The following players played for Leigh in rugby union games before the the formation of the Northern Union in 1895.
The Club was formed in 1878 and there are only few surviving records until November 1883, from which point records are more detailed.
Every known player is listed with Founders Numbers ordered by date of debut and position.
Leigh NU denotes the player played for Leigh in the Northern Union.
FN | Player (surname first) | Debut | Leigh post 1895 |
1 | Ulph, Fred | 1878-79 | |
2 | Tunnicliffe, J | 1878-79 | |
3 | James, W | 1878-79 | |
4 | Boydell, James | 1878-79 | |
5 | Sumner | 1878-79 | |
6 | Mather | 1878-79 | |
7 | Black | 1878-79 | |
8 | Dean | 1878-79 | |
9 | Galvin | 1878-79 | |
10 | Mansley | 1878-79 | |
11 | Marsh | 1878-79 | |
12 | Molyneux | 1878-79 | |
13 | Pemberton | 1878-79 | |
14 | Smith | 1878-79 | |
15 | Travers | 1878-79 | |
16 | Budworth, Robert | 1879-80 | |
17 | Galvin, Tim | 1879-80 | |
18 | Horrocks, James Ellison | 1879-80 | |
19 | Ackers, William | 1882–83 | |
20 | Belshaw, Robin | 1882–83 | |
21 | Boydell, John | 1882–83 | |
22 | Hilton, W | 1882–83 | |
23 | Jackson, Alf (‘Kelt’) | 1882–83 | |
24 | Pendlebury, Sam | 1882–83 | |
25 | Rigby, J | 1882–83 | |
26 | Ritson, C | 1882–83 | |
27 | Smith, Tom | 1882–83 | Leigh NU |
28 | Taylor, J | 1882–83 | |
29 | Pendlebury, James | 1883-84 | |
30 | Jacks, HJ | 1883-84 | |
31 | Ratcliffe | 1883-84 | |
32 | Warren, A | 1883-84 | |
33 | Hanny, A | 1883-84 | |
34 | Murphy, J | 1883-84 | |
35 | Simm, T | 1883-84 | |
36 | Walsh, P | 1883-84 | |
37 | Lees, T | 1883-84 | |
38 | Stewart, J | 1883-84 | |
39 | Gregory, John (Jack) | 1883-84 | |
40 | Kelly, J | 1883-84 | |
41 | Wilkinson, J | 1883-84 | |
42 | Slater, George | 1883-84 | |
43 | Lonsdale, W | 1883-84 | |
44 | Tickle, AE | 1883-84 | |
45 | Jackson, J | 1883-84 | |
46 | Hodge, J | 1883-84 | |
47 | Corbett, A | 1883-84 | |
48 | Stout, J | 1883-84 | |
49 | Pilling, J | 1883-84 | |
50 | Fisher, John | 1884-85 | |
51 | Greenough, J | 1884-85 | |
52 | Sims, F | 1884-85 | |
53 | Brisco, Joe | 1884-85 | |
54 | Booth, Arthur D | 1884-85 | |
55 | Crook | 1884-85 | |
56 | Isherwood, W | 1884-85 | |
57 | Swann, H | 1884-85 | |
58 | Tickle, Henry | 1884-85 | |
59 | Higgins, John (‘Sheep’) | 1884-85 | |
60 | Dootson, J | 1884-85 | |
61 | Woodward George | 1884-85 | Leigh NU |
62 | Kitchen, Tom | 1884-85 | |
63 | Urmston | 1884-85 | |
64 | Hurst, John (Jack) | 1885-86 | |
65 | Pendlebury, JW | 1885-86 | |
66 | Hurst, James | 1885-86 | |
67 | Manders | 1885-86 | |
68 | Smith, John | 1885-86 | |
69 | Lythgoe | 1885-86 | |
