https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/News from the Oldham RLFC Heritage Trusten-gbMon, 26 Oct 2026 09:22:00 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/hall-of-fame-event--a-great-night/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:22:00 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/hall-of-fame-event--a-great-night/It was a packed room at St. Annes ARLFC for the Heritage Trust ‘Hall of Fame’ event last Saturday.https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/new-150th-anniversary-souvenirs-from-the-orl-heritage-trust/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:10:55 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/new-150th-anniversary-souvenirs-from-the-orl-heritage-trust/The Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust have produced a special range of merchandise to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Oldham RLFC. There are limited editions of 500 sets of Playing Cards…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/club-awards-evening-at-st-annes/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:08:13 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/club-awards-evening-at-st-annes/Tom Nisbet took home two of the evening’s big honours, winning both the Supporters’ and Coaches’ Player of the Year (Brian Walker) award. Matty Ashurst was named Players’ Player of the Year…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/hall-of-fame-event-october-24th/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:46:38 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/hall-of-fame-event-october-24th/We’re delighted to announce our second headline event to mark 150 years of Oldham RL will take place on Saturday 24th October at St Annes Rugby Club. It’s the anniversary week of the first ever…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/2026-season-best-for-29-years-and-the-end-of-an-era-for-club-devotee/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:24:43 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/2026-season-best-for-29-years-and-the-end-of-an-era-for-club-devotee/In spite of the heavy defeat to London Broncos in the play-off match yesterday, the 2026 season is one that the club and supporters can be very proud of by the fact that the third place finish in the…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/bill-broomhead-rip/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:04:31 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/bill-broomhead-rip/August 2026 The Heritage Trust were saddened to receive the news that former Roughyed, Bill Broomhead (Heritage Number 668) had died late last month. Bill, a scrum-half, came north from Tenby RU Club…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/heritage-certificates-presented-to-the-maders-family/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:26:27 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/heritage-certificates-presented-to-the-maders-family/Three generations of the Maders family received their Heritage Certificates at the match against Salford on August 23rd. Dennis Maders made his Oldham debut on November 27th 1965 and went on to play…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/new-book-about-the-new-zealand-all-golds/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:08:42 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/new-book-about-the-new-zealand-all-golds/A fascinating new book has just been published regarding the first ever Rugby League tour to this country. This was in 1907 when New Zealand visited Great Britain.https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/150th-anniversary-brochure/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:09:01 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/150th-anniversary-brochure/The 150th Anniversary Brochure, that was launched, at the celebration dinner on June 27th, is available and on sale in the 1895 bar at Boundary Park for the last two home matches against London on…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/peter-mills-rip/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:04:08 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/peter-mills-rip/June 2026 The Oldham RL Heritage Trust were saddened to learn of the death of former player Peter Mills. Peter signed for the Roughyeds in March 1961 from Shawside Juniors and was a mainstay of the…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/150th-anniversary-dinner-a-huge-success/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:22:57 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/150th-anniversary-dinner-a-huge-success/On Saturday June 27th 2026, over 250 people gathered for the gala dinner at the town-centre venue ‘The Loom’ to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Oldham RLFC. This proved to be a fantastic night as…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/anniversary-dinner-promises-to-be-a-great-night-please-confirm-menu-choice/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:59:40 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/anniversary-dinner-promises-to-be-a-great-night-please-confirm-menu-choice/Can everyone who is attending the Oldham RLFC Gala dinner at The Loom on Saturday June 27th at 7pm please ensure that they have confirmed their menu choice via the club website or contacted the…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/hall-of-fame-new-additions/Wed, 20 May 2026 14:54:27 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/hall-of-fame-new-additions/Six more people are to be inducted into the Oldham RLFC ‘Hall of Fame’ at the gala dinner on June 27th at “The Loom” in Oldham Town Centre. Five players will be added to the Players ‘Hall of Fame’…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/150th-anniversary-celebration-dinner-on-june-27th-at-the-loom/Tue, 12 May 2026 14:46:31 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/150th-anniversary-celebration-dinner-on-june-27th-at-the-loom/There is to be a gala dinner to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the club at the new Town Centre venue ‘The Loom’ on Saturday June 27th at 7pm. The Heritage Trust in combination with ‘Rugby…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/chris-phelan-rip/Tue, 12 May 2026 14:29:38 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/chris-phelan-rip/May 5th 2026 The Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Chris Phelan (Heritage Number 892). He was a member of the Parramatta Eels 1982 and 1983…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/club-record-eleven-different-try-scorers/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:06:23 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/club-record-eleven-different-try-scorers/A new club record was established in the victory over Hunslet in the 1895 cup on Sunday April 19th. Eleven different try scorers in the same match occurred for the first time in the history of the…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/watersheddings-illustrations/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:40:25 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/watersheddings-illustrations/To mark the 150th anniversary of Oldham Rugby League Club, world renowned sports illustrator Matthew J Wood has created three stunning illustrations of Watersheddings, capturing the spirit and…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/jaron-purcell-wins-the-heritage-trust-trophy/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:45:19 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/jaron-purcell-wins-the-heritage-trust-trophy/On a history making day at Bower Fold Australian forward, Jaron Purcell was awarded the Heritage Trust Trophy after a fine all-round performance in the Law Cup match against Rochdale. It was the…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/exhibition-closing-event/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:16:29 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/exhibition-closing-event/The Oldham RLFC 150th Anniversary Exhibition organised by the Heritage Trust closed at Gallery Oldham on Saturday March 7th. The previous day there was a closing ‘celebration’ event held at the…https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/green-vigo-rip/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:54:18 +0000https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/news/green-vigo-rip/February 15th 2026 The heritage Trust were saddened to hear of the death of ex-Roughyed, Green Vigo (Heritage Number 868), aged 75. He was born on 21 April 1950 in Saldanha Bay, Cape Province, South…