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|oMonday 26th May 1997 K.O. 6pm C L U B I N F O R M AT l i N OLDHAM ■■ FC Bear House, 52 Union Street, Oldham OLI IDJ 0161 624 4865 (3 lines) General Office 0891 44 00 70 Bears Hotline 0161 624 9615 Shop Line’ RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 1909-10, 1910-11,1956-57 Runners Up C L U B D I R E C T O R Y 1906-07,1907-08,1908-09,1921-22,1954-55 FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS Chairman 1904-05 JAMES QUINN L A N C A S H I R E L E A G U E C H A M P I O N S Directors 1897-98, 1900-01, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1921-22, 1956-57, JOHN CHADWICK 1957-58 ROGER NORRIS RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS M I K E W I N T E R B O T T O M 1899, 1925, 1927 Runners Up 1907, 1912, 1924, 1926 LANCASHIRE CUP WINNERS T O M P A T T E R S O N 1907, 1910, 1913, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1956, 1957, 1958 Executive Management Runners Up 1908, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1954, 1966, 1968, Chief Executive 1986, 1989 SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS JAMES QUINN 1963-64, 1981-82, 1987-88 Chief Secretary SECOND DIVISION PREMIERSHIP WINNERS KAREN SCOTT 1988, 1990 Runners Up, 1992 Media Maiiffiting Manager A B E K E R R RECORD VICTORY Commercial Manager 63-0 VGoole, March 18th 1899 (Challenge Cup Rd I) TBA 67-6 VLiverpool City, April 4th 1959 (League) RECORD SCORE S e n i o r A c c o u n t a n t 70-10 VBramley, Feb 12th 1995 (Challenge Cup Rd 4) PAUL TRAFFORD 67-6 VLiverpool City, April 4th 1959 (League) Dental Surgeon RECORD ATTENDANCE MR N. GIBBISON All Time 28,000 vHuddersfield, 4th Feb 1912 Physiotherapist Last 20 years 11,254 vBradford Bulls, 9th March 1997 MR N. HODGSON Assistant Physiotherapist T R I E S I N A S E A S O N MR J, WATKINS Reg Farrar 49 1921-22 Coach T R I E S I N A C A R E E R TBA ! Alan Davies 174 1950-61 T R I E S I N A M A T C H Football Manager/Assistant Coach James Miller 7vBarry, Oct 31st 1908 TBA G O A L S I N A S E A S O N Conditioner Bernard Ganley 200 1957-58 ANDRFW JACKSON G O A L S I N A C A R E E R Alliance Coach Bernard Ganley 1,358 1950-61 PADDY KIRWIN G O A L S I N A M A T C H Bernard Ganley 14 vLiverpool City, April 4th 1959 Academy Manager P O I N T S I N A S E A S O N BRIAN GARTLAND Bernard Ganley 412 1957-58 Club Doctor P O I N T S I N A C A R E E R DRAHMFD Bernard Ganley 2,761 1950-61 Ofiiclai Time Keeper P O I N T S I N A M A T C H MRJ. ROSCOF Abe Johnson 30 vWidnes (12 goals, 2tries), April 9th 1928 Hon. Safety Officer MOST APPEARANCES ROGFR NORRIS Joe Ferguson 628 Sept 1899 -April 1923 Programme Editor MOST CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCES ABF KERR Joe Lawton 134 Sept 1897 -Nov 1902 Kit Manager KEN SHAW all the above records are relevant to Oldham first class fixtures only AMessage FROM THE CHAIRMAN JIM QUINN alford must be highly delighted with Iwould like to urge you, therefore, to s the early impact they have made on try and make aspecial effort to attend Super League after winning promotion our next home game against Castleford from the first division. Tigers here at Boundary Park on Friday. Their defeat of Wigan at The Willows Not only will this be atypical “four was agreat morale-booster for them pointer” in our efforts to move up the and they have gone on to surprise one Jit ^ Super League table, but it will be our or two sides despite their defeat by last home match for amonth and our Castleford at Wheldon Road last m:-:- last game before we set off for weekend. Australia and our history-making It’s along, hard season, of course, and World Club Championship games. Salford will know that as well as If your are aregular attender Iam sure anyone, but whatever happens over the you will have enjoyed our last two course of the next three months or so home games against Halifax Blue Sox they have already done enough to The feet that we are kicking off in the and Leeds Rhinos, while those who indicate that they will establish evening on this Bank Holiday Monday is travelled to Sheffield Eagles were themselves solidly in Super League at due merely to the fact that asubstantial rewarded with awin and an excellent the first attempt. number of our supporters wrote to let display of attacking rugby