We've been overwhelmed with the encouragement and support of the players association. More so with the offer of supporters wanting to remember past players who are no longer with us.

I've also had an email from the Grandson of Nebby Cleworth, who would like to remember Nebby and sponsor him for the association.

If you would like to remember a relative - or a favourite player - who played for Leigh, please drop me an emailleighcpa@gmail.com

Plans are coming together to celebrate the launch of the heritage numbers (that will appear on the players' match shirts after the launch)

At the launch, we want to have a child to grace the LSV for every player who has played since 1895 - nearly 1390 players. If you want to remember a relative, you could nominate a child to represent your relative.

We are also looking at getting some kind of momento for all members of the association. This will have the name of the player and their unique heritage number. Again, if you sponsor a player, we will arrange for the momento to be presented to you.

Jason, Trevor Allan was a great favourite of my now deceased Dad and Father in law so if no one else has done so could I 'sponsor' his heritage number?

FP

Jase , how much is it to Sponser a Player?

Thought Charlie ALWAYS knew

Not everything .

£20 Charlie - person will also receive a momento with the players' name and heritage number.

Brilliant Fred.

Our members:

Player Debut Player Debut
Keiron Purtill 10/4/1998 Paul Topping 26/8/1990
Steve Cawley 19/10/1993 Harry Hall 9/10/1963
Mick Blakeley 6/1/1991 John Costello 26/9/1991
Neil Turley 10/12/2000 John Woods 5/9/1976
Paul Wingfield 22/3/1998 Anthony Murray 1/3/1998
Neil Mculloch 31/8/1986 Sam Hopkins 6/3/2011
Jason Donohue 12/3/1989 Simon Baldwin 22/11/1992
Craig Wingfield 14/2/1999 Alan Fairhurst 23/8/1974
Paul Norman 3/6/1998 Alex Murphy 19/8/1967
Alan Hadcroft 19/11/1995 Alan Rowley 8/9/1971
Andy Evans 25/9/1988 Tony Cooke 16/9/1979
David Ingram 26/12/1994 Simon Finnigan 3/2/2013
James Taylor 28/3/2005 Mark Sheals 26/8/1990
Gary Stradins 23/1/1983 Martin Roden 10/12/2000
Wayne Standish 30/8/1987 Oliver Marns 14/7/2002
Rod Tickle 10/11/1962 Mark Meadows 28/12/1993
Bob Welding 14/4/1964 Tony Barrow 5/9/1970
Tommy Dickens 5/9/1964 Andy Collier 5/5/1986
Mark Sarsfield 26/9/1993 Sean Richardson 19/1/2003
James Arkwright 5/4/1998 Lee Marsh 9/3/2008
Paul Blackburn 27/4/1997 Dave Tanner 5/1/1992
Alan Hodgkinson coach Tommy Sale 17/12/1938
Chris Irwin 2/12/2001 Kevin Johnson 14/4/1991
Gary Grainey 19/11/1995 David O Toole 9/5/1986
Stan Walmsley 19/8/1961 Kyle Neal 30/3/2008
John Taylor 25/8/1975 Richard Marshall 1/2/2004
Barry Burgess 30/9/1995 Shaun Lang 10/4/1988
Paul Daniels 7/11/1993 Paul Marsh 20/2/1994
George Nellis 12/9/1964 Phil Johnson 8/1/1984
Cliff Sayer 1/4/1972 Brian Gelling 17/3/1985
Joe Wood 1/12/1974 Tony Cottrell 1/1/1984
Alan Riding 28/8/1972 Liam Bretherton 18/6/2000




Sponsored Players

Yendle Pugsley (Adrian Parry) 31/8/1949 David Macko (Phil Johnson) 27/1/1974
Nebby Cleworth (Iain Wardle) 26/12/1947 Charlie Pawsey (Don Boyle) 29/11/1947
Sam Whittaker (Darren from club) 30/4/1904 Prosper Caldicott (Mike Latham) 2/9/1899
John Westhead (A Mazey) 13/3/1983 Tom Coop (Mike Latham) 7/9/1895
Paddy O’Neil (Mike Latham) 21/3/1903 George Hayes (Mike Latham) 25/8/1934
Albert Blackburn (Mike Latham) 6/3/1920

Massive thanks to Martin Wardroper who has sponsored all 7 Leigh Centurions players who fell in world war 1.
Sam Whittaker
Ben Lloyd
Frank Ganley
Robert Topping
Paddy O'Neil
James Tobin
Billy Unsworth.

