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Wigan Warriors
Current season
Club information
Full name Wigan Warriors
Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s) Cherry & Whites
Ground JJB Stadium,
Wigan, Greater Manchester
(Capacity 25,138)
Current
Chairman Flag of England Ian Lenagan
Coach Flag of England Brian Noble
Captain Flag of England Sean O'Loughlin
League Super League
History
Founded 21st November 1872
Championships 17
Challenge Cups 17
World Club
Champions		 3
Kit(s)
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Home colours
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Website Official site

The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. This article is about the 2008 season of the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League and Challenge Cup. The JJB Stadium (often referred to as The JJB) is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown Wigan, Lancashire. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Ian Lenagan (Born 1946, Scholes Wigan) is a Business entrepreneur theatre producer and shareholder of Harlequins RL & Oxford United FC as Brian Noble may refer to Brian Noble (bishop (1936 Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Sean O'Loughlin is an English Rugby league player He is a loose forward and also the current captain of Wigan Warriors. 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 Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 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 They play in the European Super League and are one of the most well known clubs in rugby league mainly due to their successes in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s which included winning the Challenge Cup 8 seasons in succession. 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 The club has a long-standing rivalries with local clubs St Helens and Leigh Centurions. Leigh Centurions are a semi-professional Rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.

The first rugby club in Wigan was formed in 1872 however Wigan Wasps where formed in 1979 and would later become Wigan R. L. F. C and then Wigan Warriors as they are known today. For previous rugby clubs in Wigan see History of Wigan Warriors. This is some of the history of Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club In 1985 Wigan was one of twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the original Northern Rugby Football Union. 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

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History

For more details on this topic, see History of Wigan Warriors. This is some of the history of Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club

Wigan Wasps were formed 1879 and would later become the first rugby league team in Wigan. They broke away from the RFU to form the Northern Union which eventually became rugby league. Wigan had their first success when they won the Lancashire League in the 1901-1902 season and in the 1905-1906 season they won their first cup the Lancashire Cup. Between 1906 and 1923 Wigan won the Lancashire League another seven times and the Lancashire Cup another four times. Wigan won there first Challenge Cup in the 1923-1924 season when they beat Oldham 21-4 in Rochdale. Oldham Roughyeds are a British Rugby league club currently playing in the League Two of the National Leagues. Rochdale is a large Market town in Greater Manchester, England In 1933 the Prince of Wales attended Central Park, becoming the first royal to watch a rugby league match

The outbreak of World War Two disrupted the rugby league championship but Wigan continued to play in the Lancashire War League and the Emergency War League. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom 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

In 1953 Wigan signed William ‘Billy’ Boston for £150. Billy Boston MBE is a former Wales and Great Britain Rugby league player He would later become one of the most successful and famous Wigan players of all time. Wigan continued to have regular success in both league and cup competitions until 1974 when Wigan went 8 seasons without winning any leagues or cups.

Maurice Lindsay came to Wigan in the early 1980s to join directors Jack Robinson, Tom Rathbone and David Bradshaw. For the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Chairman see Maurice Lindsay Maurice Lindsay (born July 21 1918 Wigan became one of the first teams to go full-time professional in the league, this led to an upsurge in the fortunes of the club. Between February and October 1987 Wigan won a record 29 games in a row as follows: 20 Division One, 3 Premiership Trophy, 4 Lancashire Cup, 1 Charity Shield, 1 World Club Challenge. The World Club Challenge (WCC (also referred to as the Carnegie World Club Challenge (CWCC for sponsorship purposes is an annual Rugby league match held between Wigan defeated Australian club Manly-Warringah 8-2 in front of a crowd of over 38,000 at Central Park for an unofficial World Club Championship. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional Rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney It was the first time a team of Englishmen had beaten a team of Australians at rugby league since 1978. From 1988-1995 Wigan won the Challenge Cup 8 seasons in a row this period Wigan’s most successful periods to date. They also won the Championship six times, League Cup four times, Premiership Trophy three times, Charity Shield twice and two World Club Championships. Wigan wouldn’t win the Challenge Cup again for another 8 seasons until they won it in 2002.

