Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Sid Little

Career: 1951-52/1958-59

Player profile

Born near Carlisle, Sid Little an ex – R.A.F. pilot and both Harlequin and Cumberland union player, joined Oldham in1952.

A fast second row forward, he would form a tremendous back row partnership with ball-playing Charlie Winslade in the fabulous team of the 50’s. He made his try scoring Great Britain debut in the third test against Australia at Swinton in 1956 when the Lions secured the Ashes, the first of ten consecutive international appearances, including a trip to Australia for the 1957 World Cup.

Also made eight appearances for Cumberland at league. In later life Little was awarded the OBE for services to youth.

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Games played 260

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

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
23 February 1952	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	24-11
8 March 1952	Bramley	Won	12-7
22 March 1952	Leigh	Won	11-8
1 April 1952	Rochdale Hornets	Won	22-8
5 April 1952	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	17-3
11 April 1952	Swinton	Won	17-5
12 April 1952	Rochdale Hornets	Won	37-10
14 April 1952	Halifax	Won	27-12
26 April 1952	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	33-3
6 May 1952	RL XIII Benefit Match	Won	18-8
16 August 1952	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	25-8
23 August 1952	Featherstone Rovers	Won	32-8
30 August 1952	Swinton	Won	25-6
3 September 1952	Swinton	Won	19-18
6 September 1952	Leeds	Won	21-10
10 September 1952	St Helens	Lost	2-6
13 September 1952	Barrow	Lost	5-13
15 September 1952	Australia	Draw	7-7
20 September 1952	Wakefield Trinity	Won	24-7
24 September 1952	Workington Town	Lost	10-13
4 October 1952	Workington Town	Lost	8-11
11 October 1952	Widnes	Won	31-4
18 October 1952	Warrington	Won	28-0
25 October 1952	Warrington	Won	27-2
15 November 1952	Wakefield Trinity	Lost	4-15
22 November 1952	Salford	Won	32-3
6 December 1952	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	24-2
20 December 1952	Bradford Northern	Lost	9-12
25 December 1952	Swinton	Won	15-8
27 December 1952	Wigan	Won	14-5
3 January 1953	Barrow	Lost	4-7
10 January 1953	Wigan	Won	27-13
17 January 1953	Salford	Won	8-4
24 January 1953	Rochdale Hornets	Won	8-7
31 January 1953	Bramley	Lost	4-5
7 February 1953	St Helens	Lost	4-20
14 February 1953	St Helens	Draw	5-5
21 February 1953	Rochdale Hornets	Draw	7-7
28 February 1953	Whitehaven	Draw	14-14
7 March 1953	Bradford Northern	Lost	11-13
21 March 1953	Workington Town	Won	19-9
28 March 1953	Featherstone Rovers	Won	14-7
3 April 1953	Swinton	Lost	12-30
4 April 1953	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	16-0
6 April 1953	Whitehaven	Won	15-3
11 April 1953	Liverpool City	Won	59-3
18 April 1953	St Helens	Lost	13-14
22 April 1953	Leigh	Lost	13-17
16 May 1953	Huddersfield Benefit Match	Lost	13-20
8 August 1953	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	19-31
15 August 1953	Wigan	Won	18-7
22 August 1953	Huddersfield	Lost	20-27
26 August 1953	Bramley	Lost	9-16
2 September 1953	Widnes	Lost	9-11
5 September 1953	Whitehaven	Lost	12-13
7 September 1953	Whitehaven	Won	45-6
12 September 1953	Leigh	Won	17-9
19 September 1953	Liverpool City	Won	28-2
26 September 1953	Leeds	Lost	10-27
3 October 1953	Widnes	Won	33-2
10 October 1953	Dewsbury	Won	11-2
17 October 1953	Salford	Draw	11-11
24 October 1953	Rochdale Hornets	Won	20-6
31 October 1953	Dewsbury	Draw	6-6
7 November 1953	St Helens	Lost	3-5
14 November 1953	Whitehaven	Lost	0-7
