| Warrington Wolves | |
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| Club information | |
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| Full name | Warrington Wolves Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Wire, The Wolves |
| Ground | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington (Capacity 14,206) |
| Current | |
| Chairman | Lord Doug Hoyle of Warrington |
| Coach | None |
| Captain | Adrian Morley |
| League | Super League (Europe) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Championships | 3 |
| Challenge Cups | 5 |
| Website | Official site |
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league team in the town of Warrington, Cheshire in England. Halliwell Jones Stadium is a state-of-the-art purpose built Rugby league stadium in Warrington, England. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle Baron Hoyle, known as Doug Hoyle (born 17 February 1930) is a British Labour politician and former Nothing is a concept that describes the lack or absence of anything at all Adrian Morley (born 10 May 1977 in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK is a Great Britain Rugby league footballer Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In the past the club have been nicknamed "The Wire" or "Wires", in reference to the strength of the wire-pulling industry in Warrington. A wire is a single usually cylindrical, elongated string of drawn Metal. Warrington is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers
Their colours are primrose (light yellow) and blue, though white has often featured on the home shirt. Primula vulgaris ( syn P acaulis (L Hill is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by
They previously played at the traditional ground of Wilderspool, but have since moved to the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool Stadium was Warrington Wolves ' old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Halliwell Jones Stadium is a state-of-the-art purpose built Rugby league stadium in Warrington, England. Warrington are currently in the top flight of rugby league, the Super League. Warrington have never won the Super League trophy, though they have won many major trophies in their long history. They are the only club in the history of the sport in England to play every one of their seasons in the top flight.
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History
Early years
Although the official foundation date for the club is given as 1879, (rugby) football was certainly played in the town before that date and there was an earlier club bearing the same name.
Under the heading 'Outdoor Sports - Football' the Widnes Guardian of January 25 1873 reports on a recent game between Warrington and Wigan at the (unnamed) ground of the former. On 6 December 1873 that same newspaper carried details of a local derby between Warrington and Zingari and in subsequent weeks there were matches with Sale and Free Wanderers. Because surviving records from that era are fragmentary it is not possible to say with certainty what became of this Warrington club.
Warrington Zingari was founded in 1879 by Timothy Grix of Chatburn. The committee of the newly formed club managed to get the use of a field fronting Sankey Street. The headquarters of the club were at the White Hart Hotel in Sankey Street. The first match was away game against the Walton side played at Rice Field in Liverpool on the 18th October 1879. Walton won by three goals to nil.
The first home game at Sankey Street for the club was against Oughtrington, with Warrington gaining their first victory by three goals to one. In their first season Warrington played 11 games, won 7, lost 2 and drew 2. A year later, The Warrington Guardian purchased the land in Sankey Street for its new offices and the club was forced to move to a new pitch at Wilderspool.
Another local club, Padgate Excelsior amalgamated with Warrington in 1881 - 1882 to form a representative town side. After one season at Wilderspool Road, the club obtained another field at Slutchers Lane. A year later, Warrington moved back to Sankey Street to play in a field behind the towns Post Office.
In 1883 - 1884, they moved for the fourth time, this time back to Wilderspool Road, the new pitch being just a short distance from the previous ground. In 1884 - 1885, Warrington were strengthened again when the club Warrington Wanderers joined the town side.
In 1886, the club won its first silverware, the South West Lancashire and Border Towns Trophy. On August 28th 1895, the Committee decided to join with 21 other clubs throughout Lancashire and Yorkshire to form a new 'Northern Union' and resigned from the RFU. The Rugby Football Union (RFU is the Rugby union governing body in England
In 1900 - 1901, Warrington reached the final of the Challenge Cup, facing Batley. A crowd of 29,000 turned out at Leeds to see Warrington battle hard but be beaten by two tries to nil. Warrington also appeared in the renamed South West Lancashire Cup against Leigh two days later. The strenuous game against Batley took its toll on the Warrington players and the match ended in a 0-0 draw, the replay never took place.
