Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Jack Scaife

Career: 1926-27/1934-35

Heritage No. 247

Player profile

Originally from the village of Helperby, near Easingwold in the Yorkshire Dales, Jack Scaife came to Oldham from Bradford Northern in 1926, making his debut in the away victory (15 – 9) over Rochdale on October 16th.

A most consistent hooker, he would make the Oldham No 9 shirt his own for the next seven and a half years. This would include winners medals for Jack in the 1927 Challenge Cup victory over Swinton and the 1933 Lancashire Cup Final success against St Helens Recs. This was an era of incessant scrimmaging with the hooker’s job a demanding cycle of packing down, in a seemingly never ending sequence of scrums.
A legacy of this workload was that Jack would not often make an impression on the score sheet, registering only seven tries in well over 300 games for the club.

Jack played his last game for the club at Barrow on November 10th, 1934. After his retirement he put his considerable experience to good use by becoming a first class referee.

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Games played 335

Includes 10 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
16 October 1926	Rochdale Hornets	Won	15-9
23 October 1926	New Zealand	Won	15-10
30 October 1926	Warrington	Won	22-4
6 November 1926	York	Won	34-8
13 November 1926	Barrow	Lost	5-7
4 December 1926	St Helens	Won	26-5
11 December 1926	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	5-12
18 December 1926	Batley	Draw	8-8
25 December 1926	Swinton	Lost	0-5
27 December 1926	Hull FC	Won	17-0
1 January 1927	Wigan Highfield	Won	16-2
3 January 1927	Hull FC	Won	9-3
8 January 1927	Leigh	Lost	0-3
15 January 1927	Salford	Draw	5-5
29 January 1927	Wigan Highfield	Lost	5-12
12 February 1927	Salford	Won	8-0
19 February 1927	York	Lost	13-20
26 February 1927	Hunslet	Won	15-3
5 March 1927	Broughton Rangers	Won	26-15
12 March 1927	Leeds	Won	11-5
16 March 1927	St Helens	Lost	10-21
19 March 1927	Wigan	Won	27-12
21 March 1927	Salford	Won	18-12
26 March 1927	Batley	Lost	0-5
2 April 1927	Wakefield Trinity	Won	7-3
9 April 1927	Wigan	Lost	3-11
11 April 1927	St Helens Recs	Draw	0-0
15 April 1927	Swinton	Draw	8-8
16 April 1927	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	5-11
18 April 1927	Huddersfield	Lost	6-8
19 April 1927	Leigh	Won	19-6
23 April 1927	Widnes	Lost	5-22
25 April 1927	Pontypridd	Won	6-3
30 April 1927	Warrington	Won	21-13
7 May 1927	Swinton	Won	26-7
27 August 1927	Salford	Won	8-4
31 August 1927	Huddersfield	Won	11-8
3 September 1927	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	11-19
6 September 1927	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Lost	0-11
10 September 1927	York	Won	10-3
12 September 1927	Huddersfield	Won	10-2
17 September 1927	Leigh	Lost	0-10
24 September 1927	Leeds	Lost	11-27
28 September 1927	Wigan Highfield	Won	6-2
1 October 1927	York	Won	10-2
8 October 1927	Wigan Highfield	Won	20-9
15 October 1927	Wigan	Lost	8-19
19 October 1927	Swinton	Lost	9-18
22 October 1927	Pontypridd	Won	14-5
29 October 1927	Salford	Won	22-9
5 November 1927	St Helens Recs	Lost	0-31
12 November 1927	Halifax	Lost	2-6
19 November 1927	Warrington	Draw	3-3
26 November 1927	St Helens	Won	11-2
3 December 1927	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	8-20
10 December 1927	Swinton	Lost	0-6
24 December 1927	Barrow	Won	5-0
27 December 1927	Leigh	Lost	5-7
31 December 1927	Barrow	Won	18-3
2 January 1928	Hull FC	Won	11-8
7 January 1928	Halifax	Lost	5-6
