Sports   (Talk about balls here.)

I clambered in the attic and found my programme for the game

it was played on Tuesday the 26th September 1967 and the programme cost a shilling!

and the reason why Wigan chose Bradford?

Apparently a close association developed between the respective clubs in the period prior to the third round challenge cup at Odsal in April 1966
when both teams agreed against allowing the game to be televised! And following the cup tie Bradford issued a challenge – in a friendly sort of way- to play them again

The Wigan team was: Ashby, Rowe, Holden, Ashton, Francis, Jackson, Parr, Gardiner, Clarke, Stephens, Fogerty, Webb/Lyon, Laughton
and the Bradford team contained names such as Terry Price, the former Welsh RU star who signed for £8,000 a few weeks before, Berwyn Jones, a one time sprint star, Bak Diabira, Tony Fisher (tough hooker who later went to Leeds i think) and Terry Clawson the GB player

in the notes about the lights it ironically states that:

‘We also have a complete emergency lighting system whereas should the main lighting fail, sufficient emergency lighting is available to guide the public from the ground and gives illumination for one hour’

Nobody knew this was to be tested within 30 minutes!