Oldham R.L.F.C.
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| Club information | ||
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| Full name | Oldham Rugby League Football Club[1] | |
| Nickname(s) | Roughyeds ,The Yeds | |
| Short name | Oldham | |
| Colours |  | |
| Founded | 1876 (as Oldham FC) | |
| Exited | 1997 (as Oldham Bears) | |
| Readmitted | 1998 (as Oldham RLFC (1997)[1]) | |
| Website | roughyeds.co.uk | |
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| Ground(s) |
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| Coach | Sean Long | |
| Manager | Bill Quinn | |
| Captain | Jordan Turner | |
| Competition | League 1 | |
| 2024 RFL League One | 1st | |
 Current season | ||
| Uniforms | ||
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| Records | ||
| Champions | 4(1904–05, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1956–57) | |
| Challenge Cups | 3(1898–99, 1924–25, 1926–27) | |
| LancashireCounty Cup | 9(1906–07, 1909–10, 1912–13, 1918–19, 1923–24, 1932–33, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58) | |
| Lancashire League | 7(1897–98, 1900–01, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22, 1956–57, 1957–58) | |
| Second Division | 3(1963–64, 1981–82, 1987–88) | |
| Most capped | 627– Joe Ferguson | |
| Highest points scorer | 2,761– Bernard Ganley | |
Oldham Rugby League Football Club,is a professionalrugby leaguefootball club based inOldham,Greater Manchester,England.[2][3]The club plays home games atBoundary Parkand competes inLeague One,the third tier ofBritish rugby league.
Oldham have won theLeague Championshipfour times,Challenge Cupthree times and theSecond Divisionthree times.
The clubs traditional home kits are red and white hooped jerseys, navy blue shorts and red socks. They share a local rivalry withRochdale Hornets,Salford Red DevilsandSwinton Lionsand cross county rivalries with nearbyHuddersfield GiantsandHalifax.
History
[edit]Early years
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In 1876,Oldham Football Clubwas founded in a meeting at the Prince Albert Hotel, Union Street West, attended by Chairman of theWatch Committee,William Chadwick,Chief ConstableCharles Hodgkinson, mill owner Fred Wild, eminent localQuakerand Lord to beAlfred Emmottand three brothers of the Fletcher family.
A playing field was organised at Sugar Meadow, Gartside Street adjacent toGlodwickSpinning 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 againstStalybridge.After two seasons they joinedOldham Cricket Clubat the new Clarksfield ground before finding a more permanent home in 1889 atWatersheddings.
Oldham were one of the twenty-one clubs that left theRugby Football Unionto form theNorthern Unionin 1895. Oldham were fourth in the first title race of1895–96and second a year later. They were the second club to win theChallenge Cupafter beatingHunslet19–9 in 1899.Batleyhad won the first two finals.
Oldham finally won their firstChampionshiptitle in 1904–05, just edging outBradford Northernby three points. Oldham won the Lancashire League in 1897–98, 1900–01 and 1907–08 as well as theLancashireCounty Cupin 1906–07. In the 1907–08 season, Oldham finished as league leaders but Hunslet were crowned champions in their historic all-four cups season after winning the Championship Final 12–2 in a replay after an initial 7–7 draw.
Another title success followed in 1909–10 as they beatWiganin 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 ofHuddersfieldfor 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 neighboursRochdale Hornetson 7 May 1921. Having lost in the 1907, 1912 and 1924Challenge CupFinals, they finally won the trophy again in 1925 when they beatHull Kingston Rovers16–3 atHeadingley,Leeds.
They beat the visitingAustralasianteam of the1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain15–5.
The club's last Challenge Cup final was in 1927 when they beatSwinton26–7 atCentral Park,Wigan,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
[edit]In the 1950s, Oldham won the Championship and other trophies with a side that includedAlan Davies,John Etty,goalkickerBernard Ganley,Jack Keith,Sid Little,Frank Pitchford,Derek 'Rocky' Turner,Don VinesandCharlie Winslade.