In 1903 - 1904, Warrington defeated Bradford in a semi-final replay to earn a place in the final of the Challenge Cup. Warrington put up a fine performance against Halifax but lost 8-3. In 1904/05, Warrington beat Hull Kingston Rovers 6-0 to win the Challenge Cup final in front of a crowd of 19,638. Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National
Post World War one
After a bad start to the 1921-2 season, Warrington won 12 out of 13 matches. This included an 8-5 victory over the touring Australian team. Warrington beat St. Helens Recs. and Leigh to reach the final of the Lancashire Cup. Wire beat Oldham 7-5, despite playing with only 12 men for most of the match after centre Collins sustained a broken collar bone.
After a bad start to the 1927-8 current and a poor previous season Warrington notched up victories over Hull KR, Huddersfield and finally Leeds in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup. The final against Swinton was played in Wigan, with an estimated 12,000 travelling from the town to watch the match. Warrington were beaten 5-3, but a contentious decision could have cost the Wire the match.
The Kangaroos visited Wilderspool again in 1929 or 1930, Wire were without five regular players either playing for Lancashire or injured. Despite this, Warrington beat the tourists 17-8.
In 1932-3, the Lancashire Cup was won by beating St Helens in close fought match, the final result being 10-9 to Warrington. St. Helens Recs. and Wigan were disposed of on the way that particular victory. As well as doing well in the league the team had reached the Challenge Cup final for the seventh time. The was the first time Warrington had been played at Wemberley. The Wire lost 21-17 to Huddersfield.
In the 1933-4 season, Warrington played Australia and for once were beaten. Warrington also had the honour of playing the first rugby league match against a French side, captained by Jean Galia. Jean Galia (born 20 March 1905 in Ille-sur-Tet, died 1949 in Toulouse) was a French Rugby union and Rugby league footballer In a season of firsts a match was played in Dublin to introduce the game to Ireland. A good crowd saw Wigan beat Warrington by 32-19.
The highlight of the 1935-6 season was a place in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley. Barrow were beaten in the first round, the second round was drawn away at Halifax with Warrington winning the replay at Wilderpool 18-15. Wigan were then beaten 5-2 to set up a semi-final against Salford at Wigan. Warrington was short of regular players and were thought to stand little chance, but as ever in they rose to the occasion to gain victory. Fifteen special trains were laid on as the town made its way to London for the final, however Leeds ran out 18-2 winners.
In the 1937-8 season, Oldham and Widnes were both knocked out by Warrington as they headed for another Lancashire Cup victory, this time 8-5 over Barrow.
During World War two, it was difficult to play matches and therefore pay the bills. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including To help out the club committee decided that a Limited Company of 10,000 £1 shares was to be created. The Warrington Football Club Limited was born. Warrington dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league in 1941-2 and did not return to league competition until 1945-6.
Post World War two
The early post-war years saw a boom in rugby league in general, and the glory years of the Warrington club. A winger named Brian Bevan made his debut for Warrington in 1945. Brian Eyrl Bevan (born 24 June 1924 in Bondi, New South Wales, Australia and died 3 June 1991 in Southport, Merseyside, England Warrington made it to the 1956 Championship final held at Maine Road but lost to Workington Town. Workington Town is a Rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria.
With other stars such as Harry Bath and Gerry Helme, the Wire won all the code's major honours, including the League Championship for the only times in their history in 1947/8, 1953/4 and 1954/5.
Warrington defeated Huddersfield in the 1947-8 league semi-final. The final, against Bradford, was staged at Maine Road and Warrington took the trophy by a margin of 17 to 5.
Warrington reached the 1948-9 Lancashire Cup final, Wigan took the trophy. In the league Warrington lost only five matches all season. Huddersfield exacted one of Wire's few defeats in the play-off final. The record attendance at Wilderspool was set in 1949 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington play Wigan.
Another good cup run took the Wire to the 1950 Challenge Cup final. This time they were to play local rivals Widnes. They led 14 - nil at half time, eventually taking the trophy by 19 points to nil.
In 1951/2 Ces Mountford was appointed coach with a ten-year contract.
