Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Kevin Taylor

Career: 1962-63/1976-77

Player profile

Kevin Taylor signed for Oldham shortly after his sixteenth birthday, having played for the Werneth club and having captained Oldham schoolboys to win the Lancashire Cup.

Originally understudy to Len McIntyre, he made his senior debut at Castleford in the harsh winter season of 1962-63.

The next couple of years were spent mostly in the “A” team, but once Kevin got an extended run in the senior side, he would hold down the Oldham hooking position for the next decade. He was also a good player in the loose, especially his support play which twice led to him being top try scorer, in 1966-67 and 1967-68.

Kevin was selected for the England Under 24 team against France in the match that was the first played under the new Watersheddings floodlights in October 1965, and went on to play for Lancashire and England. The full Great Britain international call up eluded him, yet week in and week out Kevin would rake out the ball on the Oldham side of the scrum against all his so-called peers.

A model of consistency, Kevin played his last game at Salford on January 2nd 1977 before moving on to Leigh. A great servant of the club and definitely one of the best hookers never to play for Great Britain! He was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame on November 24th 2005.

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Games played 445

Includes 14 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
27 April 1963	Castleford	Lost	4-23
18 May 1963	Halifax	Lost	0-12
21 May 1963	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	11-5
9 November 1963	York	Won	17-0
7 December 1963	Bramley	Lost	0-9
24 October 1964	Warrington	Lost	6-15
7 November 1964	Barrow	Won	21-4
14 November 1964	Huddersfield	Won	12-10
28 November 1964	Salford	Won	9-5
5 December 1964	Hunslet	Won	7-4
2 January 1965	Hunslet	Won	36-7
9 January 1965	Barrow	Lost	5-8
13 February 1965	Keighley	Won	26-6
24 April 1965	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	14-26
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
22 October 1965	Wigan	Lost	6-16
6 November 1965	Liverpool City	Draw	7-7
13 November 1965	Salford	Lost	11-12
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
18 December 1965	Widnes	Won	15-3
1 January 1966	Hunslet	Won	7-3
8 January 1966	St Helens	Won	13-9
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
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
8 April 1966	Swinton	Lost	2-8
11 April 1966	Rochdale Hornets	Won	11-9
16 April 1966	Barrow	Won	12-2
22 April 1966	Leigh	Won	6-2
23 April 1966	Workington Town	Won	15-5
30 April 1966	Workington Town	Won	7-6
7 May 1966	St Helens	Lost	10-15
13 August 1966	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	5-13
20 August 1966	Hull FC	Won	24-12
23 August 1966	Blackpool Borough	Won	40-9
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
15 September 1966	Salford	Won	7-2
17 September 1966	Whitehaven	Won	37-9
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
17 February 1967	St Helens	Won	8-7
25 February 1967	Leeds	Lost	4-13
3 March 1967	Widnes	Draw	4-4
11 March 1967	Huddersfield	Won	9-4
18 March 1967	Wigan	Won	20-8
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
15 April 1967	Swinton	Draw	12-12
18 April 1967	Swinton	Lost	7-15
12 August 1967	Blackpool Borough Friendly	Won	26-23
15 August 1967	Liverpool City	Lost	12-13
19 August 1967	Leigh	Won	17-11
23 August 1967	Bradford Northern	Lost	10-28
26 August 1967	Hull FC	Lost	20-29
2 September 1967	Whitehaven	Won	34-14
14 October 1967	Bradford Northern	Lost	14-25
20 October 1967	Salford	Lost	6-12
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
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
8 April 1968	Warrington	Lost	5-23
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
31 August 1968	Workington Town	Lost	10-29
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
15 October 1968	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	14-16
19 October 1968	Widnes	Won	17-9
25 October 1968	St Helens	Lost	2-30
30 October 1968	Salford	Lost	2-4
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
28 March 1969	St Helens	Lost	4-19
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
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
13 October 1969	Rochdale Hornets	Won	24-13
24 October 1969	Barrow	Lost	19-26
1 November 1969	Whitehaven	Won	20-10
8 November 1969	Leigh	Lost	4-14
11 November 1969	Wigan	Lost	0-12
16 November 1969	Widnes	Lost	5-7
22 November 1969	St Helens	Lost	10-41
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
31 January 1970	Whitehaven	Lost	9-11
7 February 1970	Blackpool Borough	Won	5-0
21 February 1970	Wigan	Lost	4-17
27 February 1970	Salford	Lost	3-30
13 March 1970	Widnes	Lost	4-25
15 March 1970	Batley	Lost	5-13
18 March 1970	Huyton	Lost	2-9
23 March 1970	Blackpool Borough	Lost	3-5
27 March 1970	Swinton	Lost	11-23
28 March 1970	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	0-18
3 April 1970	Bradford Northern	Lost	7-12
6 April 1970	St Helens	Lost	0-43
10 April 1970	Leigh	Lost	4-8
15 April 1970	Batley	Won	9-7
8 August 1970	Halifax Friendly	Won	25-23
15 August 1970	Huddersfield Friendly	Lost	4-18
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
12 September 1970	Bramley	Won	24-8
19 September 1970	Doncaster	Won	14-10
21 September 1970	Whitehaven	Won	15-2
26 September 1970	Dewsbury	Lost	16-17
