Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional
rugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
club based in
OldhamOldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
,
Greater ManchesterGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the
Northern Rugby Football UnionThe Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
in 1895.
Formed in 1876 as
Oldham Football Club, they played from 1889 to 1997 at
WatersheddingsWatersheddings is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Lying on the A672 approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards"....
. They have won the Championship four times and the Rugby League
Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
three times.
The team's traditional strip consists of red and white hooped shirts, navy blue shorts and red socks. They play their home games at
Whitebank StadiumWhitebank Stadium on White Bank Road, Oldham is a rugby league and Association football stadium which forms part of Limehurst Village. It is the home stadium of Oldham Roughyeds and Oldham Boro F.C..-Structure:...
in Limeside.
'Roughyed' is a nickname for a person from Oldham, derived from the rough felt used in the hatting industry which once employed many people.
Early years
In 1876
Oldham Football Club was founded in a meeting at the Prince Albert Hotel, Union Street West attended by Chairman of the Watch Committee, William Chadwick,
Chief ConstableChief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
Charles Hodgkinson, mill owner Fred Wild, eminent local Quaker and Lord to be
Alfred EmmottAlfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG, GBE, PC was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...
and three brothers of the Fletcher family.
A playing field was organised at Sugar Meadow, Gartside Street adjacent to
GlodwickGlodwick is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is south-east of Oldham town centre.Glodwick is a multi-ethnic residential area in the south of the Oldham, home particularly to a large community of Pakistanis and British Pakistanis....
Spinning Mill and changing facilities were provided by the nearby Shakespeare Inn. The club's headquarters were at the Black Swan Hotel, Bottom O'th Moor, Mumps. Their first match at Sugar Meadow was held on 21 October 1876 against
StalybridgeStalybridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and northwest of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of...
. After two seasons they joined
Oldham Cricket ClubOldham Cricket Club are a cricket team, based at The Pollards in the Watersheddings area of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.In 1892, Oldham were one of the founder members of the Central Lancashire League and currently run teams in the First, Second and Third divisions; with junior sides at...
at the new Clarksfield ground before finding a more permanent home in 1889 at
WatersheddingsWatersheddings is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Lying on the A672 approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards"....
.
Oldham were one of the twenty-one clubs that left the
Rugby Football UnionThe Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
to form the
Northern UnionThe Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
in 1895. Oldham were fourth in the first title race of 1895-96 and second a year later. They were the second club to win the
Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
after beating
HunsletHunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
19-9 in 1899.
BatleyBatley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
had won the first two finals.
Oldham finally won their first Championship title in 1904–05, just edging out
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by three points. Oldham won the Lancashire League in 1897–98, 1900–01 and 1907–08 as well as the
Lancashire CupHistorically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition for several years prior to the schism of 1895...
in 1906–07. Another title success followed in 1909–10 as they beat
WiganWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
in the Championship final. Also in that same season they managed to win the Lancashire League and Lancashire Cup. The following season, 1910–11, they beat Wigan again in the Championship final.
Oldham's record attendance was set in 1912 when the visit of
Huddersfield Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
for a league match drew 28,000 spectators.
Oldham won the Lancashire League in 1921–22 and the Lancashire Cup in 1912–13, 1918–19 and 1923–24. The annual Law cup was first contested against neighbours
Rochdale HornetsRochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
on 7 May 1921. Having lost in the 1907, 1912 and 1924
Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
finals, they finally won the trophy again in 1925 when they beat
Hull Kingston RoversHull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
16-3 at
HeadingleyHeadingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
,
LeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
.
They beat the visiting Australasian team of the 1921-22 Kangaroo tour 15-5.
The club's last Challenge Cup final was in 1927 when they beat
SwintonSwinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
26-7 at
Central Park, WiganCentral Park was a rugby league stadium in Wigan, England. It was the home of Wigan RLFC before the club moved to the JJB Stadium in 1999. Its final capacity was 18,000.-History:...
, their fourth consecutive final and revenge for their 9-3 defeat when the same teams met in the previous year's match. In 1932–33, Oldham won the Lancashire Cup again.
Post war
In the glory days of the 1950s, Oldham won the Championship and a host of other trophies with a side that boasted players such as;
Alan DaviesAlan Davies was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity, and Salford, playing at , or /, i.e...
,
John EttyJohn W. Etty is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who at representative level has played for British Empire XIII, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity, playing at , or , i.e...
, goalkicker
Bernard GanleyWilliam Bernard "The Maestro" Ganley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
, Jack Keith, Sid Little,
Frank PitchfordFrank Pitchford is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, and Wigan playing at /, i.e...
,
Derek 'Rocky' TurnerDerek "Rocky" Turner is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s, '50s and 60s, and coach of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham...
,
Don VinesDonald "Don" G. Vines was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and a Heel Wrestler in Professional wrestling of the 1960s, who at club level played rugby union for Newbridge RFC, playing at Centre, or in the Forwards, and at representative level...
, and
Charlie WinsladeCharles "Charlie "Winslade is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who at club level has played rugby union for Maesteg RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Oldham,...
.
On Monday 15 September 1952, record receipts were taken from a gate of 19,370 at Watersheddings to watch Oldham take on the Kangaroo tourists. The Australians lost only one of twenty-two club matches in Britain during that tour, but came close to defeat at Oldham, where the Roughyeds held them to a 7-7 draw.
