Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Ken Wilson

Career: 1963-64/1973-74

Heritage No. 661

Player profile

Kenneth (Tug) Wilson, signed for Oldham in time for the start of the 1963-64 season, coming North with a glowing reputation from Rugby Union, where he had represented the RAF, Gloucester county and earned one full England cap won against the French at Twickenham. More would have undoubtedly followed but for him switching codes. He was also a promising boxer and here again represented the RAF, at heavyweight. However, a hand injury put an end to his career in the ring and luckily for Oldham he was to concentrate solely on his rugby.

He made his senior debut at Rochdale on August 24th, 1963. As the season went on the Bott, McIntyre and Wilson front row proved to be a formidable unit, spearheading the path to the division two title and coming as close to that first, elusive, Wembley appearance as any Oldham side so far, with the epic semi final against Hull K.R.

An absolute workhorse of a prop forward, Ken was always first in line when it came to taking the ball up and never shirked his defensive duties. For ten years he was “Mr Reliable” in the Oldham pack and his front row partnership with hooker Kevin Taylor, gave his side a scrum possession monopoly that was the envy of the league. This of course was in the days, when the ball winning skills of the front row forwards was an integral part of the game, unlike today’s scrum half feeding the back row philosophy.

Ken decided to call it a day in 1973 and played his last game against Australia on October 19th of that year. His ten years service to the club were rewarded with a testimonial game between Oldham and an England Xlll, played at Watersheddings on April 22nd, 1975.

