Herman Hilton

Herman Hilton
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1913–25	Oldham	253	40	1	0	122
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
191?–2?	Lancashire	2
1921	England	3	1	0	0	3
1920–22	Great Britain	7	4	0	0	12
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Herman Hilton was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, 13, during the era of contested scrums. Hilton is an Oldham Hall Of Fame Inductee.^[1]

Hilton was selected to go on the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia. He won caps for Great Britain while at Oldham in 1920 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), and in 1922 against Australia.^[2] Hilton also won caps for England while at Oldham in 1921 against Wales, Other Nationalities, and Australia,^[3]

Playing career

Championship final appearances

Hilton played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.^[4]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Herman Hilton played Loose forward/Lock in Oldham's 4-21 defeat by Wigan in the 1924 Challenge Cup final during the 1923–24 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale on Saturday 12 April 1924.^[5] About Herman Hilton's time, there was Oldham's 16-3 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1925 Challenge Cup final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley Stadium.

County Cup final appearances

About Herman Hilton's time, there was Oldham's 5-7 defeat by Warrington in the 1921 Lancashire Cup final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 December 1921, and played Left-Prop, i.e. number 8, in the 10-0 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1924 Lancashire Cup final during the 1924–25 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 November 1924.

References

↑ "Oldham Hall of Fame". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "1921-1922 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
↑ "1923–1924 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

Oldham Roughyeds squad – 1924 Challenge Cup Final Runners-Up

1 Ernest Knapman 2 Sidney Rix 3 Billy Hall 4 Alan Woodward 5 Joe Corsi 6 George Hesketh 7 Alf Bates 8 Jack Collins 9 Ambrose Baker 10 Alf Tomkins 11 Bob Sloman 12 Albert Brough 13 Herman Hilton Coach: Charles Marsden

Oldham Roughyeds Hall of Fame Inductees

Fred Ashworth Alan Davies Mike Elliott John Etty Joe Ferguson Terry Flanagan Bernard Ganley Alex Givvons Andy Goodway Herman Hilton Robert Irving Arthur Lees Sid Little Martin Murphy Harry Ogden Jack Read Frank Stirrup Kevin Taylor Derek Turner

Great Britain squad - "1920 Australia & New Zealand Tourists"

Gwyn Thomas Cyril Stacey Jim Bacon Squire Stockwell Harold Wagstaff (c) Joseph Doyle Danny Hurcombe Evan Davies Billy Stone Johnny Rogers Ernest Jones Jonty Parkin Bobby Lloyd Arthur Johnson Arthur Skelhorne Alf Milnes Joe Cartwright Ben Gronow Billy Cunliffe Herman Hilton Douglas Clark Frank Gallagher Mr S. Foster (Manager) Mr J. Wilson (Manager)

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