On Monday 15 September 1952, record receipts were taken from a gate of 19,370 at Watersheddings to watch Oldham take on theKangaroo 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 atMaine Road,Manchester againstWarrington.They also lost the Lancashire Cup final in a 2–12 defeat byBarrowin 1954.
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 againstHull Kingston Rovers,the tie is remembered for taking three games to find the winner, the first match at Headingley finished 5–5, the replay atStation Road,Swintonfinished prematurely 17–14 in Oldham's favour when the game was abandoned midway through the second half due to bad light, and the third game was won by Hull Kingston Rovers 12–2 atFartown,Huddersfield.
Oldham were Division Two champions in 1963–64.
At the end of a disastrous 1969–70 season, when Oldham finished 29th out of 30 clubs in a single division, the committee was voted out of office en bloc and replaced by nine new officials and a new chairman in Arthur Walker. They brought in Graham Starkey as player-coach.
Dave Coxcoached 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 againstLeighdescended 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-bottomWhitehaven,winless after 22 matches. But the Cumbrians ran in seven tries, handing Oldham a 42–8 mauling, and promptingBarrowto resign minutes after the game. He was replaced on a temporary basis by Brian Gartland.[4]
Oldham pleaded with the local council for a financial bail-out in April 1987. Oldham decided to float as a public limited company and sold their training ground to the council in May 1987. Oldham won the 1988 Division Two title and the Division Two Premiership but lost £135,000. They would win the Premiership again in 1989–90.
Peter Tunkstook over a coaching role with Oldham. Tunk's brief was clear: He had to sell most of his first team squad that had been relegated twice in 3 years, help to pay a tax bill of over 1 million pounds and sign promising players from the junior ranks. He narrowly missed promotion in the first year and took the team to the grand final where they were narrowly beaten. Over the next 2 years he got promotion to the top level for all the Oldham teams whilst getting young players like Chris Joynt, Barrie McDermott, David Bradbury, Gary Christie and Tommy Martyn to international level but due to the clubs massive debts run up by the previous management, Tunks was forced to sell his best players.Bob Lindnertook over as captain-coach. The club sold the dilapidated Watersheddings in June 1994 for £1.25m to pay-off debts and moved toOldham Athletic'sBoundary Parkstadium on the nearbyChadderton/Roytonboundary.
When aRupert Murdochfunded Super League competition was proposed, part of the deal was that some traditional clubs would merge. Oldham were supposed to merge withSalfordto form a club to be known asManchesterwhich would compete in theSuper League.When Salford visited Oldham for a match on Good Friday, 14 April, supporters of both clubs demonstrated against the unpopular idea by invading the pitch during the interval. This merger was resisted and instead they adopted the nameOldham Bearsand were founder members of the new league.
Relegation came in the second year of the new summer season, 1997, when they finished belowParis Saint-Germain.At campaign's end, an attempt was made by chairman Jim Quinn to sell the team for an undisclosed price tag, with debts reportedly between £500,000 and £1,000,000.[5]Instead, the club went bankrupt soon after, with its actual liabilities pegged at £2,000,000.[6]A new teamOldham Roughyedswas then formed in December to play at a lower level.[7]The new club was created by Chris Hamilton and a band of three directors. TheRoughyedstag had been a long accepted nickname for the old club. It is however generally accepted that the new club (Oldham Roughyeds) is a legal continuation of the old club formed in 1876.
The Millennium
[edit]Mike Fordretired as player-coach of Oldham in 2001 and in January the following year took up a post as defensive co-ordinator with theIrish Rugby Football Union.Oldham put Mark Knight in temporary charge of the first team.[8]After a successful 2001 season, they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Super League, losing toWidnes12–24 in the Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final.
During the 2002 season they played atAshton United'sHurst Crossground inAshton-under-Lyne,due to a dispute withOldham Athleticover the use ofBoundary Park.
