1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Oldham

Biggest home crowd: 19,370 (vs. Australia in round 5)
Average home crowd: 19,370
Top pointscorer: Bernard Ganley (4) *
Top tryscorer: John Watson (1) *

* denotes incomplete data

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Aug 23	Sat	League †	H	Featherstone R.	W	32	-	8	Watersheddings		3rd	>
30	Sat	LC (1A)	H	Swinton	W	25	-	6	Watersheddings			>
Sep 3	Wed	LC (1B)	A	Swinton	W	19	-	18	Station Road			>
6	Sat	League †	H	Leeds	W	21	-	10	Watersheddings		10th	>
10	Wed	League	A	St Helens	L	2	-	6	Knowsley		8th	>
13	Sat	League	A	Barrow	L	5	-	13	Craven Park		11th	>
15	Mon 6:00pm	KT (5)	H	Australia	D	7	-	7	Watersheddings	19,370		>
20	Sat	League †	H	Wakefield T.	W	24	-	7	Watersheddings		15th	>
24	Wed	LC (2)	A	Workington	L	10	-	13	Borough Park			>
27	Sat	League †	A	Leeds	W	7	-	4	Headingley		10th	>
Oct 4	Sat	League	A	Workington	L	8	-	11	Borough Park		8th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Widnes	W	31	-	4	Watersheddings		9th	>
18	Sat	League	A	Warrington	W	28	-	0	Wilderspool		9th	>
25	Sat	League	H	Warrington	W	27	-	2	Watersheddings		8th	>
Nov 1	Sat	League	A	Bramley	W	31	-	4	Barley Mow		6th	>
8	Sat	League	H	Leigh	W	9	-	2	Watersheddings		5th	>
15	Sat	League †	A	Wakefield T.	L	4	-	15	Belle Vue		5th	>
22	Sat	League	H	Salford	W	32	-	3	Watersheddings		6th	>
Dec 6	Sat	League	H	Belle Vue R.	W	24	-	2	Watersheddings		6th	>
20	Sat	League †	A	Bradford N.	L	9	-	12	Odsal		7th	>
25	Thu	League	H	Swinton	W	15	-	8	Watersheddings		7th	>
26	Fri	League	A	Liverpool C.	W	24	-	2	Knotty Ash		7th	>
27	Sat	League	H	Wigan	W	14	-	5	Watersheddings		6th	>
Jan 3	Sat	League	H	Barrow	L	4	-	7	Watersheddings		6th	>
10	Sat	League	A	Wigan	W	27	-	13	Central Park		6th	>
17	Sat	League	A	Salford	W	8	-	4	The Willows		6th	>
24	Sat	League	H	Rochdale H.	W	8	-	7	Watersheddings		6th	>
31	Sat	League	H	Bramley	L	4	-	5	Watersheddings		6th	>
Feb 7	Sat	CC (1)	A	St Helens	L	4	-	20	Knowsley			>
14	Sat	CC (1)	H *	St Helens	D	5	-	5	Wigginton Rd			>
21	Sat	League	A	Rochdale H.	D	7	-	7	Athletic Ground		6th	>
28	Sat	League	A	Whitehaven	D	14	-	14	Recreation Gnd		6th	>
Mar 7	Sat	League †	H	Bradford N.	L	11	-	13	Watersheddings		6th	>
14	Sat	League	A	Widnes	L	8	-	9	Naughton		7th	>
21	Sat	League	H	Workington	W	19	-	9	Watersheddings		7th	>
28	Sat	League †	A	Featherstone R.	W	14	-	7	Post Office Road		7th	>
Apr 3	Fri	League	A	Swinton	L	12	-	30	Station Road		7th	>
4	Sat	League	A	Belle Vue R.	W	16	-	0	Belle Vue		7th	>
6	Mon	League	H	Whitehaven	W	15	-	3	Watersheddings		7th	>
11	Sat	League	H	Liverpool C.	W	59	-	3	Watersheddings		6th	>
18	Sat	League	H	St Helens	L	13	-	14	Watersheddings		6th	>
22	Wed	League	A	Leigh	L	13	-	17	Kirkhall		8th	>

42 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
ANTHONY, Les	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DALEY, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DAVIES, Alan	20	Leigh		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GANLEY, Bernard	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	-	4	-	-	List
KEITH, Jack	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LITTLE, Sid	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MITCHELL, Billy	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
MURRAY, Alf	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
OGDEN, Harry	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
STIRRUP, Frank	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
TOMLINSON, Arthur	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WARHAM, Joe	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
WATSON, John	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	-	List
13 players	1 cur. / 1 tot.		20.21	36 matches			0	0	0	0	0	0	6 matches			1	2	0	7	0	0	42 matches			1	2	0	7	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

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

1952/53 Northern Rugby League

Oldham

Results

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Players

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