1996 Wigan RLFC season

The 1996 Wigan season was the 101st season in the club's rugby league history and the first season in the newly formed Super League. Coached by Graeme West and captained by Shaun Edwards, Wigan competed in Super League I and finished in 2nd place, but went on to win the Premiership Final at Old Trafford against St Helens. The club also competed in the 1996 Challenge Cup, but were knocked out in the fifth round by First Division side Salford Reds, and was the first time the club had failed to win the trophy since 1987.

In July 1996 Farrell was appointed Wigan's captain.

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St Helens	22	20	0	2	950	455	+495	40
2	Wigan	22	19	1	2	902	326	+576	39
3	Bradford Bulls	22	17	0	5	767	409	+358	34
4	London Broncos	22	12	1	9	611	462	+149	25
5	Warrington Wolves	22	12	0	10	569	565	+4	24
6	Halifax Blue Sox	22	10	1	11	667	576	+91	21
7	Sheffield Eagles	22	10	0	12	599	730	-131	20
8	Oldham Bears	22	9	1	12	473	681	-208	19
9	Castleford Tigers	22	9	0	13	548	599	-51	18
10	Leeds	22	6	0	16	555	745	-190	12
11	Paris Saint-Germain	22	3	1	18	398	795	-397	7
12	Workington Town	22	2	1	19	325	1021	-696	5

Champions	Relegated

Match results

Win	Draw	Loss

Super League


Game	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Ref
Premiership Semi Final	31 August 1996	Bradford Bulls	Home	42–36	Edwards (4), Ellison (2), Paul, Radlinski	Farrell (5)	9,878	MR
Premiership Final	8 September 1996	St Helens	Neutral	44–14	Ellison (3), Connolly, Edwards, Haughton, Murdock, Paul, Robinson	Farrell (4)	35,013	MR

Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	Ref
Fourth	28 January 1996	Bramley	Home	74–12	Offiah (4), Farrell (2), Quinnell (2), Radlinski (2), Connolly, Cowie, Robinson, Tuigamala	Hall (5), Paul (4)	4,627	MR
Fifth	11 February 1996	Salford Reds	Away	16–26	Tuigamala (2), Offiah	Farrell, Paul	10,048	MR

Squad

^[1]

No	Player	Apps	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
1	Radlinski, KrisKris Radlinski	21	10	0	0	40
2	Robinson, JasonJason Robinson	25	26	0	1	105
3	Tuigamala, Va'aigaVa'aiga Tuigamala	25	13	3	0	58
4	Connolly, GaryGary Connolly	25	15	2	0	64
5	Offiah, MartinMartin Offiah	10	12	0	0	48
6	Paul, HenryHenry Paul	23	22	19	0	126
7	Edwards, ShaunShaun Edwards	24	17	1	0	70
8	Skerrett, KelvinKelvin Skerrett	12	0	0	0	0
9	Hall, MartinMartin Hall	26	6	10	0	44
10	O'Connor, TerryTerry O'Connor	26	1	0	0	4
11	Haughton, SimonSimon Haughton	26	11	0	0	44
12	Cassidy, MickMick Cassidy	25	3	0	0	12
13	Farrell, AndyAndy Farrell	26	7	113	0	254
14	Smyth, RobRob Smyth	17	16	0	0	64
15	Ellison, DannyDanny Ellison	11	10	0	0	40
16	Quinnell, ScottScott Quinnell	11	3	0	0	12
17	Johnson, AndyAndy Johnson	21	5	0	0	20
18	Murdock, CraigCraig Murdock	21	11	0	0	44
19	Dermott, MartinMartin Dermott	0	0	0	0	0
20	Cardiss, DarylDaryl Cardiss	1	0	0	0	0
21	Wright, NigelNigel Wright	2	0	0	1	1
21	Craig, AndyAndy Craig	11	2	0	0	8
22	Barrow, SteveSteve Barrow	10	3	0	0	12
22	Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson	1	0	0	0	0
23	Knowles, MattMatt Knowles	3	0	0	0	0
24	Tatupu, ShemShem Tatupu	3	0	0	0	0
25	Cowie, NeilNeil Cowie	21	2	0	0	8
26	Long, SeanSean Long	3	0	0	0	0
27	Baynes, NeilNeil Baynes	3	0	0	0	0
28	Tallec, GaëlGaël Tallec	1	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Player	Pos	From	Fee	Date
Stuart Lester	Fullback	Auckland Warriors		August 1996
Stephen Holgate	Second-row	Workington Town	£100,000	December 1996
Ian Sherratt	Prop forward	Oldham Bears	£30,000	December 1996
Doc Murray	Fullback	Auckland Warriors		December 1996

Out

Player	Pos	To	Fee	Date	Ref
Scott Quinnell	Second-row	Richmond	£250,000	June 1996	^[2]
Shem Tatupu	Prop forward	Northampton Saints	£80,000	July 1996	^[3]
Martin Offiah	Winger	London Broncos	£300,000	August 1996	^[4]
Martin Dermott	Hooker	Warrington Wolves		September 1996
Andy Craig	Centre	Swinton Lions		December 1996	^[5]

References

↑ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
↑ Huxley, John (26 May 1996). "Wigan's Strife of Bryan". Sunday Mirror. London. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ "Warrington pin pounds 1.35m price tag on Harris". The Independent. 24 July 1996. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ Richards, Martin (3 August 1996). "Bronco Offiah". The Mirror. London. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
↑ Hadfield, Dave (28 December 1996). "Rugby League: Winter games' success". The Independent. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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Est. 1872 in Wigan, England

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Home grounds	Folly Field (1872–1877; 1879–1886) Prescott Street (1877–1879; 1886–1901) Springfield Park (1901–1902) Central Park (1902–1999) DW Stadium (1999–present)

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Titles	RFL/Super League Championship: 1908–09 1921–22 1925–26 1933–34 1945–46 1946–47 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1995–96 1998 2010 2013 World Club Challenge (3): 1987 1991 1994 Challenge Cup: 1924 1929 1944 1948 1951 1958 1959 1965 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 2002 2011 2013

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Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member Rivalry with St Helens

Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895)

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