14 January 1928	Warrington	Won	5-2
28 January 1928	Hull FC	Aban	0-3
4 February 1928	St Helens Recs	Lost	3-5
11 February 1928	St Helens	Won	15-5
18 February 1928	St Helens	Won	14-13
21 February 1928	Broughton Rangers	Won	14-3
25 February 1928	Barrow	Won	11-8
3 March 1928	Rochdale Hornets	Won	52-4
10 March 1928	Leeds	Lost	5-10
17 March 1928	Widnes	Won	14-0
24 March 1928	Leeds	Won	22-4
31 March 1928	Wigan Highfield	Won	10-2
6 April 1928	Swinton	Won	9-8
7 April 1928	Broughton Rangers	Won	11-5
9 April 1928	Widnes	Won	60-5
14 April 1928	Hull FC	Won	12-6
16 April 1928	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	6-7
25 August 1928	Salford	Lost	0-20
1 September 1928	Wigan Highfield	Lost	8-17
3 September 1928	Halifax	Won	20-2
8 September 1928	Halifax	Won	13-5
15 September 1928	Hull FC	Lost	3-5
22 September 1928	Warrington	Won	10-5
29 September 1928	Featherstone Rovers	Won	17-0
6 October 1928	Hunslet	Won	5-2
13 October 1928	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Won	18-0
20 October 1928	Huddersfield	Won	14-8
24 October 1928	Salford	Won	12-2
27 October 1928	Leigh	Draw	5-5
3 November 1928	Barrow	Won	24-5
5 November 1928	Wigan	Draw	5-5
7 November 1928	Wigan	Lost	0-21
10 November 1928	Wigan	Draw	3-3
17 November 1928	Salford	Lost	0-10
24 November 1928	Hunslet	Won	13-11
1 December 1928	St Helens	Lost	3-21
8 December 1928	St Helens	Lost	11-14
22 December 1928	Broughton Rangers	Won	8-7
25 December 1928	Swinton	Draw	0-0
29 December 1928	Widnes	Won	11-0
1 January 1929	Leigh	Lost	3-5
6 January 1929	Leeds	Lost	10-23
12 January 1929	Warrington	Lost	8-28
19 January 1929	Widnes	Won	14-5
26 January 1929	Wigan Highfield	Won	27-3
9 February 1929	Bramley	Won	16-0
23 February 1929	Warrington	Lost	0-7
2 March 1929	Huddersfield	Lost	0-13
9 March 1929	Featherstone Rovers	Draw	3-3
16 March 1929	Hull FC	Won	26-11
23 March 1929	St Helens Recs	Won	20-12
29 March 1929	Swinton	Lost	2-8
30 March 1929	Rochdale Hornets	Won	37-0
1 April 1929	Leeds	Won	26-8
6 April 1929	Broughton Rangers	Won	48-2
13 April 1929	Barrow	Won	31-18
22 April 1929	St Helens Recs	Lost	6-32
31 August 1929	Hunslet	Won	21-2
4 September 1929	Huddersfield	Won	16-4
7 September 1929	Dewsbury	Draw	10-10
9 September 1929	Broughton Rangers	Won	12-7
21 September 1929	Widnes	Lost	5-12
28 September 1929	St Helens	Lost	13-20
5 October 1929	Hull FC	Won	13-8
12 October 1929	Wigan	Won	10-5
19 October 1929	Wigan	Won	23-3
21 October 1929	St Helens Recs	Won	8-2
26 October 1929	Hunslet	Lost	0-7
2 November 1929	Australia	Lost	10-18
9 November 1929	Leigh	Lost	0-22
11 November 1929	Warrington	Lost	5-7
16 November 1929	Wigan Highfield	Won	15-2
23 November 1929	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Won	15-2
30 November 1929	Halifax	Won	13-3
7 December 1929	Hull FC	Won	5-4
14 December 1929	Salford	Won	18-3
21 December 1929	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	5-9
25 December 1929	Swinton	Won	7-2
26 December 1929	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	5-16
28 December 1929	Widnes	Aban	6-0
1 January 1930	Barrow	Draw	0-0
4 January 1930	St Helens	Won	20-4
11 January 1930	Warrington	Lost	6-13
18 January 1930	Leigh	Won	12-3
25 January 1930	Barrow	Won	19-9
1 February 1930	Salford	Lost	2-5
8 February 1930	Hunslet	Lost	3-8
15 February 1930	Rochdale Hornets	Draw	5-5
1 March 1930	Dewsbury	Won	18-4
6 March 1930	St Helens Recs	Draw	5-5
15 March 1930	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	8-13
17 March 1930	Widnes	Won	15-10
22 March 1930	Halifax	Lost	9-12
