Billy Jardine

Profile

William Boyd ‘Billy’ Jardine was a tall and energetic forward from Jedburgh in Scotland. He was also a useful goal-kicker and played one county game for his adopted Lancashire and figured in the trial games prior to the 1910 tour to Australia and New Zealand. He enjoyed a distinguished career with Oldham. after joining the club for the 1908-09 season, carrying on from his brother Adam who had played for the Roughyeds from 1903, only to finish his Oldham career as Billy arrived at Watersheddings.
A regular member of the first team right up to the 1914-15 season Billy played 164 senior matches for Oldham scoring 26 tries and kicking 60 goals in the process. He played against the first Kangaroos at Watersheddings on Boxing Day 1908, scored a try in the 1909 Championship Final defeat to Wigan (3 – 7) and was a member of the team that won the Lancashire Cup in 1910 against Swinton (4 – 3).

He joined the Manchester Regiment with many of his team-mates in September 1914. Having reached the rank of corporal, he was discharged from the army towards the end of 1915 after being diagnosed with tuberculosis of the throat. He returned to Scotland and spent 12 months at the Anderson sanatorium in Hawick which specialised in the treatment of ‘TB’. After initial reports that he was improving the news of his death on January 16th 1917 came as a shock to his many friends in Oldham.
He was 31 when he died and is remembered on the Jedburgh War Memorial in Scotland.

