Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Jack Keith

Career: 1949-50/1959-60

Heritage No. 551

Player profile

Jack “Rubberlegs” Keith, joined Oldham from junior rugby in Hunslet in 1949. This was at the time when the veteran hooker Edgar Brooks was coming to the end of his career and soon Jack was installed as the first choice Watersheddings “striker”.

One of the game’s real characters, Jack was never short of self-confidence and would back himself against any opponent. At nearly six feet, he was tall for a hooker, but an excellent ball provider all the same. In loose play he was always a handful, having a good supporting game which brought him over 60 tries. One of his favourite tricks was, when near the opponents line, he would make as if to pass and then swing right round in a circle and crash over for a try.

Apart from being selected for a “Rugby League Xlll” against the 1956 touring Australians, representative honours eluded Jack. Perhaps being a “Tyke” playing in Lancashire did not do his county chances much good. He did, of course, figure strongly in the success of his club, playing in all the finals during the 1950’s glory days.

He was transferred to Halifax in January 1960, but still shared a benefit with Ken Jackson and Charlie Winslade in that year.

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Games played 355

Includes 13 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
15 October 1949	Wigan	Lost	15-39
22 October 1949	St Helens	Lost	2-12
5 November 1949	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	22-12
19 November 1949	Castleford	Aban	5-5
17 December 1949	Workington Town	Lost	8-13
27 December 1949	Salford	Lost	2-11
18 March 1950	Widnes	Draw	4-4
1 April 1950	Bramley	Won	28-5
7 April 1950	Salford	Lost	5-8
8 April 1950	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-7
10 April 1950	Bordeaux & Villeneuve Friendly	Won	14-3
15 April 1950	Workington Town	Lost	11-31
19 April 1950	Castleford	Lost	5-7
22 April 1950	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	3-12
29 April 1950	Whitehaven	Lost	3-5
30 September 1950	Bramley	Won	12-8
7 October 1950	Salford	Won	16-10
10 October 1950	Warrington	Lost	0-5
14 October 1950	Keighley	Lost	8-10
21 October 1950	Leigh	Lost	4-12
28 October 1950	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	10-14
4 November 1950	Batley	Won	5-3
11 November 1950	St Helens	Won	13-7
2 December 1950	Keighley	Draw	4-4
9 December 1950	Liverpool Stanley	Won	7-2
25 December 1950	Swinton	Won	4-2
26 December 1950	York	Lost	5-6
17 February 1951	Leeds	Won	13-10
24 February 1951	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	7-12
3 March 1951	Liverpool Stanley	Won	16-3
10 March 1951	Widnes	Lost	8-13
17 March 1951	Workington Town	Lost	0-21
23 March 1951	Swinton	Lost	10-14
24 March 1951	Whitehaven	Won	11-2
26 March 1951	St Helens	Aban	3-0
7 April 1951	St Helens	Won	17-4
14 April 1951	Barrow	Lost	10-20
16 April 1951	Leigh	Lost	5-10
21 April 1951	Bramley	Won	24-11
23 April 1951	Wigan	Won	16-2
30 April 1951	Rochdale Hornets	Won	36-2
11 August 1951	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	18-7
18 August 1951	Bradford Northern	Won	11-7
22 August 1951	Belle Vue Rangers	Lost	2-7
25 August 1951	Keighley	Won	15-0
28 August 1951	Liverpool City	Won	26-0
1 September 1951	Rochdale Hornets	Won	8-7
4 September 1951	Rochdale Hornets	Won	21-5
8 September 1951	Wigan	Lost	3-41
10 September 1951	Whitehaven	Won	21-12
15 September 1951	St Helens	Won	13-7
13 October 1951	Liverpool City	Won	25-5
16 October 1951	Leigh	Lost	10-14
10 November 1951	Workington Town	Lost	11-21
17 November 1951	Wigan	Lost	12-13
24 November 1951	Barrow	Lost	9-16
1 December 1951	Barrow	Won	10-7
8 December 1951	Halifax	Lost	0-17
15 December 1951	Whitehaven	Lost	4-7
