Oldham set new club record!

Oldham made history in their 72–24 victory over Hunslet, with an extraordinary eleven separate try-scorers on the scoresheet.

That milestone had never been reached in the club’s 150-year history. Roughyeds had recorded ten different try-scorers on six separate occasions, but never surpassed that mark – until now.

What made the achievement even more striking was how unremarkable the first half had looked by comparison. At 18–18 at the break, there was little to suggest the game would erupt into a record-breaking second forty minutes of attacking spread.

That shared scoring footprint has become something of a signature for Oldham this season. Rather than relying on a single talisman, Roughyeds have distributed their attacking output across the squad, creating threats from all over the field.

Kieran Dixon currently leads Oldham’s try-scoring charts with nine in all competitions, yet no Roughyeds player features in the Championship’s top 30 try scorers – an unusual statistic for such a productive attacking side.

Even so, the numbers tell their own story. Oldham have already accumulated 248  points in the league, averaging 31 per game, built not around one focal point, but a collective willingness to share the load.

That depth was further underlined by Luke Thomas, who marked his debut in the win over Hunslet with a try, becoming the 21st Roughyeds player to cross the line this year.

There were further milestones reached too, with Riley Dean joining a select group of players to kick 12 goals in a single match, narrowly missing Bernard Ganley's record of 14, which has stood since 1959.

He now sits among an elite company – including the aforementioned Bernard Ganley, Abe Johnson, Martyn Ridyard, Andy Ballard, Steve Roper, Adam Brook, and Kieran Dixon – who have all achieved the same remarkable feat.