Quote: FIRSTMATCH1961 "I still hopefully regard myself as a youngish man but have seen Wigan in 18 cup finals and 11 as winners from 1961. My first game was jan 1961 home to leeds in first round replay at central park in the afternoon (no lights) when Eric Ashton and Fairbank were sent off.'"
Youngish man
My first game was in 1959 (v Oldham), can I be 'youngish' too !!!
Wasn't Ashton sent off 'wrongly', he was the peacemaker in a punch-up and the ref picked the wrong perpetrator ?