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1637:Peter Harvey
1621:Billy Benyon
1597:Frank Barrow
1497:Jeff Hitchen
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1906:John Taylor
1891:Peter Small
1876:Gerry Round
1861:Alex Murphy
1836:Eric Fraser
1816:Brian Edgar
1811:Gary Cooper
1796:Dave Bolton
1788:Eric Ashton
1703:Bob Prosser
1694:John Mantle
1686:John Warlow
1629:Len Killeen
1613:Alex Murphy
1605:Tony Barrow
1514:(c) unknown
1488:Tony Barrow
1479:John Mantle
1471:John Warlow
1414:Len Killeen
1398:Alex Murphy
1266:John Barton
1257:Dave Bolton
1249:Eric Ashton
1186:Wigan squad
1098:John Barton
1073:Rees Thomas
1065:Dave Bolton
1038:Eric Ashton
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895:John Barton
886:Rees Thomas
878:Dave Bolton
851:Eric Ashton
812:Wigan squad
575:during the
384:, England.
1942:Categories
1881:Bill Sayer
1678:Ray French
1661:Bill Sayer
1530:see also…
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1447:Bill Sayer
1299:Geoff Lyon
1274:Bill Sayer
1241:Syd Fenton
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138:≤1954–54
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235:Years
210:Total
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90:Hooker
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