List of Wigan Borough F.C. players

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Wigan Borough F.C. was an English football club based in the town of Wigan. The club was founded in 1920 and joined the Lancashire Combination. In 1921, Borough turned professional when their application was accepted to play in the inaugural season of the newly formed Football League Third Division North. The team played in the Football League for ten seasons, with their most successful season coming in 1928–29, finishing fourth in the league and reaching the third round of the FA Cup. Wigan Borough folded during the 1931–32 season due to financial problems, and League football did not return to the town until Wigan Athletic F.C. were elected into the Football League in 1978.

The following list contains all the players who made at least one appearance for the club in the Football League. Appearances and goals for the 1931–32 season are also included, but have been expunged from official records.

Positions
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back
HB Half back
IF Inside forward
OF Outside forward
CF Centre forward
Name Nationality Position Club career Appearances Goals Notes
Haughton Ackroyd  England GK 1921–1922 5 0
Len Armitage  England CF 1923–1924 28 21
Billy Ashurst  England CF 1921–1922 5 0
Geoffrey Bamforth  England HB 1921 1 0
Albert Barnett  England IF 1926 3 0
Harry Baron  England HB 1921–1922 7 0
Jimmy Barrington  England FB 1925–1927 71 1
William Barrowman  England GK 1927–1928 5 0
Frank Barson  England HB 1930–1931 19 0
John Berry  England HB 1929 1 0
Joseph Bibby  England FB 1921–1922 9 0
James Bimson  England HB 1930–1931 41 1
Ronnie Blake  England HB 1925–1926 13 0
John Boylen  Scotland OF 1923 1 0
Jimmy Bradley  England HB 1924–1925 3 1
Tom Brandon  England FB 1925 8 0
George Brodie  Scotland IF 1921–1922 11 2
William Bromilow  England GK 1921–1922 33 0
John Broster  England HB 1921–1922 31 3
Edward Brown  England OF 1921 1 0
James Brown  England HB 1924–1925 6 0
John Bryce  Scotland FB 1927 3 0
John Callagher  Scotland HB 1925–1926 8 2
Joe Campbell  England OF 1921–1922 7 0
Thomas Capper  England GK 1923 5 0
Dick Carlisle  England HB 1921–1922 32 3
James Cherry  England OF 1931 4 0 [A]
Billy Chesser  England IF 1921–1922 13 1
Ernie Cockle  England IF 1928–1931 75 16
Henry Codd  Wales HB 1929–1930 26 0
Sammy Collier  England GK 1925–1930 12 0
Leigh Collins  England HB 1921–1923 5 0
Bob Collins  England CF 1930–1931 19 7
Charlie Cook  Scotland OF 1924 3 0
George Cooke  England OF 1926–1928 61 10
Billy Crewe  England IF 1930–1931 24 4
Sam Currie  Scotland FB 1922–1924 33 2
Tom Davis ? OF 1923–1924 7 1
Billy Dennis  England FB 1928–1930 67 0
Harry Dennison  England IF 1922–1923 30 13
Billy Dickinson  England IF 1925–1928 104 61
Owen Dorrans  Scotland IF 1931 17 4
Billy Down  England GK 1930 2 0
John Dunn  Scotland IF 1925–1926 13 6
Tommy Eatock  England OF 1921–1923 10 1
Harry Entwistle  England HB 1931 2 0
Billy Fairhurst  England GK 1930–1931 22 0
Harry Fare  England FB 1922–1925 112 12
Tom Fenner  England IF 1924–1928 92 36
Alex Ferguson  Scotland GK 1924–1925 1 0
Andy Findlay  England HB 1922–1924 30 0
Jimmy Finney  England HB 1927–1929 7 0
William Fisher  England HB 1927–1928 4 0
John Flanagan  England IF 1930 1 0
Tom Fleming  Scotland FB 1925–1927 22 0
Hugh Forshaw  England CF 1925–1926 1 1
Paul Fort  England FB 1922–1923 1 0
Bert Freeman  England CF 1921–1922 25 13
Richard Gaskell  England CF 1926–1927 3 1
Teddy Glover  England FB 1927–1928 10 0
Billy Glover  England IF 1923–1926 94 33
John Goodwin  Scotland GK 1924–1925, 1926 44 0
Henry Green  England HB 1928–1929 3 0
Billy Green  England FB 1929–1930 12 0
Walter Hale  England FB 1925 1 0
Jack Hallam  England HB 1931 12 1
Chris Harrington  England OF 1922–1923 21 4
Thomas Harris  England IF 1928–1929 24 8
Albert Harrison  England HB 1922–1923 6 0
Arthur Hartley  England FB 1930–1931 7 0
Thomas Helsby  England HB 1925–1926 29 0
Billy Herbert  England IF 1921–1922 24 6
Ted Heyes  England GK 1922–1925 34 0
Richard Higson  England GK 1923–1924 2 0
John Hobson  England HB 1921–1922 3 0
Frank Hodges  England OF 1921–1922 33 5
Joe Hodgkinson  England FB 1926 1 0
William Hornby  England CF 1921–1922 1 1
Stan Horrocks  England HB 1930–1931 16 0
John Houghton  England FB 1921–1922 29 0
Bobby Hughes  England OF 1928–1930 66 15
Bert Humpish  England HB 1925–1929 161 15
Alex Hunter  Scotland GK 1922–1924 39 0
