OLDHAM RUFC 15, FLEETWOOD 14 NEW coach Jimmy Forster made a winning start as Oldham RUFC snatched a dramatic 15-14 home win against Fleetwood on…
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Hicks bows out after 50 years in football
KEITH Hicks has blown the final whistle on a 50-year career in football as retirement beckons for the ex-Oldham Athletic player. And the former central…
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Cricketing legend Ezra Moseley killed in Barbados road accident
FORMER Oldham Cricket Club captain Howard Schofield has paid tribute to ex-West Indies Test player Ezra Moseley who has died aged 63. Moseley, who played…
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Nostalgic look back at local football’s most memorable matches
IN local amateur football, John Gilder scored with his Match of the Day reports which were an eagerly awaited read in the Oldham Evening Chronicle.…
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New signing Stott no stranger
JAMIE Stott is looking forward to the biggest game of his career months after being released by Oldham Athletic. The Failsworth-raised defender has helped Stockport…
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Inspiring one-arm rugby player Frank Jenkinson died aged 80
OLDHAM Rugby Union Club was saddened to hear of the death of former player Frank Jenkinson aged 80. Frank, who died in hospital in Canada…
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RL Roll of Honour place for Oldhamer
OLDHAM RLFC chairman Chris Hamilton was a special guest of the Rugby Football League at a function in Huddersfield to mark the sport’s 125th birthday and…
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Australia tour delayed but St Annes grow support for NHS
OLDHAM St Annes have been forced to delay their tour to Australia but are literally growing support for the NHS. The club’s Under-16s side hoped…
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Rugby player who trains at local college recovering from Covid-19
A RUGBY league player who trains at a local school has revealed he developed coronavirus after initially turning up for a session. James Cunningham, who…
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Goal-den era for former keeper John: Royton man remembers day he played at Wembley
THEY say memories fade with the passage of time but that is not the case for John Fitton, Mossley’s last line of defence in their…
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