The Sixth Season
Despite the financial state of the club the sixth season of League football dawned with the team sporting their new amber and black kit and their new manager, Angus McKinnon. Angus was born in Paisley on 8th December and started his career at junior side Petershill before moving south of the border to join Carlisle United.
He went on to have a very distinguished career with Woolwich Arsenal, with whom he remained following their move to Highbury in 1913 to become the club we all know today as Arsenal. Signing in May 1908 he made 211 league appearances and scored four league goals in a Gunners career, including a friendly appearance against Boro just prior to their first season in the Third Division North, that was to last for 15 years and through the First World War, during which he was a driver for the Royal Field Artillery.
His reward for such distinguished club service for the Highbury outfit was a free transfer to Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1922 The Addicks of course were managed by William Rayner and it was Rayner who made him first team coach at Borough following his own appointment the previous summer.
He went on to have a very distinguished career with Woolwich Arsenal, with whom he remained following their move to Highbury in 1913 to become the club we all know today as Arsenal. Signing in May 1908 he made 211 league appearances and scored four league goals in a Gunners career, including a friendly appearance against Boro just prior to their first season in the Third Division North, that was to last for 15 years and through the First World War, during which he was a driver for the Royal Field Artillery.
His reward for such distinguished club service for the Highbury outfit was a free transfer to Charlton Athletic in the summer of 1922 The Addicks of course were managed by William Rayner and it was Rayner who made him first team coach at Borough following his own appointment the previous summer.
McKinnon's brief from chairman Mr Jack Culshaw, was to add as few players as possible to the playing staff and in this regard eleven of the previous season's younger players were retained namely, William Winter, Jack Moran, Jimmy Barrington, Thomas Helsby, Jimmy Riddell, Arthur Welsby, Tommy Mandy, Bert Humpish, Billy Dickinson and George Yates The rest of the squad, namely the older heads, had been released. Centre forward Tom Wilson was signed from Charlton Athletic and the board insisted that there would be no more than three players signed during the season in an effort to ease financial concerns.
During the off season volunteers had re erected half of the Pop Side stand that was wrecked during the severe winter of the previous campaign. There were bnow two entrances to the Grand Stand. It had been decided to have a portion of the stand used as a paddock with covering, at a charge of sixpence.
This is how the season panned out...
28/08/26----- Wigan Borough 2-1 Nelson - (Dickinson 2 (1 pen)) - 6,788
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Wilson (debut), Welsby, Mandy, Humpish, Yates, Dickinson, Cooke (debut)
30/08/26 -----Stoke City 2-0 Wigan Borough - 6,707
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Humpish, Yates, Dickinson, Cooke
04/09/26 -----Chesterfield 5-2 Wigan Borough - (Wilson, Dickinson) - 5,680
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Riddell, Welsby, Humpish, Yates, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
06/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 0-3 Stoke City - 7,659
Goodwin, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Jewett (debut), Welsby, Mandy , Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson Cooke
08/09/26 -----Southport 3-0 Wigan Borough - (Lancashire Senior Cup, first round) - 5,500
11/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 1-4 Ashington - (Cooke) - 2,940
Goodwin, Moran Hodgkinson (debut), Helsby, Riddell, Wilson, Mandy, Humpish, Yates, Dickinson, Cooke
18/09/26 -----New Brighton 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Gaskell) - 5,530
Winter, Moran, Riddell, Helsby, Wilson, Robb (debut), Mandy, Dickinson, Gaskell (debut), Barnett (debut), Cooke
20/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 1-2 Bradford Park Avenue - (Dickinson) - 3,835
Goodwin, Moran, Riddell, Helsby, Wilson, Robb, Yates, Dickinson, Gaskell, Barnett, Cooke
25/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Wrexham - (Dickinson) - 2,604
Winter, Moran, Riddell, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Humpish, Dickinson, Gaskell, Barnett, Cooke
02/10/26 -----Southport 2-2 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson, Cooke) - 4,634
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
09/10/26 -----Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson) - 3,783
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
16/10/26 -----Wigan Borough 3-0 Hartlepools United - (Dickinson 3 (1 pen)) - 2,928
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
23/10/26 -----Stockport County 4-1 Wigan Borough - (Cooke) - 8,953
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Yates, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
30/10/26 -----Wigan Borough 0-3 Rochdale - 3,486
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Welsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Fleming, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
01/11/26 -----Rotherham United 2-0 Wigan Borough - 2,990
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Welsby, Wilson, Robb, Mandy, Dickinson, Yates, Humpish, Cooke
06/11/26 -----Tranmere Rovers 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson (pen) - 6,422
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Welsby, Wilson, Robb, Mandy, Dickinson, Yates, Humpish, Cooke