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Games played 343

Includes 11 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
24 August 1963	Rochdale Hornets	Won	20-7
27 August 1963	Leigh	Draw	6-6
31 August 1963	Batley	Won	44-7
5 October 1963	Australia	Lost	4-12
12 October 1963	Doncaster	Won	45-13
19 October 1963	Barrow	Won	21-15
26 October 1963	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-4
2 November 1963	Doncaster	Won	12-6
9 November 1963	York	Won	17-0
16 November 1963	Whitehaven	Won	19-0
23 November 1963	Rochdale Hornets	Won	18-7
30 November 1963	Barrow	Lost	9-15
7 December 1963	Bramley	Lost	0-9
28 December 1963	Dewsbury	Won	29-0
4 January 1964	Blackpool Borough	Won	18-13
25 January 1964	Salford	Won	37-20
1 February 1964	Dewsbury	Won	11-4
8 February 1964	Keighley	Won	11-4
15 February 1964	Leigh	Won	6-2
22 February 1964	Blackpool Borough	Won	18-5
29 February 1964	Featherstone Rovers	Won	9-7
7 March 1964	Batley	Won	9-4
14 March 1964	Hunslet	Won	7-5
21 March 1964	Barrow	Won	32-5
28 March 1964	Leigh	Won	12-0
30 March 1964	Salford	Won	43-8
11 April 1964	Hull Kingston Rovers	Draw	5-5
15 April 1964	Hull Kingston Rovers	Aban	17-14
20 April 1964	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	2-12
24 April 1964	Rochdale Hornets	Won	5-3
27 April 1964	Leigh	Lost	7-21
1 May 1964	St Helens	Lost	11-22
2 May 1964	Whitehaven	Won	41-5
6 May 1964	Bramley	Won	20-2
15 August 1964	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	39-7
22 August 1964	Dewsbury	Won	17-4
25 August 1964	Widnes	Won	23-2
29 August 1964	Swinton	Won	13-2
4 September 1964	Whitehaven	Won	31-10
14 September 1964	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-2
26 September 1964	Whitehaven	Lost	4-21
3 October 1964	Leigh	Won	20-10
10 October 1964	Rochdale Hornets	Won	14-5
17 October 1964	Workington Town	Lost	5-21
24 October 1964	Warrington	Lost	6-15
7 November 1964	Barrow	Won	21-4
14 November 1964	Huddersfield	Won	12-10
21 November 1964	Wigan	Lost	9-18
5 December 1964	Hunslet	Won	7-4
2 January 1965	Hunslet	Won	36-7
9 January 1965	Barrow	Lost	5-8
6 February 1965	Hunslet	Lost	4-12
13 March 1965	St Helens	Lost	9-15
20 March 1965	Keighley	Lost	10-12
9 April 1965	Rochdale Hornets	Won	12-10
13 April 1965	Salford	Won	21-3
16 April 1965	Swinton	Draw	6-6
17 April 1965	Whitehaven	Lost	4-7
19 April 1965	Dewsbury	Lost	3-6
29 May 1965	Oldham Past Benefit Match	Won	47-32
14 August 1965	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	14-19
21 August 1965	Warrington	Won	26-14
25 August 1965	Whitehaven	Won	12-0
28 August 1965	Wigan	Won	23-8
31 August 1965	New Zealand	Lost	2-5
4 September 1965	Blackpool Borough	Draw	4-4
6 September 1965	Rochdale Hornets	Won	12-5
11 September 1965	Barrow	Won	21-14
13 September 1965	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-2
16 September 1965	Wigan	Won	28-13
25 September 1965	Salford	Won	12-8
1 October 1965	St Helens	Lost	17-23
6 October 1965	Warrington	Lost	10-21
9 October 1965	Huddersfield	Won	11-4
19 October 1965	Swinton	Lost	5-21
22 October 1965	Wigan	Lost	6-16
28 October 1965	Widnes	Lost	5-49
6 November 1965	Liverpool City	Draw	7-7
20 November 1965	Leeds	Lost	2-10
23 November 1965	Castleford	Lost	4-6
27 November 1965	Huddersfield	Lost	7-26
11 December 1965	Leeds	Won	13-10
1 February 1966	Hunslet	Draw	10-10
5 February 1966	Halifax	Won	13-4
9 February 1966	Warrington	Won	8-4
19 February 1966	Halifax	Lost	11-17
4 March 1966	Leigh	Won	15-5
12 March 1966	Liverpool City	Won	20-9
22 March 1966	Swinton	Lost	10-12
26 March 1966	Whitehaven	Won	33-5
31 March 1966	Barrow	Lost	9-14
13 August 1966	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	5-13
20 August 1966	Hull FC	Won	24-12
27 August 1966	Hull FC	Won	20-7
2 September 1966	Swinton	Won	16-13
9 September 1966	Salford	Lost	13-15
12 September 1966	Blackpool Borough	Won	22-4
24 September 1966	Halifax	Lost	15-23
27 September 1966	Blackpool Borough	Won	15-5
30 September 1966	Wigan	Lost	15-16
4 October 1966	Barrow	Lost	7-10
8 October 1966	Liverpool City	Won	19-15
14 October 1966	Rochdale Hornets	Won	12-7
22 October 1966	Whitehaven	Lost	0-12
29 October 1966	Wigan	Lost	13-16
5 November 1966	Leeds	Lost	14-21
12 November 1966	Liverpool City	Won	11-2
18 November 1966	Warrington	Lost	17-21
22 November 1966	Widnes	Won	14-11
25 November 1966	Leeds	Won	16-13
3 December 1966	Workington Town	Won	13-9
10 December 1966	Barrow	Won	10-4
14 December 1966	Leigh	Lost	8-12
17 December 1966	Leigh	Won	14-5
24 December 1966	Huddersfield	Lost	7-13