Warrington did well in the league in 1953-4 and made it to the top four play-off. St. Helens came to Wilderspool and were well beaten 11-5. They despatched Leeds in the Challenge Cup to get to their second final of the season, they were to play Halifax in both games. The intense Wembley final ended in a draw, two goals a piece. The replay was held at Odsal and a record 102,569 paid to see Warrington defeat Halifax 8-4. Thousands more got in for free and estimates of the total crowd were in the region of 120-130,000.
The week after the two teams met again in the League Cup, at Maine Road in Manchester. This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F Warrington secured another victory by four goals to Halifax’s two goals and a try. The club had done the League and Cup double to add to the Lancashire Cup they had already won.
In 1954 in the Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal, Bradford, but The Wire beat Halifax in the semi-final of the 1954-5 League Cup passing the way to the final against Oldham at Maine Road. Oldham Roughyeds are a British Rugby league club currently playing in the League Two of the National Leagues. This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F For the second consecutive season Warrington took the honours, the final score was 7-3.
The 1955-56 season saw a tournament titled the ITV Floodlit Competition. Eight clubs participated in a series of games played at football grounds in the London area, with Warrington eventually running out 43 -18 victors over Leigh at Loftus Road. Leigh Centurions are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Loftus Road is also a nickname of the Bulgarian FC Spartak Plovdiv ground the Todor Diev Stadium.
On January 19th 1957, Warrington launched a lottery, which played an important part in the club's finances in future seasons.
In the 1959-60 season, they won the Lancashire Cup for the first time in 22 years, playing all their games away from home. Historically British Rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups St. Helens were the final hurdle but the Wire managed a 5-4 win at Central Park.
In 1961, Warrington reached the grand final of the premiership held at Odsal, but Leeds had total control over the match and ran out 25-10. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds This also turned out to be the last match for long serving coach Ces Mountford.
Ernie Ashcroft took over as coach from the departed Ces Mountford for the 1961-2 season. Easter Monday 1962 saw Brian Bevan's last match for Warrington. Brian Eyrl Bevan (born 24 June 1924 in Bondi, New South Wales, Australia and died 3 June 1991 in Southport, Merseyside, England
During the early part of the 1965-6 season floodlights were installed and a friendly match against Wigan was arranged. They were officially switched on for the match on Tuesday 28th September, Wigan winning the match. Warrington's home game against Widnes became the first rugby league match to be broadcast on BBC albeit only to the South of England. The final of the Lancashire Cup was reached by gaining a 21-10 victory over Oldham in the semi-final. The final against Rochdale, at Knowsley Road, was won 16-5.
1970s onwards
After a disastrous start to the 1970-1 season, coach Joe Egan decided to stand down. He was replaced by Peter Harvey. The change made little difference as the club won only 11 out of 24 matches. The club also had debts of around £33,000. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders was called and they agreed to increase the share capital to £30,000 by creating 20,000 'A' ordinary shares at £1 each. All of these 'A' shares were sold to Ossie Davies and were worth five votes for each share, rather than the usual one. The directors of the old board agreed to resign and Mr. Davies who had been Vice Chairman of the old board, became Chairman of the new board.
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The indifferent league form continued in 1974-5, as did the early exit from several cup competitions, the Challenge Cup being the exception. Warrington again reached Wembley to face Widnes; the Chemics winning 14-7.
The first trophy was the Locker Cup won with a 14-9 victory over Wigan. Next was the Players No. 6 trophy, the final at Wigan against Rochdale providing a 27-16 win. Salford put an end to the success with a defeat in the first round of the BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy. A new competition, the Captain Morgan Trophy, provided the club with its third trophy of the season. Wins over Wigan, Castleford and Leeds led to the final against Featherstone which Warrington won 4 points to nil. However the team continued to perform poorly in the league.
