RETRO SPORT: Amateur darts in Wigan
This week the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Players Championship 14 was held at Robin Park Sports Centre, Wigan, as 128 players competed in Wigan over the two-day event.
This inspired us to look back through our picture archives at amateur darts events photographed in our town in days gone by.
1. 1990
Celebrating their big win on television's Bullseye show in December 1990 are Wigan's Griffin pub darts stars Derek Wilding, left, and Mark Vidler. They actually won the star prize of a speedboat but decided to accept the cash equivalent as well as prizes including a dishwasher, cordless telephone, personal stereo, video recorder, food processor, an electrical knife and £362 cash. Welsh professional darts star Brian Cairns won £600 in the charity throw which the lads split between Wigan Hospice and Chorley Children's Hospice Appeal. Photo: Frank Orrell
3. 1987
Retro Darts fans at the annual presentation evening for the Greenall Whitley league Wigan 1987 Photo: Gary Brunskill
4. 1978
RETRO 1978 The womens darts team at The Old Pear Tree pub in Wigan Photo: Wigan Post - National World