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The 2008 Wigan Warriors season saw the club compete in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.

Season preview

Wigan will be looking to continue their return to the top of Super League after finishing 6th in 2007. During 2008 Wigan will continue to rebuild their squad under coach Brian Noble but they will have a new owner and chairman in Ian Lenagan from 1 December 2007 after Maurice Lindsay retired and Dave Whelan decided to sell the club.

Full squad

† Added to the squad for pre-season friendlies. †† Added to the squad on 27 May 2008. ‡ Qualify as non-quota players because they were playing in the British Federation before they were 21 years of age.

Transfers

Transfer for 2008 (in)

Transfer for 2008 (out)

2008 loans (out)

Super League XIII

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St. Helens (L)	27	21	1	5	940	457	+483	43	Semi-final
2	Leeds Rhinos (C)	27	21	0	6	863	413	+450	42
3	Catalans Dragons	27	16	2	9	694	625	+69	34	Elimination semi-finals
4	Wigan Warriors	27	13	3	11	648	698	−50	29
5	Bradford Bulls	27	14	0	13	705	625	+80	28
6	Warrington Wolves	27	14	0	13	690	713	−23	28
7	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	11	1	15	564	713	−149	23
8	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	11	0	16	574	760	−186	22
9	Harlequins	27	11	0	16	569	763	−194	22
10	Huddersfield Giants	27	10	1	16	638	681	−43	21
11	Hull F.C.	27	8	1	18	538	699	−161	17
12	Castleford Tigers	27	7	1	19	593	869	−276	15

Fixtures/results

• † Wigan Warriors against Huddersfield Giants on 6 June 2008 was postponed due to resurfacing work at the JJB Stadium. The match was re-arranged for 25 July 2008.
• ‡ Match was originally due to take place at the JJB Stadium but the venue was changed due to the unavailability of the Stadium on that date.

Statistics

Staff

Management board

• President – Peter Higginbottom
• Owner and chairman – Ian Lenagan
• Chief executive – Mick Hogan

Rugby

• Performance director – Joe Lydon
• Head coach – Brian Noble
• Assistant coach – Phil Veivers
• Strength & conditioning coach – Mike Forshaw
• Reserve team coach – Shaun Wane
• Academy team coach – John Pendlebury

References

1. "Wigan snap up Coley from Salford". BBC Sport. 6 September 2007.
2. "Mathers returns to UK with Wigan". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007.
3. "Wigan sign Samoa centre Carmont". BBC Sport. 27 November 2007.
4. "Pryce back in League with Wigan". BBC Sport. 18 December 2007.
5. "Wigan's Fletcher decides to quit". BBC Sport. 6 October 2007.
6. "Vaealiki Joins Manly". Sporting Life. 10 November 2007.
7. "Wigan release second rower Hill". BBC Sport. 28 November 2007.
8. "Wigan Warriors Attendance figures 2008". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2008.

External links

• Official site
• Wigan RL 2008 Season on the Wigan RL Fansite.
• Wigan RL 2008 Reserve Team on the Wigan RL Fansite.
• Wigan RL 2008 Academy Team on the Wigan RL Fansite.
• Wigan-Warriors fan site

• Wigan Warriors seasons
• 2008 Super League season by club