Oldham played in the 1954–55 Championship Final at
Maine RoadMaine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
, Manchester against
WarringtonWarrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
.
Oldham's success in the 1950s also included a Championship title - in 1956–57; the Lancashire League 1956–57 and 1957–58 and the Lancashire Cup 1955–56, 1956–57 and 1957–58. Oldham lost 16-13 to Wigan in the 1966 Lancashire Cup Final. In 1964, Oldham reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup against Hull KR, the tie is remembered for taking three games to find the winner, the first match at Headingley finished 5-5, the replay at Station Road, Swinton finished prematurely 17-14 in Oldham's favour when the game was abandoned mid-way through the second half due to bad light, and the third game was won by Hull KR 12-2 at Fartown, Huddersfield. Despite reaching four more semi-finals during the 1980s & 1990s Oldham still remain, one of the most famous names never to grace the Wembley turf.
Oldham were Division Two champions in 1963–64, 1981–82.
Dave Cox coached Oldham for 18 months until December 1978.
In the 1983/84 season, Oldham lost just two of their opening 11 Division One fixtures but collapsed around Christmas. After four defeats in five games, January's home game against
LeighLeigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
descended into a mass brawl before the referee abandoned the match. Both clubs were fined £1,000 and coach Peter Smethurst decided to quit. The club committee asked his assistant, Frank Barrow to step into the breach. His first game was against rock-bottom
WhitehavenWhitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
, winless after 22 matches. But the Cumbrians ran in seven tries, handing Oldham a 42-8 mauling, and prompting
BarrowBarrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
to resign minutes after the game. He was replaced on a temporary basis by Brian Gartland.
Oldham plead with the local council for a financial bail-out in April 1987. Oldham decided to float as a public limited company and sold their ground to council in May 1987. Oldham win the 1988 Division Two title and the Division Two Premiership but lose £135,000. They would win the Premiership again in 1989–90.
Peter TunksPeter Tunks is an Australian former rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers, New South Wales and the Australian national side...
took over as captain-coach role with Oldham. Tunk's brief was clear: avoid relegation at all costs, but with the club languishing at the bottom of the league table he resigned in February 1994.
Bob LindnerBob Lindner is a former Australian representative rugby league player and coach. He represented his country in the sport and is one of a handful of players to be man-of-the-match in State of Origin football more than once...
took over as captain-coach following the departure of Peter Tunks and successfully averted the team's relegation to the Second Division.
When a
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funded Super League competition was proposed, part of the deal was that some traditional clubs would merge. Oldham were supposed to merge with
SalfordSalford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
to form a club to be known as
Manchester which would compete in
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. This was resisted and instead they adopted the name
Oldham Bears and were founder members of the new league (1996).
Relegation came in the second year of the new summer season, 1997, when they finished below Paris Saint-Germain. Later that year, under Chairman Jim Quinn, they went bankrupt with debts of over £2m. A new team
Oldham Roughyeds was then formed in December to play at a lower level. The new club was created by Chris Hamilton and a band of three directors. The
Roughyeds tag had been a long accepted nickname for the old club. To many loyal fans' dismay, the club sold the dilapidated Watersheddings in 1997 and moved to Oldham Athletic's
Boundary ParkBoundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
stadium on the nearby
ChaddertonChadderton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire...
/
RoytonRoyton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines, north-northwest of Oldham, south-southeast of Rochdale and northeast of the city of Manchester.Historically a...
boundary.
The millennium
Mike FordMike A. Ford is an English former rugby league player and current rugby union coach. He is the England national rugby union team's defence coach....
retired as player-coach of Oldham in 2001 and in January the following year took up a post as defensive co-ordinator with the
Irish Rugby Football UnionThe Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
. Oldham put Mark Knight in temporary charge of the first team. After a successful 2001 season, they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Super League, losing to
WidnesWidnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
12-24 in the Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final.
During the 2002 season they played at Ashton United's
Hurst Cross ground,
Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
, due to a dispute with Oldham Athletic over the use of
Boundary ParkBoundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
.
Steve Molloy took charge of the Roughyeds after former boss John Harbin left to join Oldham Athletic as fitness conditioner and sports psychologist in July 2002. Under Molloy, Oldham won seven and drew two of their last 14 games. In doing so Oldham finished high enough to gain entry into National League 1 when the Northern Ford Premiership was split into two. In the first season of National League 1, 2003, Oldham reached the last four of the play-offs. Although they still made the play-offs for the next couple of seasons trouble was waiting in the wings. Those troubles surfaced in March 2005, Oldham entered a creditors' voluntary agreement (CVA) with total debts of £325,000.
John PendleburyJohn Pendlebury is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Wigan, Salford, Halifax, Bradford Northern,and Leigh, playing at , i.e. number 13.-Challenge Cup final appearances:...
resigned after three games as coach in March 2006 and was replaced by Steve Deakin, with very little money to spend and a poor squad the team finished the 2006 season with only one league win and were relegated to National League 2, the season ended on a high note though because the club paid its final payment of the CVA and would start the next season debt free. The Roughyeds also announced that they would stay at Boundary Park for the 2007 season after reaching agreement on a sliding scale rent.
2007 - new ownership
In 2007, a few games into the new season, the excavation and demolition firm, The William Quinn Group, acquired a 52% stake in the club. That stake was later increased to 75%. Bill Quinn became the club's new chairman, with previous owners Chris Hamilton and Sean Whitehead remaining as directors.
