Wigham, a local
Balmain junior from the
North Ryde Hawks club, started his career with the
Balmain Tigers while still in high school during the 1976 season. In 1980, despite the Tigers comfortably missing out on a finals berth, Wigham finished the 1980 season along with
John Ribot of the
Western Suburbs Magpies as the season's top try scorer with 16 tries. Wigham's stint with the Tigers ended at the conclusion of the 1983 season. He spent eight seasons at the Tigers, playing in 135 games and scoring 56 tries. In 1984, Wigham joined the
North Sydney Bears, after a one-year spell at the Bears in the 1984 season, in which he made 8 appearances and scored 3 tries, Wigham left Norths at the conclusion of the 1984 season. In 1985, Wigham joined the
Western Suburbs Magpies, this would be his final season of first grade. He finished his career having played 157 games, and scoring 65 tries. ==References==