Oldham - Season Summary
Coaches Peter Smethurst (20)Brian Gartland (12)Frank Barrow (1)Biggest home crowd 6,493 (vs. Wigan in round 12) Average home crowd 3,866 Top pointscorer League: Michael Parrish (186) * All Matches: Michael Parrish (216) * Top tryscorers League: Ray Ashton (12) * All Matches: Ray Ashton, Des Foy (13) * * denotes incomplete data
According to the Newcastle Journal (17/2/84, p14), Frank Barrow was appointed as senior coach of Oldham after being assistant manager for the past 4 months. It also confirms that Peter Smethurst resigned "a fortnight ago," which would suggest it happened between the 1st Feb and 5th Feb matches. The following week, the Daily Mirror reported that Dave Cox (formerly of Castleford and Dewsbury) is to take over as Oldham team manager following the resignations of Peter Smethurst and Frank Barrow (25/2/84, p26). An obituary of Frank Myler (https://roughyeds.co.uk/2020/03/a-tribute-to-frank-myler-one-of-rugby-leagues-greatest-ever/) confirms that Frank Barrow only lasted "six days and one game — a dreadful performance in a 42-8 defeat Whitehaven, who celebrated their first win of the season". It then goes onto confirm that the coach of the youth team (Brian Gartland) took over for the remainder of the season, and official records make no mention of Dave Cox ever being coach.
Results To view more info on a match, click the > button. Date Day Competition Opposition Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank Aug 21 Sun League H Leeds W 25 - 16 P Smethurst Watersheddings 3,549 3rd > 28 Sun League A Bradford N. L 8 - 14 P Smethurst Odsal 5,607 7th > Sep 4 Sun LC (1)H Workington W 26 - 20 P Smethurst Watersheddings 2,567 > 11 Sun League A Featherstone R. W 24 - 16 P Smethurst Post Office Road 2,711 11th > 14 Wed LC (2) A Swinton L 6 - 8 P Smethurst Station Road 1,881 > 18 Sun League H Fulham W 30 - 12 P Smethurst Watersheddings 3,222 8th > 25 Sun League A Hull KR D 18 - 18 P Smethurst Craven Park 6,541 6th > Oct 2 Sun League H St Helens W 32 - 6 P Smethurst Watersheddings 3,877 5th > 9 Sun League H Widnes L 10 - 20 P Smethurst Watersheddings 4,541 4th > 19 Wed League A Castleford W 18 - 16 P Smethurst Wheldon Road 3,880 5th > 23 Sun League H Hull W 18 - 12 P Smethurst Watersheddings 5,935 4th > 30 Sun League A Warrington D 22 - 22 P Smethurst Wilderspool 4,956 4th > Nov 6 Sun JPT (1)H Leigh L 12 - 20 P Smethurst Watersheddings 6,264 > 13 Sun League H Wigan W 8 - 4 P Smethurst Watersheddings 6,493 5th > 20 Sun League A Fulham L 4 - 21 P Smethurst Craven Cottage 2,437 5th > 27 Sun League H Hull KR L 10 - 18 P Smethurst Watersheddings 4,619 5th > Dec 18 Sun League A Wakefield T. L 22 - 28 P Smethurst Belle Vue 4,837 6th > 26 Mon League H Salford W 18 - 6 P Smethurst Watersheddings 3,975 6th > Jan 2 Mon League A Leeds L 12 - 16 P Smethurst Headingley 7,864 6th > 8 Sun League H Leigh -A- 14- 26 Watersheddings 4,455 7th > Feb 1 Wed League H Featherstone R. L 4 - 19 P Smethurst Watersheddings 2,423 9th > 5 Sun League A Hull L 8 - 20 Boulevard 10,482 9th > 12 Sun CC (1)H Huyton W 28 - 10 Watersheddings 2,552 > 19 Sun League A Whitehaven L 8 - 42 F Barrow Recreation Gnd 1,267 9th > 26 Sun CC (2) A Wigan L 6 - 30 B Gartland Central Park 9,515 > Mar 4 Sun League H Bradford N. W 10 - 4 B Gartland Watersheddings 3,510 12th > 11 Sun League H Leigh W 13 - 10 B Gartland Watersheddings 3,918 9th > 14 Wed League A Wigan L 6 - 12 B Gartland Central Park 6,457 9th > 18 Sun League H Warrington L 11 - 14 B Gartland Watersheddings 4,081 10th > 25 Sun League A Leigh W 21 - 15 B Gartland Hilton Park 3,261 10th > 25 Sun League H Whitehaven W 24 - 13 B Gartland Watersheddings 2,340 10th > Apr 1 Sun League A St Helens L 20 - 31 B Gartland Knowsley 4,737 9th > 8 Sun League A Widnes W 34 - 28 B Gartland Naughton 4,888 11th > 11 Wed League H Castleford L 2 - 13 B Gartland Watersheddings 2,616 10th > 15 Sun League H Wakefield T. W 54 - 4 B Gartland Watersheddings 2,523 10th > 20 Fri League A Salford W 50 - 10 B Gartland The Willows 2,700 10th >