in the first On this their first visit to Boundary us know they were working during the half. Park, we welcome the men from the day. Imust say the fans are providing the Willows as we seek to avenge our It Is impossible to please everyone all team with more vocal support these defeat on their ground, earlier in the the time, but we did recognise that the days then at any time in my years as season. Bank Holiday was not held by everyone chairman of the club. in town and we The players got astanding ovation at Quality colour print... took the view that if the Don Valley Stadium and asimilar when you need it! we kicked off in the display of support at the end of the daytime avast Leeds game here at Boundary Park and majority of our Ican tell you that the players appreciate supporters would it more than you will ever know. be unable to attend. This was particularly evident at Sheffield This is important where the players remarked afterwards not merely from the that they felt they had more support financial point of than the home side, such was the view but because extent of the vocal backing from the crowd-attendance Bears fans who had made the trip to figures are always south Yorkshire. closely scrutinised We are now involved in the busiest by Super League part of the season. Having played at officials, who will Bradford on Friday, we meet Castleford eventually start to next Friday in our third game in eight ask questions of days -and then we are off to Australia clubs which cannot for our games against North pull in good Queensland Cowboys and Adelaide support. Rams. They will argue that It will be tough, but we are still in this If the support is not together, fans, players, coaches and there aclub will be directors. If we all pull together for the BROWNS unable to generate good of the club I’m sure we will come COLOUR PRINTERS LIMITED the funds to support through with flying colours. Units 4-5 Pennant Street Oldham aSuper League Teh 0161 620 5547 Fax: 0161 620 5535 outfit. Jim Quinn 3 juus n o n m s t r o . !»* up: ball sqipliw to RXF.C l-»p VN> f y // . j w * i > > < WJjiJ/fuMiun, DJi-j^Jii jjjiiij if'- % *ii 0 II ify j'j -nil 'j'j'jiiiu^-' bu, rsfiirJ '4ifin CfiijjjpJjjJ :: y. JA/{ niciSii !4nn:iL,HLi n[S LTD. Teh OmS^: '4, raju Uimi ‘j-iUy-^5 KIT SUPPLIERS A'■ le coq sportif 4 DOWN MEMORY LANE DON YATES alford’s winning start to the Super following two teams do battle; minutes remaining akick from Albert s League season, coming after back Castleford: George Lewis; Bernard Gear was gathered by Alan Edwards to back First Division successes, left Cunniffe, Jim Robinson, Jim Croston, and he was over wide out. Risman’s many knowledgeable critics Reg Lloyd; Tommy Hardy, Les Adams; conversion attempt failed but Salford wondering whether the Red Devils Bill Stead, Harold Haley, Tommy led 8-6 and they held out during could repeat the successes of their Taylor, John Horan, Ted Sadler & those tense, closing few minutes to golden era between 1933 and 1939. Fred Brindle. clinch their third title in seven years. During those years Salford won the Salford: Sammy Miller; Barney It had been amomentous Lancashire Championship twice, the Hudson, Albert Gear, Gus Risman, confrontation but one which Salford Lancashire Cup three times, the Alan Edwards; Tom Kenny, Billy just about deserved to win. Challenge Cup once and the League Watkins; Dai Davies, Bert Day, Joe The following September an even Championship on three occasions. Bradbury, Paddy Dalton, Harold bigger confrontation disrupted, not Under the guidance of coach Lance Thomas &Jack Feetham. only Salford’s winning run, but the Todd, Salford certainly ruled the Although Salford began the match as lives of millions of people. It would roost and they did so by playing a slight favourites, doubts were cast be 35 years before Salford once again brand of attractive, attacking rugby about their confidence following the won the title. Now, twenty-one which had fans flocking to the previous week’s Wembley defeat. years after their last Championship, Willows. During the 1938-39 season Those doubts grew when Les Adams Reds’ supporters reckon that the Salford lost just seven league matches set up atry for experienced loose- time is ripe for further Salford as they ended their league campaign forward Fred Brindle.