Wigan won the first Super League Grand Final in 1998 with a 10-4 victory over Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. The Super League Grand Final (commonly referred to as the Grand Final is the last game of the European Super League 's domestic season Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds In 2000 Wigan finished top of the Super League and reached the Grand Final for the second time but this time lost to St Helens 29-16. Wigan reached the Grand Final again the year after but lost to Bradford Bulls 37-4 which is still the biggest winning margin in a Super League Grand Final. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. In 2002 Wigan won their 18 Challenge Cup when they beat St Helens 21-12 at Murrayfield Stadium. Murrayfield is a sports Stadium in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union

Wigan coach Stuart Raper was sack as head coach of the club on 29th July 2003 due to a lack of success[1] . Stuart 'Chook' Raper, (born January 5, 1965) is an Australian former Rugby league player and coach He was replaced by assistant coach Mike Gregory and the team improved and reached the Grand Final only to loose to Bradford Bulls 25-12. Michael Keith "Mike" Gregory ( 20 May 1964 &ndash 19 November 2007) was a rugby league player and later coach the former head In 2004 Gregory guided Wigan to the Challenge Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff but Wigan lost to St Helens 32-16. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. It was Mike Gregory last match as head coach of Wigan, he travelled to the United States of America to get treatment for an illness that he contracted after an insect bite while in Australia[2] . The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was revealed that Mike had motor neurone disease and he did not return as Wigan coach he was not sacked but Wigan allowed his contract to expire and also appointed Ian Millward as head coach. The motor neurone diseases (or motor neuron diseases) (MND are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy Motor neurones the cells that control voluntary Ian Millward (born August 22 1960) is an Australian born Rugby league coach and is currently head coach for North Queensland Cowboys Wigan did not have the success they expected under Ian Millward and in 2006 Wigan were bottom of the league and facing relegation from Super League. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation Wigan sacked Millard and replaced him with Brian Noble. Brian Noble may refer to Brian Noble (bishop (1936 Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Brian Noble signed Michael Dobson[3] and signed Stuart Fielden from Bradford Bulls for a record fee of £450,000[4] . Michael Dobson is the name of Michael Dobson (actor, Canadian voice actor Michael Dobson (footballer, English footballer Stuart Fielden (born September 14, 1979 in Halifax West Yorkshire) is an English Rugby league player Wigan avoided relegation in 2006 but still had problems with the salary cap which they had breached in 2005[5] and 2006[5] . Some of the fans blamed Wigan Chairman Maurice Lindsey for the lack of success and salary cap problems at the club. In Professional Sports, a salary cap (often called a wage cap in the United Kingdom) is a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on player In 2007 Maurice Lindsey announced that he would step down as Wigan Chairman at the end of 2007[6] and later that month Dave Whelan announced he would consider selling the club at the end of the season. David Whelan born in Bradford on 24 November, 1936, and raised in Wigan, is a former professional football player with Blackburn Harlequins RL chairman and life long Wigan rugby league fan Ian Lenagan bought the club from Dave Whelan promising to start an new era at Wigan Warriors[7]. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Ian Lenagan (Born 1946, Scholes Wigan) is a Business entrepreneur theatre producer and shareholder of Harlequins RL & Oxford United FC as

Colours

Until 1886 the Wigan team played in blue and white hooped jerseys before changing the colours to cherry and white which are synonymous with the club. Apart from the 1994-1995 jersey and the 1997 jersey all the home jerseys for the Wigan club have been some variations of cherry and whites hoops although modern variations have replaced the cherry colour with a lighter red colour. The away kit of Wigan was usually blue up until 2001 when a black away kit was used they returned to using a blue kit the following season but in 2003 they again used a black away kit. Since 2003 all the away kits have been blue or navy blue

Main home jerseys

Wigan Wasps

2008

The 1989 the club had the shirt sponsor Norweb on the front of the home and away shirts which would remain the club sponsor until 1998 by which time the Norweb company had been merged into United Utilities. Norweb PLC, originally the North West Electricity Board was a British electricity supply and distribution company The following season Wigan was sponsored by Energi the electrical branch of Norweb. In 2000 Wigan changed their kit sponsor to JJB Sports, the owner of JJB sports Dave Whealan at the time was also the owner of the Wigan Rugby League club as well as Wigan Athletic Football Club. JJB Sports PLC is one of the United Kingdom 's leading Sports Retailers History The sportshop chain was founded in 1971 when ex-footballer Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Both clubs were now sponsored by JJB Sports have had both moved into the JJB Stadium in 1999. JJB Sports remain the main sponsor of Wigan Warriors despite Dave Whelan selling the club in late 2007 and selling JJB Sports in earlier in the year.