13/11/26 -----Wigan Borough 3-0 Durham City - (Humpish, Sheldon, Barrington (pen) - 2,975
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Sheldon (debut), McGuire (debut), Humpish, Cooke
20/11/26 -----Accrington Stanley 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Humpish) - 2,867
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Sheldon, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
01/12/26 -----Wigan 2-2 Barrow - (FA Cup, first round) - (McGuire 2) - 3,000
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Riddell, Welsby, Mandy, Sheldon, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
04/12/26 -----Halifax Town 0-0 Wigan Borough - 6,986
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
06/12/26 -----Barrow 0-1 Wigan Borough - (FA Cup, first round replay) - (Dickinson) - 2,411
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Riddell, Welsby, Mandy, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
11/12/26 ----- Crewe Alexabdra 4-1 Wigan Borough - (FACup, second round) - (Dickinson) - 6,164
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish Cooke
13/12/26 -----Wigan Borough 8-0 Barrow - (Dickinson 2, McGuire 2, Cooke 2, Humpish, Wilson) - 644
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
18/12/26 -----Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Wigan Borough - (McGuire 2, Cooke, Dickinson) - 3,061
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
25/12/26----- Walsall 3-2 Wigan Borough - (McGuire 2) - 7,244
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
27/12/26 -----Wigan Borough 5-2 Walsall - (Dickinson 4, McGuire) - 6,190
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
01/01/27 -----Bradford Park Avenue 2-1 Wigan Borough - (Cooke) - 9,710
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
03/01/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Halifax Town - (McGuire) - 5,431
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
08/01/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Doncaster Rovers - (Humpish) - 2.441
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
15/01/27 -----Nelson 4-0 Wigan Borough - 5,205
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
29/01/27 -----Ashington 1-1 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson) - 2,049
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
05/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-2 New Brighton - (Dickinson, Fenner, NcGuire) - 4,025
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
16/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 6-2 Oldham Athletic - (Manchester Senior Cup, first round) - (Dickinson 3, Fenner 3) - 2,878
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy Humpish Cooke
19/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-1 Southport - (Cooke, Dickinson, Humpish) - 7,528
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy, Humpish, Cooke
28/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-2 Lincoln City - (Dickinson 2, Humpish) - 2,835
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy, Humpish, Cooke
02/03/27 -----Wrexham 2-0 Wigan Borough - 1,714
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Robb, Humpish, Cooke
05/03/27 -----Hartlepools United 2-1 Wigan Borough - (Fenner) - 2,821
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Yates, Humpish, Cooke
09/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 4-0 Manchester City - (Manchester Senior Cup, second round) - (McGuire 2, Fenner, Dickinson) - 5,223
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire Humpish Cooke
12/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 2-0 Stockport County - (Mandy, Fenner) - 8,659
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy , Humpish, Cooke
19/03/27 -----Rochdale 4-1 Wigan Borough - (McGuire) - 6,434
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
26/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Tranmere Rovers - (Fenner) - 1,355
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
28/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-2 Chesterfield - (Dickinson) - 3,608
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
02/04/27 -----Durham City 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Wilson) - 1,489
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
06/04/27 -----Wigan Borough 0-0 Manchester United - (Manchester Senior Cup, SEMI FINAL) - 5,500
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Humpish, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy, McGuire, Cooke
09/04/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-0 Accrington Stanley - (Dickinson, Fenner, Mandy) - 1,911
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Humpish, Fenner, Dickinson Mandy, McGuire, Cooke
16/04/27 -----Lincoln City 2-0 Wigan Borough - 5,836
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
18/04/27 -----Wigan Borough 0-0 Rotherham United - 4,943
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
30/04/27-----Barrow 2-2 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson, McGuire) - 3,836
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
04/05/27 ----- Manchester United 1-0 Wigan Borough - (Manchester Senior Cup, SEMI FINAL, replay) - 2,000
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
07/05/27 -----Wigan Borough 2-2 Crewe - (Dickinson) - 1,999
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Finney (debut), Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
1926/27 – 42 11 10 21 66 83 32 18th
The Reserves finished third from bottom of the Lancashire Combination for the third consecutive season
1926/27-- 38 9 6 23 73 120 24 18th
The players to feature throughout the season were ...
