Hugh Waddell

Profile

Hugh Waddell first came to the notice of Oldham supporters when he starred in the Blackpool Borough team that caused a major Upset by knocking Oldham out of the Lancashire Cup in the first round at Watersheddings in 1984. Hugh capped a superb performance by plunging over for the winning try in the very last minute of the match.

A tough straight running prop forward, he had previously played with Burton Rugby Union club and came to Oldham via Borough Park in January 1987. He soon showed his mettle to the Oldham public in the first round Challenge C up win over Wigan, when he had a storming game. The following season he played 36 out of a possible 38 games to help the club take the second division Championship and Premiership titles, the latter after that famous encounter with Featherstone Rovers at Old Trafford.

Consistent form throughout the season had won him a Great Britain call up, but there were a few raised eyebrows when he was selected for the 1988 tour. “Hughie” went on to prove all the doubters wrong, especially when he turned in another stunning performance in the last test victory, the first against the Aussies for ten years.

Always popular with the Oldham fans, he joined Leeds in September 1988 and later went on to Sheffield where he helped the Eagles to defeat his former team in the 1990 Divisional Premiership final.

Career Games

Opposition Venue Date Competition
Oldham v Featherstone Rovers Home January 18, 1987 Division 1
Widnes v Oldham Away January 21, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Wigan Home February 4, 1987 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v St Helens Home February 14, 1987 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Hull FC Home February 22, 1987 Division 1
Castleford v Oldham Away March 1, 1987 Division 1
Featherstone Rovers v Oldham Away March 8, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Warrington Home March 11, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Bradford Northern Home March 15, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Wakefield Trinity Home March 25, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Castleford Home March 29, 1987 Division 1
Barrow v Oldham Away April 5, 1987 Division 1
Wigan v Oldham Away April 8, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Leigh Home April 12, 1987 Division 1
Salford v Oldham Away April 17, 1987 Division 1
Oldham v Wigan Home April 20, 1987 Division 1
Whitehaven v Oldham Away August 30, 1987 Division 2
Oldham v Keighley Home September 2, 1987 Division 2
Oldham v Bramley Home September 6, 1987 Division 2
Warrington v Oldham Away September 13, 1987 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v Springfield Borough Home September 20, 1987 Division 2
Doncaster v Oldham Away September 27, 1987 Division 2
Huddersfield v Oldham Away October 4, 1987 Division 2
Oldham v Sheffield Eagles Home October 11, 1987 Division 2
Oldham v Barrow Home October 25, 1987 Division 2
Keighley v Oldham Away November 1, 1987 Division 2
Oldham v Fulham Home November 8, 1987 John Player Cup
Oldham v Bradford Northern Home November 15, 1987 John Player Cup
Batley v Oldham Away November 22, 1987 John Player Cup
Warrington v Oldham Away November 28, 1987 John Player Cup
Barrow v Oldham Away December 13, 1987 Division 2
St Helens v Oldham Neutral December 19, 1987 John Player Cup
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home December 27, 1987 Division 2
Springfield Borough v Oldham Away January 3, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Whitehaven Home January 10, 1988 Division 2
Runcorn Highfield v Oldham Away January 17, 1988 Division 2
Warrington v Oldham Away January 31, 1988 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Workington Town v Oldham Away February 7, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Carlisle Home February 14, 1988 Division 2
Featherstone Rovers v Oldham Away February 21, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Featherstone Rovers Home February 28, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Workington Town Home March 6, 1988 Division 2
Bramley v Oldham Away March 13, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Huddersfield Home March 20, 1988 Division 2
Sheffield Eagles v Oldham Away March 27, 1988 Division 2
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away April 1, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Runcorn Highfield Home April 4, 1988 Division 2
Wakefield Trinity v Oldham Away April 10, 1988 Division 2
Carlisle v Oldham Away April 17, 1988 Division 2
Oldham v Keighley Home April 24, 1988 2nd Division Premiership
Oldham v Springfield Borough Home May 8, 1988 2nd Division Premiership
Featherstone Rovers v Oldham Neutral May 15, 1988 2nd Division Premiership
Oldham v Salford Home August 14, 1988 Benefit Match
Wigan v Oldham Away August 28, 1988 Division 1
Oldham v Leeds Home September 4, 1988 Division 1