On Friday 4 May 2007, Oldham took part in the first ever National League 2 match broadcast live on British television, on
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. They won 34-26 away to the Crusaders in
BridgendBridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, having trailed by 20 points after 45 minutes. The match was considered a warm-up for the
Millennium MagicThe Magic Weekend, previously Millennium Magic, is a concept by the Rugby Football League to stage an entire round of Super League matches in prestigious and exciting cities to showcase the sport....
weekend in
CardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
the following day and, due to fans of Super League teams attending, attracted NL2's highest ever attendance of 3,441.
That NL2 attendance record was broken in the return fixture on Thursday, 30 August 2007 between Oldham and Crusaders, again in front of the
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cameras, when 4,327 fans turned up at
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beating the old record by 886. it was also Oldham's largest attendance since the early 90s. The event also raised around £8,000 for local charities and the rugby league players' benevolent fund.
Oldham Roughyeds finished their most successful season in recent years in 4th place on the National League 2 table, they then played and won games against
SwintonSwinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
at home then
BarrowBarrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
away in the play-off to reach the
National League 2The Championship, known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It is currently contested by ten teams from England. It acts as Europe's second-tier competition below the Super League, and has...
grand final, but the game seemed a step too far for Oldham going down to an inspired
Featherstone RoversFeatherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
team at Headingley.
2008 season summary
Northern Rail Cup - Oldham enjoyed reasonable success in the Northern Rail Cup, achieving a win over National League One favourites,
SalfordSalford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
at
Boundary ParkBoundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
to enable them to make it through the group stage of the competition into the knockout stages where they faced and beat another National League One team in
WhitehavenWhitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
to progress to the quarter finals against
BatleyBatley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
at
Mount PleasantMount Pleasant is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Batley RLFC.Renowned for its famous slope, Mount Pleasant is situated at the top of the hill that overlooks the town of Batley. The end of the ground at the top of the hill is surrounded by three...
, in a see-saw battle Oldham's challenge died thanks to a dubious referee call followed up by a quick fire Batley try.
Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
- Oldham were the last non-Super League club to be knocked out of the
2008 Challenge CupThe 2008 Carnegie Challenge Cup began in February 2008. The Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League, featuring teams from across Europe, including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia....
, going as far as the quarter finals before being beaten by
Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
at
Belle VueBelle Vue is a rugby league stadium in Wakefield, England. It is the home stadium of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. It is located beside the A638 Doncaster Road, approximately one mile south of Wakefield City Centre.- Description :Currently, the East stand has a covered stand with seating, with some...
.
National League Two - Despite winning more games and losing less games than
BarrowBarrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
but only winning 1 bonus point (to Barrow's 5 points) all season Oldham finished 3rd in National League Two on points difference behind Barrow who came 2nd and
GatesheadGateshead Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear in England. They currently play in the Championship 1 competition, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom...
who won the league, Oldham would again have to face the route of the play offs and like the previous year Oldham again reached the National League Two Grand Final, this time against Doncaster and like 2007 Oldham again lost to miss out on promotion to National League One losing 18-10 at Warrington's
Halliwell Jones StadiumHalliwell Jones Stadium is a rugby league stadium in Warrington, England that is the home ground of Warrington Wolves. It has also staged Challenge Cup semi-finals, the European Nations Final and the National League Grand Finals' Day....
, as a result of not gaining promotion to National League One coach Steve Deakin did not have his contract renewed.
2009 season summary
2009 Championship 12009 Championship 1 is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league will be promoted to the Co-operative Championship...
- Oldham finished fourth in the 2009 Co-operative Championship One table with a record of 10-1-7. The Roughyeds won 31-26 at home to
SwintonSwinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
in the first round of the play-offs before winning 54-30 at home to
HunsletHunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
. That set up a final eliminator against the
YorkYork City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
, who finished third in the table, and the Roughyeds upset the hosts by winning 44-14 to reach the Grand Final again. But Oldham were beaten in the Grand Final for a third straight year, losing 28-26 to
KeighleyKeighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
, who finished second in the table.
Roughyeds were told they would no longer be able to use Oldham Athletic's
Boundary ParkBoundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
in November 2009. The club went to Oldham Council for help. Oldham Council bought Whitebank Stadium from Oldham Boro F.C. and then entered into a lease agreement with Oldham Roughyeds RLFC.
The 2010 season saw a transition with the five home games were played out of town at
Sedgley ParkSedgley Park Rugby Union Football Club, the 1st XV team of which play under the name of Sedgley Tigers, are a rugby union club based in Whitefield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester. They currently play in National Division One, the third tier of the English rugby union league...
, Whitefield. Roughyeds' first game at Whitebank took place on 9 May 2010 with the opposition being York City Knights. The first time Oldham had played on their own ground in Oldham borough since 1997. The rest of the home games were played at Whitebank. Home crowds were nearly double at Whitebank compared to Sedgley Park.
2011 squad
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Ben Heaton |
Full Back |
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Lucas Onyango Lucas Onyango is a Kenyan rugby league player for the Oldham Roughyeds. He used to play rugby union for the Kenya national rugby union team. His position is wing....
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Marcus St Hilaire Marcus St Hilaire is an English rugby league player who has represented Ireland and currently plays for Oldham. His usual position is full back or wing.-Leeds Rhinos:...
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Centre |
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Jack Bradbury Jack Bradbury was an American animator and comic book artist.Bradbury began working for Disney at age 20 and was responsible for key scenes in movies like Bambi, Fantasia, and Pinocchio...
