Oldham v Batley 1982

[Dave Naylor]

Via Mike Turner of the Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust:

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The Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust have added to the website a video of the match against Batley on January 10^th 1982. This is the oldest match for which we have extended footage (44 minutes). The match was played at Boundary Park due to Watersheddings being snowbound for several weeks. There is no commentary but the ambient crowd noise is present. The Oldham team was as follows:

Alan Taylor, Geoff Munro, Brian Caffery, Mic Parrish, Phil Ward, Ashley McEwen, Paddy Kirwan, Brian Hogan, Alan McCurrie, Adrian Alexander, Bob Mordell, Mick Worrall, Terry Flanagan.

SUBS: Ray Ashton, Alan Platt.

Does anyone out there have any footage older than this? In the same season Oldham played Hull at Headingley in the semi-final of the John Player trophy on November 29^th 1981. This match was screened live by the BBC. Does anyone have a tape of this match or any that are older? If so the Trust would be like to take a copy to add to the collection.

oldhamrl1895@gmail.com

 

As Mike says, the video appears on the homepage of the Heritage Trust Website but I've embedded it below as well.

 

 

[jroyales]

I've seen some bad referees in my 60 years of watching our great game but this guy must be by far the worst.

[RogerT]

I love watching these old matches, he was only trying to dry his finger nail polish.

[jroyales]

Holdsworth      NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1