27 December 1966	Rochdale Hornets	Aban	0-0
31 December 1966	Warrington	Lost	6-12
14 January 1967	Barrow	Won	13-8
21 January 1967	Salford	Won	17-4
27 January 1967	St Helens	Lost	7-25
4 February 1967	Huddersfield	Won	12-7
11 February 1967	Workington Town	Lost	5-13
25 February 1967	Leeds	Lost	4-13
3 March 1967	Widnes	Draw	4-4
24 March 1967	Swinton	Lost	10-13
25 March 1967	Widnes	Lost	6-11
27 March 1967	Halifax	Draw	10-10
31 March 1967	Rochdale Hornets	Won	15-4
7 April 1967	Swinton	Lost	9-10
23 September 1967	Whitehaven	Won	24-12
30 September 1967	Wigan	Lost	13-17
3 October 1967	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	7-9
14 October 1967	Bradford Northern	Lost	14-25
20 October 1967	Salford	Lost	6-12
28 October 1967	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-4
11 November 1967	Australia	Lost	8-18
13 November 1967	Salford	Lost	0-4
17 November 1967	Widnes	Lost	14-33
25 November 1967	Hull FC	Won	31-7
2 December 1967	Liverpool City	Won	13-0
16 December 1967	St Helens	Lost	2-10
26 December 1967	Swinton	Lost	18-22
30 December 1967	Barrow	Won	15-10
1 January 1968	Workington Town	Lost	5-10
6 January 1968	Batley	Won	22-7
20 January 1968	St Helens	Lost	14-26
22 January 1968	Wigan	Lost	3-39
26 January 1968	Barrow	Lost	13-14
3 February 1968	Hunslet	Won	9-4
14 February 1968	Batley	Won	17-3
17 February 1968	Widnes	Won	19-12
24 February 1968	Bradford Northern	Draw	7-7
29 February 1968	Bradford Northern	Won	12-2
3 March 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Won	13-10
9 March 1968	Workington Town	Lost	5-36
16 March 1968	Leeds	Lost	0-13
29 March 1968	Leigh	Won	10-7
6 April 1968	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	8-23
12 April 1968	Swinton	Won	19-12
10 August 1968	Blackpool Borough Friendly	Won	37-27
17 August 1968	Huddersfield	Lost	14-19
19 August 1968	Blackpool Borough	Won	29-5
24 August 1968	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	22-24
28 August 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	14-22
6 September 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Won	17-5
9 September 1968	Blackpool Borough	Won	44-10
14 September 1968	Hunslet	Won	22-14
16 September 1968	Workington Town	Won	7-5
21 September 1968	Wigan	Lost	4-9
28 September 1968	Doncaster	Won	26-10
5 October 1968	Huddersfield	Won	15-13
9 October 1968	Salford	Won	12-9
12 October 1968	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	12-23
19 October 1968	Widnes	Won	17-9
25 October 1968	St Helens	Lost	2-30
9 November 1968	Wigan	Aban	0-0
15 November 1968	Warrington	Won	14-10
1 December 1968	Whitehaven	Won	15-6
7 December 1968	Hunslet	Won	30-13
20 December 1968	Widnes	Lost	5-26
22 December 1968	Whitehaven	Won	17-7
4 January 1969	Huyton	Lost	5-13
8 January 1969	Warrington	Won	19-10
11 January 1969	Huyton	Lost	3-7
18 January 1969	Salford	Won	22-12
25 January 1969	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	12-10
1 February 1969	Leigh	Aban	5-2
25 February 1969	St Helens	Lost	6-15
1 March 1969	Workington Town	Won	13-11
3 March 1969	Leigh	Won	20-7
8 March 1969	Barrow	Won	18-8
11 March 1969	Swinton	Lost	9-13
18 March 1969	Leigh	Lost	5-12
4 April 1969	Swinton	Lost	8-18
7 April 1969	Rochdale Hornets	Won	20-12
11 April 1969	Barrow	Won	7-5
15 April 1969	St Helens	Lost	2-17
17 April 1969	Doncaster	Won	9-7
25 April 1969	Leeds	Lost	12-32
2 August 1969	Halifax Friendly	Lost	13-20
9 August 1969	Blackpool Borough Friendly	Won	32-15
16 August 1969	Swinton	Lost	24-28
19 August 1969	Salford	Lost	11-20
23 August 1969	Warrington	Lost	8-15
27 August 1969	Bradford Northern	Lost	9-25
30 August 1969	Workington Town	Lost	7-28
6 September 1969	Keighley	Won	41-10
8 September 1969	Blackpool Borough	Won	33-6
13 September 1969	Wigan	Lost	10-40
20 September 1969	Huyton	Won	37-7
22 September 1969	Rochdale Hornets	Won	12-2
26 September 1969	Warrington	Lost	8-10
4 October 1969	Workington Town	Lost	8-10
11 October 1969	Keighley	Lost	9-20
1 November 1969	Whitehaven	Won	20-10
13 December 1969	Wigan	Lost	15-23
26 December 1969	Swinton	Lost	2-28
10 January 1970	Huddersfield	Lost	6-14
17 January 1970	Huddersfield	Lost	0-17
24 January 1970	Barrow	Lost	12-13
22 August 1970	York	Lost	11-24
26 August 1970	Hunslet	Won	54-5
29 August 1970	Salford	Lost	12-35
2 September 1970	Huddersfield	Lost	4-9
5 September 1970	Barrow	Lost	17-23
7 September 1970	Blackpool Borough	Lost	11-20
21 September 1970	Whitehaven	Won	15-2
26 September 1970	Dewsbury	Lost	16-17
30 September 1970	Whitehaven	Lost	2-12
