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John Etty dies in hospital at the age of 97
March 1, 2024
IT is with the deepest sorrow and sympathy to the whole family that we report the death of our former winger John Etty, who has died in a Blackpool hospital at the age of 97
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Peter Rush dies at the age of 88
February 23, 2024
OLDHAM official John Chadwick, vice-president of the club and a former secretary and chairman, has expressed his wish that Roughyeds should be one of the first clubs, outside his own Rochdale Hornets, to pay public tribute to Peter Rush, a former Hornets chairman, who has died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 88
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Bill Francis dies — Aged 76
February 20, 2024
It is with heavy hearts, sincere condolences to the family and much sorrow that we record the death, aged 76, of our former player-coach Bill Francis, who was in charge of the team, under the overall control of team manager Graham Starkey in the 1979-80 season and the first part of 1980-81.News, Obituary
Dave McGealy, the voice of Oldham for many years, dies at the age of 74
October 25, 2023
THE sincere condolences of everyone at Oldham RLFC go to the family, friends and work colleagues of Oldham Community Radio’s David McGealy, who has died from Alzeimer’s at the age of 74.News, Obituary
Brian Hatherell dies
December 9, 2022
WITH thanks to his daughter Carol for letting us know, we are sad to spread the news of Brian Hatherell’s death, whom older fans will vividly remember as a talented scrum-half in the late 1950s.News, Obituary
RIP Norman Francis
October 5, 2022
WE are indebted to Joe Warburton and the Oldham Players’ Association for passing on the news of the death of former Hunslet, Leeds Rhinos, Oldham and Bramley winger Norman Francis.
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John Hammond dies, aged 77
September 14, 2022
IT is with sadness that the ORLFC Players Association passes on the news of the death of former Oldham and Rochdale Hornets scrum-half Johnnie Hammond, who died on September 12 at the age of 77.