Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

James Delaney

Heritage No. 5041

Player profile

Jim Delaney first came to the attention of Oldham FC at the start of the 1914-15 season when playing for the Oldham Amateur League against Oldham “A”.

Although the “A” team boys won easily two players from the amateurs, Jim, from the United Irish Club and Tom Wainman from Heyside, impressed enough to be invited to play for the first team the following season. Jim’s last match was against Broughton Rangers on January 22nd 1916 when he broke his collarbone. He never played for Oldham again. Later the same year Tom Wainman was killed at the Somme.

In total Jim played 15 games for Oldham, all of them in the 1915-16 season. These fixtures were classed as”War-time Friendly” matches which unfortunately do not count towards official statistics.

Games played 17

Includes 17 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
11 September 1915	Salford Wartime Friendly	Won	9-3
18 September 1915	Wigan Wartime Friendly	Lost	0-11
25 September 1915	Huddersfield Wartime Friendly	Won	15-5
2 October 1915	Leigh Wartime Friendly	Won	8-7
9 October 1915	Rochdale Hornets Wartime Friendly	Lost	10-13
4 December 1915	Wigan Wartime Friendly	Draw	2-2
11 December 1915	Salford Wartime Friendly	Draw	3-3
18 December 1915	Halifax Wartime Friendly	Won	7-3
25 December 1915	Swinton Wartime Friendly	Lost	2-8
27 December 1915	Huddersfield Wartime Friendly	Lost	0-11
1 January 1916	Hull FC Wartime Friendly	Lost	3-11
3 January 1916	Oldham Present Special Friendly	Won	17-11
8 January 1916	Rochdale Hornets Wartime Friendly	Lost	0-2
15 January 1916	Wigan Wartime Friendly	Lost	5-10
22 January 1916	Broughton Rangers Wartime Friendly	Won	16-2
30 December 1916	2nd/10th Manchester Regiment Wartime Friendly	Won	13-0
1 January 1917	Broughton Rangers Wartime Friendly	Won	13-5

James Delaney

Player profile

Career statistics

Games played 17