Albert Barnett, Jimmy Barrington, Sam Collier, George Cook, Billy Dickinson, Tommy Fenner, James Finney, Tom Fleming, Richard Gaskell, John Goodwin, Tom Helsby, Joe Hodgkinson, Bert Humpish, Alf Jewett, Dicky Jones, John McGuire, Tom Mandy, Jack Moran, Jimmy Riddell, David Robb, Frank Sheldon, Arthur Welsby, Tom Wilson, William Winter, George Yates.
Known amateurs and reserves were...
T Green, A Wiseman, J Holcroft, J Berry, H Robinson, E Kerry, CR Davies, WJT Norman, F Ingham, J Keegan, W Fisher and H Jones.
More information on these players can be found in the 'Players A to Z' section/s of this site. Photographs can be found in the 'Historical Photographs' section ...
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During the off season volunteers had re erected half of the Pop Side stand that was wrecked during the severe winter of the previous campaign. There were bnow two entrances to the Grand Stand. It had been decided to have a portion of the stand used as a paddock with covering, at a charge of sixpence.
This is how the season panned out...
28/08/26----- Wigan Borough 2-1 Nelson - (Dickinson 2 (1 pen)) - 6,788
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Wilson (debut), Welsby, Mandy, Humpish, Yates, Dickinson, Cooke (debut)
30/08/26 -----Stoke City 2-0 Wigan Borough - 6,707
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Humpish, Yates, Dickinson, Cooke
04/09/26 -----Chesterfield 5-2 Wigan Borough - (Wilson, Dickinson) - 5,680
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Riddell, Welsby, Humpish, Yates, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
06/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 0-3 Stoke City - 7,659
Goodwin, Moran, Barrington, Helsby, Jewett (debut), Welsby, Mandy , Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson Cooke
08/09/26 -----Southport 3-0 Wigan Borough - (Lancashire Senior Cup, first round) - 5,500
11/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 1-4 Ashington - (Cooke) - 2,940
Goodwin, Moran Hodgkinson (debut), Helsby, Riddell, Wilson, Mandy, Humpish, Yates, Dickinson, Cooke
18/09/26 -----New Brighton 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Gaskell) - 5,530
Winter, Moran, Riddell, Helsby, Wilson, Robb (debut), Mandy, Dickinson, Gaskell (debut), Barnett (debut), Cooke
20/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 1-2 Bradford Park Avenue - (Dickinson) - 3,835
Goodwin, Moran, Riddell, Helsby, Wilson, Robb, Yates, Dickinson, Gaskell, Barnett, Cooke
25/09/26 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Wrexham - (Dickinson) - 2,604
Winter, Moran, Riddell, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Humpish, Dickinson, Gaskell, Barnett, Cooke
02/10/26 -----Southport 2-2 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson, Cooke) - 4,634
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
09/10/26 -----Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson) - 3,783
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
16/10/26 -----Wigan Borough 3-0 Hartlepools United - (Dickinson 3 (1 pen)) - 2,928
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Humpish, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
23/10/26 -----Stockport County 4-1 Wigan Borough - (Cooke) - 8,953
Winter, Moran, Fleming, Helsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Yates, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
30/10/26 -----Wigan Borough 0-3 Rochdale - 3,486
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Welsby, Riddell, Robb, Mandy, Fleming, Wilson, Dickinson, Cooke
01/11/26 -----Rotherham United 2-0 Wigan Borough - 2,990
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Welsby, Wilson, Robb, Mandy, Dickinson, Yates, Humpish, Cooke
06/11/26 -----Tranmere Rovers 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson (pen) - 6,422
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Welsby, Wilson, Robb, Mandy, Dickinson, Yates, Humpish, Cooke
13/11/26 -----Wigan Borough 3-0 Durham City - (Humpish, Sheldon, Barrington (pen) - 2,975
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Sheldon (debut), McGuire (debut), Humpish, Cooke
20/11/26 -----Accrington Stanley 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Humpish) - 2,867
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Sheldon, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
01/12/26 -----Wigan 2-2 Barrow - (FA Cup, first round) - (McGuire 2) - 3,000
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Riddell, Welsby, Mandy, Sheldon, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
04/12/26 -----Halifax Town 0-0 Wigan Borough - 6,986
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Welsby, Mandy, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
06/12/26 -----Barrow 0-1 Wigan Borough - (FA Cup, first round replay) - (Dickinson) - 2,411
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Riddell, Welsby, Mandy, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
11/12/26 ----- Crewe Alexabdra 4-1 Wigan Borough - (FACup, second round) - (Dickinson) - 6,164
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish Cooke
13/12/26 -----Wigan Borough 8-0 Barrow - (Dickinson 2, McGuire 2, Cooke 2, Humpish, Wilson) - 644
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
