Joe Oliver (rugby league) explained

Joe Oliver
Fullname:Joseph Oliver
Birth Date:unknown
Birth Place:Maryport, Cumbria, England
Death Date:unknown
Club1:Huddersfield
Year1start:19??
Year1end:2?
Club2:Batley
Year2start:192?
Year2end:28
Club3:Hull FC
Year3start:1928
Year3end:37
Appearances3:426
Tries3:152
Goals3:687
Points3:1842
Year4start:1938
Year4end:40
Appearances4:34
Tries4:4
Goals4:36
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:84
Club5:Hull FC
Year5start:1943
Year5end:45
Teama:Cumberland
Yearastart:192?
Yearaend:??
Appearancesa:35
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1928
Yearbend:36
Appearancesb:4
Triesb:2
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:6
Teamc:Great Britain
Yearcstart:1928
Appearancesc:4
Triesc:1
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:3
Coachteam1:Hull FC
Coachyear1start:1949
Coachyear1end:50
Retired:yes
Updated:22 June 2012
Source:[1] [2] [3]

Joseph Oliver (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nicknames of "The Points Machine" and "Old Faithful", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level for Huddersfield, Batley, Hull F.C. (Heritage № 318) (two spells), and Hull Kingston Rovers (Heritage No.), as a, or, i.e. number 1, or 3 or 4 and was captain of Hull during the 1930–31, 1933–34, 1934–35 and 1935–36 seasons.[4]

Background

Oliver was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England.

Playing career

Oliver won caps for England while at Batley in 1928 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain in 1928 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand.[3]

Oliver won further caps for England while at Hull in 1933 against Australia, and in 1936 against Wales, and France,[2] He also represented Cumberland.

Oliver played, was captain, and scored two tries, and five conversions in Hull FC's 21-2 victory over Widnes in the Championship Final during the 1935-36 season.

Oliver played, and was captain in Hull FC's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1935-36 season.

The Hull F.C club song 'Old Faithful' also comes from Joe Oliver's time at the club. Joe was nicknamed 'The Points Machine' and 'Old Faithful' by the club's supporters, due to his consistent and prolific scoring rate. In 1933 when Gene Autry released his song about an 'old faithful' horse the fans adopted it for Joe. The song has adapted slightly since that time but can still be accredited to Joe's time at the club.

Oliver set Hull FC's "Most Career Goals" record with 687-goals, and Hull FC's "Most Career Points" record with 1842-points scored between 1928-37 & 1943-45.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013012/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Oliver&submit=Go&c=England. dead. 30 March 2018. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330075916/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Oliver&submit=Go&c=GB. dead. 30 March 2018. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Coaches and Captains. hullfc.com. 31 December 2016. 1 January 2017.