70 | Willman, R | 1885-86 | |
71 | Smith, JH | 1885-86 | |
72 | Wright, E | 1885-86 | |
73 | Wright, H | 1885-86 | |
74 | Grimshaw | 1885-86 | |
75 | Stock, W | 1885-86 | |
76 | Pendlebury, Tom | 1886-87 | |
77 | Isherwood, A | 1886-87 | |
78 | Brunt, J | 1886-87 | |
79 | Taylor, Peter | 1886-87 | Leigh NU |
80 | Booth, HP | 1886-87 | |
81 | Parr, T | 1886-87 | |
82 | Coffey, T | 1886-87 | |
83 | Smith, James | 1886-87 | |
84 | Woods J | 1886-87 | |
85 | Norris, J | 1886-87 | |
86 | Cook, W | 1886-87 | |
87 | Shaw, Fred | 1886-87 | |
88 | Eccleston, John | 1886-87 | Leigh NU |
89 | Wright P | 1886-87 | |
90 | Plumpton, J | 1886-87 | |
91 | Hardman | 1886-87 | |
92 | Kiddie | 1886-87 | |
93 | Roberts, John W | 1887-88 | |
94 | Lawson, Ralph | 1887-88 | |
95 | Shovelton, Joe | 1887-88 | Leigh NU |
96 | Staveley, J | 1887-88 | |
97 | Hindley, J | 1887-88 | |
98 | Taylor, Ike | 1887-88 | |
99 | Hulme, David (‘Daff’) | 1887-88 | Leigh NU |
100 | Rawson, J | 1887-88 | |
101 | Worthington Doc | 1887-88 | |
102 | Spencer, W | 1887-88 | |
103 | Boardman, W | 1887-88 | |
104 | Holt, J | 1887-88 | |
105 | Coop, Tom | 1888-89 | Leigh NU |
106 | Gorman, Harry | 1888-89 | |
107 | Whittle, J | 1888-89 | |
108 | Smith, Alf | 1888-89 | |
109 | Twist | 1888-89 | |
110 | Balmer, H | 1888-89 | |
111 | Ellis | 1888-89 | |
112 | Wells, Frederick | 1888-89 | |
113 | Battersby, James | 1888-89 | |
114 | Clare, E | 1888-89 | |
115 | Aldred, T | 1888-89 | |
116 | Brittain | 1889-89 | |
117 | Seddon, J | 1889-90 | |
118 | Sinclair, J | 1889-90 | |
119 | MacMasters, Robert (Bob) | 1889-90 | Leigh NU |
120 | France, Edward (Teddy) | 1889-90 | Leigh NU |
121 | Glynn, T | 1889-90 | |
122 | Officer, John | 1889-90 | Leigh NU |
123 | MacMasters, W | 1889-89 | |
124 | Brown, J | 1889-90 | |
125 | Forrest, E | 1889-90 | |
126 | Ridge, John | 1889-90 | Leigh NU |
127 | Bent, J | 1889-90 | |
128 | Langford, J | 1889-90 | |
129 | Murray | 1889-90 | |
130 | Prescott, Fred K | 1889-90 | Leigh NU |
131 | Cheetham, J (‘Catty’) | 1889-90 | Leigh NU |
132 | Dent, Tom | 1889-90 | |
133 | Farrington, Herbert | 1889-90 | |
134 | Battersby, George | 1889-90 | |
135 | Davies, Percy | 1889-90 | |
136 | Rawson (no2) | 1889-90 | |
137 | Rigby | 1889-90 | |
138 | Graham, J | 1890-91 | |
139 | Makinson, J | 1890-91 | |
140 | Berry, William (Billy) | 1890-91 | Leigh NU |
141 | Knowles, J | 1890-91 | |
142 | Rowe, Harry | 1890-91 | |
143 | Unsworth, J | 1890-91 | |
144 | Ewan, William Robert (Billy) | 1890-91 | |
145 | Clarke, J | 1890-91 | |
146 | Ashworth, David (Daff) | 1890-91 | |
147 | Blackburn, T | 1890-91 | |
