James Leytham Diary: Wigan's First Four Cup Season

Sports Historians believe that there is nothing new in the world, it has all been seen before. This book would certainly support that view. Although set in the 1908/09 period there are real incidents described which could well be referring to the game of rugby league today.
A bribary scandal
A player taken to court
Inexplicable decisions from RLHQ
A club tour to Wales
Wigan win (almost) everything
This is a book that has something for everyone not just rugby historians. It paints a picture of how the game was played but also comments upon the social problems in rugby at that time. It also traces the first truly great season the Wigan club was to have.
The book also traces Leytham's tour 'downunder' in 1910 in his own words. What we get is a glimpse into the sporting world just prior to the Great War. Finally it describes the events leading up to Leytham's death in August 1916.