Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust

Bill Patterson

Career: 1959-60/1964-65

Heritage No. 627

Player profile

Billy played 72 senior games for Oldham between 1960 and 1965, mostly on the wing but occasionally at full-back.
Oldham-born, Billy was a brave-hearted player who never let his lack of weight stop him from giving 100% effort in the Roughyeds’ cause.
He scored 29 tries and kicked 12 goals for a total of 111 points.

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Games played 84

Includes 3 games that don't count towards the career statistics above (friendlies and similar).

Date	Opposition	Result	Score
26 April 1960	St Helens	Lost	2-10
30 April 1960	Leigh	Lost	5-10
17 September 1960	St Helens	Lost	12-26
20 September 1960	Featherstone Rovers	Won	20-12
27 September 1960	Blackpool Borough	Won	11-10
15 October 1960	Hull Kingston Rovers	Draw	11-11
22 October 1960	Widnes	Won	25-5
29 October 1960	Rochdale Hornets	Won	29-14
5 November 1960	Liverpool City	Won	49-12
12 November 1960	Keighley	Won	30-2
19 November 1960	Salford	Won	37-0
17 December 1960	Blackpool Borough	Aban	20-3
24 December 1960	Leigh	Lost	4-13
26 December 1960	Swinton	Lost	4-6
31 December 1960	Barrow	Lost	2-11
2 January 1961	Workington Town	Won	17-5
21 January 1961	Liverpool City	Won	28-10
28 January 1961	Wigan	Lost	5-15
4 February 1961	Barrow	Won	10-3
11 February 1961	Hull FC	Lost	2-4
18 February 1961	Hull Kingston Rovers	Won	32-12
4 March 1961	Salford	Won	26-7
18 March 1961	Workington Town	Won	23-12
25 March 1961	Wigan	Lost	8-15
26 April 1961	Halifax	Won	28-9
29 April 1961	Keighley	Won	23-11
12 August 1961	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Won	53-13
19 August 1961	Halifax	Won	15-9
21 August 1961	Barrow	Lost	5-11
26 August 1961	Blackpool Borough	Won	20-5
28 August 1961	York	Won	30-12
2 September 1961	Barrow	Won	10-3
9 September 1961	Halifax	Lost	5-7
21 October 1961	Warrington	Won	35-5
28 October 1961	Huddersfield	Lost	7-16
4 November 1961	Whitehaven	Won	25-7
18 November 1961	Hull FC	Lost	7-10
25 November 1961	Salford	Won	50-4
2 December 1961	Whitehaven	Won	45-10
9 December 1961	Workington Town	Lost	5-17
16 December 1961	St Helens	Won	9-8
6 January 1962	Warrington	Won	15-12
13 January 1962	Wigan	Lost	13-16
27 January 1962	Rochdale Hornets	Won	17-7
3 March 1962	Workington Town	Lost	0-5
31 August 1962	Whitehaven	Won	40-9
7 September 1962	Whitehaven	Won	11-2
15 September 1962	Barrow	Won	15-13
18 September 1962	Rochdale Hornets	Won	14-3
22 September 1962	Rochdale Hornets	Won	22-7
29 September 1962	Leigh	Lost	17-24
2 October 1962	St Helens	Lost	8-10
6 October 1962	Workington Town	Lost	15-44
13 October 1962	Huddersfield	Won	9-8
20 October 1962	Leeds	Lost	5-23
1 December 1962	Wakefield Trinity	Won	19-12
8 December 1962	Wigan	Lost	0-19
15 December 1962	Castleford	Lost	2-10
22 December 1962	Halifax	Lost	14-16
30 March 1963	Widnes	Won	8-3
7 December 1963	Bramley	Lost	0-9
28 December 1963	Dewsbury	Won	29-0
4 January 1964	Blackpool Borough	Won	18-13
24 April 1964	Rochdale Hornets	Won	5-3
27 April 1964	Leigh	Lost	7-21
1 May 1964	St Helens	Lost	11-22
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
14 September 1964	Blackpool Borough	Won	13-2
19 September 1964	Widnes	Won	21-2
21 September 1964	Warrington	Lost	4-19
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
31 October 1964	St Helens	Lost	6-22
6 February 1965	Hunslet	Lost	4-12
13 February 1965	Keighley	Won	26-6
19 April 1965	Dewsbury	Lost	3-6
23 April 1966	Workington Town	Won	15-5
13 August 1966	Rochdale Hornets Law Cup	Lost	5-13

Bill Patterson

Player profile

Career statistics

Photos 4

Games played 84