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Centre |
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John Gillam |
Wing |
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Neil Roden Neil Roden is a professional rugby league footballer who at representative level has played for Ireland, and at club level for Oldham Roughyeds.-International honours:Neil Roden won a cap for Ireland while at Oldham Roughyeds 2003 2-caps.-External links:*...
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Stand Off |
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| 7 |
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Michael Diveney |
Half Back |
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| 8 |
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Jason Boults |
Prop |
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Danny Whitmore |
Hooker |
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| 10 |
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Dave Ellison |
Prop |
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| 11 |
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Andy Isherwood |
Second Row |
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Luke Sutton Luke David Sutton is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has also played List A and Twenty20 cricket....
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John Clough John Clough born September 13, 1984 is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Blackpool Panthers rugby league team. Clough is the club Captain. A former Lancashire Academy representative, John plays at hooker. John was born in St Helens and is brother of St Helens player Paul...
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Paul Noone Paul Noone is an English rugby league player. He was born in Widnes, Cheshire.Noone plays for the Barrow Raiders in Co-operative Championship. His position of choice is as a second-row...
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Honours
- Championship: 1904-5, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1956–57 (4 times)
- Rugby League Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
: 1898–99, 1924–25, 1926–27 (3 times)
- Division Two Championship: 1963–64, 1981–82, 1987–88 (3 times)
- Lancashire Cup
Historically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition for several years prior to the schism of 1895...
: 1906–07, 1909–10, 1912–13, 1918–19, 1923–24, 1932–33, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58 (9 times)
- Lancashire League
The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby Football League Championship for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that broke away in 1895 played in one combined league, however the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split...
: 1897–98, 1900–01, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22, 1956–57, 1957–58 (7 times)
- Divisional Premiership: 1987–88, 1989–90 (2 times)
Players earning international caps while at Oldham
- Abel Ashworth
Abel Ashworth was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Oldham, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
won a cap for England (RU)The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
while at Oldham 1892 1-cap
- Paul Atcheson
Paul 'Patch' Atcheson is British former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Widnes Vikings , Wigan, Oldham Bears, and St. Helens, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1995 ?-caps
- Albert Avery
Albert E. Avery was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or /, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1910 Wales (2 matches), 1911 Wales, Australia (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1910 Australia, New Zealand, 1911–12 Australia (2 matches)
- Ambrose Baker
Ambrose Baker was a dual-code international rugby player who played rugby union for Neath and rugby league with Oldham...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1925–1928 2-caps
- David Beynon
David Beynon was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, playing at /, i.e. number 6.-International honours:David Beynon won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in 1908....
won a cap for Wales while at Oldham 1908 1-cap
- Charles "Charlie" Bott
Charles "Charlie "Bott is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, and Salford, playing at , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums....
won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1966 against France
- Edgar Brooks
Edgar Brooks is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1939 France, 1940 Wales, 1941 Wales
- Albert Brough
Albert Brough is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or /, i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1924 against Australia, and New Zealand
- Frederick "Fred" Brown
Frederick "Fred" Brown is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums....
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1921–1923 2-caps
- Terrence "Terry" Clawson
Terry A. Clawson is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Bradford Northern, Leeds, Oldham, York, Wakefield Trinity, and Hull, playing...
won caps for Great Britain while at 1962–74 14-caps while at FeatherstoneFeatherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
, LeedsLeeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, Oldham 1973 Australia?
- Joseph "Joe" Corsi
Joseph "Joe" Corsi was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s.Corsi's birth was registered October→December 1894 in Cardiff district, and at representative level he played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham....
won a cap for Wales while at Oldham 1923 1-cap
- Richard "Dick" Cracknell
Richard "Dick" Cracknell is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Huddersfield, and Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for England while at Huddersfield Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
1951 France, 1952 Other Nations, 1953 France, Wales, while at Oldham France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
1951 New Zealand (2 matches)
- Alan Davies
Alan Davies was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity, and Salford, playing at , or /, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1953 Wales, 1956 France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1955 New Zealand, 1956 Australia (3 matches), 1957 France, Australia, France (2 matches), 1958 France, Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), 1959 France (2 matches), Australia, 1960 New Zealand, France, Australia, 1960 France (World Cup 1957 2-caps, 1960 3-caps, 3-tries)
- David B. Davies
David B. Davies was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Wales, and Welsh League XIII, and at club level for Merthyr Tydfil, Swinton, and Oldham, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Merthyr Tydfil, Swinton, and Oldham 1908–1913 9-caps
- Evan Davies won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1912–1923 3-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1924 against New Zealand (3 matches)
- Joseph "Joe" Ferguson
Joseph "Joe" Ferguson was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s…1920s who at representative level played for England, Cumberland, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1904 Other Nations, 1905 Other Nations, 1908 New Zealand, 1909 Wales
- Terrence "Terry" Flanagan
Terry Flanagan is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1983 against France (2 matches), and in 1984 against New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
- Des Foy
Des Foy was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and played rugby league in the early Eighties and Nineties for various teams in England and Australia....
