Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Des Foy

Career: 1982-83/1990-91

Player profile

Des Foy came back to play for Oldham after originally turning professional with Widnes. A centre with real pace, Des was the leading Oldham try scorer on four occasions, his best total being in 1987-88 when he crossed for 22 touchdowns, including two in the Second Division Premiership Final victory over Featherstone Rovers at Old Trafford. He also played a major part in laying on the late match winning try that day for Kevin Meadows and his overall performance earned him the man of the match award.

The highlight of his career was to be selected for the 1984 tour to Australia and New Zealand, although he had the unenviable task of having to make his international debut playing out of position at stand off, against the great Wally Lewis at the Sydney Cricket Ground ! After a brief spell in Australia he returned to the club, showing he had lost none of his old form when scoring five tries in the 48 – 10 win over Hunslet on January, 7th, 1990.

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Games played 203

Includes 5 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
29 August 1982	Bradford Northern	Won	23-10
5 September 1982	Blackpool Borough	Won	27-10
12 September 1982	St Helens	Lost	15-20
15 September 1982	Warrington	Won	22-12
19 September 1982	Warrington	Lost	14-16
22 September 1982	French XIII Friendly	Lost	11-15
26 September 1982	Halifax	Won	20-5
29 September 1982	Featherstone Rovers	Won	10-1
3 October 1982	Wigan	Draw	11-11
10 October 1982	Workington Town	Won	8-4
24 October 1982	Castleford	Won	14-12
31 October 1982	Carlisle	Won	17-14
3 January 1983	Leeds	Draw	12-12
9 January 1983	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	2-5
23 January 1983	Warrington	Lost	12-17
6 February 1983	St Helens	Lost	0-10
16 February 1983	Workington Town	Lost	5-8
20 February 1983	Carlisle	Lost	3-16
20 March 1983	Halifax	Won	25-10
27 March 1983	Leigh	Won	15-5
4 April 1983	Barrow	Won	18-14
10 April 1983	Wigan	Lost	2-7
24 April 1983	Hull FC	Lost	21-24
14 August 1983	St Helens Friendly	Lost	10-32
21 August 1983	Leeds	Won	25-16
28 August 1983	Bradford Northern	Lost	8-14
4 September 1983	Workington Town	Won	26-20
11 September 1983	Featherstone Rovers	Won	24-16
14 September 1983	Swinton	Lost	6-8
18 September 1983	Fulham	Won	30-12
25 September 1983	Hull Kingston Rovers	Draw	18-18
2 October 1983	St Helens	Won	32-6
9 October 1983	Widnes	Lost	10-20
19 October 1983	Castleford	Won	18-16
23 October 1983	Hull FC	Won	18-12
30 October 1983	Warrington	Draw	22-22
6 November 1983	Leigh	Lost	12-20
13 November 1983	Wigan	Won	8-4
20 November 1983	Fulham	Lost	4-21
27 November 1983	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	10-18
18 December 1983	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	22-28
26 December 1983	Salford	Won	18-6
2 January 1984	Leeds	Lost	12-16
8 January 1984	Leigh	Aban	14-26
1 February 1984	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	4-19
5 February 1984	Hull FC	Lost	8-20
12 February 1984	Huyton	Won	28-10
19 February 1984	Whitehaven	Lost	8-42
26 February 1984	Wigan	Lost	6-30
4 March 1984	Bradford Northern	Won	10-4
11 March 1984	Leigh	Won	13-10
14 March 1984	Wigan	Lost	6-12
18 March 1984	Warrington	Lost	11-14
21 March 1984	Leigh	Won	21-15
1 April 1984	St Helens	Lost	20-31
8 April 1984	Widnes	Won	34-28
11 April 1984	Castleford	Lost	2-13
20 April 1984	Salford	Won	50-10
2 September 1984	Hunslet	Won	32-10
12 September 1984	Widnes	Won	18-2
16 September 1984	Blackpool Borough	Lost	26-32
23 September 1984	Leeds	Won	18-14
30 September 1984	Leigh	Won	12-8
7 October 1984	Barrow	Won	34-12
14 October 1984	Warrington	Lost	15-16
21 October 1984	St Helens	Lost	5-32
28 October 1984	Featherstone Rovers	Won	26-8
4 November 1984	Bradford Northern	Won	23-14
11 November 1984	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	5-31
18 November 1984	York	Won	22-6
25 November 1984	Warrington	Won	18-12
2 December 1984	Hull FC	Lost	14-26
9 December 1984	Barrow	Won	44-8
16 December 1984	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	0-14
26 December 1984	Widnes	Lost	10-14
1 January 1985	Halifax	Won	24-12
6 January 1985	Featherstone Rovers	Won	13-6
3 February 1985	Hull FC	Lost	10-22
17 February 1985	Castleford	Lost	8-14
8 March 1985	St Helens	Won	20-18
17 March 1985	Hull FC	Lost	8-30
20 March 1985	Leigh	Won	16-12
24 March 1985	Hunslet	Won	46-18
12 April 1985	Castleford	Won	12-10
21 August 1985	Great Britain Benefit Match	Lost	4-32
25 August 1985	St Helens Friendly	Draw	18-18
1 September 1985	Halifax	Draw	12-12
4 September 1985	Swinton	Lost	12-16