29 March 1930	Warrington	Lost	4-10
5 April 1930	Broughton Rangers	Won	30-15
7 April 1930	Wigan Highfield	Lost	3-7
12 April 1930	Leeds	Won	8-3
18 April 1930	Swinton	Won	4-3
19 April 1930	St Helens Recs	Won	26-3
21 April 1930	Leeds	Lost	5-30
26 April 1930	Wigan	Lost	5-13
25 August 1930	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Won	14-7
30 August 1930	Wigan	Lost	7-9
6 September 1930	Leigh	Draw	5-5
10 September 1930	Huddersfield Friendly	Lost	5-9
13 September 1930	St Helens Recs	Won	7-2
15 September 1930	Huddersfield Friendly	Won	30-5
27 September 1930	Barrow	Won	21-3
4 October 1930	Rochdale Hornets	Won	11-5
11 October 1930	Salford	Won	7-2
18 October 1930	Hunslet	Won	3-0
21 October 1930	Rochdale Hornets	Won	25-3
25 October 1930	Warrington	Lost	7-10
1 November 1930	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	5-3
6 November 1930	St Helens Recs	Lost	4-6
8 November 1930	Bradford Northern	Won	49-16
15 November 1930	Halifax	Lost	0-4
22 November 1930	Broughton Rangers	Won	21-2
29 November 1930	Keighley	Won	17-3
8 December 1930	Wigan	Won	2-0
13 December 1930	St Helens	Lost	2-7
20 December 1930	Widnes	Won	17-5
25 December 1930	Swinton	Lost	3-5
27 December 1930	York	Won	6-0
3 January 1931	Leigh	Won	8-0
17 January 1931	St Helens Recs	Won	7-5
24 January 1931	Hull FC	Draw	4-4
7 February 1931	Widnes	Won	20-5
14 February 1931	Broughton Rangers	Won	18-5
16 February 1931	Hunslet	Won	6-3
21 February 1931	Bramley	Won	11-0
7 March 1931	Halifax	Draw	2-2
9 March 1931	Halifax	Draw	2-2
10 March 1931	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-0
14 March 1931	Widnes	Won	8-3
16 March 1931	Halifax	Lost	2-5
28 March 1931	Bradford Northern	Won	13-3
3 April 1931	Swinton	Lost	3-16
4 April 1931	St Helens	Won	28-7
6 April 1931	Keighley	Won	51-2
7 April 1931	Warrington	Draw	3-3
11 April 1931	Wigan Highfield	Won	38-11
13 April 1931	Salford	Won	8-3
16 April 1931	Barrow	Won	8-2
20 April 1931	Halifax	Won	23-4
25 April 1931	Swinton	Lost	3-16
22 August 1931	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Won	29-11
29 August 1931	Salford	Won	7-5
5 September 1931	Wigan Highfield	Won	35-10
12 September 1931	Warrington	Lost	12-21
16 September 1931	Hunslet	Lost	5-20
19 September 1931	Halifax	Lost	3-11
21 September 1931	St Helens Recs	Won	13-0
26 September 1931	Batley	Lost	0-15
3 October 1931	St Helens	Won	16-13
24 October 1931	Bramley	Won	33-4
31 October 1931	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	8-17
7 November 1931	Hull FC	Won	18-2
14 November 1931	Widnes	Won	8-2
21 November 1931	Broughton Rangers	Won	21-10
28 November 1931	York	Won	10-5
5 December 1931	Leigh	Won	19-9
12 December 1931	Bramley	Lost	7-19
19 December 1931	Batley	Draw	12-12
25 December 1931	Swinton	Won	12-8
26 December 1931	Barrow	Lost	6-8
2 January 1932	Hunslet	Aban	11-3
9 January 1932	Hull FC	Won	5-0
16 January 1932	Wigan	Lost	5-39
23 January 1932	Salford	Lost	10-18
20 February 1932	Widnes	Won	17-0
27 February 1932	Leeds	Lost	0-19
5 March 1932	Broughton Rangers	Won	8-5
12 March 1932	York	Won	17-5
19 March 1932	St Helens Recs	Lost	3-22
25 March 1932	Swinton	Lost	3-21
26 March 1932	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	5-16
28 March 1932	Barrow	Won	25-7
2 April 1932	Leeds	Won	10-4
9 April 1932	Wigan	Won	23-12
16 April 1932	Wigan Highfield	Won	44-13
23 April 1932	Warrington	Draw	6-6
27 August 1932	Hull FC	Won	35-18
3 September 1932	St Helens Recs	Lost	4-18
10 September 1932	Featherstone Rovers	Won	18-5
12 September 1932	St Helens Recs	Lost	2-9
17 September 1932	Wakefield Trinity	Won	38-7