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1984 against France and Australia, and France in 1985. He later represented Ireland, including matches against Morocco, Moldova and the Cook Islands in the 1995 Emerging Nations World Cup
- William "Bill" R. Francis
William "Bill" L. Francis is an English born Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, Wales, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wigan, St. Helens, Oldham, and Salford, playing at , /, i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Wigan in 1975 against France, England, in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, England, Australia, New Zealand, England, Australia, New Zealand, and France, in 1977 against England, and France, while at St. Helens in 1978 against France, England, and Australia, in 1979 against France, and England, while at Oldham in 1980 against France, and England, and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan in 1967 against Australia, and in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, Australia (2 matches)
- George Frater
George Frater was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s who at representative level played for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Other NationsThe Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Oldham 1904 England
- Bernard Frederick
Bernard Frederick was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:Bernard Frederick won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in 1913.-External links:...
won a cap for Wales while at Oldham 1913 1-cap
- Bernard Ganley
William Bernard "The Maestro" Ganley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1957 against France, and in 1958 against France (2 matches)
- Alex Givvons
Alex Givvons was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, and rugby league referee of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, who at club level played rugby union for Cross Keys RFC, playing at Scrum-half, i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1936–1939 6-caps
- Bryn Goldswain
Bryn Goldswain is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Wales, and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, and Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Hull Kingston Rovers, and Oldham 1947–1953 16-caps
- Andy Goodway
Andy I. Goodway is an English former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for Oldham , Wigan, and Leeds in the Rugby League Premiership and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NSWRL competition. He played as a , or /...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1984 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1983 France (2 matches), 1984 France, Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), Papua New Guinea, 1985 France, while at WiganWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
1985 New Zealand (3 matches), 1986 Australia (3 matches), 1987 France, Papua New Guinea, 1989 New Zealand (3 matches), 1990 France
- David Gwynn
David 'Dai' Gwynn was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Swansea and county rugby for Lancashire...
2-caps for Wales (RU)The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
while at Oldham 1891
- Billy Hall
William "Billy" M. Hall was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at club level played rugby union for Gloucester RFC, and at representative level played rugby league for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1914 Wales, 1921 Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1914 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand
- Norman Harris won caps for Wales Oldham, and Rochdale Hornets 1947–1953 7-caps
- Reginald "Reg" Hathway
Reginald "Reg" Hathway is a Welsh former a professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1932 2-caps
- George Hesketh
George Hesketh is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1925 Wales
- Alfred "Alf" Higgs
Alfred "Alf" James Higgs was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, and Halifax.-International honours:...
won a cap for Wales while at Oldham 1928 1-cap
- Herman Hilton
Herman Hilton was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played for Great Britain, England, Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1921 Wales, Other Nations, Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1920 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), 1921–22 Australia
- David Hobbs won caps for England while at Featherstone
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
1984 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at FeatherstoneFeatherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
1984 France (2 matches), Australia, Australia (sub), New Zealand (3 matches), Papua New Guinea, while at Oldham 1987 France (2 matches), while at BradfordBradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
1989 New Zealand, New Zealand (sub)
- David "Dave" Holland
David "Dave" Holland was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played rugby union for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, playing in the Forwards, and at representative level played rugby...
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1914 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand
- Thomas "Tom" Holliday
Thomas Edward Holliday, nicknamed "Tom" or "Tosh" , was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1928 Wales
- Adam Hughes
Adam Hughes is a professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for , Leeds Rhinos, Leeds Tykes , Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Halifax, Widnes Vikings, Leigh Centurions, Oldham Roughyeds, and Barrow Raiders, playing at , or ,...
won caps for Wales in 2002 against New Zealand, in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, in 2004 against Ireland. and Scotland, in 2005 against Scotland, and France, in 2006 against Scotland, in 2007 against Papua New Guinea, Scotland, and Lebanon
- Robert "Bob" Irving
Robert "Bob" A. Irving was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1960s and '70s...
won caps for England while at WiganWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
1975 Wales, France, Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1967 France (2 matches), Australia (3 matches), 1970 Australia (sub), New Zealand, 1971 New Zealand, 1972 France (sub), New Zealand, Australia (sub) (World Cup 1972 2-caps)
- Kenneth "Ken" Jackson
Kenneth "Ken" Jackson is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1957 against France (2 matches)
- Bill Kilpatrick
William "Bill" J. Kilpatrick is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:...
won a cap for "Other Nationalities" while at Oldham in 1930 against England
- Ernest Knapman
Ernest "Ernie" Knapman was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level played rugby union for England , South of England, and Devon, and at club level for , playing at Fullback, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1925 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1924 New Zealand
- David J. Lewis
David J. Lewis was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Other NationsThe Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Oldham 1904 England
- Sidney "Sid" Little won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1956 Australia, 1957 France (4 matches), Australia, New Zealand, France, 1958 France (World Cup 1957 4-caps)
- Thomas "Tom" Llewellyn
Thomas Llewellyn was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played rugby union for Treherbert RFC, and at representative level played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham in 1908 2-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1908 against New Zealand (2 matches)
- James "Jim" Lomas
James Lomas was a pioneering English rugby league footballer of the early 20th century. Hailing from Maryport, Cumberland, his career lasted for twenty-four years from 1899 to 1923. A three-quarter and prominent goal-kicker, Lomas captained the Great Britain national rugby league team.Lomas was...
won caps for England while at SalfordSalford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
1904 Other Nations, 1905 Other Nations, 1906 Other Nations, 1908 New Zealand, Wales, 1909 Australia (3 matches), Wales, 1910 Wales, while at Oldham 1911 Wales, Australia (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at SalfordSalford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
1908–09 Australia (2 matches), 1910 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand, while at Oldham 1911–12 Australia (2 matches)
- William "Bill" Longworth
William "Bill" Henry Longworth was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1908 Wales, 1909 Australia (3 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1908–09 Australia (3 matches)
- William "Billy" McCutcheon
William 'Billy' McCutcheon was a Welsh international rugby wing who played club rugby in the union code for Swansea and represented Oldham under the league code...