22 December 1951	Keighley	Won	27-2
25 December 1951	Swinton	Won	21-5
29 December 1951	Bradford Northern	Lost	3-21
5 January 1952	Widnes	Won	24-7
12 January 1952	Salford	Draw	9-9
2 February 1952	Warrington	Lost	4-14
9 February 1952	Hull FC	Lost	6-8
16 February 1952	Hull FC	Won	24-0
1 March 1952	Leeds	Lost	9-12
8 March 1952	Bramley	Won	12-7
22 March 1952	Leigh	Won	11-8
29 March 1952	St Helens	Won	10-6
1 April 1952	Rochdale Hornets	Won	22-8
5 April 1952	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	17-3
11 April 1952	Swinton	Won	17-5
12 April 1952	Rochdale Hornets	Won	37-10
14 April 1952	Halifax	Won	27-12
26 April 1952	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	33-3
6 May 1952	RL XIII Benefit Match	Won	18-8
16 August 1952	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	25-8
23 August 1952	Featherstone Rovers	Won	32-8
30 August 1952	Swinton	Won	25-6
3 September 1952	Swinton	Won	19-18
6 September 1952	Leeds	Won	21-10
10 September 1952	St Helens	Lost	2-6
15 September 1952	Australia	Draw	7-7
20 September 1952	Wakefield Trinity	Won	24-7
24 September 1952	Workington Town	Lost	10-13
27 September 1952	Leeds	Won	7-4
4 October 1952	Workington Town	Lost	8-11
11 October 1952	Widnes	Won	31-4
18 October 1952	Warrington	Won	28-0
25 October 1952	Warrington	Won	27-2
20 December 1952	Bradford Northern	Lost	9-12
25 December 1952	Swinton	Won	15-8
26 December 1952	Liverpool City	Won	24-2
27 December 1952	Wigan	Won	14-5
3 January 1953	Barrow	Lost	4-7
10 January 1953	Wigan	Won	27-13
17 January 1953	Salford	Won	8-4
24 January 1953	Rochdale Hornets	Won	8-7
31 January 1953	Bramley	Lost	4-5
19 September 1953	Liverpool City	Won	28-2
10 October 1953	Dewsbury	Won	11-2
24 October 1953	Rochdale Hornets	Won	20-6
31 October 1953	Dewsbury	Draw	6-6
7 November 1953	St Helens	Lost	3-5
21 November 1953	Bramley	Won	35-13
28 November 1953	Belle Vue Rangers	Lost	14-17
5 December 1953	Barrow	Lost	8-24
25 December 1953	Swinton	Won	23-0
26 December 1953	Workington Town	Lost	0-3
2 January 1954	Hull FC	Lost	3-23
9 January 1954	Salford	Draw	2-2
16 January 1954	Huddersfield	Won	15-4
23 January 1954	Liverpool City	Won	25-10
6 February 1954	Liverpool City	Won	15-5
13 February 1954	Liverpool City	Won	18-11
20 February 1954	Warrington	Lost	2-14
27 February 1954	Leigh	Won	20-7
6 March 1954	Warrington	Lost	4-7
13 March 1954	Barrow	Lost	6-12
20 March 1954	Hull FC	Won	21-9
8 April 1954	Warrington	Draw	7-7
10 April 1954	Wigan	Won	7-2
12 April 1954	Whitehaven	Won	46-6
16 April 1954	Swinton	Won	15-2
17 April 1954	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	20-15
19 April 1954	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	7-10
15 May 1954	Halifax Benefit Match	Lost	32-33
7 August 1954	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Draw	17-17
14 August 1954	Wakefield Trinity	Won	32-22
21 August 1954	Batley	Won	16-3
25 August 1954	Salford	Lost	2-11
28 August 1954	St Helens	Won	23-16
4 September 1954	Barrow	Won	17-12
11 September 1954	Lancs County Amateurs	Won	57-17
14 September 1954	Liverpool City	Won	28-4
18 September 1954	Batley	Won	27-3
20 September 1954	St Helens	Won	20-9
25 September 1954	Wakefield Trinity	Won	8-7
30 September 1954	Workington Town	Won	20-13
2 October 1954	Blackpool Borough	Won	46-16
9 October 1954	Workington Town	Won	23-13
16 October 1954	Rochdale Hornets	Won	18-4
23 October 1954	Barrow	Lost	2-12
30 October 1954	Liverpool City	Won	10-3
6 November 1954	Blackpool Borough	Won	30-12
13 November 1954	Widnes	Won	9-7
20 November 1954	Whitehaven	Won	15-8
27 November 1954	Wigan	Won	9-5
11 December 1954	Whitehaven	Draw	2-2
18 December 1954	Keighley	Won	15-11
25 December 1954	Swinton	Won	8-5
28 December 1954	Salford	Won	27-0
1 January 1955	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	24-14