The association is getting bigger and bigger! Nearly 120 members in total.
These are the supporters who have sponsored players:
Yendle Pugsley (Adrian Parry) 31/8/1949 David Macko (Phil Johnson) 27/1/1974 Frank Stirrup (Carrie Stirrup) 31/8/1946
Nebby Cleworth (Iain Wardle) 26/12/1947 Charlie Pawsey (Don Boyle) 29/11/1947 Mick Hogan (Allan Mazey) 14/10/1972
Sam Whittaker (Darren from club) 30/4/1904 Prosper Caldicott (Mike Latham) 2/9/1899 Ernie Boardman (Ron Boardman) 25/3/1913
John Westhead (A Mazey) 13/3/1983 Tom Coop (Mike Latham) 7/9/1895 Ken Holdbrook (Ste Holdbrook) 31/5/1947
Brian Brooks (Eddie Mulcrow) 20/9/1958 George Hayes (Mike Latham) 25/8/1934 Trevor Allan (Brian Bowman) 13/1/1951
Jim Ainsworth (Rob Ainsworth) 14/3/1913 Billy Unsworth (Martin Wardroper) 11/11/1905 Joe Walsh (Maree Houghton) 4/12/1965
Ben Lloyd (Martin Wardroper) 27/9/1910 Sam Whittaker (Martin Wardroper) 30/4/1904 Paddy O’Neil (Mike Latham) 21/3/1903
James Tobin (Martin Wardroper) 25/12/1908 Frank Ganley (Martin Wardroper) 2/9/1899 Albert Blackburn (Mike Latham) 6/3/1920
Robert Topping (Martin Wardroper) 11/10/1913 Paddy O’Neil (Martin Wardroper) 21/3/1903 Billy Myers (Neil Myers) 17/11/1920
John Lewis (Alf Ridyard) 9/9/1961 Joe Cartwright (Mrs Ridyard) 11/11/1911

These are our members:
Tommy Sale 17/12/1938 Gary Stradins 23/1/1983 Simon Baldwin 22/11/1992 Liam Bretherton 18/6/2000
Dick Breare 7/10/1939 Wayne Atherton 28/8/1983 Dean Purtill 29/8/1993 Neil Turley 10/12/2000
Ray Fisher 14/9/1957 Tony Cottrell 1/1/1984 Mark Sarsfield 26/9/1993 Martin Roden 10/12/2000
Stan Walmsley 19/8/1961 Phil Johnson 8/1/1984 Steve Cawley 19/10/1993 David Bradbury 10/12/2000
Eric Gregory 28/3/1962 Brian Gelling 17/3/1985 Paul Daniels 7/11/1993 Chris Irwin 2/12/2001
Rod Tickle 10/11/1962 Mark Edwards 8/4/1985 Mark Meadows 28/12/1993 Oliver Marns 14/7/2002
Harry Hall 9/10/1963 Andy Collier 5/5/1986 Paul Marsh 20/2/1994 Sean Richardson 19/1/2003
Bob Welding 14/4/1964 David O Toole 9/5/1986 Tau Liku 21/8/1994 Richard Marshall 1/2/2004
Tommy Dickens 5/9/1964 Neil McCulloch 31/8/1986 David Ingram 26/12/1994 James Taylor 28/3/2005
George Nellis 12/9/1964 Ian Jeffrey 14/12/1986 Neil Jukes 25/1/1995 Scott Grix 10/2/2006
Kevin Ashcroft 4/3/1967 Wayne Standish 30/8/1987 Barry Burgess 30/9/1995 Lee Marsh 9/3/2008
Alex Murphy 19/8/1967 Shaun Lang 10/4/1988 Alan Hadcroft 19/11/1995 Kyle Neal 30/3/2008
Tony Barrow 5/9/1970 Alan Platt 28/8/1988 Gary Grainey 19/11/1995 Sam Hopkins 6/3/2011
Alan Rowley 8/9/1971 Timmy Street 25/9/1988 Alex Cain 3/1/1996 Rob Parker 12/2/2012
Mick Stacey 2/1/1972 Andy Evans 25/9/1988 Scott Hilton 9/2/1997 Simon Finnigan 3/2/2013
Cliff Sayer 1/4/1972 Jason Donohue 12/3/1989 Paul Blackburn 27/4/1997
Alan Riding 28/8/1972 Mark Sheals 26/8/1990 Anthony Murray 1/3/1998
Tommy Davies 30/12/1973 Paul Topping 26/8/1990 Paul Wingfield 22/3/1998
Alan Fairhurst 23/8/1974 Simon Booth 21/10/1990 James Arkwright 5/4/1998
Joe Wood 1/12/1974 Mick Blakeley 6/1/1991 Keiron Purtill 10/4/1998
John Taylor 25/8/1975 Kevin Johnson 14/4/1991 Paul Norman 3/6/1998
John Woods 5/9/1976 John Costello 26/9/1991 Chris Parr 14/2/1999
Tony Cooke 16/9/1979 Tommy Hayes 7/10/1991 Craig Wingfield 14/2/1999
Roy Howarth 26/9/1979 Craig Rogers 31/10/1991 Paul Anderson 11/7/1999
Phil Fox 28/9/1980 Dave Tanner 5/1/1992

We now have 102 current members, 33 sponsored members and 1 associate member.

Great plans coming together to launch the heritage numbers - not only the heritage day on the 30th August - which will be fantastic - but other plans too!

We will launch the heritage numbers on Friday 15th August at our Heritage Dinner Launch at LSV. This is nearly a sellout - nearly 50 players will be in attendance with partners. We will have our 2 eldest surviving players in Tommy Sale & Dick Breare, players from 50's 60's 70's, 80's 90's and more recent!

Each player will receive a glass momento, depicting their date of debut and heritage number.

Of course, we would love to share this with all Leigh supporters. With this in mind, we will have a public launch on Wednesday 20th August (tbc) again in the Banqueting Suite - this will be a FREE event but tickets will be required. * tickets not been issued as yet, please bare with us!

It is also hoped that we will have a past players team to play Leigh Cricket Club in a 'friendly' 20-20 game on the Bank Holiday Monday after the Wembley final.

Bare with you that will please the Ladies attending .

Hows about a past players v current squad at rugby match, to make it fair the past players cant tackle the current squad