Henry Hurst  England HB 1931 2 0 [A]
John Ingram  England IF 1929–1930 11 1
Bill Jenkinson  England FB 1921 11 0
Jack Jennings  England HB 1923–1925 47 1
Jimmy Jepson  England CF 1930–1931 35 28
Alf Jewett  England HB 1926 1 0
George Johnson  England FB 1925 3 0
Joe Johnson  England IF 1930–1931 30 9
Dickie Jones  Wales HB 1926 1 0
George Jones  England OF 1923–1925 89 7
Sammy Julian  England FB 1931 11 0 [A]
Jimmy Keen  England OF 1925–1926 12 0
Thomas Kelly  England CF 1930 1 0
Jack Kershaw  England FB 1921–1924 41 1
Billy Kettle  England IF 1924–1925 39 13
Ernest Kidd  England OF 1922–1923 26 0
Mick Kilhoury  England IF 1930–1931 17 4
John Knight  England OF 1921–1922 15 0
Denis Lawson  Scotland OF 1927–1928 28 2
Albert Leeming  England OF 1924–1925 1 0
Charles Leigh  England HB 1923–1924 2 0
Bert Lewins  England FB 1930–1931 26 0
Wilfred Lievesley  England IF 1928–1929 26 13
Tommy Lindsay  Scotland OF 1928–1929 22 5
Tommy MacDonald  Scotland CF 1921 1 0
Tom MacIntyre  Scotland OF 1922–1923 5 1
James McCrae  Scotland HB 1923–1924 32 5
Jimmy McGraham  England HB 1923–1924 34 1
John McGuire  England CF 1926–1927 33 13
Tommy Mandy  England OF 1925–1930 77 17
Jack Marshall  England HB 1924–1925, 1926 41 2
Jack Martin  England HB 1931 12 0 [A]
Arthur Mercer  England IF 1922–1925 39 16
Jackie Mittell  Wales GK 1929–1930, 1931 70 0
Tommy Moon  England OF 1931 10 1 [A]
Jack Moran  England FB 1925–1931 201 0
Harry Morris  England HB 1924–1925 15 0
William Morton  England IF 1923–1924 10 1
Jimmy Murphy  England OF 1931 2 0 [A]
Michael Murray  Scotland OF 1930–1931 27 2
Pat Nelis  Ireland IF 1925–1926 16 1
Alf Oakes  England IF 1931 11 4 [A]
Arthur Ormston  England CF 1924–1925 19 5
Tommy Pearson  England IF 1930–1931 5 2
Jack Pendleton  England HB 1922–1924 39 1
Arthur Phoenix  England HB 1929–1930 25 0
Albert Potter  England FB 1927–1929 67 4
Charles Preedy  England GK 1928–1929 41 0
Peter Pursell  Scotland HB 1924–1926 35 0
George Rae  Scotland IF 1923–1924 19 1
Herbert Reddyhough  England CF 1929 3 1
Jimmy Riddell  Scotland HB 1925–1928 88 2
Will Rigby  England OF 1930–1931 8 1
William Rigby  England CF 1921–1922 15 6
Arthur Rimmer  England FB 1930 1 0
David Robb  Scotland HB 1926–1930 107 3
Leslie Russell  England FB 1930–1931 19 0
Ernie Salt  England GK 1925–1926 26 0
Stan Sayer  England CF 1925–1926 16 7
Bob Scorer  England HB 1925–1926 21 0
Jimmy Scullion  Scotland IF 1930–1931 27 11
Tommy Scully  England FB 1921 6 0
Tommy Scurr  England OF 1929–1930 19 6
Eddie Seabrook  England HB 1930–1931 4 0
Peter Sedgwick  England HB 1921–1922 4 0
Sammy Sharp  England HB 1931 4 0 [A]
George Shaw  England OF 1927 2 0
Bert Shears  England HB 1931 4 0 [A]
Frank Sheldon  England IF 1926–1927 2 1
John Simmons  England IF 1930 2 0
Bert Simpson  England OF 1924–1926 69 7
Andy Smith  England IF 1924 3 1
Cecil Smith  Wales CF 1928–1930 38 22
Harry Spencer  England IF 1922–1924 35 7
Albert Stevenson  Scotland CF 1924–1925 7 2
Arthur Stevenson  England OF 1922–1923, 1931 45 2
Bob Stewart  Scotland FB 1923 3 0
Jimmy Swift  England IF 1924 1 0
Tommy Tebb  England IF 1931 6 0 [A]
James Thomas  England HB 1922 1 0
Charles Tilbrook  England IF 1927–1928 1 0
James Twiss  England CF 1921–1922 7 3
Albert Valentine  England CF 1931 12 1 [A]
Bill Wade  England FB 1931 8 0 [A]
John Wakefield  England IF 1928–1929 1 0
Jimmy Walker  Scotland IF 1927–1928 8 1
Fred Ward  England FB 1923–1925 70 0
Arthur Welsby  England OF 1924–1931 220 31
Billy Welsh  Scotland IF 1928–1930 55 16
Cecil White  England HB 1930–1931 32 0
Frank Whitfield  England HB 1922–1924 68 6
Archie Williams  England CF 1922–1924 24 10
Owen Williams  Wales HB 1921–1922, 1924 58 0
Tom Wilson  England HB 1926–1930 108 4
Tommy Wilson  England IF 1930–1931 5 2
William Winter  England GK 1926–1929 85 0
Wilf Woodcock  England IF 1924–1925 14 2
Fred Woodward  England HB 1921–1922 3 0
George Yates  England CF 1926–1928 35 10

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l All appearances were made during the 1931–32 season in which the club folded, and have been expunged from official records.

References[edit]

  • Dykes, Garth (2011). Wigan Borough in the Football League: A Complete Record and Who's Who 1921–1931. Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-905891-53-5.
  • "Players A to Z - Wigan Borough Football Club". Bernard Ramsdale. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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