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Charlie Bott joined Oldham from the Old Thornesians Rugby Union club in Yorkshire, just prior to the ill fated 1962-63 first division season. His initial appearances were in the second row.

Three games into the following season he was switched to prop forward, a move that was to be beneficial to both club and player. In combination with Ken Wilson and Len McIntyre, Oldham now had a front row that was a match for any in the league and the efforts of these lads in the “boiler room” paved the way for the successful 1963-64 season, which brought the second division title and the epic Challenge Cup semi final games with Hull K.R. Charlie’s burly frame represented a formidable presence on the field where he was a tireless worker on both attack and defence, being unfortunate not to add to his one international appearance for Great Britain, against the French on March, 5th, 1966 at Wigan.

He left Oldham for a successful spell in the emerging Salford team in 1967 and played his last game in the 10 – 10 draw against Halifax on March 27th, when Charlie, who wasn’t renowned for troubling the score board operators too often, chipped in with a rare try.