Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Joe Lees

Career: 1895-96/1899-1900

Heritage No. 18

Player profile

Joe was born in Hollinwood and arrived at Watersheddings via the Failsworth Old Boys club.

A consistent forward, Joe was a regular in the Oldham first team during the first few seasons of the Northern Union.

A try scorer in the Challenge Cup final victory over Hunslet in 1899.

Photos 1

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Games played 145

Includes 27 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
21 September 1895	Tyldesley	Lost	3-11
23 September 1895	Huddersfield	Won	16-5
28 September 1895	Halifax	Lost	0-10
5 October 1895	Batley	Won	11-0
12 October 1895	Hull FC	Won	15-8
19 October 1895	Bradford	Lost	3-5
26 October 1895	Widnes	Won	13-0
2 November 1895	Manningham	Won	10-0
9 November 1895	Leigh	Lost	0-6
16 November 1895	Stockport	Won	3-0
23 November 1895	Warrington	Won	6-0
30 November 1895	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-8
10 December 1895	Liversedge	Won	11-8
14 December 1895	St Helens	Draw	0-0
21 December 1895	Wigan	Won	20-0
25 December 1895	Broughton Rangers	Draw	0-0
26 December 1895	Leeds	Won	6-0
28 December 1895	Warrington	Won	3-0
4 January 1896	Runcorn	Won	17-0
11 January 1896	Huddersfield	Won	12-8
18 January 1896	Hunslet	Won	17-4
1 February 1896	Halifax	Won	13-0
18 February 1896	Bradford	Won	7-5
22 February 1896	Hull FC	Won	8-5
7 March 1896	Manningham	Lost	4-7
21 March 1896	Rochdale Hornets	Won	16-3
28 March 1896	Leeds	Won	3-0
3 April 1896	Wigan	Lost	5-18
4 April 1896	Brighouse Rangers	Lost	5-11
6 April 1896	Liversedge	Won	18-3
11 April 1896	Runcorn	Won	14-0
13 April 1896	Leigh	Won	23-4
18 April 1896	St Helens	Won	5-3
25 April 1896	Broughton Rangers	Won	3-0
29 April 1896	Runcorn	Lost	5-6
5 September 1896	Manningham Friendly	Won	7-6
7 September 1896	Crompton Friendly	Won	11-0
12 September 1896	Salford	Won	9-0
19 September 1896	Tyldesley	Won	3-0
21 September 1896	Huddersfield Friendly	Lost	3-5
28 September 1896	Halifax Friendly	Lost	3-16
3 October 1896	St Helens	Won	11-0
10 October 1896	Widnes	Won	15-0
24 October 1896	Wigan	Won	15-3
7 November 1896	Morecambe	Won	22-3
14 November 1896	Rochdale Hornets	Won	3-0
28 November 1896	Runcorn	Won	5-0
5 December 1896	Warrington	Lost	6-7
12 December 1896	Leigh	Lost	0-6
19 December 1896	Salford	Won	11-3
25 December 1896	Stockport	Won	16-0
26 December 1896	Broughton Rangers	Lost	0-6
2 January 1897	Broughton Rangers	Draw	6-6
9 January 1897	Swinton Friendly	Won	6-0
16 January 1897	Morecambe	Won	28-0
30 January 1897	Stockport	Won	5-0
6 February 1897	Widnes	Won	9-6
13 February 1897	Wigan	Won	14-0
27 February 1897	Runcorn	Draw	0-0
2 March 1897	Swinton	Lost	0-4
6 March 1897	St Helens Recs Friendly	Lost	0-6
13 March 1897	Tyldesley	Won	3-0
20 March 1897	Bradford	Lost	3-7
27 March 1897	Broughton Rangers Friendly	Draw	0-0
3 April 1897	Broughton Rangers Friendly	Lost	0-3
10 April 1897	Manningham Friendly	Won	18-0
17 April 1897	St Helens Recs Friendly	Won	3-0