8 January 1955	Leigh	Won	22-10
15 January 1955	Warrington	Lost	8-12
22 January 1955	Workington Town	Lost	5-13
29 January 1955	Rochdale Hornets	Won	11-9
5 February 1955	Barrow	Won	11-5
12 February 1955	Wigan	Won	5-2
19 February 1955	St Helens	Won	9-2
5 March 1955	Leigh	Lost	3-5
12 March 1955	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	34-8
26 March 1955	Warrington	Lost	4-18
2 April 1955	Wigan	Won	26-0
8 April 1955	Swinton	Won	17-9
9 April 1955	Hull FC	Won	18-11
11 April 1955	Keighley	Won	23-3
16 April 1955	Leigh	Draw	15-15
18 April 1955	Hull FC	Lost	5-18
23 April 1955	Leeds	Won	25-6
14 May 1955	Warrington	Lost	3-7
21 May 1955	Halifax Benefit Match	Draw	29-29
13 August 1955	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	17-23
20 August 1955	Keighley Friendly	Won	35-14
27 August 1955	Blackpool Borough	Won	18-8
30 August 1955	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	4-12
3 September 1955	Hunslet	Lost	8-15
7 September 1955	Leigh	Lost	11-13
10 September 1955	Leeds	Lost	15-22
17 September 1955	Warrington	Won	18-3
24 September 1955	York	Lost	10-16
1 October 1955	Featherstone Rovers	Won	25-6
8 October 1955	Hunslet	Won	26-11
15 October 1955	Barrow	Won	18-16
22 October 1955	Warrington	Lost	13-15
29 October 1955	New Zealand	Lost	13-15
2 November 1955	Featherstone Rovers	Won	8-7
5 November 1955	Leigh	Won	30-21
12 November 1955	Liverpool City	Won	22-13
19 November 1955	Wigan	Won	48-23
26 November 1955	Widnes	Won	24-5
3 December 1955	Liverpool City	Won	26-16
10 December 1955	Salford	Won	24-0
17 December 1955	Salford	Won	27-14
24 December 1955	St Helens	Lost	7-18
26 December 1955	Swinton	Lost	8-10
27 December 1955	Blackpool Borough	Lost	5-9
31 December 1955	Whitehaven	Won	34-10
2 January 1956	Workington Town	Lost	4-18
21 January 1956	Widnes	Lost	10-11
28 January 1956	Rochdale Hornets	Won	26-13
11 February 1956	Dewsbury	Won	31-2
18 February 1956	Wigan	Won	14-5
25 February 1956	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	4-14
3 March 1956	Leeds	Lost	7-12
10 March 1956	York	Won	29-8
17 March 1956	Blackpool Borough	Won	37-19
24 March 1956	Leigh	Won	27-22
30 March 1956	Swinton	Lost	6-7
31 March 1956	Leeds	Won	15-12
11 August 1956	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	34-5
18 August 1956	Bramley	Won	27-11
20 August 1956	Halifax	Won	13-9
25 August 1956	Rochdale Hornets	Won	43-0
28 August 1956	Leigh	Won	20-0
1 September 1956	Wigan	Won	18-16
8 September 1956	St Helens	Won	25-16
11 September 1956	Salford	Won	31-0
15 September 1956	Wakefield Trinity	Won	19-15
19 September 1956	Leigh	Won	18-9
22 September 1956	Barrow	Won	45-13
29 September 1956	Liverpool City	Lost	8-16
6 October 1956	Wigan	Won	25-13
8 October 1956	Leigh Rules trial game	Lost	12-26
13 October 1956	Halifax	Won	27-6
20 October 1956	St Helens	Won	10-3
3 November 1956	Workington Town	Lost	5-7
7 November 1956	Australia	Won	21-2
17 November 1956	Keighley	Won	32-15
21 November 1956	Barrow	Lost	11-27
24 November 1956	Blackpool Borough	Won	60-8
1 December 1956	York	Won	34-12
8 December 1956	St Helens	Won	9-8
15 December 1956	Wakefield Trinity	Won	20-18
22 December 1956	Warrington	Lost	2-12
29 December 1956	Widnes	Won	28-7
1 January 1957	Blackpool Borough	Won	15-7
5 January 1957	Hunslet	Won	5-2
12 January 1957	Salford	Won	17-3
19 January 1957	Whitehaven	Won	15-9
26 January 1957	Warrington	Won	18-0
2 February 1957	Salford	Won	27-3
9 February 1957	Workington Town	Won	14-5
16 February 1957	Widnes	Won	25-10
23 February 1957	Leigh	Lost	0-5
2 March 1957	Liverpool City	Won	56-5
9 March 1957	York	Lost	4-28
16 March 1957	Whitehaven	Won	28-5
23 March 1957	Bramley	Won	31-6
30 March 1957	Wigan	Won	14-6
6 April 1957	Leigh	Won	40-13
15 April 1957	Swinton	Won	38-13
19 April 1957	Swinton	Won	34-11
20 April 1957	Hunslet	Won	21-12
