Richard O Hara | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Richard O Hara |
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HERITAGE NO : 45 Richard O Hara was a half back who played 42 matches for the club between October 1896 and April 1898. He scored seven tries for the Saints including a brace against Castleford. Richard played in the first ever Challenge Cup Final for the Saints against Batley in 1897. He also kicked one goal against Oldham. He was born in Workington in the summer of 1874. His father, Daniel (born 1847) was a boilermaker and Richard would spend his work life following his father`s footsteps toiling with oily engines. His mother was named Margaret (nee Tweddle born 1849) and he was raised with three brothers John, David and Joseph and two sisters Mary and Elizabeth. On the 1881 Census the O`Hara family were resident at 57 South John Street, Workington. Curiously, Richard could not be found on the 1891 Census and by the time we pick up his life again in 1901 he had married Hannah Martin (born 1874) in 1896, become a father to Daniel and played almost fifty matches for the Saints. In 1901 he had also moved to Caldewgate which is the central area of Carlisle. His occupation was listed as an engine maker and his address was 11 Lorne Street, Carlisle. In that Census year his daughter, Hannah, was born. In 1911 he had moved to 26 Monks Close Road in Carlisle and he was listed as an iron driller. We know that his son, Daniel, followed the family tradition and became a fitter. In 1939 he was still in Carlisle with his wife. Richard died in June 1953 in Carlisle at the age of 80. Dave Dooley The SHS is also grateful to Mick Brown, Richard's Great-grandson, for the following snippets of information about him [courtesy Carlisle Journal]: Richard started work at Cowans and Sheldon Engineering Company before joining the Saints; after leaving the Knowsley Road club [and returning to Carlisle], he joined Workington. He now worked at Tyers railway signal implement manufacturers. He was the reserve half-back for Cumbria v Cheshire in November 1898 and played for Workington against Whitehaven, which was their first-ever clash under Northern Union rules, on 12th of that month. As well as opening the scoring with a dropped goal, he scored two tries. Richard also scored twice in the game against Askam. Richard's younger brother David played football for Shaddongate United who changed their name to Carlisle Red Rose and are now known as Carlisle United. In 1939 Richard was resident in Monksclose Road, Carlisle. He died in Carlisle in 1953 at the age of 78. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1896~97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
1897~98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
TOTALS: | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1896~97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1897~98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
TOTALS: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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17th Oct 1896 | -- | L |
7 | Rochdale St. Cuthberts * | Fr | A | 4 | 6 | VIEW | |||
24th Oct 1896 | 1 | W |
7 | Widnes | L | H | 14 | 0 | VIEW | |||
31st Oct 1896 | 2 | L |
7 | Runcorn | L | H | 3 | 7 | VIEW | |||
7th Nov 1896 | 3 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 14 | 11 | VIEW | |||
14th Nov 1896 | 4 | D |
7 | Warrington | L | H | 0 | 0 | VIEW | |||
21st Nov 1896 | -- | L |
7 | Rochdale St. Cuthberts* | Fr | A | 0 | 4 | VIEW | |||
28th Nov 1896 | 5 | W |