7-caps for Wales (RU)The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
while at Oldham 1891–1894
- Leonard "Len" McIntyre
Leonard "Len" McIntyre is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.-International honours:...
won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1963 against Australia
- Joseph "Joe" Mahoney
Joseph "Joe" Mahoney is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, and Dewsbury.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham, and Dewsbury 1948–1950 5-caps
- Rothwell Marlor
Rothwell "Rod" Marlor was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Oldham....
won caps for England while at Oldham 1921 Wales, Other Nations
- Christopher "Chris" Morley
Christopher "Chris" Morley is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, Warrington Wolves, Salford City Reds, Sheffield Eagles, Leigh Centurions, Oldham Roughyeds, Halifax, and Swinton...
won caps for Wales in 1996 against France (sub), and England, in 1999 against Ireland, and Scotland, in 2000 against South Africa (sub), in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Lebanon (sub), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea (sub), and Australia, in 2001 against England, in 2003 against Russian, and Australia, in 2006 against Scotland.
- Martin Murphy
Martin Murphy is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 70s and '80s who at representative level has played for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e. number 1.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1975 France
- Tony Nuttall
Anthony "Tony" Nuttall is a professional rugby league footballer who at representative level has played for Ireland, and at club level for Newsome Magpies of Huddersfield, and Oldham Bears.-International honours:...
won caps for Ireland while at Newsome Magpies, and Oldham Bears 1995…1997 2-caps + 1-cap (sub)
- Terrence "Terry" O'Grady
Terence "Terry" O'Grady is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, and Warrington, playing at , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1952 Wales, 1955 Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1954 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), while at WarringtonWarrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
1961 New Zealand
- John "Jack" Oster
John "Jack" Oster is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at /, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1929 Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1929–30 Australia
- David "Dave" Parker
G. David "Dave" Parker is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at /, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums....
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1964 against France (2 matches)
- Douglas "Doug" V. Phillips won caps for Wales while at Oldham and Belle Vue Rangers 1945–1951 9-caps, and won caps for Great Britain while at Broughton Rangers in 1946 against Australia (3 matches), and while at Belle Vue Rangers in 1950 against Australia
- Frank Pitchford
Frank Pitchford is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, and Wigan playing at /, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1955 Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1958 New Zealand, 1962 France
- Norman Pugh
Norman Pugh is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:Norman Pugh won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1935…1938 6-caps....
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1935–1938 6-caps
- Lewis "Lou"/"Lew" Morgan Rees
Lewis "Lou"/"Lew" Morgan Rees was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Treorchy RFC, and Cardiff RFC, playing at Flanker, i.e...
won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff on 11 March 1933 against Ireland, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Oldham 1935–1938 5-caps
- Tommy Rees
Thomas 'Tommy' Edgar Rees was a Welsh international rugby fullback who played rugby union at club level for London Welsh...
won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1929 against Australia
- Sidney "Sid" Rix
Sidney "Sid" Rix was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level has played for England, and Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1924 Other Nations, 1925 Wales, 1926 Wales, Other Nations, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1924 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), 1926–27 New Zealand (3 matches)
- Rob Roberts
Rob Roberts is a rugby league player for the Oldham Roughyeds in National League Two. He plays , , or /...
won caps for Wales while at Huddersfield, unattached, Leigh, and Oldham 2002–present 6(7, 8?)-caps + 2-caps (sub) 2-tries 8-points
- Iva Ropati
Iva Lewis Ropati is a former rugby league international player and High School Principal.-Early years:He grew up playing for the Otahuhu Leopards before moving to the Te Atatu Roosters where he won a Fox Memorial premiership. He later played for the Mangere East Hawks before moving to England...
won caps for New Zealand while at Oldham 1993 Wales, Great Britain (2 matches), France
- Thomas "Tommy" Rostron
Thomas "Tommy" Rostron is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1945 Wales
- Edward "Ted" Sadler
Edward "Ted" Sadler is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1933 Australia
- Robert "Bob" Sloman
Robert "Bob" Sloman is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1923 Wales, 1924 Other Nations, 1925 Wales, 1926 Wales, 1928 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1928 Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (2 matches)
- Arthur Smith
Mad' Arthur Smith was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , or /, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1906 Other Nations, 1908 New Zealand, Wales, 1909 Australia (3 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1908 New Zealand (3 matches), 1908–09 Australia (3 matches)
- Ike Southward
Ike Southward was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town , and Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Workington Town in 1958 against Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand, while at Oldham in 1959 against France (2 matches), and Australia (2 matches), and in 1960 against France (2 matches), and New Zealand, and represented Great Britain while at Workington Town in 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[2]
- Frank Spottiswoode
Frank Spottiswoode was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1904 Other Nations
- Colin Standing
Colin Standing is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, and Oldham, playing at , i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums....
won caps for Wales while at Wigan, and Oldham 1969–1970 2-caps
- Kevin Taylor
Kevin Taylor is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played for England, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums....