Career Games

Opposition Venue Date Competition
St Helens v Oldham Away September 5, 1908 League Championship
Oldham v Salford Home September 12, 1908 League Championship
Widnes v Oldham Away September 19, 1908 League Championship
Oldham v Swinton Home September 26, 1908 League Championship
Oldham v Hunslet Home December 12, 1908 League Championship
Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers Home December 25, 1908 League Championship
Oldham v Australia Home December 26, 1908 Tour Match
Oldham v Barry Home January 1, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Leeds Home January 2, 1909 League Championship
Swinton v Oldham Away January 4, 1909 League Championship
Runcorn v Oldham Away January 9, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home January 23, 1909 League Championship
Wigan v Oldham Away January 30, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Widnes Home February 6, 1909 League Championship
Halifax v Oldham Away February 13, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Warrington Home February 20, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers Home February 27, 1909 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v St Helens Home March 6, 1909 League Championship
Swinton v Oldham Away March 13, 1909 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Swinton Home March 16, 1909 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Wigan Home March 20, 1909 League Championship
Hunslet v Oldham Away March 22, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Hull FC Home March 27, 1909 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Barrow v Oldham Away April 1, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Runcorn Home April 3, 1909 League Championship
Leeds v Oldham Away April 10, 1909 League Championship
Salford v Oldham Away April 12, 1909 League Championship
Halifax v Oldham Away April 17, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Halifax Home April 21, 1909 League Championship
Wigan v Oldham Neutral May 1, 1909 League Championship
Hull Kingston Rovers v Oldham Away September 4, 1909 League Championship
Salford v Oldham Away September 11, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Halifax Home September 18, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Wigan Home September 25, 1909 League Championship
Treherbert v Oldham Away October 2, 1909 League Championship
Ebbw Vale v Oldham Away October 4, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Runcorn Home October 9, 1909 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away October 16, 1909 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v Hull FC Home October 23, 1909 League Championship
Runcorn v Oldham Away October 30, 1909 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v Warrington Home November 6, 1909 League Championship
Widnes v Oldham Away November 13, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Swinton Home November 20, 1909 League Championship
St Helens v Oldham Away November 27, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Leeds Home December 4, 1909 League Championship
Huddersfield v Oldham Neutral December 13, 1909 Friendly
Oldham v St Helens Home December 18, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers Home December 25, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Barrow Home December 27, 1909 League Championship
Oldham v Leigh Home January 29, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Broughton Rangers Home February 12, 1910 League Championship
Leeds v Oldham Away February 19, 1910 League Championship
Huddersfield v Oldham Away February 26, 1910 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Salford Home March 5, 1910 League Championship
Swinton v Oldham Away March 25, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Widnes Home March 26, 1910 League Championship
Halifax v Oldham Away March 28, 1910 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away April 2, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Treherbert Home April 9, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Wakefield Trinity Home April 16, 1910 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away October 8, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Wigan Home October 15, 1910 League Championship
Warrington v Oldham Away October 22, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Salford Home October 29, 1910 League Championship
Widnes v Oldham Away November 5, 1910 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v Halifax Home November 12, 1910 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away November 19, 1910 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v Huddersfield Home November 26, 1910 League Championship
Swinton v Oldham Neutral December 3, 1910 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v St Helens Home December 10, 1910 League Championship
Leigh v Oldham Away December 13, 1910 League Championship
Huddersfield v Oldham Away December 17, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers Home December 24, 1910 League Championship
Oldham v Swinton Home December 26, 1910 League Championship
Leeds v Oldham Away December 31, 1910 League Championship
Barrow v Oldham Away January 2, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Widnes Home January 7, 1911 League Championship
Halifax v Oldham Away January 14, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Warrington Home January 28, 1911 League Championship
Salford v Oldham Away February 4, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Runcorn Home February 11, 1911 League Championship
Hull Kingston Rovers v Oldham Away February 18, 1911 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home February 25, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home March 18, 1911 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Coventry v Oldham Away March 23, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Leigh Home March 25, 1911 League Championship
Wigan v Oldham Away March 29, 1911 League Championship
Swinton v Oldham Away April 1, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Leeds Home April 8, 1911 League Championship
Ebbw Vale v Oldham Away April 15, 1911 League Championship
Broughton Rangers v Oldham Away April 17, 1911 League Championship
Wigan v Oldham Neutral April 19, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Wakefield Trinity Home April 22, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Halifax Home October 14, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Swinton Home October 28, 1911 League Championship
Runcorn v Oldham Away November 8, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Australia Home November 11, 1911 Tour Match
Oldham v Widnes Home November 25, 1911 League Championship
St Helens v Oldham Away December 7, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Broughton Rangers Home December 9, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Leigh Home December 23, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Hull Kingston Rovers Home December 25, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Bradford Northern Home December 26, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v St Helens Home December 30, 1911 League Championship
Oldham v Coventry Home January 1, 1912 League Championship
Salford v Oldham Away January 6, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Warrington Home January 13, 1912 League Championship
Coventry v Oldham Away February 17, 1912 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Huddersfield Home February 24, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Wigan Home March 2, 1912 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Wigan Home March 9, 1912 League Championship
Widnes v Oldham Away March 13, 1912 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away March 16, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Huddersfield Home March 23, 1912 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Oldham v Runcorn Home March 30, 1912 League Championship
Halifax v Oldham Away April 5, 1912 League Championship
Coventry v Oldham Away April 8, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Dewsbury Home September 7, 1912 League Championship
Hull Kingston Rovers v Oldham Away September 14, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v St Helens Home September 28, 1912 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away October 5, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Barrow Home December 7, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Swinton Home December 12, 1912 League Championship
Halifax v Oldham Away December 14, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Warrington Home December 26, 1912 League Championship
Broughton Rangers v Oldham Away December 28, 1912 League Championship
Oldham v Halifax Home January 4, 1913 League Championship
Oldham v Widnes Home January 18, 1913 League Championship
Huddersfield v Oldham Away January 25, 1913 League Championship
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home February 1, 1913 League Championship
Oldham v Leeds Home February 8, 1913 League Championship
Runcorn v Oldham Away February 12, 1913 League Championship
Widnes v Oldham Away February 15, 1913 League Championship
Oldham v Leigh Home February 22, 1913 League Championship
St Helens v Oldham Away March 1, 1913 League Championship
Normanton St Johns v Oldham Away March 8, 1913 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Dewsbury v Oldham Away March 15, 1913 Rugby League Challenge Cup
Salford v Oldham Away April 7, 1913 League Championship
Oldham v Salford Home December 20, 1913 League Championship
Oldham v Leigh Home September 12, 1914 League Championship
St Helens v Oldham Away September 19, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v Warrington Home September 26, 1914 League Championship
Widnes v Oldham Away October 3, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v Batley Home October 5, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v Broughton Rangers Home October 10, 1914 League Championship
Wigan v Oldham Away October 17, 1914 Lancashire Cup
Oldham v Leeds Home October 24, 1914 League Championship
Barrow v Oldham Away October 31, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v Hull FC Home November 7, 1914 League Championship
Runcorn v Oldham Away November 14, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v Wigan Home November 21, 1914 League Championship
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Away November 28, 1914 League Championship
Leigh v Oldham Away December 5, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v St Helens Home December 12, 1914 League Championship
Salford v Oldham Away December 19, 1914 League Championship
Oldham v Swinton Home December 25, 1914 League Championship
Broughton Rangers v Oldham Away December 26, 1914 League Championship
Batley v Oldham Away January 1, 1915 League Championship
Oldham v Runcorn Home January 2, 1915 League Championship
Huddersfield v Oldham Away January 9, 1915 League Championship
Oldham v Widnes Home January 23, 1915 League Championship
Warrington v Oldham Away January 30, 1915 League Championship
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home February 13, 1915 League Championship
Oldham v Halifax Home March 6, 1915 League Championship
Oldham v Rochdale Hornets Home March 16, 1915 League Championship