3 October 1970	Workington Town	Won	17-13
10 October 1970	York	Won	24-17
17 October 1970	Huyton	Won	23-4
23 October 1970	Huddersfield	Lost	5-14
26 October 1970	Wakefield Trinity	Draw	15-15
2 November 1970	Blackpool Borough	Won	19-3
14 November 1970	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	2-38
21 November 1970	Keighley	Lost	13-16
29 November 1970	Batley	Draw	9-9
12 December 1970	Warrington	Lost	17-25
19 December 1970	Barrow	Won	13-2
26 December 1970	Rochdale Hornets	Draw	4-4
9 January 1971	Huyton	Won	17-2
16 January 1971	Batley	Lost	7-10
23 January 1971	Leeds	Lost	2-49
30 January 1971	Halifax	Lost	12-16
6 February 1971	Keighley	Lost	8-20
10 February 1971	Huddersfield	Draw	9-9
13 February 1971	Warrington	Lost	9-23
24 February 1971	Halifax	Won	29-7
13 March 1971	Dewsbury	Draw	12-12
17 March 1971	Workington Town	Won	11-4
20 March 1971	Doncaster	Draw	9-9
9 April 1971	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	9-11
10 April 1971	Hunslet	Draw	22-22
17 April 1971	Bramley	Lost	9-13
23 April 1971	Wigan	Lost	7-12
27 July 1971	Salford Friendly	Lost	8-35
8 August 1971	Swinton	Lost	7-10
21 August 1971	Barrow	Draw	13-13
25 August 1971	Swinton	Lost	2-20
28 August 1971	Hunslet	Lost	13-14
1 September 1971	Leeds	Lost	12-16
8 September 1971	Wigan	Lost	7-23
11 September 1971	Leeds	Lost	12-49
15 September 1971	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	2-28
19 September 1971	Huyton	Won	29-9
24 September 1971	Widnes	Won	19-7
29 September 1971	Rochdale Hornets	Won	16-14
2 October 1971	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	17-21
8 October 1971	Wigan	Lost	13-28
18 October 1971	St Helens	Lost	2-50
23 October 1971	Blackpool Borough	Lost	19-24
27 October 1971	New Zealand	Lost	13-24
6 November 1971	Hunslet	Won	31-0
14 November 1971	Whitehaven	Lost	0-5
21 November 1971	York	Lost	8-9
28 November 1971	Leigh	Lost	5-11
4 December 1971	St Helens	Lost	0-28
19 December 1971	Bradford Northern	Won	14-7
27 December 1971	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	2-8
1 January 1972	Barrow	Won	19-9
8 January 1972	Swinton	Lost	2-12
15 January 1972	Whitehaven	Won	13-9
22 January 1972	Featherstone Rovers	Won	17-14
29 January 1972	St Helens	Lost	6-8
5 February 1972	Bramley	Won	15-12
12 February 1972	Warrington	Lost	15-16
26 February 1972	Blackpool Borough	Won	33-0
4 March 1972	Doncaster	Won	44-5
11 March 1972	York	Won	32-14
18 March 1972	Doncaster	Won	27-9
22 March 1972	Rochdale Hornets	Won	9-2
25 March 1972	Whitehaven	Won	27-13
5 April 1972	Warrington	Won	22-9
8 April 1972	Bramley	Won	19-5
13 April 1972	Huyton	Won	44-5
22 April 1972	Wigan	Lost	8-18
12 August 1972	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	18-16
19 August 1972	Huddersfield	Won	25-7
23 August 1972	Whitehaven	Won	30-13
26 August 1972	Workington Town	Won	19-5
28 August 1972	York	Won	32-8
1 September 1972	Salford	Lost	17-41
10 September 1972	Hull FC	Won	27-2
24 September 1972	Hull FC	Lost	10-17
29 September 1972	Wigan	Won	12-9
3 October 1972	Salford	Won	12-8
7 October 1972	St Helens	Draw	12-12
14 October 1972	Workington Town	Lost	10-17
18 October 1972	Great Britain Friendly	Won	18-15
4 November 1972	Huddersfield	Draw	7-7
7 November 1972	Castleford	Won	9-7
12 November 1972	Huyton	Won	22-0
17 November 1972	Hull FC	Won	17-14
25 November 1972	Wigan	Won	11-6
1 December 1972	St Helens	Lost	10-24
5 December 1972	Leigh	Lost	8-10
13 December 1972	Salford	Lost	12-14
17 December 1972	Dewsbury	Won	16-12
26 December 1972	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	14-16
31 December 1972	Warrington	Lost	10-20
6 January 1973	Whitehaven	Lost	0-9
14 January 1973	York	Won	16-10
19 January 1973	Barrow	Lost	5-8
28 January 1973	Barrow	Won	24-7
4 February 1973	Leigh	Won	21-8
11 February 1973	Blackpool Borough	Won	24-5
17 February 1973	Hull FC	Won	24-2
25 February 1973	Widnes	Won	19-12
3 March 1973	Castleford	Lost	11-25
11 March 1973	Barrow	Won	37-6
18 March 1973	Blackpool Borough	Won	55-3
21 March 1973	Warrington	Lost	11-12
1 April 1973	Dewsbury	Lost	4-13
8 April 1973	Swinton	Won	23-10
13 April 1973	Salford	Lost	10-18
21 April 1973	Swinton	Won	21-7
23 April 1973	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	6-7
29 April 1973	Dewsbury	Lost	14-29
12 August 1973	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	14-30
18 August 1973	Leeds	Lost	2-46
25 August 1973	Dewsbury	Lost	9-34
19 October 1973	Australia	Lost	10-44

Ken Wilson

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 4

Games played 343