148 | Davies, J ‘Cocky’ | 1890-91 | |
149 | Holt, Tom | 1890-91 | |
150 | Eckford | 1890-91 | |
151 | Whittham, William (Billy) | 1890-91 | |
152 | Shovelton, Lennie | 1890-91 | Leigh NU |
153 | Poole, G | 1891-91 | |
154 | Shovelton, John | 1890-91 | |
155 | Harrison, Ike | 1890-91 | |
156 | Holloway | 1890-91 | |
157 | Sutton | 1890-91 | |
158 | Hodgson | 1890-91 | |
159 | Mercer, G | 1890-91 | |
160 | Rhodes | 1890-91 | |
161 | Ramsdale, John (Jack) | 1890-91 | Leigh NU |
162 | Bell, GH (Bert) | 1891-92 | |
163 | Anderton, Tom R | 1891-92 | Leigh NU |
164 | Battersby, P | 1891-92 | |
165 | Roberts, James | 1891-92 | Leigh NU |
166 | Winstanley, W | 1891-92 | |
167 | Bancroft, James | 1891-92 | |
168 | Cross, William (Billy) | 1891-92 | |
169 | Fawcett, Tom | 1891-92 | |
170 | Boardman, George (‘Jud’) | 1891-92 | Leigh NU |
171 | Selby, Edward | 1891-92 | |
172 | Donnelly | 1891-92 | |
173 | Isherwood, George (‘Juddy’) | 1891-92 | |
174 | Fairclough | 1891-92 | |
175 | Hall | 1891-92 | |
176 | Whitehead | 1891-92 | |
177 | Berry, John (‘Buff’) | 1891-92 | |
178 | Murphy, Paddy | 1886-87 | |
179 | Sudlow, Tom | 1892-93 | |
180 | Pilkington | 1892-93 | |
181 | Prescott, Albert E | 1892-93 | |
182 | Booth, Eustace | 1892-93 | |
183 | Tunnicliffe, Percy | 1892-93 | |
184 | Burton, W | 1892-93 | |
185 | McGeachin, P | 1892-93 | |
186 | Pemberton, J (‘Frosty’) | 1892-93 | Leigh NU |
187 | Porter, A | 1892-93 | |
188 | Lawson, J | 1892-93 | |
189 | Emmett, J | 1892-93 | |
190 | Rigby | 1892-93 | |
191 | Docherty | 1892-93 | |
192 | Arrowsmith, Tom H | 1892-93 | Leigh NU |
193 | Foulkes, Tom | 1892-93 | |
194 | Fitzgerald, Dai | 1892-93 | Leigh NU |
195 | Griffiths | 1892-93 | |
196 | Hogan | 1892-93 | |
197 | Wilding, Charlie H | 1892-93 | |
198 | Green | 1892-93 | |
199 | Green, F | 1893-94 | |
200 | Wallwork, Alf | 1894-94 | Leigh NU |
201 | France, John (Jack) | 1893-94 | |
202 | Mercer, Reuben | 1893-94 | |
203 | Shaw, James | 1893-94 | Leigh NU |
204 | Davies, Edward (Ted) | 1893-94 | Leigh NU |
205 | Hogan, William (Billy) | 1893-94 | |
206 | Nall, James | 1893-94 | Leigh NU |
207 | Cunliffe, J | 1893-94 | |
208 | Alford, Crane | 1893-94 | |
209 | Barber, W | 1893-94 | |
210 | Hargreaves, JR (‘Whiffy’) | 1894-95 | Leigh NU |
211 | Guest, Bert | 1894-95 | |
212 | Williams, J | 1894-95 | |
213 | Price, Sam | 1894-95 | |
214 | Brierley | 1894-95 | |
215 | Whiteley, Bill | 1894-95 | |
216 | Edmonds | 1894-95 | |
217 | Taylor, Tommy | 1894-95 | Leigh NU |
218 | Taylor, J | 1894-95 | |
219 | Sharrocks, Reuben | 1894-95 | |
220 | Ridyard | 1894-95 | Leigh NU |