Wigan has had a number of kit manufactures including Puma, Adidas and Nike. The cougar ( Puma concolor) also puma, mountain lion, or panther, depending on region is a Mammal of the Felidae family WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. When JJB became the shirt sponsor the kit manufacturer was usually an associate of JJB Sports at the time. Wigan’s 2000 kit was made by Adidas who also sponsored the East Stand at the JJB Stadium but when the association with JJB end the kits were made by Patrick, Dave Whelan's own clothing company. In 2006 and 2007 the kit manufacturer became JJB Sports itself which meant that the kits had JJB Sports as the main sponsor and as the kit manufacture. After Ian Lenegan became Chairman in 2008 the kit manufacture changed to Kooga for the 2008 season. KooGa is an United Kingdom -based rugby apparel company It was established in 1997 by Shak Anwar and Bill Newton

Stadium

Wigan Wasps played their home games at Wigan Cricket Club on Prescott Street until 1901 when they moved to Springfield Park which they shared with the towns association soccer club Wigan United A. F. C. The first rugby match at Springfield Park was played on 14th September 1901 and was between Wigan and Morecambe in front of 4000 spectators. The record rugby attendance for the ground was 10000 achieved on 19 March 1902 when Wigan beat Widnes. Forty days later Wigan played there last game at Springfield Park when they defeated the Rest of Lancashire Senior Competition.

JJB Stadium before a Wigan Warriors game
JJB Stadium before a Wigan Warriors game

In 1902 Wigan moved to their purpose build rugby ground called Central Park. Central Park was a multi-use Stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, one of the most famous stadiums in Rugby league. Wigan played there first game at Central Park against Batley on 6th September 1902 which won Wigan 14 points to 8. Batley Bulldogs are a British Rugby league club from Batley in West Yorkshire. Central Park would be the home of Wigan Rugby League until 1999 when they moved to the newly built JJB Stadium. The JJB Stadium (often referred to as The JJB) is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown Wigan, Lancashire. The last match at Central Park was against St Helens on 5th September 1999 a game which Wigan won 28-20 in front of 18,179 supporters. As Wigan developed into one of the most famous rugby league clubs in the world, Central Park also became one of the most famous rugby league venues.

Wigan now play their home games at the 25,00 all-seater JJB Stadium in Robin Park, Wigan. There first game at the JJB Stadium was a Super League play-off match against Castleford Tigers which Wigan lost 14-10. Castleford Tigers are a Rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. The JJB Stadium is shared by both Wigan Warriors rugby league club and Wigan Athletic Football Club neither side owns the stadium instead it is controlled by the company Whelco which is owned by Dave Whelan. As a grantee to Wigan rugby league the club was given a 99 year lease on the stadium so that the club would still have a stadium even if Whelan sold the club, which he did in 2007.

Wigan also have a training facility and ground at Edge Hall Road in Orrell which is were the team trains but is also where the Reserves and academy teams play there home games.

Supporters

Wigan is one of the most well supported rugby league clubs in Europe averaging over 10,000 for the last 8 season and averaged 16,039 for the 2007 Super League season.

As a gesture of thanks, the 2008 season will see the Wigan fans sport the number 18 in the squad numbers Joe Lydon commented “This is a new practice for clubs who recognise the extra special support which loyal fans can provide to their team in both good and bad times. Joe Lydon (born 26 November, 1963) was an English international Rugby league player who also coached the England national side at Rugby It is particularly apt for Wigan fans"

The fans have their own supporters club who meet monthly and often have special guests at the meetings include; past and present players, coaching staff and members of the Rugby Football League.

Wigan's fans are known as 'pie eaters' which is reference to the 1926 General Strike when Wigan miners were forced to eat 'humble pie' and return to work before miners in other towns, even though they had been on strike before the other towns joined in. [8] Since then the word ‘pie’ has come to mean the pastry rather than the metaphor ‘Humble Pie’.

Coach

The current coach of Wigan Warriors is Brian Noble who is formerly the Bradford Bulls and Great Britain coach. Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing Rugby league. He took over from Ian Millward who was sacked after poor performances left Wigan bottom of the European Super League. Noble became head coach of Wigan with the job of saving Wigan from relegation and returning the club to one of the top teams in rugby league. Under Noble Wigan managed to avoid relegation and have since improved but have yet to win any trophies under Brain Noble who is noted as being one of the most successful rugby league coaches while he was at the Bradford Bulls. The current assistant coaches at Wigan are Phil Veivers and John Pendlebury.

