–89 | 260 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 134 | Great Britain | |
Martin Foy | SO | 1979–83 | 115 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 103 | Lancashire | |
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 | England / Great Britain | |
Colin Whitfield | FB/CN | 1981–85 | 149 | 46 | 379 | 13 | 937 | Lancashire | |
Shaun Wane | PR | 1982–90 | 149 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 43 | Great Britain | |
David Stephenson | CN | 1982–87 | 214 | 71 | 286 | 6 | 845 | Great Britain | |
Graeme West | SR/PR | 1982–90 | 202 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 189 | New Zealand | |
Brian Case | PR | 1983–88 | 197 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Great Britain | |
Shaun Edwards * | SO/SH | 1983–97 | 466 | 274 | 23 | 4 | 1146 | England / Great Britain | |
Steve Hampson | FB | 1983–93 | 304 | 55 | 48 | 3 | 319 | Great Britain | |
Ian Potter | SR | 1984–88 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Great Britain | |
Martin Dermott | HK | 1985–96 | 231 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 87 | Great Britain | |
Ian Lucas | PR | 1985–92 | 178 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Great Britain | |
Andy Goodway | SR/LF | 1985–92 | 224 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 316 | Great Britain | |
Ellery Hanley * | SO/LF | 1985–90 | 204 | 189 | 9 | 2 | 776 | Great Britain | |
Joe Lydon | UB | 1986–94 | 262 | 89 | 283 | 16 | 938 | Great Britain | |
Dean Bell * | CN | 1986–94 | 253 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 384 | New Zealand | |
Ian Gildart | SR | 1987–94 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Great Britain under-21 | |
Andy Gregory * | SH | 1987–91 | 182 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 118 | Great Britain | |
Denis Betts | SR | 1987–95, 1998–2001 | 367 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 518 | Great Britain | |
Ged Byrne | UB | 1987–90 | 107 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Lancashire | |
Kevin Iro | CN | 1987–90 | 100 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 312 | New Zealand | |
Andy Platt | PR | 1988–94 | 200 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | Great Britain | |
Phil Clarke | LF | 1989–95 | 154 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | England / Great Britain | |
Frano Botica * | SO/WG | 1990–95 | 180 | 66 | 827 | 13 | 1931 | New Zealand | |
Kelvin Skerrett | PR | 1990–96 | 176 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Sam Panapa | UB | 1991–94 | 119 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 180 | – | |
Neil Cowie | PR | 1991–2001 | 330 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 137 | Wales / Great Britain | |
Andy Farrell * | LF | 1991–2005 | 370 | 111 | 1336 | 19 | 3135 | England / Great Britain | |
Martin Offiah * | WG | 1992–96 | 159 | 186 | 1 | 3 | 749 | England / Great Britain | |
Mick Cassidy | SR | 1992–2004 | 368 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 208 | England / Ireland / Great Britain | |
Jason Robinson | WG | 1992–2000 | 281 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 685 | England / Great Britain | |
Martin Hall | HK | 1993–97 | 141 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 153 | Wales | |
Gary Connolly | CN | 1993–2002, 2004 | 313 | 137 | 6 | 0 | 560 | England / Ireland / Great Britain | |
Kris Radlinski * | FB | 1993–2006 | 323 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 734 | England / Great Britain | |
Simon Haughton | SR | 1993–2002 | 174 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 220 | England / Great Britain | |
Va'aiga Tuigamala | CN/WG | 1994–97 | 102 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 254 | Samoa | |
Henry Paul | SO | 1994–98 | 147 | 78 | 119 | 0 | 550 | New Zealand | |
Terry O'Connor | PR | 1994–2004 | 306 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | Ireland / Great Britain | |
Paul Johnson | CN/SR | 1995–2003 | 133 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 224 | Great Britain | |
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 | England / Great Britain | |
David Hodgson | CN/WG | 2000–04 | 117 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | Great Britain | |
Adrian Lam | SH | 2001–04 | 119 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 188 | – | |
Martin Aspinwall | CN | 2001–05 | 109 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 132 | England A | |
Brian Carney | WG | 2001–05 | 111 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 194 | Great Britain | |
Stephen Wild | CN/SR | 2001–05 | 100 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 120 | England / Great Britain | |
Sean O'Loughlin * | LF | 2002–20 | 459 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 360 | England / Great Britain | |
Danny Tickle | SR | 2002–06 | 141 | 34 | 217 | 2 | 572 | England A | |
Gareth Hock | SR | 2003–12 | 191 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 192 | England / Great Britain | |
Harrison Hansen | SR | 2004–13 | 242 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 172 | New Zealand / Samoa | |
Paul Prescott | PR | 2004–13 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Ireland | |
Joel Tomkins | SR/CN | 2005–11, 2014–18 | 236 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 260 | England | |
Darrell Goulding | CN | 2005–14 | 174 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 288 | England | |
Iafeta Paleaaesina | PR | 2006–10 | 145 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | New Zealand | |
Pat Richards | WG | 2006–13 | 224 | 168 | 896 | 4 | 2468 | Ireland | |
Stuart Fielden | PR | 2006–12 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | England / Great Britain | |
