Joseph Ferguson (c. 1879 – October 1936) 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.[2][4]
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| Full name | Joseph Ferguson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1879 Cumberland, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 1936 (aged c. 56–57)[1] Oldham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Prop, Hooker, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editJoe Ferguson was born in Cumberland, and his death aged c. 56–57 was registered in Oldham district, Lancashire, England.
Playing career
editInternational honours
editJoe Ferguson won a cap for England in the 3–9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904,[3] in the first ever international rugby league match, that was an experimental 12-a-side match,[5] he also won caps for England while at Oldham in 1905 against Other Nationalities (a 15-a-side match), in 1908 against New Zealand (a 13-a-side match), and in 1909 against Wales (a 13-a-side match).[6]
Joe Ferguson was considered a "Probable" for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, but ultimately he was not selected, as he declined an invitation to tour due to business reasons.[7]
County honours
editJoseph Ferguson won caps for Cumberland and Lancashire while at Oldham.
Championship final appearances
editFerguson played as a forward in Oldham's 3–7 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1908–09 season.[8]
County League appearances
editJoe Ferguson played in Oldham's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1900–01 season, 1907–08 season, 1909–10 season and 1921–22 season.[9]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
editJoe Ferguson played as a forward in Oldham's 3–17 defeat by Warrington in the 1907 Challenge Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton on Saturday 27 April 1907, in front of a crowd of 18,500, and played as a forward in the 5–8 defeat by Dewsbury in the 1912 Challenge Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 April 1912, in front of a crowd of 15,271.[9]
County Cup Final appearances
editJoe Ferguson played as a forward in Oldham's 9–10 defeat by Wigan in the 1908 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 19 December 1908,[10] he played, and scored a drop goal from the half-way line (i.e. 50-metres, 54-yards 25-inches), in the 4–3 victory over Swinton in the 1910 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 December 1910, about Joe Ferguson's time, there was Oldham's victory in the 1913 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1913–14 season on Saturday 6 December 1913, and the 1919–20 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1919–20 season on Saturday 6 December 1919.[9]
Career records
editJoe Ferguson holds Oldham's "Most Career Appearances" record with 626 appearances.[11]
Club career
editJoe Ferguson attended, Oldham's 19–9 victory over Hunslet in the 1899 Challenge Cup Final during the 1898–99 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, as a guest of Oldham, in a successful attempt to convince him to join Oldham rather than Halifax. Joe Ferguson's last game for Oldham was against St. Helens at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 14 April 1923, he was aged forty-four.[9]
Honoured at Oldham
editJoe Ferguson is an Oldham Hall of Fame Inductee.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Ferguson - Death of Fine Cumberland Forward". Yorkshire Evening Post. 24 October 1936. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Representative Honours". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Northern Union → The Colonial Football Tour → Probable Players". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "1908–1909 Championship Final". cherryandwhite.co.uk. wigan.rlfans.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "1908–1909 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Oldham at greyhoundderby.com". greyhoundderby.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- (archived by archive.is) England v Other Nationalities – 5 April 1904 – The First International Rugby League Match[usurped]
- (archived by web.archive.org) England v Other Nationalities – 5 April 1904 – The First International Rugby League Match[usurped]