won caps for England while at Oldham 1968 Wales
- Dai Thomas
David "Dai" Thomas was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for Other NationsThe Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
while at Oldham 1904 England
- Edward "Ned" Thomas
Edward "Ned" Thomas was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:Ned Thomas won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in 1923....
won a cap for Wales while at Oldham 1923 1-cap
- Leslie "Les" M. Thomas won caps for Wales while at Oldham in 1947 5-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1947 New Zealand
- William Trevor 'Ocker' Thomas
William Trevor 'Ocker' Thomas was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, playing at Flanker, i.e...
won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in 1930 against England, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Oldham, and Wigan 1932–1940 3-caps
- David Treasure
David Treasure is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s who at representative level has played for Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, and Oldham, playing at /, or /, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7.-International honours:...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham 1975–1977 5-caps 1-try 3-points, including while at Oldham in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, New Zealand, and England (World Cup 1975 4-caps, 1-try)
- Derek 'Rocky' Turner
Derek "Rocky" Turner is an English former professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s, '50s and 60s, and coach of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham...
won caps for England while at WakefieldWakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
1962 France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1956 Australia (2 matches), 1957 France (5 matches), France, Australia, New Zealand, 1958 France, while at WakefieldWakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
1959 Australia, 1960 France (3 matches), New Zealand, Australia, 1961 France, New Zealand, 1962 Australia (2 matches), New Zealand (2 matches), France (World Cup 1957 3-caps, 1960 2-caps)
- George F. Tyson
George F. Tyson was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1908 Wales, 1909 Australia (2 matches), Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1908 New Zealand, 1908–09 Australia (3 matches)
- Hugh Waddell
Hugh Waddell is a Scottish former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative has played level for Great Britain, England, and Scotland, and at club level for Blackpool Borough, Oldham, Leeds, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Sheffield Eagles,...
won caps for England while at Blackpool BoroughBlackpool Borough was a rugby league club based in Blackpool, Lancashire.The team wore tangerine, black and white jerseys.-Blackpool Borough:...
1984 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1988 France (2 matches), Australia, New Zealand, while at LeedsLeeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
1989 France
- Ian Watson
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won caps for Wales while at Salford, Swinton, Widnes, Rochdale Hornets, Oldham, and Leigh 1996–present 19(17?)-caps + 3-caps (sub) 3(4?)-tries 1-goal 14(18?)-points
- Thomas "Tom" White
Thomas "Tom" White was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Oldham, playing at /, i.e...
won caps for England while at Oldham 1908 Wales, 1910 Wales (2 matches), 1911 Wales, Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1907–08 3-caps
- Thomas "Tom" Williams
Thomas "Tom" Williams was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played for Wales, and at club level for Oldham.-International honours:Tom Williams won a cap for Wales while at Oldham in 1913.-External links:...
won a cap for Wales while at Oldham 1913 1-cap
- Charles "Charlie" Winslade
Charles "Charlie "Winslade is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who at club level has played rugby union for Maesteg RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Oldham,...
won caps for Wales while at Oldham and Warrington 1952–1963 6-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1959 against France
- Alfred "Alf" Wood won caps for England while at Oldham 1911 Australia, 1914 Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham 1911–12 Australia (2 matches), 1914 Australia, New Zealand
- Michael "Mick" Worrall
Michael "Mick" Worrall is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, '80s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, Salford, and Leeds, playing at , or , i.e...
won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1984 against France, and Australia (two matches)
Other notable players
These players have either; received a
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, are "Hall of Fame" inductees, played during Oldham Bears' two
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seasons, were international representatives before, or after, their time at Oldham, or are notable outside of rugby league.
- Les Anthony
Leslie "Les" Anthony is a former Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s who at representative level has played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Neath RFC, playing at Prop, i.e...
- Darren Abram
Darren Abram is am English rugby league coach, formerly of Leigh Centurions and Rochdale Hornets.Abram cut his coaching teeth with Chorley Lynx in National League Two and was taken on by Leigh Centurions, with a view to taking them into the Super League, in October 2003. He accomplished this in his...
- Raymond "Ray" Ashton 1984 Great Britain Tourist
- Fred Ashworth
Frederick "Fred" William Ashworth was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level played for Cumberland, and at club level for Oldham, playing as a Forward, after retiring as a player he served Oldham as a member of the club's...
- Keith Atkinson (Testimonial match
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1993)
- Adrian Belle
- Ben Beynon
Benjamin "Ben" Beynon was a Welsh international rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for Swansea and would later play professional rugby league for Oldham RLFC. Beynon was also an association football player for Swansea Town....
circa-1920s
- David Bradbury
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- Gary Burns
- Joseph "Joe" Collins http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/11/roughyeds/18635/death-of-oldham-stalwart-collins
- John Clarke circa-1996/97
- James "Jimmy" Cowan
James "Jim" Cowan is a professional rugby league footballer, who at representative level has played for Scotland, and at club level for Oldham Roughyeds.-International honours:Jim Cowan won a cap for Scotland while at Oldham 1996 1-cap.-External links:*...
- Martin Crompton
Martin Crompton born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Lancashire, England is a former rugby league player.Crompton was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup....
- Paul Crook
- Paul Davidson
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circa-1996/97
- Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...
- Michael "Mike" Elliott
Michael "Mike" Elliott is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at club level played rugby union , and at club level played rugby league for Oldham, playing at , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4.-External links:***...
- Thomas "Tom" Helm 1910 Great Britain Tourist
- John Etty
John W. Etty is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who at representative level has played for British Empire XIII, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Batley, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity, playing at , or , i.e...
