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1926/27 Northern Rugby League

Oldham

Captain
Bob Sloman
Biggest home crowd
16,000 (vs. New Zealand in round 13)
Average home crowd
16,000
Top pointscorer
Ernest Knapman (4) *
Top tryscorers
Fred Ashworth, Joe Corsi, Tom Holliday (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 28 Sat League † H     Leeds W 22-12     Watersheddings   2nd >
Sep 4 Sat League     A Pontypridd W 33-15     Pontypridd   7th >
6 Mon League † H     Wakefield T. W 18-5     Watersheddings   6th >
11 Sat League     A Broughton R. L 0-11     The Cliff   5th >
18 Sat League H     Widnes W 18-9     Watersheddings   7th >
20 Mon League † H     Huddersfield W 33-3     Watersheddings   5th >
25 Sat League     A St Helens Recs L 5-13     City Road   8th >
Oct 2 Sat League H     Barrow W 27-5     Watersheddings   7th >
9 Sat LC (1) H     Salford L 2-3     Watersheddings   >
16 Sat League     A Rochdale H. W 15-9     Athletic Ground   7th >
23 Sat KT (13) H     New Zealand W 15-10 B Sloman   Watersheddings 16,000 >
30 Sat League     A Warrington W 22-4     Wilderspool   4th >
Nov 6 Sat League † H     York W 34-8     Watersheddings   4th >
13 Sat League     A Barrow L 5-7     Little Park   4th >
Dec 4 Sat League H     St Helens W 26-5     Watersheddings   6th >
11 Sat League †     A Wakefield T. L 5-12     Belle Vue   5th >
18 Sat League † H     Batley D 8-8     Watersheddings   8th >
25 Sat League H     Swinton L 0-5     Watersheddings   7th >
27 Mon League †     A Hull W 17-0     Boulevard   8th >
Jan 1 Sat League H     Wigan H. W 16-2     Watersheddings   7th >
3 Mon League † H     Hull W 9-3     Watersheddings   6th >
8 Sat League     A Leigh L 0-3     Mather Lane   5th >
15 Sat League     A Salford D 5-5     Weaste   5th >
29 Sat League     A Wigan H. L 5-12     Tunstall Lane   6th >
Feb 5 Sat League †     A Leeds L 0-23     Headingley   8th >
12 Sat CC (1) H     Salford W 8-0     Watersheddings   >
19 Sat League †     A York L 13-20     Wigginton Rd   9th >
26 Sat CC (2)     A Hunslet W 15-3     Parkside   >
Mar 5 Sat League H     Broughton R. W 26-15     Watersheddings   10th >
12 Sat CC (3)     A Leeds W 11-5     Headingley   >
16 Wed League     A St Helens L 10-21     Knowsley   11th >
19 Sat League H     Wigan W 27-12     Watersheddings   11th >
21 Mon League H     Salford W 18-12     Watersheddings   10th >
26 Sat League †     A Batley L 0-5     Mount Pleasant   8th >
Apr 2 Sat CC (SF) H     * Wakefield T. W 7-3     Central Park 18,000 >
9 Sat League     A Wigan L 3-11     Central Park   11th >
11 Mon League H     St Helens Recs D 0-0     Watersheddings   11th >
15 Fri League     A Swinton D 8-8     Chorley Road   11th >
16 Sat League H     Rochdale H. L 5-11     Watersheddings   12th >
18 Mon League †     A Huddersfield L 6-8     Fartown   12th >
19 Tue League H     Leigh W 19-6     Watersheddings   12th >
23 Sat League     A Widnes L 5-22     Lowerhouse   12th >
25 Mon League H     Pontypridd W 6-3     Watersheddings   13th >
30 Sat League H     Warrington W 21-13     Watersheddings   13th >
May 7 Sat CC (F) H     * Swinton W 26-7     Central Park 33,448 >

45 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
† denotes Cross-County Match

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
ASHWORTH, Fred -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
BAKER, Ambrose 29 Swansea Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
BROUGH, Albert -   Great Britain - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - - List
CORSI, Joe -   Wales - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
HESKETH, George -   England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HIGGS, Alf -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
HOLLIDAY, Tom 28 Carlisle   - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - 1 - 1 1 - - 3 - - List
JEREMIAH, Ivor -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
KNAPMAN, Ernest -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4 - - List
READ, Jack -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
RIX, Sid -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SCAIFE, Jack -     - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
SLOMAN, Bob -   Great Britain England - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List
13 players 1 cur. / 7 tot. 29.32 38 matches 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 matches 3 3 0 15 0 0 45 matches 3 3 0 15 0 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Tony McCarron

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, News Reports

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