2002 Wigan Warriors season

This article outlines the 2002 season for the British rugby league club Wigan Warriors. This season saw them compete in the Super League and Challenge Cup.

Wigan Warriors 2002 season
2002 Challenge Cup champions
Super League VII Rank3rd
Play-off resultLost in Elimination Final
Challenge CupChampions
2002 recordWins: 24; draws: 1; losses: 8
Points scoredFor: 817; against: 475
Team information
StadiumJJB Stadium
Top scorers
TriesDavid Hodgson (20)
PointsAndy Farrell (267)
← 2001 List of seasons 2003 →

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   St Helens (L, C) 28 23 0 5 927 522 +405 46 Semi-final
2   Bradford Bulls 28 23 0 5 910 519 +391 46
3   Wigan Warriors 28 19 1 8 817 475 +342 39 Elimination play-offs
4   Leeds Rhinos 28 17 0 11 865 700 +165 34
5   Hull F.C. 28 16 0 12 742 674 +68 32
6   Castleford Tigers 28 14 2 12 736 615 +121 30
7   Widnes Vikings 28 14 1 13 590 716 −126 29
8   London Broncos 28 13 1 14 661 635 +26 27
9   Halifax Blue Sox 28 8 0 20 558 856 −298 16
10   Warrington Wolves 28 7 0 21 483 878 −395 14
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 5 2 21 566 899 −333 12
12   Salford City Reds (R) 28 5 1 22 490 856 −366 11 Relegation to National League One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Source:[1]

Play-offs edit

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
Elimination Play-off 1 H
Elimination Semi Final H
Elimination Final   Bradford Bulls A 8–24

Cup Run edit

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
9 February 2002 Fourth Round   Hull F.C. H 34–10
24 February 2002 Fifth Round   Union Treiziste Catalane A 72–6
16 March 2002 Quarter Final   Leigh Centurions A 30–16
13 April 2002 Semi Final   Castleford N 20–10
27 April 2002 Final   St Helens N 21–12

Source:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Super League (Sky Sports)".
  2. ^ "Challenge Cup (Sky Sports)".