, for British Empire XIIIThe British Empire XIII rugby league team was a rugby league football team in Europe that represented the Empire of Britain at the time.-External sources:* Programme from game versus New Zealand 1952* British Pathe news footage...
while at BatleyBatley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
1951 Wales XIII
- Joseph "Joe" Faimalo http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Joe_Faimalo.html circa-1996/97
- Reginald "Reg" Farrar
- Vince Fawcett
Vince Fawcett is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Leeds, Workington Town, Parramatta Eels, Oldham Bears, Warrington Wolves, and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, playing at , , i.e...
- Frank Foster
Frank Foster is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s, and coach of the 1970s and 1980s who, at representative level, played for Great Britain, and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Hull Kingston Rovers, Bradford Northern, Barrow, and Oldham,...
- Stephen "Steve" Gartland
- Ian Gildart
Ian Gildart is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at club level has played for Wigan, Wakefield Trinity, and Oldham Bears, playing at , i.e...
- Brett Goldspink http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Brett_Goldspink.html circa-1996/97
- Luke Goodwin
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circa-1996/97
- Danny Guest
- Reece Guy
- Howard Hill
- Viv Huzzey
Viv Huzzey was a Welsh rugby union wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and won five caps for Wales. Huzzey was also an international baseball player.-Club career:...
- Shaun Irwin
Shaun Irwin is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, Oldham Bears, and Featherstone Rovers, playing at , or , i.e...
- David Jones http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/David_Jones.html circa-1996/97
- John "Jack" 'Bedwellty' Jones
John "Jack" 'Bedwellty' Jones was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, playing at Prop, i.e...
- John "Jack" Keith (Testimonial match
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1960)
- Allan Kellett
- Phil Larder
Phil Larder MBE , is an English rugby league and rugby union coach.After graduating with a degree in Physical Education and Sports Science from Loughborough University in 1965, he played rugby union at centre for Broughton Park in Manchester and then Sale...
(Testimonial matchA testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
1979)
- Arthur Lees
Arthur Lees was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s who at representative level played rugby union for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e...
- Peaufai "Afi" Leuila http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Afi_Leuila.html circa-1996/97
- Gary Lord
- Francis Maloney
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circa-1996/97
- Christopher "Chris" McKinney
- xMatt Munro
- Robert Myler
- Harry Ogden
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- Micheal "Mike" Neal
- Paul Norman
- Andrew Patmore
- John A. Power
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circa-1993/95
- Malcolm Price
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- Scott Ranson
- Jack Read
Jack Read was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s, '30s and '40s who representative level played for rugby union Gloucestershire, and at representative level played for rugby league Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e. number...
- Craig Richards
- Ian Russell
- Ian Sherratt
- George William Smith
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1908–1916
- Peter Smith
- S. Jack Stephens captain circa-1935
- David Stephenson
- Paul Stevens
- Frank Stirrup
Frank Stirrup is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s who at representative level played for Lancashire, and at club level for Salford, and Oldham, playing at , , or , i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 6, or 7...
- Jason Temu
Jason Temu is a former Cook Island rugby league player. His position of preference was at Prop.-Early years:Temu grew up in New Zealand and played for the Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League. In 1994 he followed his coach, Stan Martin, to the Counties Manukau Heroes in the new Lion Red Cup...
- Paul Topping http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Paul_Topping.html circa-1996/97
- Donald "Don" Vines
Donald "Don" G. Vines was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and a Heel Wrestler in Professional wrestling of the 1960s, who at club level played rugby union for Newbridge RFC, playing at Centre, or in the Forwards, and at representative level...
The Law cup
The Law cup is an annual match between Oldham & Rochdale, first contested on 7 May 1921. Including the 2008 fixture, Oldham have won 36 to Rochdale's 22 with 3 drawn games.
http://www.rochdalehornets.com/cgi-bin/story4/20071221094352.shtml
Club records
- Attendance for a league match: 28,000 v Huddersfield
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- 24 February 1912 at WatersheddingsWatersheddings is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Lying on the A672 approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards"....
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- Attendance in a cup match: 25,000 v Huddersfield - 23 March 1912. (Challenge Cup 3rd Round.) at Watersheddings
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- Record Attendance (All games) : 62,217 v Hull - 18 May 1957. Championship Final at Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
, BradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
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- super league attendance record : 7,709 v Wigan - 30 March 1996 at Boundary Park
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- national league 2 attendance record : 4,327 v Celtic Crusaders
Crusaders Rugby League were a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the Super League from 2009 to 2011....
- 30 August 2007 at Boundary ParkBoundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
- Biggest Win: 67 - 6 v Liverpool City
Liverpool City was a semi-professional rugby league club from the city of Liverpool in England.-The first Liverpool City - 1906-1907:A professional club first emerged in Liverpool, called Liverpool City in 1906, playing at the Stanley Athletics Ground. They hold an unwanted record in the...
- 4 April 1959
- Worst Defeat: 0 - 84 v Widnes - 25 July 1999
- Most Season Goals: Bernard Ganley
William Bernard "The Maestro" Ganley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, playing at , i.e...
- 224 goals in season 1957–58
- Most Season Tries: Reginald "Reg" Farrar - 49 tries in season 1921–22
- Most Match Points: Bernard Ganley - 28 points v Liverpool City, April 1959
Source: Napit.co.uk Sports Database
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