Warrington defeated Huddersfield, Huyton and then Dewsbury were defeated to get to Wembley for the first time in twenty years. Warrington beat 24-9 Featherstone for the second time that season in a cup final to win the Challenge Cup. In the Merit Trophy play-off, Warrington played and beat Hull, Bradford and then Wakefield in the semi final. The final at Wigan was against St. Helens, and after a great struggle Warrington won their fifth trophy, 13 pts. to 12. Alex Murphy then retired as a player but continued to coach the side.
Poor league performance continued in 1977/8 but Warrington again made it to the Regal trophy final. Warrington beat Widnes 9-4. Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire.
In 1978, Warrington appointed Billy Benyon as Alex Murphy's successor. A solid year round performance saw Warrington finish second in the league, losing only 8 matches all year. A major highlight of the season was the controversial 15-12 victory over the touring Australians. For the second year running the club reached the John Player Trophy final, but were unable to repeat the previous years victory, the match going to Widnes by 16 pts. to 4.
The 1980-1 season brought the Lancashire Cup and the John Player Trophy. After consistently good performances in the league they were League Championship runners up.
In 1990 Warrington made it to the final of the Challenge Cup at Wembley Stadium and face arch rivals Wigan. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester Warrington lost 34-16 and this is the last appearance in the Challenge Cup final to date. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe
Warrington won the Regal Trophy in 1992 beating Bradford Northern 12-2 at Headingley, Leeds. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The Regal Trophy was a knockout competition for British Rugby league clubs between 1971 and 1996. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Headingley is an inner suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England This is the last major trophy Warrington have won to date. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Warrington did make it to the final of the Regal Trophy in 1994 but lost 40-10 to Wigan at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The Regal Trophy was a knockout competition for British Rugby league clubs between 1971 and 1996. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester The Galpharm Stadium (formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium) is a multi-use sports stadium based in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north
With the advent of Super League, several mergers between clubs were proposed. Warrington were scheduled to merge with Widnes to form Cheshire who would compete in Super League. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England with an urban area population of 57663 in Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. This was, however, resisted. Warrington were awarded a place in the Super League and Widnes were at one stage given a place but then were dropped and had to be relegated to Division One. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England with an urban area population of 57663 in
Super League era
In the earlier stages of Super League, Warrington failed to compete with the big guns and for several years were a midtable outfit. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. Warrington added Wolves to their name and to mark this came a new logo which is still in place to date. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England. The grey wolf or gray wolf ( Canis lupus) also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora Plans to move from Wilderspool Stadium were announced with Burtonwood the likely site. Wilderspool Stadium was Warrington Wolves ' old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Burtonwood is a village and Civil parish (known as Burtonwood and Westbrook) in the outermost suburbs of Warrington in Cheshire, England The former brewery on Winwick Road was chosen to be the new home for Warrington Wolves and Tesco were to also develop on the land with their first ever supermarket in the town. There is more than one place in England named Winwick: Winwick Cheshire (formerly in Lancashire) Winwick Huntingdonshire Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain A lengthy planning process finally ended with the Secretary of State finally giving the green light for the 14,206 capacity stadium and supermarket to be built. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official.
Paul Cullen was appointed head coach in 2002, replacing David Plange. Paul Cullen is the former head coach of Super League club Warrington Wolves.
Their best season in Super League has been the 2005 season (Super League X), where they finished in 4th place and earned a home tie in the playoffs. engage Super League X is the official name of 2005 's Super League season They are one of only a handful of clubs never to have been relegated from the top flight of rugby league, throughout their long history.