22 April 1957	Rochdale Hornets	Won	26-12
4 May 1957	Leeds	Won	22-12
18 May 1957	Hull FC	Won	15-14
10 August 1957	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	31-5
17 August 1957	Halifax	Won	21-11
22 August 1957	Barrow	Won	27-10
24 August 1957	Wakefield Trinity	Draw	12-12
26 August 1957	St Helens	Lost	7-21
7 September 1957	Halifax	Won	19-15
10 September 1957	Warrington	Won	18-12
14 September 1957	Warrington	Won	17-15
21 September 1957	Leigh	Won	23-5
28 September 1957	Workington Town	Won	24-13
2 October 1957	St Helens	Won	29-9
12 October 1957	Rochdale Hornets	Won	29-21
19 October 1957	Wigan	Won	13-8
26 October 1957	Blackpool Borough	Won	34-5
2 November 1957	Wakefield Trinity	Won	23-12
9 November 1957	Salford	Won	14-5
16 November 1957	Liverpool City	Won	28-12
23 November 1957	Leigh	Won	24-14
30 November 1957	Salford	Won	34-12
7 December 1957	Hunslet	Won	22-20
14 December 1957	Liverpool City	Won	15-11
21 December 1957	Whitehaven	Won	28-12
25 December 1957	Swinton	Lost	9-15
26 December 1957	Hull FC	Lost	5-12
28 December 1957	Warrington	Won	15-14
4 January 1958	Leeds	Won	17-10
11 January 1958	Barrow	Won	24-5
18 January 1958	Widnes	Won	12-2
1 February 1958	Wigan	Won	9-6
8 February 1958	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	23-6
15 February 1958	St Helens	Lost	4-5
22 February 1958	Blackpool Borough	Won	12-5
8 March 1958	Wigan	Lost	0-8
15 March 1958	Whitehaven	Won	13-11
25 March 1958	Widnes	Won	17-15
5 April 1958	Wigan	Won	19-7
7 April 1958	Huddersfield	Won	27-3
12 April 1958	Hunslet	Won	38-13
16 April 1958	Hull FC	Won	43-9
19 April 1958	Leeds	Won	26-11
26 April 1958	Workington Town	Won	10-8
3 May 1958	Hull FC	Lost	8-20
9 August 1958	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	10-25
16 August 1958	Halifax	Won	21-10
19 August 1958	Blackpool Borough	Won	34-12
23 August 1958	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	7-23
30 August 1958	Whitehaven	Won	49-5
2 September 1958	Workington Town	Won	30-4
6 September 1958	Halifax	Won	27-11
13 September 1958	Wakefield Trinity	Won	28-11
16 September 1958	Wigan	Won	19-7
20 September 1958	Rochdale Hornets	Won	14-13
27 September 1958	Blackpool Borough	Won	44-3
30 September 1958	Widnes	Won	9-4
4 October 1958	Warrington	Won	20-13
11 October 1958	Rochdale Hornets	Won	22-18
18 October 1958	Liverpool City	Won	28-13
25 October 1958	St Helens	Won	12-2
1 November 1958	Featherstone Rovers	Won	30-8
8 November 1958	Featherstone Rovers	Won	12-7
15 November 1958	Salford	Lost	9-14
22 November 1958	Leeds	Won	13-12
29 November 1958	Wigan	Lost	7-19
6 December 1958	Widnes	Won	44-8
13 December 1958	Workington Town	Won	23-0
20 December 1958	Wigan	Won	21-18
3 January 1959	Leigh	Won	19-16
31 January 1959	Leeds	Lost	15-18
7 February 1959	Warrington	Won	19-8
21 February 1959	St Helens	Lost	6-7
14 March 1959	Hull FC	Lost	8-20
21 March 1959	Barrow	Won	39-13
27 March 1959	Swinton	Won	19-8
30 March 1959	Hull FC	Won	5-0
4 April 1959	Liverpool City	Won	67-6
7 April 1959	Salford	Won	25-10
11 April 1959	Widnes	Lost	6-28
14 April 1959	Hunslet	Won	32-12
18 April 1959	Whitehaven	Won	29-19
20 April 1959	Barrow	Won	21-20
27 April 1959	St Helens	Won	15-14
2 May 1959	St Helens	Lost	4-42
18 August 1959	Dewsbury	Won	35-7
22 August 1959	Salford	Draw	12-12
5 September 1959	Halifax	Won	27-20
8 September 1959	Halifax	Won	21-17
12 September 1959	Hunslet	Won	43-9
19 September 1959	Widnes	Won	24-12
26 September 1959	Blackpool Borough	Won	29-13
3 October 1959	Australia	Lost	14-25
10 October 1959	Barrow	Won	29-22
17 October 1959	Workington Town	Won	28-2
24 October 1959	Warrington	Lost	8-27
31 October 1959	Barrow	Won	20-9
21 November 1959	Whitehaven	Lost	9-23
28 November 1959	Rochdale Hornets	Won	25-3

Jack Keith

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 20

Games played 355