The Super League Era at Wilderspool.

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Link to every point ever scored at Wilderspool

Lee Briers has appeared in more games than anyone else, he has been involved in 82 games since he was signed from St Helens in 1997.

 

The victory over Halifax on July 27th 2003 was the biggest winning margin Wire have achieved at Wilderspool,60 points in a 66-6 thrashing.

 

On Sunday 21st September 2003 Wire played their last league game at Wilderspool v Wakefield, it was 107 th game in SL.

 

Toa Kohe Love holds the record for tries scored ,he managed 44 between the years 1996 and 2001 when he went to Hull F.C.

 
The best attendance at Wilderspool was 9,261 in the last league game ever on 21st September 2003 via Wakefield. Warrington managed to finish sixth in 1996, their best ever SL performance. Graham Appo will never be overtaken as the most points scored at Wilderspool in SL his total stands at 34 inc. 4 tries and 9 goals against the hapless Halifax on the 27th July 2003 4 tries by one player has happened twice once by Graham Appo and once by Rob Smythe, Appo against Halifax 27th July 2003,Smythe via Huddersfield on the 23rd July 2000.
10 Goals have been kicked by one player at Wilderspool in the SL era, Appo managed the feat against Wakefield on the 21st September 2003. The most tries scored in one SL season at Wilderspool is 15 by Toa Kohe Love in 1999. People in Charge at Wire in SL, Graham Armstrong, John Smith, Peter Deakin and the present incumbent is Andy Gatcliffe. The record for most drop goals belongs to Lee Briers, he has kicked 16 in his time at Warrington in SL.
Wires biggest defeat at Wilderspool is an 12-84 Trouncing at the hands of Bradford Bulls on September 9 2001. Most successful Coaches are John Dorahy who took The Wire to 5th in the first year of summer rugby 1996, and Paul Cullen who has taken the team into the play offs for the first time 2003. Most unsuccessful coaches must be Steve Anderson and David Plange who between them nearly took the club into relegation, until Paul Cullen took over and rescued the club at the eleventh hour. Darryl Van de Velde makes up the numbers as regards coaches at Wilderspool during SL.
Wire have managed 8 wins in a season 5 times, in 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2003. Tries scored in successive games at Wilderspool,Toa Kohe Love managed 8 in 1999. From the initial squad for the start of SL in 1996, only Lee Penny,Mark Hilton and Mike Wainwright remain,Wainwright and Hilton both, however had short stays at other clubs. Most drop goals in one match has been done twice, Lee Briers on both occasions has kicked 2.Lee also has kicked more goals than anyone else, 261 to date.