19 April 1897	Huddersfield Friendly	Lost	9-11
26 April 1897	Halifax Friendly	Lost	4-8
30 April 1897	Crompton Friendly	Won	25-0
4 September 1897	Morecambe	Won	5-0
11 September 1897	Stockport	Won	18-3
13 September 1897	Crompton Friendly	Won	14-0
18 September 1897	Runcorn	Won	10-0
25 September 1897	Salford	Won	16-6
2 October 1897	Swinton	Lost	5-13
9 October 1897	Rochdale Hornets	Won	6-2
16 October 1897	Bradford Friendly	Won	12-8
23 October 1897	Wigan	Won	9-0
6 November 1897	Widnes	Won	3-0
13 November 1897	Leigh	Won	14-6
20 November 1897	St Helens Recs Friendly	Won	13-6
27 November 1897	St Helens	Won	6-4
4 December 1897	Halifax Friendly	Lost	5-8
11 December 1897	Warrington	Won	10-0
18 December 1897	Leigh	Won	3-2
25 December 1897	Rochdale Hornets	Won	9-6
27 December 1897	Broughton Rangers	Draw	3-3
1 January 1898	Tyldesley	Won	20-0
3 January 1898	Manningham Friendly	Won	13-3
8 January 1898	Widnes	Won	13-5
15 January 1898	Warrington	Won	12-9
22 January 1898	Stockport	Won	14-8
29 January 1898	Wigan	Won	5-0
5 February 1898	Salford	Lost	6-10
12 February 1898	St Helens	Won	11-0
19 February 1898	Swinton	Won	16-2
5 March 1898	Halifax	Won	8-3
11 April 1898	Broughton Rangers	Won	8-0
16 April 1898	Tyldesley	Won	28-5
19 April 1898	Manningham Friendly	Won	11-7
25 April 1898	Halifax Friendly	Won	7-3
30 April 1898	Rest Of Lancs	Draw	8-8
3 September 1898	Morecambe	Won	9-2
10 September 1898	Warrington	Won	9-0
17 September 1898	Tyldesley	Won	16-5
24 September 1898	Runcorn	Won	27-3
26 September 1898	Huddersfield Friendly	Won	8-0
1 October 1898	St Helens	Lost	9-15
8 October 1898	Broughton Rangers	Lost	3-8
22 October 1898	Salford	Lost	3-6
29 October 1898	Swinton	Won	3-0
5 November 1898	Seaton Friendly	Won	13-8
12 November 1898	Rochdale Hornets	Won	9-0
19 November 1898	Warrington	Won	35-0
26 November 1898	Leigh	Lost	3-7
11 March 1899	Wigan	Won	43-0
25 March 1899	Warrington	Won	14-0
1 April 1899	Bradford	Won	23-3
8 April 1899	Widnes	Won	20-0
15 April 1899	Leigh	Won	16-2
29 April 1899	Hunslet	Won	19-9
2 September 1899	Morecambe Friendly	Won	29-3
9 September 1899	Millom	Won	13-5
16 September 1899	Tyldesley	Won	27-0
23 September 1899	Runcorn	Lost	2-3
25 September 1899	Stockport	Won	6-0
30 September 1899	Seaton Friendly	Won	17-2
7 October 1899	Widnes	Won	14-3
14 October 1899	Rochdale Hornets	Won	17-2
17 October 1899	Stockport	Won	16-5
28 October 1899	Salford	Won	10-2
4 November 1899	Hunslet Friendly	Won	10-4
25 November 1899	Wigan	Won	21-3
2 December 1899	Morecambe Friendly	Won	18-3
9 December 1899	St Helens	Lost	14-17
23 December 1899	Broughton Rangers	Draw	0-0
25 December 1899	Rochdale Hornets	Won	9-0
30 December 1899	Millom	Won	35-0
1 January 1900	Bradford Friendly	Won	27-0
27 January 1900	Salford	Won	6-0
17 February 1900	Broughton Rangers	Won	21-3
27 February 1900	Tyldesley	Won	9-0
3 March 1900	St Helens	Won	35-6
10 March 1900	Runcorn	Lost	0-3

Joe Lees

Player profile

Career statistics

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Games played 145