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Players To view matches in which a player appeared, click the List button. 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 ASHTON, Ray 23 Widnes 24 1 25 12 - 3 51 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - 27 1 28 13 - 3 55 - - List BARDGETT, Joe -
4 - 4 4 - - 16 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 4 - - 16 - - List BIRKBY, Ian -
14 7 21 3 - 1 13 - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 17 7 24 3 - 1 13 - - List BISHOP, Gary -
1 2 3 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 3 1 - - 4 - - List CHADWICK, Les -
1 1 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 2 3 - - - - - - List COOMBES, Michael -
- 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List COYLE, Craig -
1 3 4 1 - - 4 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 2 4 6 1 - - 4 - - List FLANAGAN, Terry - 27 1 28 3 - - 12 - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - 31 1 32 3 - - 12 - - List FOY, Des 20 29 - 29 10 - - 40 - - 5 - 5 3 - - 12 - - 34 - 34 13 - - 52 - - List GOODWAY, Andy 22 21 1 22 9 - - 36 - - 2 - 2 1 - - 4 - - 23 1 24 10 - - 40 - - List HAWKYARD, Colin -
12 2 14 3 - - 12 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 14 2 16 3 - - 12 - - List HORNBY, Jim - 27 1 28 4 - - 16 - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - 30 1 31 5 - - 20 - - List JONES, Wally -
26 - 26 1 - - 4 - - 4 - 4 - - - - - - 30 - 30 1 - - 4 - - List KIRWAN, Paddy -
12 2 14 1 - - 4 - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 14 3 17 1 - - 4 - - List LITTLER, Stephen -
13 - 13 - - - - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 18 - 18 - - - - - - List LOWNDES, Paul -
5 1 6 2 - - 8 - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 7 1 8 2 - - 8 - - List McCURRIE, Alan - 27 1 28 2 - 4 12 - - 4 - 4 1 - - 4 - - 31 1 32 3 - 4 16 - - List MEADOWS, Kevin 23
4 - 4 6 - - 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4 6 - - 24 - - List MORGAN, Mick - 24 5 29 3 - - 12 - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - 29 5 34 3 - - 12 - - List MUNRO, Geoff -
1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - List NAIDOLE, Tom -
9 8 17 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 9 10 19 - - - - - - List PARRISH, Michael -
28 - 28 3 87 - 186 - - 5 - 5 2 11 - 30 - - 33 - 33 5 98 - 216 - - List PLATT, Alan -
4 - 4 1 4 - 12 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 5 1 6 1 4 - 12 - - List SANDERSON, Ian -
3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 1 - - 4 - - List SHERMAN, Paul -
1 1 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 4 - - 2 1 3 1 - - 4 - - List SINCLAIR, Alan - 16 2 18 1 - - 4 - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - 17 3 20 1 - - 4 - - List TAYLOR, Mike -
18 - 18 7 - - 28 - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 20 1 21 7 - - 28 - - List VIGO, Green -
6 - 6 2 - - 8 - - 2 - 2 1 - - 4 - - 8 - 8 3 - - 12 - - List WILLIS, Chris -
12 1 13 - - - - - - 2 1 3 - - - - - - 14 2 16 - - - - - - List WORRALL, Mick 22 25 - 25 6 2 - 28 - - 5 - 5 3 - - 12 - - 30 - 30 9 2 - 40 - - List WRIGHT, Nick - 8 - 8 - 3 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - 3 - 6 - - List 31 players 22.38 7 cur. / 10 tot. 31 matches 86 96 8 544 0 0 5 matches 14 11 0 78 0 0 36 matches 100 107 8 622 0 0
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
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Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club , Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999) , Castleford Tigers Heritage Wakefield Trinity Heritage News Reports
