Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:34 am  

Since 1895 (128 years) we have beaten St Helens just 28 times in the league. (P110 W28 L78 D4) Since 1895 the team we have beaten the most times is Castleford (P98 W60 L38) Since 1895 there are only 8 teams that have beaten us more times than we have them St Helens Wigan Leeds Bradford Newcastle Brig House Rangers Manningham Runcorn https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/team ... mmary.html

Since 1895 (128 years) we have beaten St Helens just 28 times in the league. (P110 W28 L78 D4) Since 1895 the team we have beaten the most times is Castleford (P98 W60 L38) Since 1895 there are only 8 teams that have beaten us more times than we have them St Helens Wigan Leeds Bradford Newcastle Brig House Rangers Manningham Runcorn https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/team ... mmary.html

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:17 pm  

most drop goals in a match
Paul Bishop v Wigan - god that was a painful day for a Wigan fan (i know we've had our fair share of success over the years

Just seemed like he dropped a goal every time you got near enough and fair play as it kept the scoreboard ticking over and you won the game

Interesting half back combinations Ellery / Edwards v Bishop / Gregory that day

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:40 pm  

Wires71 wrote: Since 1895 (128 years) we have beaten St Helens just 28 times in the league. (P110 W28 L78 D4) Since 1895 the team we have beaten the most times is Castleford (P98 W60 L38) Since 1895 there are only 8 teams that have beaten us more times than we have them St Helens Wigan Leeds Bradford Newcastle Brig House Rangers Manningham Runcorn https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/team ... mmary.html …but we always beat Saints when it matters in the big games, and we couldn’t play them in while they were in division 2. As for Wigan, we have beaten them more times than any other club in RL and until sometime up to the mid 80s, when they were the only full time pro team, had beaten them in the league more times than they had beaten us.

Wires71 wrote: Since 1895 (128 years) we have beaten St Helens just 28 times in the league. (P110 W28 L78 D4) Since 1895 the team we have beaten the most times is Castleford (P98 W60 L38) Since 1895 there are only 8 teams that have beaten us more times than we have them St Helens Wigan Leeds Bradford Newcastle Brig House Rangers Manningham Runcorn https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/team ... mmary.html …but we always beat Saints when it matters in the big games, and we couldn’t play them in while they were in division 2. As for Wigan, we have beaten them more times than any other club in RL and until sometime up to the mid 80s, when they were the only full time pro team, had beaten them in the league more times than they had beaten us.

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:42 pm  

The pieman wrote:

most drop goals in a match
Paul Bishop v Wigan - god that was a painful day for a Wigan fan (i know we've had our fair share of success over the years :)

Just seemed like he dropped a goal every time you got near enough and fair play as it kept the scoreboard ticking over and you won the game

Interesting half back combinations Ellery / Edwards v Bishop / Gregory that day

I watched that game too.

Every time that Bishop dropped a goal the Wigan fans standing near us were moaning, which got worse and worse after each drop goal.

Towards the end of the game, a Wire player made a break and one of my friends shouted "Drop at Goal", to wind the Wiganers up.

"Get Back To Your Own Street" was the retort from a Wigan woman nearby, which had every single one of the group I was with, in stitches laughing.

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:22 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

…but we always beat Saints when it matters in the big games, and we couldn’t play them in while they were in division 2.

As for Wigan, we have beaten them more times than any other club in RL and until sometime up to the mid 80s, when they were the only full time pro team, had beaten them in the league more times than they had beaten us.

only team to beat us in League in the 86/87 season winning both home and away games

And post your move to the HJ, we had a shocking record for a few years against you. Dont know why, as Wilderspool was far more intimidating i would say as a player / fan than the HJ is. Used to love going to Wilderspool as great atmosphere.

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:21 pm  

The pieman wrote:

only team to beat us in League in the 86/87 season winning both home and away games

And post your move to the HJ, we had a shocking record for a few years against you. Dont know why, as Wilderspool was far more intimidating i would say as a player / fan than the HJ is. Used to love going to Wilderspool as great atmosphere.

Equally I loved going to Central Park it was like a cathedral, awe inspiring. With the added adrenaline rush of being chased round Wigan before boarding the number 49 to Newton…

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:37 pm  

The pieman wrote:

And post your move to the HJ, we had a shocking record for a few years against you. Dont know why,

We moved to the HJ in 2004, so those first few years were the Betts-Millward-Noble era, which was probably the low point for Wigan since the early 80s.

Re: Out of season mind occupier #11 - Interesting stats : Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:36 pm  

Naughton Park in an open end in the rain - something special in my warped mind. Remembered when Widnes had an all star team with JD, Myler brothers, Sorenson, Offiah, Devereux and and and.
And then there was the Dezzie incident. Like WW4!
Don't remember us winning too many matches there.
Also liked Knowsley Road and Central Park.
But Widerspool was always special when it was a sell out - you were so close to the pitch.