24 September 1932	Wigan	Won	19-0
1 October 1932	Widnes	Won	13-7
8 October 1932	St Helens Recs	Draw	5-5
10 October 1932	St Helens Recs	Aban	4-0
13 October 1932	St Helens Recs	Draw	7-7
15 October 1932	Halifax	Won	16-11
17 October 1932	St Helens Recs	Lost	6-9
22 October 1932	Barrow	Lost	0-26
29 October 1932	Wigan Highfield	Won	32-5
5 November 1932	Castleford	Won	18-6
12 November 1932	Warrington	Lost	6-10
19 November 1932	Wigan Highfield	Won	8-6
26 November 1932	Hull FC	Won	23-5
3 December 1932	Warrington	Lost	10-28
10 December 1932	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	16-3
17 December 1932	Widnes	Lost	2-16
24 December 1932	St Helens	Won	12-8
26 December 1932	Swinton	Lost	4-23
27 December 1932	Castleford	Lost	6-9
31 December 1932	Wakefield Trinity	Won	14-10
2 January 1933	Leigh	Won	22-3
7 January 1933	Leigh	Lost	13-20
11 February 1933	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-8
18 February 1933	St Helens	Lost	0-23
1 March 1933	Wigan	Lost	3-5
4 March 1933	Salford	Draw	3-3
11 March 1933	Salford	Lost	0-44
18 March 1933	Featherstone Rovers	Won	9-4
25 March 1933	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	24-9
27 March 1933	Wigan	Lost	5-13
1 April 1933	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	2-25
8 April 1933	York	Won	7-2
14 April 1933	Swinton	Won	5-2
15 April 1933	Rochdale Hornets	Won	26-0
17 April 1933	Halifax	Lost	8-33
26 August 1933	Broughton Rangers	Won	31-0
2 September 1933	Rochdale Hornets	Won	15-6
9 September 1933	Australia	Lost	6-38
16 September 1933	St Helens	Lost	8-25
18 September 1933	St Helens	Won	16-3
23 September 1933	Leeds	Won	24-7
30 September 1933	Widnes	Won	2-0
3 October 1933	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Lost	8-28
7 October 1933	Hunslet	Won	18-8
11 October 1933	Broughton Rangers	Won	12-0
14 October 1933	Salford	Lost	8-18
21 October 1933	Keighley	Draw	8-8
25 October 1933	Wigan	Won	21-15
28 October 1933	Warrington	Lost	5-30
4 November 1933	Widnes	Won	12-0
11 November 1933	Barrow	Lost	8-24
18 November 1933	St Helens Recs	Won	12-0
25 November 1933	Leigh	Lost	3-19
2 December 1933	Batley	Won	17-9
9 December 1933	Wakefield Trinity	Won	20-15
16 December 1933	Barrow	Won	27-16
20 December 1933	London Highfield	Won	8-7
25 December 1933	Swinton	Won	11-4
26 December 1933	Hull Kingston Rovers	Draw	5-5
30 December 1933	Wigan	Lost	2-6
1 January 1934	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	12-8
6 January 1934	Warrington	Draw	5-5
3 February 1934	Hunslet	Lost	5-33
10 February 1934	Dewsbury	Won	19-2
17 February 1934	Keighley	Won	18-15
24 February 1934	St Helens Recs	Draw	7-7
28 February 1934	St Helens Recs	Won	18-5
3 March 1934	Widnes	Lost	5-18
10 March 1934	Bramley	Won	8-6
14 March 1934	Salford	Lost	13-25
17 March 1934	St Helens Recs	Lost	0-28
19 March 1934	Halifax	Lost	2-5
24 March 1934	Widnes	Lost	4-7
30 March 1934	Swinton	Lost	5-7
31 March 1934	Halifax	Lost	3-30
3 April 1934	Leeds	Lost	11-24
10 April 1934	Wigan	Lost	7-12
21 April 1934	Broughton Rangers	Lost	7-34
12 May 1934	Halifax	Lost	16-36
18 August 1934	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Won	20-7
25 August 1934	Wigan	Lost	2-54
8 September 1934	Widnes	Won	8-7
15 September 1934	Warrington	Draw	7-7
17 September 1934	Villeneuve Friendly	Won	26-25
27 October 1934	Broughton Rangers	Lost	5-6
3 November 1934	Broughton Rangers	Lost	2-5
10 November 1934	Barrow	Lost	11-18

Jack Scaife

Player profile

Career statistics

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Games played 335