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

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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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		6th	>
25	Sat	League	A	St Helens Recs	L	5	-	13		City Road		5th	>
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		6th	>
Nov 6	Sat	League †	H	York	W	34	-	8		Watersheddings		5th	>
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		6th	>
18	Sat	League †	H	Batley	D	8	-	8		Watersheddings		7th	>
25	Sat	League	H	Swinton	L	0	-	5		Watersheddings		7th	>
27	Mon	League †	A	Hull	W	17	-	0		Boulevard		7th	>
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		7th	>
15	Sat	League	A	Salford	D	5	-	5		Weaste		6th	>
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		8th	>
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		11th	>
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

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	League									Cups/Other									Totals
Individual match appearances are not currently available here.
Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	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		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
BROUGH, Albert	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	-	List
CORSI, Joe	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
HESKETH, George	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
READ, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
RIX, Sid	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SCAIFE, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
SLOMAN, Bob	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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

1926/27 Northern Rugby League

Oldham

Results

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Players

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