Following an enterprising start by both teams Wigan took a 3-0 when Andy Whittle hit a difficult penalty after 6 minutes. Winnington then pressed the Wigan line before Danny Mason led the breakout and Mike Rigby was unlucky to be called back.
The pacy flanker was soon back in the action as he finished some great support work by Mike Cox and James Jones to stretch the margin to 8-0 with a try. Wigan then piled on the pressure and were held up over the line twice. With the break approaching Wigan gave Winnington a lifeline as an interception allowed them to touch down under the posts for a converted try.
Buoyed by this success Winnington came strong after the break and, as Wigan invited pressure by failing to clear their lines, squeezed over debatably in the corner to take a 12-8 lead. This was short lived as Mike Cox showed good strength, scattering the defence, and touching down under the posts leaving Whittle with a simple conversion.
Again Wigan dithered and failed to clear but this time Winnington managed only 3 points from a straight penalty to level up at 15-15. The former responded immediately and some straight running from John Foster resulted in Wayne Bullough battling over in the corner. Wigan then suffered another power failure giving Winnington a third try which was converted. As the clock wound down Wigan then claimed their 4th try as Matt Jeffrey chipped into the in goal area, Winnington failed to gather, and Martin Gambles pounced on the ball . Whittle converted for a bonus point win which, in combination with Liverpool Collegiate's 31-5 reverse at Glossop, exorcised the relegation paranoia which had permeated the Douglas Valley faithful since before Christmas.