30 September 1970	Whitehaven	Lost	2-12
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
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
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
30 October 1971	Widnes	Won	13-7
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
12 December 1971	Bradford Northern	Lost	9-13
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
17 September 1972	Huyton	Won	25-13
24 September 1972	Hull FC	Lost	10-17
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
22 October 1972	Widnes	Lost	17-18
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
24 December 1972	Leigh	Won	24-4
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
1 September 1973	Wigan	Lost	12-20
8 September 1973	Bramley	Lost	17-30
11 September 1973	Wigan	Lost	12-14
16 September 1973	Warrington	Lost	14-31
18 September 1973	Wigan	Won	16-9
23 September 1973	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	0-22
29 September 1973	Wigan	Lost	0-18
6 October 1973	Whitehaven	Won	12-9
10 October 1973	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	0-4
14 October 1973	Dewsbury	Lost	13-19
19 October 1973	Australia	Lost	10-44
24 October 1973	Castleford	Won	14-13
7 November 1973	Featherstone Rovers	Won	14-12
11 November 1973	Widnes	Won	16-12
25 November 1973	Wigan	Won	17-9
8 December 1973	St Helens	Won	12-11
15 December 1973	Featherstone Rovers	Won	19-10
23 December 1973	Leigh	Won	30-20
26 December 1973	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	11-15
30 December 1973	Whitehaven	Won	19-12
1 January 1974	Salford	Lost	12-15
6 January 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	5-6
13 January 1974	Leigh	Lost	7-15
20 January 1974	Warrington	Lost	15-22
3 February 1974	Salford	Lost	12-26
10 February 1974	Bramley	Lost	7-10
16 February 1974	Wakefield Trinity	Won	9-2
3 March 1974	Leeds	Draw	8-8
17 March 1974	Widnes	Lost	0-13
24 March 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	15-28
29 March 1974	Warrington	Lost	12-27
31 March 1974	St Helens	Lost	12-33
17 August 1974	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	27-15
24 August 1974	Blackpool Borough	Won	17-13
1 September 1974	Widnes	Lost	9-14
8 September 1974	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-5
10 September 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	8-7
14 September 1974	Huddersfield	Lost	11-15
17 September 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	11-19
20 September 1974	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	8-17
29 September 1974	Workington Town	Won	21-14
6 October 1974	New Hunslet	Won	24-7
12 October 1974	Hull FC	Won	10-5
18 October 1974	Whitehaven	Won	10-2
26 October 1974	Huyton	Won	18-7
3 November 1974	Swinton	Lost	7-15
9 November 1974	Bradford Northern	Lost	3-12
29 December 1974	Huyton	Won	22-12
5 January 1975	New Hunslet	Won	23-2
12 January 1975	Doncaster	Won	23-3
17 January 1975	Barrow	Lost	0-10
2 February 1975	Swinton	Won	18-2
9 February 1975	Blackpool Borough	Won	12-3
16 February 1975	Leigh	Won	18-4
23 February 1975	Rochdale Hornets	Draw	10-10
26 February 1975	Rochdale Hornets	Won	15-3
2 March 1975	Whitehaven	Won	17-1
9 March 1975	Widnes	Lost	4-10
15 March 1975	Leigh	Won	21-9
23 March 1975	Batley	Won	31-5
6 April 1975	Barrow	Won	21-19
20 April 1975	Hull FC	Lost	6-29
22 April 1975	England Benefit Match	Lost	5-27
25 April 1975	St Helens	Lost	5-42
10 August 1975	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	29-2
24 August 1975	Keighley	Won	13-12
31 August 1975	St Helens	Lost	17-19
7 September 1975	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	5-27
28 September 1975	Huyton	Won	20-4
30 September 1975	Widnes	Won	16-10
12 October 1975	Huddersfield	Lost	17-28
18 October 1975	Leeds	Lost	15-18
26 October 1975	Wakefield Trinity	Won	23-18
2 November 1975	Dewsbury	Won	15-6
4 November 1975	Australia	Lost	10-20
9 November 1975	Salford	Lost	3-46
11 November 1975	Dewsbury	Lost	9-11
16 November 1975	Salford	Lost	10-37
14 December 1975	St Helens	Aban	3-15
21 December 1975	Bradford Northern	Won	20-14
26 December 1975	Swinton	Won	25-5
1 January 1976	Salford	Draw	8-8
4 January 1976	Castleford	Lost	6-8
11 January 1976	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	10-3
18 January 1976	Dewsbury	Won	16-4
8 February 1976	St Helens	Won	8-7
15 February 1976	Huyton	Won	16-4
22 February 1976	Wigan	Lost	7-16
29 February 1976	York	Won	6-5
7 March 1976	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	12-19
14 March 1976	St Helens	Lost	9-17
21 March 1976	Widnes	Lost	5-10
24 March 1976	St Helens	Lost	8-15
30 March 1976	Warrington	Lost	3-18
2 April 1976	Castleford	Lost	18-31
4 April 1976	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	5-21
7 April 1976	Warrington	Lost	10-19
11 April 1976	Bradford Northern	Lost	16-39
16 April 1976	Hull Kingston Rovers	Lost	15-25
19 April 1976	Swinton	Won	17-2
25 April 1976	Widnes	Won	21-17
15 August 1976	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Draw	21-21
22 August 1976	Blackpool Borough	Lost	10-17
5 September 1976	Widnes	Lost	20-22
12 September 1976	Leeds	Lost	10-18
19 September 1976	Leigh	Lost	13-19
26 September 1976	Wigan	Won	23-20
3 October 1976	Wakefield Trinity	Won	13-11
5 October 1976	Whitehaven	Won	21-3
10 October 1976	Barrow	Won	33-0
15 October 1976	Castleford	Lost	5-11
24 October 1976	Batley	Won	17-9
2 January 1977	Salford	Lost	12-33

Kevin Taylor

Player profile

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Games played 445