Coaching Register

Name Contract Started Contract Ended Notes
Flag of England Brian Noble April 2006 Present -
Flag of Australia Ian Millward May 2005 April 2006 Sacked
Flag of England Denis Betts May 2004 May 2005 Quit
Flag of England Mike Gregory July 2003 November 2005 Sick leave
Flag of Australia Stuart Raper May 2001 July 2003 Sacked
Flag of New Zealand Frank Endacott December 1999 May 2001 Sacked
Flag of England Andy Goodway June 1999 December 2001 Sacked
Flag of Australia John Monie November 1997 June 1999 Left
Flag of England Eric Hughes February 1997 November 1997 Sacked
Flag of New Zealand Graeme West May 1994 February 1997 Sacked
Flag of Australia John Dorahy June 1993 May 1994 Sacked
Flag of Australia John Monie September 1989 May 1993 Resigned
Flag of New Zealand Graeme Lowe August 1986 June 1989 Family reasons
Flag of England Colin Clarke/Alan McInnes jointly August 1984 May 1986 Left - mutual consent
Flag of England Alex Murphy June 1982 August 1984 Sacked
Flag of England Maurice Bamford May 1981 May 1982 Sacked
Flag of England George Fairburn April 1980 May 1981 Sacked
Flag of Wales Kel Coslett October 1979 April 1980 Left to coach St Helens
Flag of England Vince Karalius September 1976 September 1979 Quit
Flag of England Joe Coan January 1975 September 1976 Sacked
Flag of England Ted Toohey May 1974 January 1975 Sacked

Current Season

For more details on this topic, see Wigan Warriors 2008. Brian Noble, known as 'Nobby' is a former Rugby league player who is currently the head coach of the Wigan Warriors - whom he joined from Bradford Ian Millward (born August 22 1960) is an Australian born Rugby league coach and is currently head coach for North Queensland Cowboys Denis Betts born 14 July, 1969 in Leigh Lancashire) is an English former Rugby league player Michael Keith "Mike" Gregory ( 20 May 1964 &ndash 19 November 2007) was a rugby league player and later coach the former head Stuart 'Chook' Raper, (born January 5, 1965) is an Australian former Rugby league player and coach Frank Morris Endacott, ONZM widely known as 'Happy Frank' is a popular rugby league coach from New Zealand Andy Goodway is a former Rugby league player He played for Wigan in the Rugby League Premiership and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the John Monie is an Australian professional Rugby league coach and former player Eric Hughes (born in England) was a Rugby league player for the Widnes Vikings, Canterbury Bulldogs and for the Great Britain national Graeme West is a New Zealand former Rugby league footballer and coach John Dorahy (born 28 August 1954 is an Australian former professional Rugby league footballer and coach John Monie is an Australian professional Rugby league coach and former player Graham Lowe is a New Zealand Rugby league coach who has formerly coached in Australia and England This is a page on the real life rugby player You may be looking for the fictional police officer better known as RoboCop. Maurice Bamford (born Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) is a former Rugby league player and coach Kel Coslett (born 14 Jan 1942 is a Welsh former Rugby footballer and coach Vincent Peter Patrick Karalius (born 15 October 1932 in Widnes) is an English former Rugby league loose forward and coach who This article is about the 2008 season of the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League and Challenge Cup.

In 2008 Wigan Warriors will be playing in Super League XIII and the Challenge Cup. Engage Super League XIII is the official name for the year 2008 's Super League season 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 They have recruited 5 new players for the 2008 season; Andy Coley, George Carmont, Richie Mathers, Karl Pryce and Cameron Phelps. Andy Coley, born July 7, 1978) is a Rugby league player who plays for Wigan Warriors. George Carmont, (born June 30 1978 in Auckland New Zealand) is a professional Rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors Richard 'Richie' Mathers (born 24 October 1983 in Leeds) is a British Rugby League player who started his professional career at the Karl Pryce (born 27 July 1986 in Bradford, England) is an English Rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan in the Cameron Phelps (born February 11, 1985 in Sydney New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Rugby league player Wigan will player their last game of the season against St Helens at Knowsley Road on 5th September 2008. Knowsley Road, renamed The GPW Recruitment Stadium after a sponsorship deal on May 6th 2008 has been the home of St Helens RLFC since 1890 and is

Current Squad

As of 9 June 2008:

No Nat Player Position Weight(Kg) Height(m) Age Previous Club
1 Flag of England Richie Mathers Full Back 96 1. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Richard 'Richie' Mathers (born 24 October 1983 in Leeds) is a British Rugby League player who started his professional career at the 88 24 Gold Coast Titans
2 Flag of England Mark Calderwood Right Wing 86 1. The Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Mark Calderwood (born September 25 1981) is an English Rugby league player who currently plays for English Super League club 85 26 Leeds Rhinos
3 Flag of England Darrell Goulding Right Centre 90 1. Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds Darrell Goulding (born March 3 1988 is an English Rugby league player who plays for the Wigan Warriors as a centre. 82 19 Wigan Warriors Academy
4 Flag of Samoa George Carmont Left Centre 91 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system George Carmont, (born June 30 1978 in Auckland New Zealand) is a professional Rugby league footballer for the Wigan Warriors 80 29 Newcastle Knights
5 Flag of Ireland Pat Richards Left Wing 99 1. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Newcastle New South Wales. Pat Richards (born February 27 1982 in Liverpool New South Wales) is an Australian Rugby league player for the Wigan Warriors in the English 91 25 Wests Tigers
6 Flag of Australia Trent Barrett Stand Off 94 1. The Wests Tigers are a professional Rugby league football club in the National Rugby League (NRL the premier Rugby league competition in Australasia Trent Barrett (born November 18, 1977 in Temora New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer 82 30 St George Illawarra Dragons
7 Flag of New Zealand Thomas Leuluai Scrum Half 85 1. The St George Illawarra Dragons are an Australian professional Rugby league football team Thomas Leuluai (born June 22 1985 in Auckland New Zealand) is a New Zealand Rugby league player for Wigan Warriors 71 22 Harlequins RL
8 Flag of England Stuart Fielden Prop 108 1. See Harlequin FC for the sister rugby union club Harlequins Rugby League is a Rugby league club representing the greater London Stuart Fielden (born September 14, 1979 in Halifax West Yorkshire) is an English Rugby league player 91 28 Bradford Bulls
9 Flag of England Mickey Higham Hooker 86 1. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Mickey Higham (born September 18 1980) is an English Rugby league player who currently plays for English club Wigan Warriors 73 27 Bradford Bulls
10 Flag of Samoa Iafeta Paleaaesina Prop 118 1. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Iafeta Paleaaesina (Born 10 February 1982, Auckland, New Zealand of Samoan heritage also written incorrectly Iafeta Palea'aesina 87 25 New Zealand Warriors
11 Flag of England Gareth Hock Second Row 92 1. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand Gareth Hock (born September 5 1983) is an English Rugby league player who currently plays for English club Wigan Warriors in 88 24 Wigan Warriors Academy
12 Flag of Australia Phil Bailey Second Row 93 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Phil Bailey (born May 25, 1980 in Inverell NSW) is an Australian Rugby league player for Wigan Warriors in the European 89 27 Cronulla Sharks
13 Flag of England Sean O'Loughlin Loose Forward 93 1. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla New South Wales in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney Sean O'Loughlin is an English Rugby league player He is a loose forward and also the current captain of Wigan Warriors. 87 25 Wigan Warriors Academy
14 Flag of England Liam Colbon Right Wing 92 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Liam Colbon (b September 30 1984 is an English Rugby league player 87 23 Wigan Warriors Academy
15 Flag of England Andy Coley Prop 108 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Andy Coley, born July 7, 1978) is a Rugby league player who plays for Wigan Warriors. 89 29 Salford City Reds
16 Flag of Samoa Harrison Hansen Second Row 89 1. Salford City Reds is a professional Rugby league club based in Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Harrison Hansen (born 26 October 1985) is a Rugby league player 84 22 Wigan Warriors Academy
17 Flag of England Michael Mcilorum Hooker 79 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Michael David J McIlorum (born January 10 1988 in Leeds He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League 74 20 Wigan Warriors Academy
19 Flag of Ireland Paul Prescott Prop 99 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Paul Prescott (born January 1, 1986) is an English Rugby league player 90 21 Wigan Warriors Academy
20 Flag of England Karl Pryce Centre 118 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Karl Pryce (born 27 July 1986 in Bradford, England) is an English Rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan in the 98 21 Gloucester RU
21 Flag of Australia Cameron Phelps Centre 89 1. Gloucester Rugby are a professional English Rugby union team situated in the West country city of Gloucester. Cameron Phelps (born February 11, 1985 in Sydney New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Rugby league player 78 23 Canterbury Bulldogs
22 Flag of England Joel Tomkins Second Row 95 1. The Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and "The Berries") are an Australian professional Rugby league Joel Tomkins is an English Rugby league player He plays as a second row for Wigan Warriors. 88 20 Wigan Warriors Academy
23 Flag of England Ben Kavanagh (On loan To Widnes Vikings) Second Row 107 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Ben Kavangh (born 1988 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English Rugby league player who currently plays for English Super League club Wigan Warriors Widnes Vikings are a professional Rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. 84 20 Wigan Warriors Academy
24 Flag of Ireland Eamon O'Carroll Prop 103 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Eamon O'Carroll is a Rugby league player for Wigan Warriors. Eamon progressed through the Wigan academy at Wigan Warriors in after signing for 80 20 Wigan Warriors Academy
25 Flag of England Thomas Coyle (On loan to Halifax RLFC) Scrum Half 83 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Thomas Coyle was a Canadian accused along with Phoebe Campbell, of the 1871 Murder of Phoebe's husband George Campbell 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. 71 20 Wigan Warriors Academy
26 Flag of England Nicky Stanton Right Wing 85 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Nicky Stanton (born 1989-03-18) plays for Leigh Centurions and was a member of the Wigan Warriors squad in 2008 80 21 Wigan Warriors Academy
27 Flag of England Lee Mossop Prop 104 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Lee Mossop born 17 January, 1989 in England is a Rugby league player for the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League 85 19 Wigan Warriors Academy
28 Flag of England Mark Flanagan Loose Forward 90 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Mark Flanagan (born 1989 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English Rugby league player 74 20 Bradford Bulls
29 Flag of England Sam Tomkins Stand Off 77 1. The Bradford Bulls are a professional Rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, England. Sam Tomkins (born 23 March, 1989 in Wigan, Greater Manchester) is a Rugby league player currently playing for Super League 80 19 Wigan Warriors Academy
30 Flag of Australia Tim Smith Scrum Half 92 1. Senior Academy The Senior Academy is the highest tier in the Youth Development system Timothy Aiden Smith (born 13 January 1985 in Runaway Bay Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for 80 23 Unattached

