It was against Saints. We lost 42-3. Played them a few days later and we lost 42-0! Probably late 60's. Any idea how I can find out please?

Crikey!
I thought you'd want to forget those games by the sounds of it.

Haha! It's a sentimental thing I guess.

You could look in Nigel Williams' "Bradford Northern - The History". Alternatively, I could do it for you and tell you that the first match was 22 August 1970, and the second was 19 October (also 1970).

Wow - thank you so much for that! I really appreciate it. Would have been 9 years old. Makes me feel old

The date of your first game was August 22nd 1970 at home, and the second Saints game, away, was October 19th.

The team was Carlton,Redfearn, Lamb, Broach, Thomas, Warburton, Diabira, Butler, Hutchinson, Macklin, Welding, Fearnley, Kellett with Daley and Gallagher as subs. Thomas was the try scorer.

I think Saints were pretty awesome in that era...

MDF, since I don't have that book would you indulge me and look up my first match.

It was against Oldham (at Odsal) and it was something like 1968 or 1969 when they first started having Sunday Rugby. It sticks in my mind that it was 27-7 to Northern. It was definitely on a Sunday because my Dad worked Saturdays and the advent of Sunday Rugby was the opportunity for him to take me...

Sorry, can't find a Sunday match v. Oldham at Odsal in the late 60's with anything even close to that score. Are you sure it was Oldham? We defeated them 28-10 on Wednesday 23 August 1967, and 25-9 on Wednesday 27 August 1969.

Saints have always been "pretty awesome", well in my lifetime anyway, so it doesn't really narrow it down very much.


I once had a (online) discussion with a Saints fan about how they were 'always' awesome and he had the temerity to try and deny it. Though he used some nuances of awesomeness, or lack of, that didn't quite cut the mustard for me, since as a long suffering Northern/Bulls fan I could call up the evidence of years of [igenuine[/i non-awesomeness to back up [imy[/i argument.

Hmmm, I'm certain it was a Sunday, less sure on the score - and I thought I was sure that it was Oldham. But it may not have been.

It was definitely late 60s because I moved up to what was then Junior High when I was 11, and I was certainly still at Primary School (born in 1959...) So around 1968 or 1969 seems likely.

I'm more sure it was a 27-ish against 7-10 point win than I am that it was against Oldham...

As far as I can see on a quick look in Nigel's book there were only 3 Sunday home wins from the first Sunday game in 1967 up to the end of the 1969/70 season and these were 24th November 1968 a 15-10 home win against Bramley, February 22nd 1970 a 14-4 win against Barrow and 15th March 1970 a 10-9 win against Hull.

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Well if was any of those it would be the Bramley match, because it was definitely earlier than 1970

Thanks for looking anyway, my memory is obviously going with extreme old age

Blimey some right blasts from the past there aren't there? Bak Diabira used to be one of my favourite players

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Noted for future use. What is the address for the royalties cheque?

Saints were very average through large parts of the 80s.

Here is mine, and I would love to know the result..I've forgotten it...about 1967...Odsal..I think it was either Rochdale or Huyton? and the only clue I can remember...Albert Halsall played for the opposition. He was the biggest bloke I ever saw..ever !!! ten foot tall and ten foot wide

and after the match, he bought me an orange juice and my dad a drink...We had a prop (10?) and I've always wanted to know his name..not tall, wore glasses when not playing (obviously) Lets see if this lot can get the grey matter moving.

We didn't play Rochdale or Huyton at home in 1967 or 1968 but in 1969 we played two pre season games, one against Huyton winning 36-8 and the Joe Phillips Memorial Trophy game against Rochdale winning 26-10. Albert Halsall won the Harry Sunderland Trophy in 1966 playing for Saints and scoring 3 tries in the Championship Final. Sadly he passed away last August aged 69.
Our regular number 10 in those days was David Hill, but we also had Peter Goddard and occasionally Frank Foster or Laurie Hinchcliffe. Can't remember if David, Peter or Laurie wore glasses off the field.

Wow..Heritage = Bullipedia....thanks very much...The players name was.. Peter Goddard..he played then. Sorry to hear about Albert Halsall a giant and also a nice man. Thanks again,