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Lancashire Senior Competition · 1896-97 season

Oldham v Swinton

Tuesday 2 March 1897

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Lost

Oldham

0

–

Swinton

4

Team 15

1
Bill McCutcheon
2
Tom Martin
3
Sam Lees
4
Ike Taylor
5
Jack Hurst
6
Harry Varley Captain
7
Joe Lawton
8
Harry Broome
9
Joe Lees
10
Herbert Ellis
11
Enos Etchells
12
George Frater
13
Jim Merrill
14
Emanuel Bonser
15
Tom Furniss

Competition

Lancashire Senior Competition

Season

1896-97

Venue

Home

Attendance

12000

Captain

Harry Varley

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