Notable Former Players




† denotes a member of the Wigan Rugby League Hall of Fame

Honours

Records

Player records

Team records

Trivia

References

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  7. ^ "Lenagan takes over at Wigan Warriors", Wigan Today, 2007-10-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat  
  8. ^ Wigan History - 1800 To Now

External links

Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club
Wigan Warriors
History • Records • Stadium • Players • Honours
Seasons
2006 • 2007 • 2008
Stadiums
Folly Field (1872-1877) • Prescott Street (1877-1901) • Springfield Park (1901-1902) •
Central Park (1902-1999) • JJB Stadium (1999-)
Captains
Andrew Farrell (1998-2005) • Sean O'Loughlin (2006-)
Coaches
Andy Goodway • John Monie (1995-1997) • Frank Endacott (1999-2001) • Stuart Raper (2001-2003) • Mike Gregory (2003-2005)
Denis Betts (2004-2005) • Ian Millward (2005-2006) • Brian Noble (2006-present)
Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The JJB Stadium (often referred to as The JJB) is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown Wigan, Lancashire. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Wigan Warriors Rugby League Football Club is a professional Rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. This article is about the 2006 season of the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League and Challenge Cup This article is about the 2007 season of the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League and Challenge Cup. This article is about the 2008 season of the Wigan Warriors in the European Super League and Challenge Cup. Springfield Park was a multi-use Stadium in Wigan, England. It was the home ground of Wigan Athletic F Central Park was a multi-use Stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, one of the most famous stadiums in Rugby league. The JJB Stadium (often referred to as The JJB) is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown Wigan, Lancashire. Andrew "Andy" Farrell OBE (born 30 May 1975 in Wigan) is an English professional rugby player Sean O'Loughlin is an English Rugby league player He is a loose forward and also the current captain of Wigan Warriors. Andy Goodway is a former Rugby league player He played for Wigan in the Rugby League Premiership and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the John Monie is an Australian professional Rugby league coach and former player Frank Morris Endacott, ONZM widely known as 'Happy Frank' is a popular rugby league coach from New Zealand Stuart 'Chook' Raper, (born January 5, 1965) is an Australian former Rugby league player and coach Michael Keith "Mike" Gregory ( 20 May 1964 &ndash 19 November 2007) was a rugby league player and later coach the former head Denis Betts born 14 July, 1969 in Leigh Lancashire) is an English former Rugby league player Ian Millward (born August 22 1960) is an Australian born Rugby league coach and is currently head coach for North Queensland Cowboys Brian Noble, known as 'Nobby' is a former Rugby league player who is currently the head coach of the Wigan Warriors - whom he joined from Bradford
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