Warrington's first season in the Halliwell Jones Stadium saw slight underachievement on the pitch reflected in their finishing position of eighth in Super League, though they did make the semi finals of the Challenge Cup. Halliwell Jones Stadium is a state-of-the-art purpose built Rugby league stadium in Warrington, England. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe However they recorded a significant increase in their average attendances and midway through the season the club was purchased by events promoter Simon Moran. Moran immediately released fresh investment into the club, enabling coach Paul Cullen to sign Great Britain centre Martin Gleeson for a club record fee reported in the region of £200,000 as well as New Zealand internationals Henry Fa'afili and Logan Swann. Martin Gleeson is a Rugby league player from Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Australian half-back Andrew Johns played 3 games for the club when his Australian club Newcastle concluded their season. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench Andrew Gary "Joey" Johns (born 19 May 1974 in Cessnock New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league footballer The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. He wore the number 31 (the club was refused permission for Johns to wear 77) and is rumoured to have been paid around £40,000 (Aus$100,000) per match for the Wolves. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas The signing caused controversy for a couple of reasons: if the Wolves had made the Super League Grand Final, it would have clashed with the Kangaroos Tri-Nations test against New Zealand in Sydney; also, many people questioned why the Wolves were allowed to bring in a player in time for the Super League play-offs after he had finished playing a full season in Australia. The Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Tri-Nations for sponsorship reasons is a Rugby league tournament involving the top three nations in the sport The New Zealand national rugby league side represents New Zealand in the sport of Rugby league. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The signing and subsequent confusion over the rules led other Super League clubs to follow the example set by the Wolves and signed their own Antipodean players on short-term contracts.
On 22nd September 2006, Warrington beat Leeds Rhinos 18-17 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium to progress to the second round of the Super League playoffs. This was the first time during the Super League era that the Wire had progressed past the first round of the playoffs. However, they were unable to progress any further as they were beaten 40-24 by the Bradford Bulls at the Grattan Stadium. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.
For the 2007 season Warrington signed current Great Britain international Adrian Morley on a four year deal from the Sydney Roosters NRL club, Paul Johnson, another Great Britain international, from Bradford Bulls on a three year deal and New Zealand international back rower or centre Vinnie Anderson, 27, on a three year deal from St Helens paying a £50k transfer fee. Adrian Morley (born 10 May 1977 in Salford, Greater Manchester, UK is a Great Britain Rugby league footballer The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Paul Johnson (born November 25 1978) is an English Rugby league player who is currently contracted to English club Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves finished the 2007 season in 7th place in the table which was seen as a disaster for the club following the impressive signings made during the close season. Finishing 7th resulted in Warrington Wolves missing out on the end of season playoffs for the first time in 3 years with local rivals Wigan Warriors piping the Wolves on the last weekend of the season. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Warrington have already signed four players for the 2008 season. They are Michael Monaghan, who has signed from Manly on a 4-year-deal, Vinnie Anderson's brother Louis from the New Zealand Warriors, Manly Sea Eagles winger Chris Hicks, both on 2-year-deals and Melbourne Storm centre Matt King on a four year deal. Michael Monaghan is a Rugby league player who plays for the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League. Vinnie Anderson (born February 14 1979 in Auckland New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves Chris Hicks is an Australian rugby league player He currently plays for the Warrington Wolves as a centre in the European Super League competition His Previous Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL.
Warrington Wolves announced that Australasian trio Chris Leikvoll, Brent Grose, and Henry Fa'afili could not be retained for the 2008 season due to salary cap restrictions. Chris Leikvoll is an Australian Rugby league player Chris signed from St George Illawarra Dragons in 2004 and is contracted until November 2006 Brent Grose (born 11 September, 1979) is a Rugby league player who plays for Sydney Roosters. Henry Fa'afili, born 30 May, 1980 in Apia, Samoa, is a Samoan Rugby Union Player currently playing for Biarritz
After a storming start to the season, Chris Bridge was once again injured with a ruptured achilles tendon and this ruled him out for the rest of the season. Chris Bridge is a Rugby league player who plays for Warrington Wolves and has also represented Ireland and has also been called up the England The Achilles tendon (or occasionally Achilles’ tendon) also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendocalcaneous, is a Tendon of the posterior Stuart Reardon, full back for the team, is also expected to have a full reconstruction of his achilles tendon, gained at the clash against St Helens and is expected to be out for the rest of the season. Stuart Reardon is a Rugby league player who plays for Warrington Wolves. The Achilles tendon (or occasionally Achilles’ tendon) also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendocalcaneous, is a Tendon of the posterior Paul Wood is also likely to be out for the season, after a further injury to his shoulder. Paul Wood is a Rugby league player who plays for Warrington Wolves.
