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WIGAN HIGHFIELD

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FOUNDED 1880 (and reformed in 1902)

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LOCATION Pemberton, Lancashire
ENTERED LEAGUE 1922     1945
LEFT LEAGUE 1941    1951

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GROUNDS Tunstall Lane, White City Stadium 1933, Stanley Greyhound Stadium, Liverpool 1934

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CAPACITY  
NICKNAMES London Highfield 1933, Liverpool Stanley

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION 2nd in 1936

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 11th in Division 2 in 1940
MOST LEAGUE PTS 56 in 1936
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 5 in 1941

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MOST POINTS SCORED 509 in 1934  
MOST POINTS CONCEDED 820 in 1950
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 199 in 1937

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -622 in 1950

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CHALLENGE CUP Never a finalist
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES  
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER  
  HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD    
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?  
If you have rare Wigan Highfield badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108