Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Geoff Fletcher

Career: 1965-66/1968-69

Heritage No. 678

Player profile

One of the real “characters” of Rugby League, Geoff Fletcher signed for Oldham from Leigh in August 1965. He had won county and international honours as an amateur and in the early days played as a second row or loose forward.

However, it would be as a ball playing prop forward that he will be best remembered by the Oldham fans. A distributor par excellence, he brought the best out of his colleagues, both in the pack and the backs. Whether it was a “runner” in the forwards like Bob Irving, or a speedy half back such as Tommy Warburton, Geoff could be relied upon to deliver the ball right on cue to send his team mates through the gap.

Geoff played in the Lancashire Cup Finals of 1966 and 1968, picking up runners-up medals on both occasions. He was captain of the side in the ’68 final against St Helens, having to retire with a broken arm at half time. He left to join Wigan in 1969 and later became involved with the Huyton / Runcorn / Highfield outfit, for whom he played for many years and eventually became club Chairman, managing against all the odds to keep the beleaguered Merseyside outfit in existence.

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Games played 118

Includes 3 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
4 September 1965	Blackpool Borough	Draw	4-4
6 September 1965	Rochdale Hornets	Won	12-5
11 September 1965	Barrow	Won	21-14
13 September 1965	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-2
16 September 1965	Wigan	Won	28-13
18 September 1965	Workington Town	Lost	7-28
25 September 1965	Salford	Won	12-8
1 October 1965	St Helens	Lost	17-23
6 October 1965	Warrington	Lost	10-21
9 October 1965	Huddersfield	Won	11-4
19 October 1965	Swinton	Lost	5-21
22 October 1965	Wigan	Lost	6-16
6 November 1965	Liverpool City	Draw	7-7
13 November 1965	Salford	Lost	11-12
20 November 1965	Leeds	Lost	2-10
23 November 1965	Castleford	Lost	4-6
27 November 1965	Huddersfield	Lost	7-26
8 January 1966	St Helens	Won	13-9
22 April 1966	Leigh	Won	6-2
23 April 1966	Workington Town	Won	15-5
30 April 1966	Workington Town	Won	7-6
7 May 1966	St Helens	Lost	10-15
13 August 1966	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	5-13
20 August 1966	Hull FC	Won	24-12
23 August 1966	Blackpool Borough	Won	40-9
27 August 1966	Hull FC	Won	20-7
2 September 1966	Swinton	Won	16-13
9 September 1966	Salford	Lost	13-15
12 September 1966	Blackpool Borough	Won	22-4
15 September 1966	Salford	Won	7-2
17 September 1966	Whitehaven	Won	37-9
27 September 1966	Blackpool Borough	Won	15-5
30 September 1966	Wigan	Lost	15-16
4 October 1966	Barrow	Lost	7-10
8 October 1966	Liverpool City	Won	19-15
14 October 1966	Rochdale Hornets	Won	12-7
22 October 1966	Whitehaven	Lost	0-12
29 October 1966	Wigan	Lost	13-16
5 November 1966	Leeds	Lost	14-21
18 November 1966	Warrington	Lost	17-21
22 November 1966	Widnes	Won	14-11
3 December 1966	Workington Town	Won	13-9
10 December 1966	Barrow	Won	10-4
14 December 1966	Leigh	Lost	8-12
31 December 1966	Warrington	Lost	6-12
14 January 1967	Barrow	Won	13-8
21 January 1967	Salford	Won	17-4
3 March 1967	Widnes	Draw	4-4
11 March 1967	Huddersfield	Won	9-4
18 March 1967	Wigan	Won	20-8
24 March 1967	Swinton	Lost	10-13
25 March 1967	Widnes	Lost	6-11
27 March 1967	Halifax	Draw	10-10
31 March 1967	Rochdale Hornets	Won	15-4
7 April 1967	Swinton	Lost	9-10
15 April 1967	Swinton	Draw	12-12
18 April 1967	Swinton	Lost	7-15
12 August 1967	Blackpool Borough Friendly	Won	26-23
19 August 1967	Leigh	Won	17-11
2 September 1967	Whitehaven	Won	34-14
16 September 1967	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-12
14 October 1967	Bradford Northern	Lost	14-25
20 October 1967	Salford	Lost	6-12
28 October 1967	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-4
4 November 1967	Leigh	Lost	4-29
7 November 1967	St Helens	Lost	0-14
25 November 1967	Hull FC	Won	31-7
2 December 1967	Liverpool City	Won	13-0
16 December 1967	St Helens	Lost	2-10
26 December 1967	Swinton	Lost	18-22
30 December 1967	Barrow	Won	15-10
1 January 1968	Workington Town	Lost	5-10
6 January 1968	Batley	Won	22-7
20 January 1968	St Helens	Lost	14-26
22 January 1968	Wigan	Lost	3-39
3 February 1968	Hunslet	Won	9-4
14 February 1968	Batley	Won	17-3
17 February 1968	Widnes	Won	19-12
24 February 1968	Bradford Northern	Draw	7-7
29 February 1968	Bradford Northern	Won	12-2
3 March 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-10
9 March 1968	Workington Town	Lost	5-36
16 March 1968	Leeds	Lost	0-13
29 March 1968	Leigh	Won	10-7
10 August 1968	Blackpool Borough Friendly	Won	37-27
17 August 1968	Huddersfield	Lost	14-19
19 August 1968	Blackpool Borough	Won	29-5
24 August 1968	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	22-24
28 August 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	14-22
31 August 1968	Workington Town	Lost	10-29
6 September 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Won	17-5
9 September 1968	Blackpool Borough	Won	44-10
14 September 1968	Hunslet	Won	22-14
16 September 1968	Workington Town	Won	7-5
21 September 1968	Wigan	Lost	4-9
28 September 1968	Doncaster	Won	26-10
5 October 1968	Huddersfield	Won	15-13
9 October 1968	Salford	Won	12-9
15 October 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	14-16
19 October 1968	Widnes	Won	17-9
25 October 1968	St Helens	Lost	2-30
1 December 1968	Whitehaven	Won	15-6
20 December 1968	Widnes	Lost	5-26
22 December 1968	Whitehaven	Won	17-7
4 January 1969	Huyton	Lost	5-13
8 January 1969	Warrington	Won	19-10
11 January 1969	Huyton	Lost	3-7
18 January 1969	Salford	Won	22-12
25 January 1969	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	12-10
1 February 1969	Leigh	Aban	5-2
25 February 1969	St Helens	Lost	6-15
1 March 1969	Workington Town	Won	13-11
18 March 1969	Leigh	Lost	5-12
28 March 1969	St Helens	Lost	4-19
4 April 1969	Swinton	Lost	8-18
7 April 1969	Rochdale Hornets	Won	20-12
11 April 1969	Barrow	Won	7-5
15 April 1969	St Helens	Lost	2-17

Geoff Fletcher

Player profile

Career statistics

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Games played 118