Steve Molloy took charge of the Roughyeds after former boss John Harbin left to joinOldham Athleticas fitness conditioner and sports psychologist in July 2002.[9]Under Molloy, Oldham won seven and drew two of their last 14 games.[10]In doing so Oldham finished high enough to gain entry intoNational League Onewhen theNorthern Ford Premiershipwas split into two. In the first season ofNational League One,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.[6]
John Pendleburyresigned 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 toNational League Two,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.[11]
2007 – new ownership
[edit]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.[12]
On Friday 4 May 2007, Oldham took part in the first everNational League Twomatch broadcast live on British television, onSky Sports.They won 34–26 away to theCrusadersinBridgend,having trailed by 20 points after 45 minutes. The match was considered a warm-up for theMillennium Magicweekend inCardiffthe following day and, due to fans of Super League teams attending, attractedNational League Two's highest ever attendance of 3,441.
ThatNational League Twoattendance record was broken in the return fixture on Thursday, 30 August 2007 between Oldham andCrusaders,again in front of theSky Sportscameras, when 4,327 fans turned up atBoundary Parkbeating the old record by 886. it was also Oldham's largest attendance since the early 1990s. The event also raised around £8,000 for local charities and the rugby league players' benevolent fund.
Oldham finished their most successful season in recent years in 4th place on theNational League Twotable, they then played and won games againstSwintonat home thenBarrowaway in the play-off to reach theNational League TwoGrand Final, but the game seemed a step too far for Oldham going down to an inspiredFeatherstone Roversteam at Headingley.
2008 season summary
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Northern Rail Cup– Oldham enjoyed reasonable success in the Northern Rail Cup, achieving a win overNational League Onefavourites,SalfordatBoundary Parkto enable them to make it through the group stage of the competition into the knockout stages where they faced and beat anotherNational League Oneteam inWhitehavento progress to the quarter finals againstBatleyatMount Pleasant,in a see-saw battle Oldham's challenge died thanks to a dubious referee call followed up by a quick fire Batley try.
Challenge Cup– Oldham were the last non-Super League club to be knocked out of the2008 Challenge Cup,going as far as the quarter finals before being beaten byWakefield TrinityatBelle Vue.
National League Two– Despite winning more games and losing less games thanBarrowbut only winning 1 bonus point (to Barrow's 5 points) all season Oldham finished 3rd inNational League Twoon points difference behind Barrow who came 2nd andGatesheadwho won the league, Oldham would again have to face the route of the play-offs and like the previous year Oldham again reached theNational League TwoGrand Final, this time againstDoncasterand like 2007 Oldham again lost to miss out on promotion toNational League Onelosing 18–10 at Warrington'sHalliwell Jones Stadium,as a result of not gaining promotion toNational League Onecoach Steve Deakin did not have his contract renewed.
2009 season summary
[edit]Tony Bensonbecame head coach of Oldham.[13]
2009 Championship 1– 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 toSwintonin the first round of the play-offs before winning 54–30 at home toHunslet Hawks.That set up a final eliminator againstYork City Knights,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 toKeighley,who finished second in the table.
Roughyeds were told they would no longer be able to use Oldham Athletic'sBoundary Parkin November 2009. The club went to Oldham Council for help. Oldham Council bought Whitebank Stadium fromOldham Boro F.C.and then entered into a lease agreement with Oldham Roughyeds RLFC.[14]
The 2010 season saw a transition with the five home games were played out of town atSedgley Park R.U.F.C.'sPark Laneground inWhitefield.Roughyeds' first game at Whitebank took place on 9 May 2010 with the opposition being York. This was the first time that Oldham had played in a ground within Oldham borough since 1997. Home crowds are nearly double at Whitebank compared to Park Lane.
2010s
[edit]Oldham suffered relegation to League 1 at the end of the 2017 Championship season.[15] In 2019, they earned promotion back to the Championship after defeatingNewcastlein the League 1 play off final.[16]
2020s
[edit]In the 2021 Championship season, Oldham finished second from bottom of the table and were relegated back to League 1 having won only two matches.[17]Their top points scorer wasMartyn Ridyardwith 96 points scored.