In a match on the 8th May, Matt King was knocked out in a game against Wigan from a high tackle that caused a Wigan player to be sent off. Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL. King was stretchered off, but only received slight concussion. Utility back Paul Johnson will miss the rest of the season after it was confirmed that he will need a full cruciate knee ligament reconstruction. Paul Johnson may refer to Paul Johnson (artist Paul Johnson (philanthropist Paul Johnson (writer, British journalist Johnson was injured during the second half of Warrington's 40 - 34 cup defeat at St Helens.
On 27th May 2008 Head Coach Paul Cullen resigned from the coaching role at the club following a run of only one victory in 7 league fixtures. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Paul Cullen is the former head coach of Super League club Warrington Wolves. James Lowes has been appointed as the temporary coach at the club. James Lowes is a former Rugby League player and assistant coach for the Warrington Wolves.
2008 Squad
| Number | Nat | Player | Position | Previous Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Stuart Reardon | FB | Bradford Bulls |
| 2 |  |
Chris Hicks | W | Manly Sea Eagles |
| 3 | |
Martin Gleeson | C | St Helens |
| 4 | |
Matt King | C | Melbourne Storm |
| 5 | |
Kevin Penny | W | Warrington Wolves Academy |
| 6 |  |
Lee Briers | SO | St Helens |
| 7 | |
Michael Monaghan | SH | Manly Sea Eagles |
| 8 | |
Adrian Morley | P | Sydney Roosters |
| 9 | |
Jon Clarke | H | London Broncos |
| 10 |  |
Paul Rauhihi | P | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 11 | |
Louis Anderson | SR | New Zealand Warriors |
| 12 | |
Ben Westwood | SR | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
| 13 | |
Vinnie Anderson | LF | St Helens |
| 14 | |
Mark Gleeson | H | Warrington Wolves Academy |
| 15 | |
Rob Parker | SR | Bradford Bulls |
| 16 | |
Paul Wood | P | Warrington Wolves |
| 17 | |
Paul Johnson | C | Bradford Bulls |
| 18 | |
Steve Pickersgill | P | Warrington Wolves |
| 19 | |
Simon Grix | SO | Halifax RLFC |
| 20 | |
Chris Riley | W | Warrington Wolves |
| 21 | |
Andy Bracek | SR | St Helens |
| 22 |  |
Ben Harrison | P | Barrow Island |
| 23 | |
Mike Cooper | SR | Warrington Wolves |
| 24 | |
Lee Mitchell | SR | Warrington Wolves Academy |
| 25 | |
Chris Bridge | SO | Bradford Bulls |
| 26 | |
Matty Blythe | C | Warrington Wolves |
| 27 | |
Adam Neal | P | Warrington Wolves |
2007 Signings/Transfers
Gains
| Player | Previous Club | Years Signed | Until the End of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt King |
Melbourne Storm | 4 years | 2011 |
| Chris Hicks |
Manly | 2 years | 2009 |
| Louis Anderson |
New Zealand Warriors | 2 years | 2009 |
| Michael Monaghan |
Manly | 4 years | 2011 |
Losses
| Losses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Signed for | When left | ||||||||
| Richie Barnett |
Salford City Reds | August 2007 | ||||||||
| Henry Fa'afili |
Biarritz Olympique | October 2007 | ||||||||
| Michael Wainwright |
Salford City Reds | October 2007 | ||||||||
| Chris Leikvoll |
Dapto | October 2007 | ||||||||
| Brent Grose |
Sydney Roosters | October 2007 | ||||||||
2008 Fixtures/Results
2008 Engage Super League
| Date | Competition | Rd | Opponent | Score | Result | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2008 | Super League XIII | 1 |  Warrington Wolves |
32-20 |  Hull FC |
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The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Louis Anderson (born June 27 1985 in Dargaville, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby league player for Warrington The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Ben Westwood (born July 25 1981) is an English professional Rugby league footballer for the Warrington Wolves of the European Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Vinnie Anderson (born February 14 1979 in Auckland New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves Mark Gleeson is a Rugby league player from Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Rob Parker (born 5 September 1981) lives in Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Paul Wood is a Rugby league player who plays for Warrington Wolves. Paul Johnson (born November 25 1978) is an English Rugby league player who is currently contracted to English club Warrington Wolves