Wigan Album

I still vividly remember the sinking feeling I had when I, along with many others watching this match on TV, saw Ike Southward, a great Workington Town winger about to cross the Wigan line for a try, It was a score that could have won the Cup for Workington, provided he converted his own try and he was a decent kicker.
In complete amazement and great relief, we saw, at first, the inexplicable sight of him spilling the ball as he was crossing the line. It was only a split second later we realised he had in fact been crash tackled (a conventional tackle would probably have meant he would have scored) by our second row forward Norman Cherrington who had come across to cover the break. Norman for a big man could run (Ike himself was certainly no slouch) and, in my opinion, Norman's fantastic effort saved Wigan that day.
The other factor that was a big influence on the game, in my opinion, was the early collision between our winger Sullivan and the Workington Town "danger man" stand-off Archer, who if reports are accurate spent the rest of the match in a daze and on the wing (there were no substitutes in those days). Sullivan went on to score a try as did, Barton and McTigue, with two goals from Cunliffe. Wigan won 13-9.
The photo on the left shows Ike charging for the line, the corner flag can just be seen at the bottom right of the photo, and Norman coming across to "meet and greet" Ike, in the second photo the ball can clearly be seen falling from Ike's grasp as Norman's impact tackle takes affect. Brilliant work Norman.