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Arthur Oxford

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Arthur Thomas Oxford
Born
Wednesday, 27th June, 1894
Died
Sunday, 1st June, 1980 (Aged 85 years and 339 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Grandson
Gary Stevens
Cousin
Aub Oxford
Son
Arthur Oxford
Grandson
Wayne Stevens

Competitions Won

Test Series
1919 New Zealand vs Australia
Interstate Series
1919, 1921, 1925
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1918, 1923

Biography

Premier goal-kicker immediately after the First World War (the grandfather of Souths’ Test forward Gary Stevens) kicked a then record 23 successive goals in club matches with Souths in 1920. A member of the champion Souths team that won the premiership in 1918, Arthur Oxford represented NSW in 1919 before touring NZ with the Australian team. Oxford played in three Tests on tour but later moved to Easts during the 1920s. Oxford’s three goals helped defeat his former club in Easts’ 15-12 win in the 1923 final. Oxford played in two more Tests against England in 1924 but took on a captain-coach role with Rockhampton the following year - a move that saw him gain selection in Queensland’s state team. Later a State and Australian selector, he was the father of the Easts’ clubman of the same name and the cousin of celebrated referee Aub Oxford.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 4 1 5 1-1 7     - - 17 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
The Ashes - 1 1 2 1-1 1     - - 5 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 11 1 12 3-3 22     - - 53 - - - 7 5 - 58.33% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 6 1 7 1-1 19     - - 41 - - - 5 2 - 71.43% List
Tour Matches New South Wales SecondsNS2 - 1 - 1 1-1 8     - - 19 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 1 4 1 5 1-1 7     - - 17 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 1 - 1 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Interstate Series 3 8 1 9 1-1 19     - - 41 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches South Sydney RabbitohsSOU - 4 - 4 1-1 4     - - 11 - - - 3 - 1 75.00% List
Country Carnival - 4 - 4 2-2 18     - - 42 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 179 - 179 36-36 378     - - 864 - - 1 107 65 7 59.78% List
NRL Finals - 6 - 6 1-1 12     - - 27 - - - 2 4 - 33.33% List
City Cup - 42 - 42 15-15 112     - - 269 - - - 27 13 2 64.29% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  234 2 236 50-50 514     - - 1,178 - - 1 143 83 10 60.59% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1919, 1924   4 1 5 1-1 7     - - 17 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Combined 1st 1917   1 - 1 --- 2     - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Rest of NSW Firsts 1917   1 - 1 1-1 4     - - 11 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1919, 1921-24   16 1 17 3-3 38     - - 85 - - - 10 7 - 58.82% List
Metropolis 1920, 1922   3 - 3 1-1 4     - - 11 - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
NSW Seconds 1921-22   2 - 2 1-1 11     - - 25 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Australasia II 1922   1 - 1 1-1 1     - - 5 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Probables (AU) 1924   1 - 1 --- 1     - - 2 - - - - - 1 0.00% List
QLD Firsts 1925   1 - 1 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
SouthsSouth Sydney 19151915 NSWRFL   4 - 42-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19161916 NSWRFL   15 - 153-3 7     - - 23 - - - 11 4 - 73.33% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19171917 NSWRFL   13 - 134-4 2     - - 16 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19181918 NSWRFL   13 - 136-6 27     - - 72 - - 1 11 2 - 84.62% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19191919 NSWRFL   10 - 101-1 27     - - 57 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19201920 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 40     - - 86 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
SouthsSouth Sydney 19211921 NSWRFL   8 - 8--- 18     - - 36 - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19221922 NSWRFL   16 - 165-5 37     - - 89 - - - 9 5 2 56.25% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19231923 NSWRFL   17 - 175-5 49     - - 113 - - - 14 3 - 82.35% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19241924 NSWRFL   7 - 71-1 15     - - 33 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19261926 NSWRFL   17 - 173-3 38     - - 85 - - - 9 7 1 52.94% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19271927 NSWRFL   16 - 161-1 45     - - 93 - - - 8 6 2 50.00% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19281928 NSWRFL   14 - 143-3 39     - - 87 - - - 12 2 - 85.71% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19291929 NSWRFL   16 - 16--- 34     - - 68 - - - 4 10 2 25.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
South Sydney 1915-21   76 - 76 18-18 121     - - 296 - - 1 48 28 - 63.16% List
Eastern Suburbs 1922-24, 1926-29   103 - 103 18-18 257     - - 568 - - - 59 37 7 57.28% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Darth Orion, Paul Carter, Tim Costello

Sources: Castleford Tigers Heritage