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Wigan Rifles

Also/previously known as: 21st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers (Wigan)


This band no longer exists.
Region: North West

Was originally Pemberton Amateur. Became 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment in 1888.



Date Contest Position Test Piece Draw Conductor
09 Jul 1904 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest The Creation [arr. C. Godfrey] 1904 2 William Halliwell
04 Apr 1904 Click to filter Rhyl Contest 1 William Halliwell
07 Sep 1903 Click to filter British Open Caractacus [arr. Godfrey] 1903 8 William Halliwell
23 May 1903 Click to filter Blackburn Contest 11 Don Sebastiano [arr. Godfrey] 1894 17 Unknown
13 Apr 1903 Click to filter Kidsgrove Contest 7 Mercadante 16 William Halliwell
16 Aug 1902 Click to filter Kirkcaldy Contest W Gems of British Song [arr. Round] William Halliwell
12 Jul 1902 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest 14 Tutti in Maschera [arr. Godfrey] 1902 12 William Halliwell
05 Jul 1902 Click to filter New Brighton Contest 7 Maritana [arr. Round] 1888 12 William Halliwell
26 Apr 1902 Click to filter Cliviger Contest 3 Songs of Shakespeare

8 William Halliwell
08 Mar 1902 Click to filter Stalybridge Contest 1 Euryanthe [unknown arranger]

7 William Halliwell
25 Aug 1900 Click to filter Kirkcaldy Contest W Songs of Scotland Unknown
14 Jul 1900 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest 10 Der Wildschütz [arr. Godfrey Jr.] 1900 15 William Halliwell
06 May 1899 Click to filter Blackpool Contest 4 Sunny Spain 21 William Halliwell
16 Jul 1898 Click to filter Leyland Contest Bed of Roses 6 William Halliwell
21 Aug 1897 Click to filter Parr (St Helens) Contest Smiles and Tears 5 William Halliwell
22 May 1897 Click to filter Southport Contest 2 Hibernia 1896 8 William Halliwell
05 Sep 1896 Click to filter St. Anne's-on-Sea Contest 4 Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Round] 1895 William Halliwell
08 Aug 1896 Click to filter Atherton Contest W Eureka 1895 William Halliwell
28 Sep 1895 Click to filter Southport Contest Lucrezia Borgia [arr. Gladney] 1869 18 William Halliwell
10 Aug 1895 Click to filter Hindley Contest Aurora [Round] 5 William Halliwell
03 Aug 1895 Click to filter Atherton Contest W Aurora [Round] William Halliwell
22 Jun 1895 Click to filter Birkenhead Contest (Liverpool Contest) 4 Torquato Tasso [arr. Round] 1895 1 William Halliwell
22 Jun 1895 Click to filter Liverpool Contest 2 William Halliwell
11 May 1895 Click to filter Tyldesley Contest Aurora [Round] 9 William Halliwell
04 May 1895 Click to filter Abbey Lakes Contest Aurora [Round] Unknown
20 Apr 1895 Click to filter Crooke Contest 1 Aurora [Round] 5 William Halliwell
13 Apr 1895 Click to filter Standish Contest 3 Aurora [Round] 7 William Halliwell
29 Sep 1894 Click to filter Wigan Contest 4 Torquato Tasso [unknown arranger] William Halliwell
11 Aug 1894 Click to filter Hindley Contest 2 Pomona 6 William Halliwell
04 Aug 1894 Click to filter Southport Contest 2 William Tell [unknown arranger] 7 William Halliwell
09 Jun 1894 Click to filter Platt Bridge Contest Pomona 7 Unknown
26 May 1894 Click to filter Abbey Lakes Contest Elixir of Love 1892 3 William Halliwell
24 Mar 1894 Click to filter Standish Contest 2 Pomona 8 William Halliwell
19 Aug 1893 Click to filter Abbey Lakes Contest 5 Night and Morning 9 William Halliwell
12 Aug 1893 Click to filter Ashton Contest Theodora 3 William Halliwell
22 Jul 1893 Click to filter Pemberton Contest 3 Medusa 6 William Halliwell
03 Sep 1892 Click to filter Upholland Contest 2 Fallen Leaves 4 James Clarke Wright
27 Aug 1892 Click to filter St. Helens Contest Medusa Unknown
13 Aug 1892 Click to filter Ashton-in-Makerfield Contest 4 Medusa 7 James Clarke Wright
14 May 1892 Click to filter Chorley Contest Medusa Unknown
07 May 1892 Click to filter Skelmersdale Contest 5 Medusa James Clarke Wright
16 Apr 1892 Click to filter Standish Contest 8 Medusa 5 James Clarke Wright
11 Jul 1891 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest W Linda di Chamounix [arr. Godfrey] 1891 Edwin Swift
20 Jun 1891 Click to filter Southport Contest 4 Don Pedro 1891 4 James Clarke Wright
12 Jul 1890 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest Belisario [arr. Godfrey] 1890 Unknown
05 Apr 1890 Click to filter Upholland Contest 6 Pandora Quadrilles 3 Unknown
13 Jul 1889 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest Il Bravo [arr. Godfrey] 1889 Unknown
04 May 1889 Click to filter Blackrod Contest Diana 10 Unknown
13 Apr 1889 Click to filter Eccles Contest Hail Apollo 1882

4 Unknown
17 Nov 1888 Click to filter Leigh Contest 1 Hail Apollo 1882

2 Unknown
14 Jul 1888 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest Luisa Miller [arr. Godfrey] 1888 18 Edwin Swift
30 Jun 1888 Click to filter Platt Bridge Contest 3 Irwell Bank 1888 4 James Clarke Wright
24 Sep 1887 Click to filter Birkenhead Contest (Liverpool Contest) Cinq Mars [arr. Round] 1887 17 Unknown
05 Sep 1887 Click to filter British Open L'Etoile du Nord [arr. Godfrey] 1887 5 James Clarke Wright
09 Jul 1887 Click to filter Belle Vue July Contest 5 Maria di Rohan 1887 11 James Clarke Wright
21 May 1887 Click to filter Skelmersdale Contest No. 1 [19th Century]

10 Unknown
09 Apr 1887 Click to filter Hindley Contest 1 No. 1 [19th Century]

4 James Clarke Wright
01 Oct 1886 Click to filter Fleetwood Contest La Favorita [arr. Round] 1898

1 James Clarke Wright
06 Sep 1886 Click to filter British Open La Favorita [arr. Godfrey] 1886 9 Edwin Swift
31 Jul 1886 Click to filter Liverpool Exhibition Contest 4 3 J. Arkle
05 Sep 1885 Click to filter Farnworth Contest James Clarke Wright
08 Aug 1885 Click to filter Platt Bridge Contest 3 The Don 1885

1 James Clarke Wright
04 Apr 1885 Click to filter Blackrod Contest 12 Unknown
05 Jul 1884 Click to filter Preston Contest W Princess Ida Unknown
01 Sep 1862 Click to filter British Open La Muette de Portici (Masaniello) [unknown arranger] 6 Unknown
25 Jul 1861 Click to filter Enderby Jackson's 'Sydenham Amateur Contest' (Final) James Bethel
10 Jul 1860 Click to filter Enderby Jackson's 'Great National Contest' (Qualifying entrants) William James




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