THE last time The Wire became champions was May 1955.
Incredibly, it is 63 years since Warrington lifted the top trophy at the end of the season.
So from Winston Churchill to Rowan Atkinson and Steve Ovett to fish fingers, here are some noteworthy moments from 1955.
Famous Events:
5 April – Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister due to ill-health at the age of 80
17 July – Stirling Moss becomes the first English winner of the British Grand Prix at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit
Sterling Moss
First Birds Eye Fish Fingers went on sale
ITV was launched
First British female news reader
Births:
Rowan Atkinson, comedian and actor
Dale Winton, broadcast presenter
Timmy Mallett, television presenter
Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Ian Botham – cricketer
Alan Hansen – footballer
Steve Ovett – athlete
No 1 Song:
Eddie Calvert - "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"
Average Prices:
Average house price - £1,900 (£46,930 in today's money, 76% lower than todays average)
Average salary - £434 (£10,728 in today's money, 61% lower)
Average car price £700 (£17,290 in today's money, %18 lower)
Litre of fuel price – 5p (£1.23 in today's money, 19% higher)
Average grocery shop – 82p (£20,15 in today's money, 48% higher)
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