Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The re-formed Oldham Ladies team got off to a great start with a resounding win in their first game. The friendly match against Keighley took place at the Netpar complex on Sunday February 8th with…
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February 6th 2026 It is with regret that the Heritage Trust learned that the death has been announced of the former Oldham player Vince Fawcett (Heritage Number 1048) at the age of 55. He signed for…
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17th January 2026 The Heritage Trust were deeply saddened to hear of the death of former Oldham player, Martin Murphy (Heritage Number 690). A true legend of the club, Leigh born, Martin signed for…
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The Oldham RL Heritage Trust would like to thank everyone who have sent good wishes to Steve and his family. Steve, one of the trustees, was taken ill during the match at Salford last night (Friday…
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January 14th 2026 It is with great sorrow that the Heritage Trust has learned of the death of the ex-Roughyed, Fred Hall (Heritage Number 759) on January 14th. Oldham born Fred signed for Oldham from…
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On Saturday January 10th, the 150th anniversary year of the formation of Oldham RLFC got off to a great start with the opening of an exhibition of memorabilia at Gallery 4 in the ‘Gallery Oldham’…
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