In the 2022 League 1 season, Oldham finished sixth with a record of 8 wins, 1 draw, 11 losses and lost in the Play Off Q+E (qualification and elimination) round againstRochdale Hornets38-24. Their top points scorer wasMartyn Ridyardwith 161 points
In the2023 RFL League 1season, Oldham finished fourth with a record of 12 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the Qualifying & Elimination play-offs they lost 36-0 toDoncasterand lost 13-12 toNorth Wales Crusadersin the semi-finals. Their top points scorer wasMartyn Ridyardwith 163 points
In the2024 RFL League Oneseason, Oldham won the league and are automatically promoted toRFL Championshipwith a record of 19 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss and a points difference of +741. Their top points scorer was Cian Tyrer with 140 points scored
Past coaches
[edit]Also seeCategory:Oldham R.L.F.C. coaches.
- Harry Varley1897-1899
- Griff Jenkins 1954-59
- Frank Stirrup1959-60
- Gus Risman1960-62
- Bryn Day1962-63
- Frank Dyson1963-66
- Geoff Shelton1967
- Gerry Helme1967-69
- Graham Starkey 1970-73
- Griff Jenkins 1973-74
- Jim Challinor1974-76
- Ken Wilson 1976
- Terry Ramshaw1976-77
- Dave Cox 1977-78
- Brian Gartland1979-90
- Graham Starkey 1980-81
- Frank Myler1981–83
- Peter Smethurst 1983
- Frank Barrow 1983
- Brian Gartland 1983-84
- Frank Myler1984-87
- Eric Fitzsimons 1987-88
- Tony Barrow1988–90
- John Fieldhouse1991
- Peter Tunks1991-94
- Bob Lindner1994
- Andy Goodway1994–97
- Matt Munro1997
- Bob Lindner1997
- Paddy Kirwan 1998
- Mick Coates 1998-99
- Mike Ford2000–2002
- John Harbin2002
- Steve Molloy2002-2004
- Gary Mercer2005
- John Pendlebury2005-06
- Steve Deakin 2006–08
- Tony Benson2009–12
- Scott Naylor2013–2019
- Matt Diskin2019–2021
- Brendan Sheridan (interim) 2021
- Stuart Littler2021-23
- Mike Ford (interim)2023
- Sean Long2024–present
2025 squad
[edit]| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Squad No. | Player | Country | Position | Notes |
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| 1 | Logan Astley |  |
FB | |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | Jordan Turner |  |
CE (c) | |
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | Mo Agoro | |
WG | |
| 6 | Danny Craven | |
SO | |
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | Craig Kopczak |  |
PR | |
| 9 | Matty Wildie | |
HK | |
| 10 | Pat Moran |  |
PR | |
| 11 | ||||
| 12 | Adam Lawton | |
SR | |
| 13 | Elijah Taylor |  |
LF | |
| 14 | ||||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | Owen Farnworth | |
PR | |
| 17 | ||||
| 18 | Jay Chapelhow | |
PR | |
| 19 | Jumah Sambou | |
WG | |
| 20 | George Hirst | |
SR | In Loan: Wigan - End of Season 25 |
| 21 | ||||
| 22 | Ted Chapelhow | |
PR | |
| 23 | Jack Johnson | |
WG | |
| 24 | Ben O'Keefe | |
CE | |
| 25 | Bailey Aldridge | |
HK | |
| 26 | Brad Gallagher | |
CE | |
| 27 | Cian Tyrer | |
WG | |
| 28 | ||||
| 29 | Kieran Dixon | |
WG | |
| 30 | Phoenix Laulu Togaga'e |  |
FB | In Loan: Hull Kingston Rovers - End of Season 25 |
| 34 | Nathan Roebuck | |
WG | |
| 38 | Riley Dean | |
HB | |
| McKenzie Yei |  |
PR | ||
| Gil Dudson | |
PR | ||
| Adam Milner | |
HK | ||
| Ben Forster | |
SR | ||
| Lewis Baxter | |
SR | ||
| Iain Thornley | |
CE | ||
| Matty Ashurst | |
SR | ||
| Marcus Geener | |
SR | ||
| Josh Drinkwater |  |
HB |
Coach -Sean Long
Assistant -Joe Wardle
2025 transfers
[edit]Gains
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Dudson | Salford Red Devils | 2 Yrs | Sep 2024 |
| Adam Milner | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Yrs | Sep 2024 |
| George Hirst | Wigan Warriors | 1 Yr Loan | Oct 2024 |
| Ben Forster | Rochdale Hornets | 1 Yr | Oct 2024 |
| Lewis Baxter | Leigh Leopards | 1 Yr | Oct 2024 |
| Iain Thornley | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Yrs | Nov 2024 |
| Marcus Geener | Waterhead | 1 Yr | Nov 2024 |
| Matty Ashurst | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Yrs | Nov 2024 |
| Josh Drinkwater | Warrington Wolves | 1 Yr | Nov 2024 |
