Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Jack Stephens

Career: 1929-30/1934-35

Heritage No. 270

Player profile

Sidney John (Jack) Stephens, came to Oldham while still only a teenager from Gloucester, having played his first Rugby with the Widden Old Boys club.

A tall, powerful centre threequarter, Jack signed on October 8th, 1929, making his first team debut in the 23 – 3 victory over Wigan at Watersheddings on October 19th. He retained his place for the rest of the season and would continue to be first choice in the left centre position for the next five years.

Three times he was the club’s top try scorer in 1931-32/ 32-33 and 33-34. His best total was the 23 touchdowns secured in 1932-33. The following season Jack turned in one of his best performances in the 1933 Lancashire Cup Final, when his second half interception try clinched the 12 – 0 victory over St Helens Recs. After this injuries were to hamper his career until his final game in a second round Challenge Cup defeat at Huddersfield on February 23rd, 1935.

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Games played 192

Includes 6 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
19 October 1929	Wigan	Won	23-3
26 October 1929	Hunslet	Lost	0-7
2 November 1929	Australia	Lost	10-18
9 November 1929	Leigh	Lost	0-22
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
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
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
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
20 September 1930	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	14-5
22 September 1930	Salford	Won	4-0
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
26 December 1930	Wigan Highfield	Draw	5-5
27 December 1930	York	Won	6-0
3 January 1931	Leigh	Won	8-0
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
21 March 1931	Hull FC	Won	19-10
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
18 April 1931	York	Lost	0-8
25 April 1931	Swinton	Lost	3-16
26 September 1931	Batley	Lost	0-15
3 October 1931	St Helens	Won	16-13
10 October 1931	Barrow	Draw	13-13
15 October 1931	Barrow	Lost	9-27
17 October 1931	St Helens	Lost	17-31
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
30 January 1932	Leigh	Lost	3-4
6 February 1932	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	8-18
8 February 1932	Hunslet	Lost	10-20
13 February 1932	Halifax	Won	5-4
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
27 September 1932	Rochdale Hornets Infirmary Cup	Won	24-3
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
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
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
14 January 1933	Broughton Rangers	Lost	8-14
21 January 1933	Barrow	Lost	7-8
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
1 April 1933	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	2-25
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
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
6 January 1934	Warrington	Draw	5-5
10 January 1934	Australia	Lost	5-38
13 January 1934	Leigh	Won	17-8
20 January 1934	Batley	Lost	9-19
27 January 1934	London Highfield	Won	5-4
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
5 March 1934	Wakefield Trinity	Won	8-0
10 March 1934	Bramley	Won	8-6
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
2 April 1934	St Helens Recs	Lost	3-30
25 August 1934	Wigan	Lost	2-54
1 September 1934	Bramley	Won	23-8
8 September 1934	Widnes	Won	8-7
15 September 1934	Warrington	Draw	7-7
17 September 1934	Villeneuve Friendly	Won	26-25
6 October 1934	Keighley	Lost	4-16
13 October 1934	Salford	Lost	4-10
20 October 1934	St Helens Recs	Lost	9-28
27 October 1934	Broughton Rangers	Lost	5-6
3 November 1934	Broughton Rangers	Lost	2-5
26 January 1935	St Helens Recs	Lost	8-16
2 February 1935	St Helens	Draw	5-5
9 February 1935	St Helens	Won	3-0
16 February 1935	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	14-7
23 February 1935	Huddersfield	Lost	0-6

Jack Stephens

Player profile

Career statistics

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Games played 192