John Cogger
Profile
Oldham acquired John Cogger from Runcorn Highfield where, in spite of the club’s lowly standing, he had won the second division ‘player of the year’ award in 1987. Playing mostly at loose forward and occasionally at stand-off, John soon endeared himself to the Watersheddings faithful with a ‘hat trick’ performance against Featherstone soon after joining the Roughyeds.
A tough uncompromising performer, elusive with a good turn of pace, John had previously played for the Sydney club, Western Suburbs before trying his luck in England. The Magpies loss was certainly the Roughyeds gain as Cogger with his distinctive blond hair and aggressive style became a big favourite with the Oldham fans. He was club captain in 1989-90 when despite their second division status, Oldham reached the Lancashire Cup final and the Challenge Cup semi final, losing the latter in controversial circumstance when what seemed like a legitimate last minute try was disallowed for offside.

Career Stats
- Career:
- 1988-89/1990-91
- Debut Date:
- February 19, 1989
- Heritage Number:
- 947
Apps | Sub | Total | NPS | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
Career Games
Opposition | Venue | Date | Competition |
---|---|---|---|
Oldham v Hull FC | Home | February 19, 1989 | Division 1 |
St Helens v Oldham | Away | March 1, 1989 | Division 1 |
Oldham v Featherstone Rovers | Home | March 5, 1989 | Division 1 |
Oldham v Wakefield Trinity | Home | March 19, 1989 | Division 1 |
Oldham v Widnes | Home | March 22, 1989 | Division 1 |
Oldham v Wigan | Home | March 27, 1989 | Division 1 |
Oldham v Castleford | Home | April 9, 1989 | Division 1 |
Oldham v Wakefield Trinity | Home | August 20, 1989 | Benefit Match |
Oldham v Workington Town | Home | September 3, 1989 | Division 2 |
Halifax v Oldham | Away | September 10, 1989 | Division 2 |
Barrow v Oldham | Away | September 17, 1989 | Lancashire Cup |
St Helens v Oldham | Away | September 27, 1989 | Lancashire Cup |
Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers | Home | October 1, 1989 | Division 2 |
Oldham v Wigan | Home | October 5, 1989 | Lancashire Cup |
Warrington v Oldham | Neutral | October 14, 1989 | Lancashire Cup |
Oldham v Halifax | Home | October 18, 1989 | Division 2 |
Carlisle v Oldham | Away | October 22, 1989 | Division 2 |
Oldham v Batley | Home | October 29, 1989 | Division 2 |
Doncaster v Oldham | Away | November 5, 1989 | Division 2 |
Oldham v Keighley | Home | November 12, 1989 | Division 2 |
Fulham v Oldham | Away | November 19, 1989 | Division 2 |
Oldham v Doncaster | Home | November 26, 1989 | Division 2 |
Bramley v Oldham | Away | December 3, 1989 | Regal Trophy |
Oldham v Huddersfield | Home | December 10, 1989 | Regal Trophy |
St Helens v Oldham | Away | December 17, 1989 | Regal Trophy |