Losses
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Johnson | Rochdale Hornets | 1 Yr | Sep 2024 |
| Jamie Ellis | Sep 2024 | ||
| Kian Morgan | Swinton Lions | Sep 2024 | |
| Adam Sidlow | Salford Red Devils | End of Loan | Sep 2024 |
| George Hirst | Wigan Warriors | Loan Back | Oct 2024 |
| Joe Wardle | Retired | Oct 2024 | |
| Mackenzie Turner | Hunslet RLFC | 1 Yr | Nov 2024 |
| Jordan Paga | Swinton Lions | Nov 2024 | |
| Kieran Tyrer | Nov 2024 |
Players
[edit]Seasons
[edit]Super League era
[edit]| Season | League | Play-offs | Challenge Cup | Other competitions | Name | Tries | Name | Points | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Top try scorer | Top point scorer | |||||||
| 1996 | Super League | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 473 | 681 | 19 | 8th | R4 | |||||||
| 1997 | Super League | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 461 | 631 | 9 | 12th | QF | |||||||
| 1998 | Division Two | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 399 | 383 | 21 | 5th | R3 | Trans-Pennine Cup | RU | |||||
| 1999 | Northern Ford Premiership | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 449 | 999 | 12 | 17th | R5 | |||||||
| 2000 | Northern Ford Premiership | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 734 | 513 | 39 | 6th | R4 | |||||||
| 2001 | Northern Ford Premiership | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 780 | 416 | 42 | 4th | Lost in Final | R5 | ||||||
| 2002 | Northern Ford Premiership | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 748 | 553 | 29 | 9th | Lost in Week 3 | R4 | ||||||
| 2003 | National League One | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 404 | 500 | 16 | 5th | Lost in Elimination Playoffs | R4 | ||||||
| 2004 | National League One | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 482 | 503 | 20 | 4th | Lost in Elimination Playoffs | R5 | ||||||
| 2005 | National League One | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 455 | 545 | 13 | 7th | R4 | |||||||
| 2006 | National League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 220 | 944 | 0 | 10th | R4 | |||||||
| 2007 | National League Two | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 661 | 420 | 53 | 4th | R5 | |||||||
| 2008 | National League Two | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 716 | 456 | 52 | 3rd | QF | |||||||
| 2009 | Championship 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 618 | 449 | 35 | 4th | R5 | |||||||
| 2010 | Championship 1 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 694 | 438 | 52 | 2nd | Lost in Final | R4 | ||||||
| 2011 | Championship 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 641 | 533 | 36 | 7th | R4 | |||||||
| 2012 | Championship 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 465 | 485 | 28 | 6th | Lost in Elimination Playoffs | R5 | ||||||
| 2013 | Championship 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 508 | 289 | 41 | 2nd | Lost in Final | R3 | ||||||
| 2014 | Championship 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 607 | 433 | 45 | 3rd | Lost in Final | R4 | ||||||
| 2015 | Championship 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 840 | 362 | 38 | 1st | R4 | |||||||
| 2016 | Championship | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 401 | 678 | 14 | 10th | R6 | |||||||
| Championship Shield | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 523 | 888 | 20 | 6th | |||||||||
| 2017 | Championship | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 410 | 735 | 11 | 11th | R5 | |||||||
| Championship Shield | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 530 | 939 | 14 | 7th | |||||||||
| 2018 | League 1 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 902 | 325 | 32 | 5th | Lost in Semi Final | R5 | ||||||
| 2019 | League 1 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 655 | 341 | 30 | 2nd | Won in Final | R4 | 1895 Cup | R2 | ||||
