Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

David Treasure

Career: 1973-74/1976-77

Heritage No. 773

Player profile

Castleford born, David Treasure came to Oldham from Bradford in November 1973, having played for “Northern” in the Challenge Cup final earlier the same year, when he came on as a substitute in their defeat by Featherstone.

At this time the club was recruiting in an effort to consolidate in the first division with Bill McCraken and Brian Gregory signed at about the same time. David proved to be the most enduring of these captures, making a good impression in his first two games for the club, which saw Oldham defeat, first Wigan and then St Helens, both matches at Watersheddings. The latter was a single point victory (12 – 11) in which he scored a try and dropped a goal.

As speedy a stand off half as ever played for the club, David qualified through parentage to play for Wales and was selected to represent them in the 1975 World Cup in Australia. The first of five Welsh appearances saw him score a try in the 12 – 7 defeat of England in Brisbane on June 10th, 1975.

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Games played 116

Includes 4 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
25 November 1973	Wigan	Won	17-9
8 December 1973	St Helens	Won	12-11
15 December 1973	Featherstone Rovers	Won	19-10
23 December 1973	Leigh	Won	30-20
26 December 1973	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	11-15
30 December 1973	Whitehaven	Won	19-12
1 January 1974	Salford	Lost	12-15
6 January 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	5-6
13 January 1974	Leigh	Lost	7-15
20 January 1974	Warrington	Lost	15-22
3 February 1974	Salford	Lost	12-26
10 February 1974	Bramley	Lost	7-10
16 February 1974	Wakefield Trinity	Won	9-2
3 March 1974	Leeds	Draw	8-8
17 March 1974	Widnes	Lost	0-13
24 March 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	15-28
29 March 1974	Warrington	Lost	12-27
31 March 1974	St Helens	Lost	12-33
7 April 1974	Castleford	Won	25-12
13 April 1974	Salford	Won	4-2
15 April 1974	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	5-9
17 August 1974	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	27-15
24 August 1974	Blackpool Borough	Won	17-13
1 September 1974	Widnes	Lost	9-14
8 September 1974	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-5
10 September 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	8-7
14 September 1974	Huddersfield	Lost	11-15
17 September 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	11-19
20 September 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	8-17
29 September 1974	Workington Town	Won	21-14
6 October 1974	New Hunslet	Won	24-7
12 October 1974	Hull FC	Won	10-5
26 October 1974	Huyton	Won	18-7
3 November 1974	Swinton	Lost	7-15
9 November 1974	Bradford Northern	Lost	3-12
16 November 1974	Workington Town	Lost	7-11
24 November 1974	Doncaster	Won	18-3
30 November 1974	Batley	Won	17-2
8 December 1974	Workington Town	Won	20-7
15 December 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	15-6
26 December 1974	Huddersfield	Lost	11-12
29 December 1974	Huyton	Won	22-12
5 January 1975	New Hunslet	Won	23-2
12 January 1975	Doncaster	Won	23-3
17 January 1975	Barrow	Lost	0-10
2 February 1975	Swinton	Won	18-2
9 February 1975	Blackpool Borough	Won	12-3
16 February 1975	Leigh	Won	18-4
23 February 1975	Rochdale Hornets	Draw	10-10
26 February 1975	Rochdale Hornets	Won	15-3
2 March 1975	Whitehaven	Won	17-1
9 March 1975	Widnes	Lost	4-10
15 March 1975	Leigh	Won	21-9
23 March 1975	Batley	Won	31-5
6 April 1975	Barrow	Won	21-19
22 April 1975	England Benefit Match	Lost	5-27
25 April 1975	St Helens	Lost	5-42
10 August 1975	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	29-2
24 August 1975	Keighley	Won	13-12
31 August 1975	St Helens	Lost	17-19
7 September 1975	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	5-27
28 September 1975	Huyton	Won	20-4
30 September 1975	Widnes	Won	16-10
5 October 1975	Keighley	Won	17-8
12 October 1975	Huddersfield	Lost	17-28
26 October 1975	Wakefield Trinity	Won	23-18
9 November 1975	Salford	Lost	3-46
11 November 1975	Dewsbury	Lost	9-11
16 November 1975	Salford	Lost	10-37
30 November 1975	Leeds	Lost	11-12
7 December 1975	Huddersfield	Lost	14-19
14 December 1975	St Helens	Aban	3-15
21 December 1975	Bradford Northern	Won	20-14
11 January 1976	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	10-3
18 January 1976	Dewsbury	Won	16-4
8 February 1976	St Helens	Won	8-7
15 February 1976	Huyton	Won	16-4
22 February 1976	Wigan	Lost	7-16
29 February 1976	York	Won	6-5
7 March 1976	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	12-19
14 March 1976	St Helens	Lost	9-17
21 March 1976	Widnes	Lost	5-10
24 March 1976	St Helens	Lost	8-15
30 March 1976	Warrington	Lost	3-18
2 April 1976	Castleford	Lost	18-31
4 April 1976	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	5-21
7 April 1976	Warrington	Lost	10-19
11 April 1976	Bradford Northern	Lost	16-39
16 April 1976	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	15-25
19 April 1976	Swinton	Won	17-2
25 April 1976	Widnes	Won	21-17
15 August 1976	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Draw	21-21
22 August 1976	Blackpool Borough	Lost	10-17
5 September 1976	Widnes	Lost	20-22
12 September 1976	Leeds	Lost	10-18
19 September 1976	Leigh	Lost	13-19
26 September 1976	Wigan	Won	23-20
3 October 1976	Wakefield Trinity	Won	13-11
5 October 1976	Whitehaven	Won	21-3
10 October 1976	Barrow	Won	33-0
15 October 1976	Castleford	Lost	5-11
24 October 1976	Batley	Won	17-9
31 October 1976	Bradford Northern	Lost	10-20
7 November 1976	Leigh	Lost	13-28
12 December 1976	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	5-23
19 December 1976	Wigan	Lost	0-18
26 December 1976	Rochdale Hornets	Won	14-6
2 January 1977	Salford	Lost	12-33
9 January 1977	St Helens	Lost	7-17
31 January 1977	Workington Town	Lost	8-23
6 February 1977	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	5-35
13 February 1977	Dewsbury	Lost	8-15
27 February 1977	Warrington	Lost	4-43
6 March 1977	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	17-33
16 March 1977	Leeds	Lost	10-56
20 March 1977	Castleford	Lost	5-18

David Treasure

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 5

Games played 116