100th anniversary of Challenge Cup victory
Tomorrow, April 25th 2025, it will be 100 years since Oldham defeated Hull KR in the Challenge Cup Final at Headingley.
Oldham won the match 16 – 3 with an inspired performance from winger Reg Farrar at the heart of the Roughyeds victory. The Oldham left wing scored a try, made two more and kicked two goals before a crowd of 28,335 to pave the way for the Roughyeds captain Herman Hilton to raise aloft the famous trophy to the delight of the travelling Oldham supporters. The other points came from tries by Albert Brough, Joe Corsi and Evan Davies.
This was the second in the run of four consecutive Challenge Cup finals with defeats to Wigan in 1924 and Swinton in 1926 only for Oldham to gain revenge against the ‘Lions’ in 1927, when Tom Holliday scored a hat-trick of tries in a 26 – 7 victory at Central Park, Wigan.
It is well documented that two years later the final was moved to Wembley and Oldham have never quite made it to play in the showpiece in the capital suffering semi-final heartbreak on several occasions.
Now in this 100th anniversary year the Roughyeds are again just one game away from fullfilling the dream of their supporters when Featherstone come to Boundary Park on May 18th in the semi-final of the 1895 cup. That date itself looms large in the history of the club with it being on May 18th 1957 that Oldham last finished as Rugby League champions with the famous victory over Hull FC at Odsal Stadium, Bradford.
What better way to celebrate the 100th anniversary than to go down to Boundary Park on Friday and cheer on the Roughyeds against the Bradford Bulls. Kick off is at 7.45pm with tickets available with a saving of £4 if booked today! See link below.
https://roughyeds.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/oldham_rlfc_v_bradford_bulls