If you were to look at the Wigan RLFC heritage site you will see at number 85 one Jack Anderton. He was my grandfather. I post this because, yesterday, my great grandson Nathaniel Twiss was offered and accepted a scholarship at Wigan Warriors. Thus over 120 years after grandad wore the famous Cherry & White one of his offspring will finally follow in his footsteps. As a lifelong supporter of the club I can't tell you how proud I feel at the news. I must add that my dad William Anderton played for the Wigan A team with whom he won a medal but unable to break into the first team he went to Salford (Heritage No.274. Also my grandson Philip Anderton played 1 game of Super League but it was for Saints so I don't like to talk about it. I hope, one day, that Nathaniel makes the grade and has a great career at Wigan but if I live long enough to see it will probably mean I'll be a centurian.

Great news, hope your grandson goes all the way

Wonderful.

Great backstory and great news for the youngster.

Great story.

As much as we all sometimes lambast the game, or even our own club, stories like this show why RL plays such a pivotal role in the town. What other town could tell tell a story like this? A family that has had multiple generations playing for the club at different levels.

Slightly off topic in September there will be an exhibition of Rugby League in the Museum of life bottom of Library St,lots of memorabilia.
Will be Wigan and Leigh related.

That's superb. Thanks for posting.

Lovely story and well done to your great grandson. Hope he makes the grade and you get to see him in the famous cherry and white!

Always makes me smile stories like that. Wish your Grandson nothing but the best of luck.

Lovely story. My granddad used to try to tell me stories about watching Wigan in the early years of the last century. He saw Lance Todd play for us! Unfortunately I was too young to pay much attention. Long gone now...

That's a wonderful story, thanks for posting. Every good wish for your great grandson.