18/12/26 -----Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Wigan Borough - (McGuire 2, Cooke, Dickinson) - 3,061
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
25/12/26----- Walsall 3-2 Wigan Borough - (McGuire 2) - 7,244
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
27/12/26 -----Wigan Borough 5-2 Walsall - (Dickinson 4, McGuire) - 6,190
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
01/01/27 -----Bradford Park Avenue 2-1 Wigan Borough - (Cooke) - 9,710
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
03/01/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Halifax Town - (McGuire) - 5,431
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
08/01/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Doncaster Rovers - (Humpish) - 2.441
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
15/01/27 -----Nelson 4-0 Wigan Borough - 5,205
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Robb, Wilson, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
29/01/27 -----Ashington 1-1 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson) - 2,049
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
05/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-2 New Brighton - (Dickinson, Fenner, NcGuire) - 4,025
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
16/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 6-2 Oldham Athletic - (Manchester Senior Cup, first round) - (Dickinson 3, Fenner 3) - 2,878
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy Humpish Cooke
19/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-1 Southport - (Cooke, Dickinson, Humpish) - 7,528
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy, Humpish, Cooke
28/02/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-2 Lincoln City - (Dickinson 2, Humpish) - 2,835
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy, Humpish, Cooke
02/03/27 -----Wrexham 2-0 Wigan Borough - 1,714
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Robb, Humpish, Cooke
05/03/27 -----Hartlepools United 2-1 Wigan Borough - (Fenner) - 2,821
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Yates, Humpish, Cooke
09/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 4-0 Manchester City - (Manchester Senior Cup, second round) - (McGuire 2, Fenner, Dickinson) - 5,223
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire Humpish Cooke
12/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 2-0 Stockport County - (Mandy, Fenner) - 8,659
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy , Humpish, Cooke
19/03/27 -----Rochdale 4-1 Wigan Borough - (McGuire) - 6,434
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
26/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-1 Tranmere Rovers - (Fenner) - 1,355
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
28/03/27 -----Wigan Borough 1-2 Chesterfield - (Dickinson) - 3,608
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
02/04/27 -----Durham City 3-1 Wigan Borough - (Wilson) - 1,489
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire , Humpish, Cooke
06/04/27 -----Wigan Borough 0-0 Manchester United - (Manchester Senior Cup, SEMI FINAL) - 5,500
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Humpish, Wilson, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, Mandy, McGuire, Cooke
09/04/27 -----Wigan Borough 3-0 Accrington Stanley - (Dickinson, Fenner, Mandy) - 1,911
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Humpish, Fenner, Dickinson Mandy, McGuire, Cooke
16/04/27 -----Lincoln City 2-0 Wigan Borough - 5,836
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
18/04/27 -----Wigan Borough 0-0 Rotherham United - 4,943
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Welsby, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
30/04/27-----Barrow 2-2 Wigan Borough - (Dickinson, McGuire) - 3,836
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
04/05/27 ----- Manchester United 1-0 Wigan Borough - (Manchester Senior Cup, SEMI FINAL, replay) - 2,000
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Riddell, Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
07/05/27 -----Wigan Borough 2-2 Crewe - (Dickinson) - 1,999
Winter, Moran, Barrington, Wilson, Finney (debut), Robb, Fenner, Dickinson, McGuire, Humpish, Cooke
1926/27 – 42 11 10 21 66 83 32 18th
The Reserves finished third from bottom of the Lancashire Combination for the third consecutive season
1926/27-- 38 9 6 23 73 120 24 18th
The players to feature throughout the season were ...
Albert Barnett, Jimmy Barrington, Sam Collier, George Cook, Billy Dickinson, Tommy Fenner, James Finney, Tom Fleming, Richard Gaskell, John Goodwin, Tom Helsby, Joe Hodgkinson, Bert Humpish, Alf Jewett, Dicky Jones, John McGuire, Tom Mandy, Jack Moran, Jimmy Riddell, David Robb, Frank Sheldon, Arthur Welsby, Tom Wilson, William Winter, George Yates.
Known amateurs and reserves were...
T Green, A Wiseman, J Holcroft, J Berry, H Robinson, E Kerry, CR Davies, WJT Norman, F Ingham, J Keegan, W Fisher and H Jones.
More information on these players can be found in the 'Players A to Z' section/s of this site. Photographs can be found in the 'Historical Photographs' section ...
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