Martin Crompton is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, usually as a scrum-half.
Albert Edward "Bert" "Slosher" Avery was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Devon, and at club level for Plymouth and Devonport Albion, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a centre, stand-off, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 6, or more usually as a forward, during the era of contested scrums.
Alan Davies was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Wakefield Trinity and Salford, as a wing, centre or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6.
Robert A. Irving was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A Great Britain and England international, and Yorkshire representative second-row, he played at club level for Oldham, Wigan, Salford, Barrow, Blackpool Borough and Swinton during the era of contested scrums.
Herman Hilton was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, Lancashire, and at club level for Healey Street ARLFC, and Oldham (captain), as a prop, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, 13, during the era of contested scrums. Hilton is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Sidney Devereux Little OBE was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Cumberland, and at club level for Harlequin F.C., as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Oldham, as a prop, or second-row, ie number 8 or10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Little is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.
William Henry Longworth was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Central Rangers ARLFC, Glodwick ARLFC (Juniors), Chadderton ARLFC, Oldham and Halifax, as a forward, during the era of contested scrums.
Robert Sloman was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) or Plymouth Albion, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Oldham (captain), as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
'Mad' Arthur Smith was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Yorkley RFC and Cinderford R.F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Oldham and Halifax, as a forward, during the era of contested scrums. He served in the First World War and was wounded by a German bullet.
Thomas White was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Somerset, at armed services level for the Army, and at club level for Bath (captain) and Bristol as a goal-kicking half-back, i.e. number 9 (scrum-half) or 10 (fly-half/outside-half), and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a goal-kicking wing, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 2 or 5, 6, or 7.
Alfred Ernest Wood was an English dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Gloucester RFC, as a fullback, i.e. number 15, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and at club level for Oldham, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Terry Flanagan MBE is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC, and Oldham, as a hooker, second-row, or loose forward.
William Bernard Ganley, also known by the nickname of "The Maestro", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a fullback, i.e. number 1. He was justifiably regarded as one of the greatest goalkickers in the game's history.
Thomas Llewellyn was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Whitchurch RFC and Treherbert RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Leeds, Yorkshire and Oldham, as a centre, i.e. number 3 or 4.
John Fieldhouse is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and has coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan St Patricks ARLFC, Warrington, Widnes, St. Helens, Oldham and Halifax, as a prop, hooker or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9 or, 11 or 12, and has coached at club level for Oldham and Leigh East ARLFC.
Edward H. Ward was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Amman United RFC, Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Wigan, Oldham and Cardiff RLFC, as a goal-kicking centre, i.e. number 3 or 4, and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan.
Joseph Ferguson was an English professional rugby league footballer who played between 1899 and 1923. He played at representative level for England, Cumberland and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a fullback, prop, hooker, or second-row.
Norman Harris was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Abercarn, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool and Newbridge, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham, Leigh and Rochdale Hornets, as a centre, i.e. number 4 or 5.
Frederick "Fred" Brown was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Oldham and Wigan, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
William Trevor Thomas, also known by the nickname of "Ocker", was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (captain), and Wigan, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
