Brian Lockwood RIP
10th October 2024
The Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust was saddened to learn of the death of ex-Roughyed, Brian Lockwood (Heritage Number 845) aged 78.
Although he only played 15 times for Oldham in the 1980-81 season, he left a lasting memory of “what might have been”, had the club been able to hang on to his services for a longer period.
Originally a second-row who later switched to prop, he began his career at local club Castleford and was in the team that won the RL Challenge Cup in 1969 & 1970. He was part of the 1972 World Cup winning team before spending time is Australia at Canterbury-Bankstown and Balmain. He then has a spell at Wakefield before being snapped up by Hull KR and during his time with the ‘Robins’ he was voted the ‘man of the match‘ as Great Britain beat Australia at Odsal in 1978 and won the Lance Todd Trophy in the all Humberside cup final of 1980. He then had his brief spell at Oldham before going on to more glories at Widnes picking up another Challenge Cup winners medal in 1981 against his former club HKR and a runners-up medal the following year against Hull FC.
The condolences of the Oldham RL Heritage Trust go out to all of Brian’s family and friends.