The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Steve Pickersgill born 28 November, 1985 in Warrington, Cheshire, England is a Rugby league player for Warrington Simon Grix born 28 September, 1985 in England is a Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves in the European Super League Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic Rugby league clubs in the game formed over a century ago in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Chris Riley born 22 February, 1988 in Warrington, Cheshire, England is a Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves Andy Bracek born 21 March, 1987 in Leigh Greater Manchester, England is a Rugby league player for Barrow Raiders Ben Harrison born 24 February, 1988 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England He started his rugby career playing for Chetwynde Lee Mitchell born 8th Sep 1988 in Billinge, Merseyside, England is a Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves in the European Chris Bridge is a Rugby league player who plays for Warrington Wolves and has also represented Ireland and has also been called up the England The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Matty Blythe born in Irlam, Greater Manchester, England is a Rugby league player for Warrington Wolves in the European Super Adam Neal born 21 May, 1990 in Irlam, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England is a Rugby league Matt King (born 22 August 1980) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in ESL. The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia Chris Hicks is an Australian rugby league player He currently plays for the Warrington Wolves as a centre in the European Super League competition His Previous Manly is an adjective for Masculinity. Manly may also refer to Places Manly New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney Louis Anderson (born June 27 1985 in Dargaville, New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby league player for Warrington The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Michael Monaghan is a Rugby league player who plays for the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League. Manly is an adjective for Masculinity. Manly may also refer to Places Manly New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney Richie Barnett (born 21/4/1971 was a New Zealand rugby league player Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Henry Fa'afili, born 30 May, 1980 in Apia, Samoa, is a Samoan Rugby Union Player currently playing for Biarritz Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (also known as Biarritz Olympique and abbreviated as BOPB) is a French professional Rugby union team based in Michael Wainwright born 4 November, 1980 in England is a Rugby league player for the Castleford Tigers in the European Super Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Chris Leikvoll is an Australian Rugby league player Chris signed from St George Illawarra Dragons in 2004 and is contracted until November 2006 Dapto is a town in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the western shore of Lake Illawarra and covering an area 7 Brent Grose (born 11 September, 1979) is a Rugby league player who plays for Sydney Roosters. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. Anderson, King, Westwood | Briers 4 | 11,026 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 15/02/2008 | Super League XIII | 2 |  St Helens |
30-22 | Warrington Wolves |
Lost | Hicks, M. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Gleeson, Briers, Johnson, Penny | Briers | 13,396 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 24/02/2008 | Super League XIII | 3 |  Hull KR |
28-29 | Warrington Wolves |
Won | M. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National Gleeson, Hicks 2, Johnson, Westwood | Briers 4, | 8,704 | BBC Sport | |
| 02/03/2008 | Super League XIII | 4 | Warrington Wolves |
38-18 |  Catalans Dragons |
Won | Monagahan, V. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan Anderson, Hicks 2, Clarke, Johnson, Bracek | Briers 4 | 9,060 | BBC Sport | |
| 08/03/2008 | Super League XIII | 5 | Warrington Wolves |
32-20 |  Wigan Warriors |
Won | V. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Anderson, King, Hicks, Parker, M. Gleeson, Johnson | Briers 4 | 13,024 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 16/03/2008 | Super League XIII | 6 |  Bradford Bulls |