21 November 1953	Bramley	Won	35-13
28 November 1953	Belle Vue Rangers	Lost	14-17
5 December 1953	Barrow	Lost	8-24
12 December 1953	St Helens	Lost	9-21
19 December 1953	Workington Town	Lost	10-22
25 December 1953	Swinton	Won	23-0
27 February 1954	Leigh	Won	20-7
6 March 1954	Warrington	Lost	4-7
13 March 1954	Barrow	Lost	6-12
20 March 1954	Hull FC	Won	21-9
3 April 1954	Leigh Exhibition Match	Lost	13-18
10 April 1954	Wigan	Won	7-2
16 April 1954	Swinton	Won	15-2
19 April 1954	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	7-10
15 May 1954	Halifax Benefit Match	Lost	32-33
25 August 1954	Salford	Lost	2-11
28 August 1954	St Helens	Won	23-16
4 September 1954	Barrow	Won	17-12
11 September 1954	Lancs County Amateurs	Won	57-17
14 September 1954	Liverpool City	Won	28-4
18 September 1954	Batley	Won	27-3
20 September 1954	St Helens	Won	20-9
9 October 1954	Workington Town	Won	23-13
16 October 1954	Rochdale Hornets	Won	18-4
23 October 1954	Barrow	Lost	2-12
27 November 1954	Wigan	Won	9-5
11 December 1954	Whitehaven	Draw	2-2
18 December 1954	Keighley	Won	15-11
25 December 1954	Swinton	Won	8-5
8 January 1955	Leigh	Won	22-10
22 January 1955	Workington Town	Lost	5-13
29 January 1955	Rochdale Hornets	Won	11-9
5 February 1955	Barrow	Won	11-5
12 February 1955	Wigan	Won	5-2
19 February 1955	St Helens	Won	9-2
5 March 1955	Leigh	Lost	3-5
12 March 1955	Belle Vue Rangers	Won	34-8
19 March 1955	Widnes	Won	36-2
26 March 1955	Warrington	Lost	4-18
18 April 1955	Hull FC	Lost	5-18
23 April 1955	Leeds	Won	25-6
14 May 1955	Warrington	Lost	3-7
21 May 1955	Halifax Benefit Match	Draw	29-29
20 August 1955	Keighley Friendly	Won	35-14
27 August 1955	Blackpool Borough	Won	18-8
30 August 1955	Rochdale Hornets	Lost	4-12
3 September 1955	Hunslet	Lost	8-15
7 September 1955	Leigh	Lost	11-13
10 September 1955	Leeds	Lost	15-22
17 September 1955	Warrington	Won	18-3
24 September 1955	York	Lost	10-16
1 October 1955	Featherstone Rovers	Won	25-6
8 October 1955	Hunslet	Won	26-11
15 October 1955	Barrow	Won	18-16
22 October 1955	Warrington	Lost	13-15
29 October 1955	New Zealand	Lost	13-15
2 November 1955	Featherstone Rovers	Won	8-7
5 November 1955	Leigh	Won	30-21
12 November 1955	Liverpool City	Won	22-13
19 November 1955	Wigan	Won	48-23
26 November 1955	Widnes	Won	24-5
3 December 1955	Liverpool City	Won	26-16
10 December 1955	Salford	Won	24-0
17 December 1955	Salford	Won	27-14
24 December 1955	St Helens	Lost	7-18
26 December 1955	Swinton	Lost	8-10
27 December 1955	Blackpool Borough	Lost	5-9
31 December 1955	Whitehaven	Won	34-10
7 January 1956	Whitehaven	Lost	13-29
21 January 1956	Widnes	Lost	10-11
11 February 1956	Dewsbury	Won	31-2
18 February 1956	Wigan	Won	14-5
25 February 1956	Featherstone Rovers	Lost	4-14
3 March 1956	Leeds	Lost	7-12
10 March 1956	York	Won	29-8
24 March 1956	Leigh	Won	27-22
30 March 1956	Swinton	Lost	6-7
31 March 1956	Leeds	Won	15-12
2 April 1956	Barrow	Lost	9-23
11 August 1956	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	34-5
18 August 1956	Bramley	Won	27-11
20 August 1956	Halifax	Won	13-9
25 August 1956	Rochdale Hornets	Won	43-0
28 August 1956	Leigh	Won	20-0
1 September 1956	Wigan	Won	18-16
8 September 1956	St Helens	Won	25-16
11 September 1956	Salford	Won	31-0
15 September 1956	Wakefield Trinity	Won	19-15
19 September 1956	Leigh	Won	18-9
22 September 1956	Barrow	Won	45-13
6 October 1956	Wigan	Won	25-13
13 October 1956	Halifax	Won	27-6
20 October 1956	St Helens	Won	10-3
27 October 1956	Keighley	Won	19-5
3 November 1956	Workington Town	Lost	5-7
7 November 1956	Australia	Won	21-2
10 November 1956	Workington Town	Won	7-2