| 2020 | Championship[a] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 158 | 2 | 12th | R4 | |||||||
| 2021 | Championship | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 404 | 773 | 5 | 14th | Did not qualify | R4[b] | 1895 Cup | R2 | ||||
| 2022 | League 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 571 | 526 | 17 | 6th | Lost in Elimination Playoffs | R2 | ||||||
| 2023 | League 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 605 | 333 | 25 | 4th | Lost in Semi-final | R2 | ||||||
| 2024 | League One | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 885 | 144 | 38 | 1st | Promoted | R4 | 1895 Cup | QF | ||||
Honours
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- First Division(1st tier)champions:4
- 1904–05, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1956–57
- First Division(1st tier) runners up: 5
- 1906-07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1921–22, 1954–55
- Challenge Cupwinners:3
- 1898–99, 1924–25, 1926–27
- Challenge Cuprunners up: 4
- 1906-07, 1911–12, 1923–24, 1925-26
- Second Division(2nd tier)champions:3
- 1963-64, 1981-82, 1987-88
- Second Division(2nd tier) runners up: 1
- 1992-93
- Second Division/Northern Ford Premiership(2nd tier) promotion final runners up: 2
- 1992, 2001
- National League Two/Championship One(3rd tier)champions:2
- 2015, 2024
- National League Two/Championship One(3rd tier) runners up: 7
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019
- National League Two/Championship One(3rd tier) promotion finalwinners:1
- 2019
- Lancashire Leaguechampions:7
- 1897–98, 1900–01, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22, 1956–57, 1957–58
- Lancashire Leaguerunners up: 9
- 1895-96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1923–24, 1954–55
- Lancashire Cupwinners:9
- 1907–08, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1924–25, 1933–34, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
- Lancashire Cuprunners up: 9
- 1908-09, 1911–12, 1918–19, 1922–23, 1954–55, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1986–87, 1989–90
- Trans-Pennine Cuprunners up: 1
- 1998
Records
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- Attendance for a league match: 28,000 vs.Huddersfield Giants– 24 February 1912 atWatersheddings,Oldham
- Attendance in a cup match: 25,000 vs.Huddersfield Giants– 23 March 1912, Challenge Cup 3rd Round atWatersheddings,Oldham
- Record attendance (all games): 62,217 vs.Hull– 18 May 1957, Championship Final atOdsal Stadium,Bradford
- International tour match attendance record: 19,620 vs.Australia– 15 September 1952 atWatersheddings,Oldham
- Record victory: 102–6 vs.West Wales Raiders- 8 July 2018
- Record defeat: 0–84 vs.Widnes Vikings– 25 July 1999
- Most all-time appearances:Joe Ferguson- 627 from September 1899 - April 1923
- Most consecutive appearances:Joe Lawton- 134 from September 1897 - November 1902
- Most goals in a season:Bernard Ganley– 224 goals in season 1957–58
- Most tries in a season: Reginald "Reg" Farrar – 49 tries in season 1921–22
- Most all-time tries: Alan Davies - 174 from 1950 to 1961
- Most points in a match:Kieran Dixon– 36 points vs.Newcastle Thunder,11th August 2024
- Most points in a season: Bernard Ganley - 412 points in season 1957-58
- Most drop goals in a season: Ray Ashton - 9 in season 1979-80
- Least amount of losses in a season: 1 - in 2024 RFL League One season
The Law Cup
[edit]The Law Cup is an annual pre-season friendly match between Oldham andRochdale Hornets,first contested in 1921 as the Infirmaries Cup and later renamed after theRochdale MPAlfred Lawwho had originally donated the trophy. As of 2019[update]Oldham have won 45 to Rochdale Hornets' 20 with 2 drawn games.[18][19]
Notes
[edit]- ^The2020 Championshipwas abandoned due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.Statistics shown are those at time of abandonment and are not official.
- ^Officially round 2 due to the competitions temporary restructure in 2021.
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