23-10 | Warrington Wolves |
Lost | Johnson, Hicks | Briers | 11,838 | BBC Sport | |
| 21/03/2008 | Super League XIII | 7 | Warrington Wolves |
30-14 |  Huddersfield Giants |
Won | Briers, Hicks 2, Gleeson, Bracek | Briers 5 | 9,324 | BBC Sport | |
| 24/03/2008 | Super League XIII | 8 |  Castleford Tigers |
31-34 | Warrington Wolves |
Won | Martin Gleeson, V. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Anderson, Reardon, Westwood, L. Anderson, Mark Gleeson | Briers 2, Hicks 3 | 7,245 | BBC Sport | |
| 29/03/2008 | Super League XIII | 9 | Warrington Wolves |
6-8 |  Harlequins RL |
Lost | Johnson | Hicks | 7,444 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 06/04/2008 | Super League XIII | 10 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
16-2 | Warrington Wolves |
Lost | Hicks | 5,436 | BBC Sport | ||
| 11/04/2008 | Super League XIII | 11 |  Leeds Rhinos |
32-12 | Warrington Wolves |
Lost | Anderson, Hicks | Hicks 2 | 16,327 | BBC Sport | |
| 18,19,20/4/07 | Challenge Cup | 4 |  Leigh Centurions |
16-28 | Warrington Wolves |
Won | Clarke, Riley, Hicks, Penny, Rauhihi | Hicks 4 | 4,273 | Wolves Website | |
| 27/04/2008 | Super League XIII | 12 | Warrington Wolves |
22-30 | St Helens |
Lost | Penny 3, Clarke | Hicks 3 | 13,024 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 3/05/07 | Super League XIII | *13 | Warrington Wolves |
36-34 | Huddersfield Giants |
Won | Monaghan, Reardon, Briers 2, Bracek 2 | Hicks 6 | 30,628 | BBC Sport | |
| 10 or 11/5/07 | Challenge Cup | 5 | St Helens |
40-34 | Warrington Wolves |
Lost | Morley, Hicks 2, Penny, Westwood, Grix | Hicks 6 | 8,700 | BBC | BBC Sport |
| 16/05/2008 | Super League XIII | 14 | Wigan Warriors |
38-14 | Warrington Wolves |
Lost | King, V Anderson, Bracek | Hicks | 15,537 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport |
| 26/05/2008 | Super League XIII | 15 | Warrington Wolves |
28-36 | Castleford Tigers |
Lost | V Anderson, Riley 2, Penny, Hicks | Hicks 4 | Sky Sports | BBC Sport | |
| 08/06/2008 | Super League XIII| | 16 | Harlequins RL |
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| Super League XIII | ***SLGF | Winner of Play-off 3 | - | Winner of Play-off 5 |
*Round 13 played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe Leigh Centurions are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. The Challenge Cup (as of 2008 known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons is a knockout cup competition for Rugby league clubs across Europe Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season The Catalans Dragons (sometimes referred to as Les Catalans or the Dragons) are a professional Rugby league Club based in Perpignan Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Hull FC is a professional Rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional Rugby league club that plays in the National Leagues. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is a British Rugby league club playing in Super League (Europe, having won promotion from National Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff.
***Super League Grand Final played @ Old Trafford
Major honours
- Championship: 1947-48, 1953-54 `1954-55(3 times)
- Challenge Cup: 1904-05, 1906-07, 1949-50, 1953-54, 1973-74 (5 times)
- Lancashire League: 1937-38, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1967-68 (8 times)
- Lancashire Cup: 1921-22, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1937-38, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1989-90 (9 times)
- Regal Trophy: 1973-74, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1990-91 (4 times)
Records
Record Victory - 84-1 vs York Wasps 27/02/00
Record Defeat - 0-80 vs St Helens RLFC 4/01/96
Record Attendance - 34,303 vs Wigan 22/01/1949
Most Goals in a Game - 14 - Lee Briers vs York Wasps 27/02/00
Most Tries in a Game - 7 - Brian Bevan vs Leigh 29/03/49
Most Points in a Game - 36 - John Woods vs Swinton 13/10/85
Most Goals in a Season - 170 - Steve Hesford 1952-1953
Most Tries in a Season - 66 - Brian Bevan 1978-1979
Most Points in a Season - 363 - Harry Bath 1952-1953
Notable Former players
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External links
- Official Club Site
- Super League Official Site
- Wired Rugby League
- RLFANS.com Warrington Wolves Message Board
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