17 November 1956	Keighley	Won	32-15
24 November 1956	Blackpool Borough	Won	60-8
1 December 1956	York	Won	34-12
8 December 1956	St Helens	Won	9-8
22 December 1956	Warrington	Lost	2-12
29 December 1956	Widnes	Won	28-7
1 January 1957	Blackpool Borough	Won	15-7
5 January 1957	Hunslet	Won	5-2
12 January 1957	Salford	Won	17-3
19 January 1957	Whitehaven	Won	15-9
2 February 1957	Salford	Won	27-3
9 February 1957	Workington Town	Won	14-5
16 February 1957	Widnes	Won	25-10
23 February 1957	Leigh	Lost	0-5
9 March 1957	York	Lost	4-28
16 March 1957	Whitehaven	Won	28-5
23 March 1957	Bramley	Won	31-6
30 March 1957	Wigan	Won	14-6
6 April 1957	Leigh	Won	40-13
15 April 1957	Swinton	Won	38-13
19 April 1957	Swinton	Won	34-11
20 April 1957	Hunslet	Won	21-12
22 April 1957	Rochdale Hornets	Won	26-12
4 May 1957	Leeds	Won	22-12
18 May 1957	Hull FC	Won	15-14
10 August 1957	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	31-5
17 August 1957	Halifax	Won	21-11
24 August 1957	Wakefield Trinity	Draw	12-12
26 August 1957	St Helens	Lost	7-21
31 August 1957	Barrow	Won	44-10
2 September 1957	Huddersfield	Won	38-12
7 September 1957	Halifax	Won	19-15
10 September 1957	Warrington	Won	18-12
14 September 1957	Warrington	Won	17-15
21 September 1957	Leigh	Won	23-5
28 September 1957	Workington Town	Won	24-13
2 October 1957	St Helens	Won	29-9
12 October 1957	Rochdale Hornets	Won	29-21
19 October 1957	Wigan	Won	13-8
26 October 1957	Blackpool Borough	Won	34-5
9 November 1957	Salford	Won	14-5
16 November 1957	Liverpool City	Won	28-12
30 November 1957	Salford	Won	34-12
7 December 1957	Hunslet	Won	22-20
21 December 1957	Whitehaven	Won	28-12
25 December 1957	Swinton	Lost	9-15
26 December 1957	Hull FC	Lost	5-12
28 December 1957	Warrington	Won	15-14
4 January 1958	Leeds	Won	17-10
11 January 1958	Barrow	Won	24-5
18 January 1958	Widnes	Won	12-2
1 February 1958	Wigan	Won	9-6
8 February 1958	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	23-6
15 February 1958	St Helens	Lost	4-5
22 February 1958	Blackpool Borough	Won	12-5
8 March 1958	Wigan	Lost	0-8
15 March 1958	Whitehaven	Won	13-11
22 March 1958	Rochdale Hornets	Won	27-0
4 April 1958	Swinton	Won	28-18
5 April 1958	Wigan	Won	19-7
7 April 1958	Huddersfield	Won	27-3
12 April 1958	Hunslet	Won	38-13
16 April 1958	Hull FC	Won	43-9
19 April 1958	Leeds	Won	26-11
26 April 1958	Workington Town	Won	10-8
3 May 1958	Hull FC	Lost	8-20
9 August 1958	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	10-25
30 August 1958	Whitehaven	Won	49-5
2 September 1958	Workington Town	Won	30-4
6 September 1958	Halifax	Won	27-11
16 September 1958	Wigan	Won	19-7
20 September 1958	Rochdale Hornets	Won	14-13
27 September 1958	Blackpool Borough	Won	44-3
30 September 1958	Widnes	Won	9-4
4 October 1958	Warrington	Won	20-13
11 October 1958	Rochdale Hornets	Won	22-18
18 October 1958	Liverpool City	Won	28-13
22 November 1958	Leeds	Won	13-12
29 November 1958	Wigan	Lost	7-19
6 December 1958	Widnes	Won	44-8
13 December 1958	Workington Town	Won	23-0
20 December 1958	Wigan	Won	21-18
25 December 1958	Swinton	Won	8-7
26 December 1958	Hunslet	Draw	14-14
3 January 1959	Leigh	Won	19-16
31 January 1959	Leeds	Lost	15-18
7 February 1959	Warrington	Won	19-8
14 February 1959	Leigh	Lost	7-11
21 February 1959	St Helens	Lost	6-7
14 March 1959	Hull FC	Lost	8-20
21 March 1959	Barrow	Won	39-13
27 March 1959	Swinton	Won	19-8
30 March 1959	Hull FC	Won	5-0
4 April 1959	Liverpool City	Won	67-6
11 April 1959	Widnes	Lost	6-28
27 April 1959	St Helens	Won	15-14
2 May 1959	St Helens	Lost	4-42

Sid Little

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 13

Games played 260