Phil Bailey | CN/SR | 2007–10 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | – | |
Thomas Leuluai | SH | 2007–12, 2017–22 | 327 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 297 | New Zealand | |
Michael McIlorum | HK | 2007–17 | 241 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 96 | England / Ireland | |
George Carmont | CN | 2008–12 | 154 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 320 | Samoa | |
Andy Coley | PR | 2008–11 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | – | |
Lee Mossop | PR | 2008–13, 2015–16 | 165 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | England | |
Sam Tomkins | FB | 2008–13, 2016–18 | 213 | 168 | 137 | 10 | 956 | England | |
Josh Charnley | WG | 2010–16 | 173 | 164 | 103 | 0 | 862 | England | |
Liam Farrell | SR/LF | 2010– | 321 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 520 | England | |
Dom Crosby | PR | 2012–16 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | – | |
Matty Smith | SH | 2012–16 | 139 | 22 | 304 | 25 | 721 | England | |
Anthony Gelling | CN | 2012–17 | 115 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 208 | Cook Islands | |
Ben Flower | PR | 2012–20 | 184 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 84 | Wales | |
Sam Powell | HK | 2012– | 250 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 188 | England Knights | |
Joe Burgess | WG | 2013–15, 2017–20 | 129 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 428 | England | |
George Williams | SO | 2013–19 | 179 | 61 | 70 | 1 | 385 | England | |
Dan Sarginson | CN | 2014–16, 2018–19 | 125 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 140 | England | |
John Bateman | SR | 2014–18, 2021–22 | 174 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 160 | England | |
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 | England | |
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 | England |
Name | Nationality | Year of induction | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
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] [lower-alpha 1] | |
Kris Radlinski | 2020 | [6] | |
Vicky Molyneux | 2023 | [7] [lower-alpha 2] | |
Eric Ashton | ? | ||
Joe Egan | ? | ||
Andy Farrell | ? | ||
Ken Gee | ? | ||
Andy Gregory | ? | ||
Brian McTigue | ? | ||
Jim Sullivan | ? | ||
Source: [8] |
(Super League era)
Player | Year | Nation |
---|---|---|
Andy Farrell | 1996–2004 | England |
Terry Newton | 2005 | England |
Sean O'Loughlin | 2006–2020 | England |
Thomas Leuluai | 2021–2022 | New Zealand |
Liam Farrell | 2023–present | England |
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No. | Player name | Position | Years at club |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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Sean O'Loughlin is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Wigan Warriors where he spent his entire playing career, playing as a loose forward for the Super League club, which he captained. Has also played for Great Britain and England at the international level, the latter of which he has also captained.
Shaun Briscoe is an English former professional rugby league footballer. An England international representative outside back, he has played club football for the Wigan Warriors, Hull FC, Hull Kingston Rovers, and the Widnes Vikings. Is currently the head coach of the world champion England Physical Disability Rugby League team.
Michael Keith Gregory was an English professional rugby league footballer and coach. As a player, Gregory played either as a second-row or loose forward, and spent most of his club career at Warrington, making over 200 appearances between 1982 and 1994, but also had brief spells with Salford and Australian club Cronulla Sharks. He won 20 caps for Great Britain, nine of them as captain, and took part in the 1988 and 1990 Lions tours.
Ryan Hoffman is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for Melbourne Storm and the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League, and the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, as a second-row.
Wigan St. Patricks is an amateur rugby league football club based in the Scholes area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. The first team plays in the National Conference League Division One.
David Willicombe was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Halifax and Wigan, as a centre.
Graham Steadman is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for York Wasps, Featherstone Rovers, Gold Coast-Tweed Giants and Castleford, as a goal-kicking fullback or stand-off, and coached at club level for the Castleford Tigers.
The 2010 Wigan Warriors season is the club's fifteenth season in the Super League, since its launch in 1996. Wigan Warriors entered the season following their sixth-placed league finish and subsequent play-off knock-out in the 2009 Super League season, as well as their semi-final knock-out in the 2009 Challenge Cup. The 2010 season is the eleventh year in which rugby league has been played at the town's DW Stadium.
Christopher Clarkson is an English professional rugby league footballer who last played in the second-row forward for the York Knights in the Betfred Championship. He is an England Knights international.
Jake Wardle is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, or winger, for the Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Super League, and England and the England Knights at international level.
Abbas Miski is a Lebanese international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
Jai Field is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or stand-off for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
The 2024 season is the Wigan Warriors's 44th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXIX, the 2024 Challenge Cup, and the 2024 World Club Challenge.