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League Championship · 1927-28 season

Swinton v Oldham

Friday 6 April 1928

Away

Won

Swinton

8

–

Oldham

9

Team 13

Starting XIII

1
Herbert Comm
2
Abe Johnson
3
Syd Rix
4
Edgar Thomas
5
Albert Brough
6
Jack Oster
7
George Hesketh
8
Arthur Leyland
9
Jack Scaife
10
Fred Ashworth
11
Bob Sloman Captain
12
Ambrose Baker
13
Emlyn Watkins

Scorers

Player	Tries	Goals	Points
Abe Johnson		3	6
Syd Rix	1		3
Total	1	3	9

Competition

League Championship

Season

1927-28

Venue

Away

Attendance

19000

Referee

Mr. F Fairhurst-Wigan

Captain

Bob Sloman

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← Previous game Oldham v Wigan Highfield 31 Mar 1928 Next game → Broughton Rangers v Oldham 7 Apr 1928

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