8 September 1985	Leeds	Lost	14-30
15 September 1985	Leigh	Lost	12-40
29 September 1985	Warrington	Won	26-20
6 October 1985	Featherstone Rovers	Draw	14-14
13 October 1985	Salford	Won	34-20
20 October 1985	Castleford	Won	46-22
27 October 1985	Widnes	Draw	10-10
3 November 1985	Bradford Northern	Won	24-6
10 November 1985	York	Won	8-2
17 November 1985	Dewsbury	Won	37-6
24 November 1985	Bramley	Won	46-8
1 December 1985	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	7-8
8 December 1985	Salford	Won	32-10
15 December 1985	Dewsbury	Won	48-14
19 January 1986	Castleford	Lost	4-28
2 February 1986	Warrington	Lost	4-8
9 February 1986	Carlisle	Won	56-10
2 March 1986	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	16-20
9 March 1986	Warrington	Won	13-6
16 March 1986	Bradford Northern	Won	6-1
22 March 1986	Castleford	Lost	7-18
28 March 1986	Swinton	Won	16-6
31 March 1986	Wigan	Won	26-18
2 April 1986	St Helens	Lost	12-38
24 August 1986	Oldham Amateur Select Benefit Match	Won	54-8
31 August 1986	Leeds	Won	14-12
3 September 1986	Halifax	Lost	14-20
7 September 1986	Warrington	Lost	18-22
14 September 1986	Leigh	Won	29-22
24 September 1986	Workington Town	Won	46-13
26 October 1986	Wakefield Trinity	Won	54-10
2 November 1986	Barrow	Won	32-20
4 November 1986	Australia	Lost	16-22
9 November 1986	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	4-6
16 November 1986	St Helens	Lost	17-18
23 November 1986	Bradford Northern	Won	18-10
30 November 1986	Bradford Northern	Lost	12-22
14 December 1986	Halifax	Lost	18-20
21 December 1986	St Helens	Lost	6-28
26 December 1986	Salford	Won	34-18
1 January 1987	Leeds	Won	26-20
4 January 1987	Hull FC	Lost	16-20
18 January 1987	Featherstone Rovers	Won	20-16
21 January 1987	Widnes	Lost	10-44
4 February 1987	Wigan	Won	10-8
14 February 1987	St Helens	Lost	14-24
22 February 1987	Hull FC	Won	24-18
1 March 1987	Castleford	Lost	18-22
15 March 1987	Bradford Northern	Won	12-8
25 March 1987	Wakefield Trinity	Won	38-20
29 March 1987	Castleford	Lost	6-29
17 April 1987	Salford	Lost	30-36
20 April 1987	Wigan	Lost	6-24
11 October 1987	Sheffield Eagles	Won	44-20
25 October 1987	Barrow	Won	36-8
1 November 1987	Keighley	Won	12-10
8 November 1987	Fulham	Won	36-8
15 November 1987	Bradford Northern	Won	22-6
22 November 1987	Batley	Won	44-0
13 December 1987	Barrow	Lost	14-18
27 December 1987	Rochdale Hornets	Won	24-12
3 January 1988	Springfield Borough	Won	20-4
10 January 1988	Whitehaven	Won	28-20
17 January 1988	Runcorn Highfield	Won	34-8
24 January 1988	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	10-28
31 January 1988	Warrington	Lost	6-17
7 February 1988	Workington Town	Won	16-8
14 February 1988	Carlisle	Won	26-4
21 February 1988	Featherstone Rovers	Draw	8-8
28 February 1988	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	15-18
6 March 1988	Workington Town	Won	38-10
13 March 1988	Bramley	Won	36-16
20 March 1988	Huddersfield	Won	48-0
1 April 1988	Rochdale Hornets	Won	58-6
4 April 1988	Runcorn Highfield	Won	38-4
10 April 1988	Wakefield Trinity	Won	23-22
17 April 1988	Carlisle	Won	34-16
24 April 1988	Keighley	Won	34-24
8 May 1988	Springfield Borough	Won	18-10
15 May 1988	Featherstone Rovers	Won	28-26
28 August 1988	Wigan	Lost	18-40
4 September 1988	Leeds	Lost	22-28
11 September 1988	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	14-18
18 September 1988	Workington Town	Won	64-2
25 September 1988	Castleford	Lost	19-22
26 December 1989	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	12-24
1 January 1990	Swinton	Won	29-14
7 January 1990	Hunslet	Won	48-10
14 January 1990	Huddersfield	Won	30-8
17 January 1990	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	9-6
21 January 1990	Chorley Borough	Won	44-6
28 January 1990	Workington Town	Won	30-8
4 February 1990	Fulham	Won	52-4
11 February 1990	Salford	Won	18-7
18 February 1990	Chorley Borough	Won	66-16
25 February 1990	Widnes	Won	16-4
11 March 1990	Batley	Won	30-14
31 March 1990	Warrington	Lost	6-10
4 April 1990	Workington Town	Lost	14-21
13 April 1990	Swinton	Lost	12-15
16 April 1990	Rochdale Hornets	Won	30-2
22 April 1990	Swinton	Won	32-10
6 May 1990	Ryedale-York	Won	32-8
26 August 1990	Salford	Lost	24-27
16 December 1990	Hull FC	Lost	4-31
27 January 1991	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	20-28
3 February 1991	St Helens	Lost	16-20
17 February 1991	Bramley	Won	38-6
24 February 1991	Workington Town	Won	20-15
3 March 1991	Bradford Northern	Won	37-10
10 March 1991	Salford	Won	40-3
13 March 1991	St Helens	Lost	22-33
23 March 1991	Wigan	Lost	16-30
1 April 1991	Wigan	Lost	4-10
7 April 1991	Warrington	Lost	14-22

Des Foy

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 10

Games played 203