Pride in Our Heritage
Junior Rugby League was first played by Higginshaw when the Oldham League was formed in 1896. The successes of our club over the years have never been chronicled, but the name of Higginshaw ARLFC is covered in glory.
We have won League Championships at various levels, appeared in 22 Standard Cup Finals (13 Wins), Achieved three Lancashire Cup successes and have reached the first round proper of the Rugby League Challenge Cup on four occasions.
Many great names of the past and present have come through the club with Hilton Needham being accorded every honour in the Amateur RL, Tom Jennings and Harry Dyson both Captained England and the late Fred Howarth a recognised stalwart within rugby league circles.
The Pathway to Professional Sport
In fact more than 100 Higginshaw players have signed Professional forms since the formation of the club.
Some of the recent professionals to make the name in the Pro game in the include Kevin O’Rourke (Oldham & Warrington) Martin Gratton (Rochdale) Peter Jewitt (Oldham, Leigh & Warrington), Neil Courtney (Warrington, Wigan & St Helens) Tony Ogden (Oldham & Rochdale) More recently Peter Ferris (Oldham) Keith Brennan (Oldham & Rochdale) Mark Flanagan (Bradford, Halifax, Wigan & West Tigers), Jonathan Horton (Bradford) Joe Walsh (Bradford, Leeds, Harlequins & Huddersfield) & Michael Fogerty (Keighley, Rochdale, Oldham) Michael Ward (Oldham) Michael Cadd (Oldham)
Check Out Our Archive Of Historical Teams & Cup Winners (including the 1994 Cup Winners too)
We are very proud of our heritage and to still be the successful team we are today. Long may it continue!
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