7 | Leigh | L | H | 11 | 3 | 1 | VIEW | ||
5th Dec 1896 | 6 | L |
7 | Swinton | L | H | 0 | 3 | VIEW | |||
12th Dec 1896 | 7 | L |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 0 | 3 | VIEW | |||
19th Dec 1896 | 8 | L |
7 | Stockport | L | A | 6 | 13 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st Jan 1897 | 9 | L |
5 | Oldham | L | H | 5 | 17 | VIEW | |||
2nd Jan 1897 | 10 | L |
6 | Runcorn | L | A | 0 | 20 | VIEW | |||
9th Jan 1897 | 11 | W |
6 | Morecambe | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
30th Jan 1897 | 12 | W |
6 | Salford | L | H | 9 | 3 | VIEW | |||
6th Feb 1897 | 13 | L |
6 | Wigan | L | A | 0 | 4 | VIEW | |||
13th Feb 1897 | 14 | L |
6 | Broughton Rangers | L | H | 10 | 20 | VIEW | |||
6th Mar 1897 | 15 | D |
6 | Leigh | L | A | 6 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
11th Mar 1897 | 16 | W |
6 | Wigan | L | H | 3 | 0 | VIEW | |||
13th Mar 1897 | 17 | W |
6 | Stockport | L | H | 9 | 0 | VIEW | |||
20th Mar 1897 | 18 | W |
6 | Lees | CC1 | H | 58 | 0 | VIEW | |||
27th Mar 1897 | 19 | W |
6 | Castleford | CC2 | H | 17 | 3 | 2 | VIEW | ||
3rd Apr 1897 | 20 | W |
6 | Wigan | CC3 | H | 11 | 0 | VIEW | |||
10th Apr 1897 | 21 | W |
6 | Tyldesley | CC4 | H | 12 | 0 | VIEW | |||
19th Apr 1897 | 22 | W |
6 | Swinton | CCSF | N | 7 | 0 | VIEW | |||
24th Apr 1897 | 23 | L |
6 | Batley | CCF | N | 3 | 10 | VIEW | |||
4th Sep 1897 | 24 | L |
7 | Salford | L | A | 0 | 8 | VIEW | |||
11th Sep 1897 | 25 | W |
7 | Leigh | L | H | 10 | 5 | VIEW | |||
18th Sep 1897 | 26 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | A | 3 | 2 | VIEW | |||
25th Sep 1897 | 27 | W |
7 | Tyldesley | L | H | 11 | 0 | VIEW | |||
2nd Oct 1897 | 28 | W |
7 | Wigan | L | A | 17 | 7 | VIEW | |||
9th Oct 1897 | 29 | W |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 8 | 0 | VIEW | |||
16th Oct 1897 | 30 | L |
7 | Widnes | L | H | 3 | 13 | VIEW | |||
30th Oct 1897 | 31 | L |
6 | Runcorn | L | A | 0 | 11 | VIEW | |||
6th Nov 1897 | -- | W |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers * | Fr | A | 24 | 13 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Nov 1897 | 32 | L |
6 | Swinton | L | A | 0 | 13 | VIEW | |||
20th Nov 1897 | -- | L |
7 | Birkenhead * | Fr | A | 5 | 6 | VIEW | |||
27th Nov 1897 | 33 | L |
6 | Oldham | L | H | 4 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
4th Dec 1897 | -- | W |
7 | Birkenhead * | Fr | H | 8 | 3 | VIEW | |||
11th Dec 1897 | 34 | L |
6 | Stockport | L | A | 7 | 14 | VIEW | |||
5th Feb 1898 | 35 | L |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 3 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
12th Feb 1898 | 36 | L |
5 | Oldham | L | A | 0 | 11 | VIEW | |||
19th Feb 1898 | 37 | W |
7 | Stockport | L | H | 27 | 0 | VIEW | |||
26th Feb 1898 | 38 | L |
7 | Batley | CC1 | A | 7 | 12 | VIEW | |||
8th Mar 1898 | -- | W |
7 | Birkenhead* | Fr | H | 8 | 0 | VIEW | |||
11th Mar 1898 | -- | W |
7 | Barrow* | Fr | A | 5 | 3 | VIEW | |||
12th Mar 1898 | 39 | D |
7 | Salford | L | H | 14 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
19th Mar 1898 | -- | W |
7 | Wigan * | Fr | A | 10 | 3 | VIEW | |||
24th Mar 1898 | -- | L |
7 | Swinton* | Fr | A | 3 | 5 | VIEW | |||
26th Mar 1898 | 40 | W |
7 | Runcorn | L | H | 11 | 0 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 1898 | 41 | L |
7 | Widnes | L | A | 6 | 7 | VIEW | |||
16th Apr 1898 | 42 | D |
7 | Morecambe | L | H | 5 | 5 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 24 | LOSSES : 23 | DRAWS : 4 |
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