Kevin Flanagan RIP
September 19th 2021 The Oldham RL Heritage Trust were saddened to hear of the death of ex Roughyed, Kevin Flanagan. The sincere condolences of everyone at the Heritage Trust and the wider Oldham…
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September 19th 2021 The Oldham RL Heritage Trust were saddened to hear of the death of ex Roughyed, Kevin Flanagan. The sincere condolences of everyone at the Heritage Trust and the wider Oldham…
Read the storyThe Heritage Trust is pleased to announce renewed links with the Oldham Rugby League Ex Players Association. We believe that viewers of our website include many former “Roughyeds” and the Ex Players…
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July 2021 It is with deep sadness that we report the death of former Oldham forward, John Fairbank, at the age of 55. One of the well-known rugby league-playing Fairbank family of Elland, John joined…
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The Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust has, over the years, built up an impressive collection of match videos. However, there are a few that would be a welcome addition to the collection if anyone…
Read the storyThe Oldham RL Heritage Trust sincerely apologises for the wrong image being attached to the original Mick Coates obituary.
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It is with great sadness that the Heritage Trust heard the news that one of our former coaches, Mick Coates, has died suddenly at the age of 61 after being taken ill while out riding his bike in…
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The Infirmary Cup (Law Cup) was first contested between Oldham and Rochdale Hornets in May 1921. The trophy was donated by the Rochdale MP, the Right Hon A. J. Law with the proceeds of the match…
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April 2021 The Heritage Trust and all of the Oldham RL fraternity were saddened to learn of the death of former Roughyed, Cliff Hill who recently died in a Wigan hospital, aged 78. Cliff , was a…
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The members of the Heritage Trust were saddened to learn of the death of former Roughyed, John Rae.
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20th February 2021 It is with great regret that the Heritage Trust have learned of the death of former Roughyed, Brian Lord. A noted local swimmer and swim instructor, Brian signed from local amateur…
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Longtime Roughyed fan , Mike Dunkerley, has sent the following poem to the Heritage Trust with memories of Watersheddings and the 1950s team.
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The Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust was sad to learn of the death of ex-Roughyed Dave Nicholson on the Isle of Man.
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The decision to put the Law Cup on hold until 2022 has been made jointly by both clubs because of logistical problems caused by the fact that Oldham are scheduled to start the 2021 campaign with a…
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