Joe Oliver (rugby league)

{{short description|GB & England international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Joe Oliver

|fullname = Joseph Oliver

|image = Joe Oliver - Hull FC.jpeg

|imagesize = 192

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|birth_date = {{circa|1905}}

|birth_place = Maryport, Cumbria, England

|death_date = {{death date and given age|1966|6|11|61|df=y}}{{cite news |title=Joe Oliver, big Boulevard idol of thirties, dies at 61 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19660613/010/0010 |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=13 June 1966 |page=10 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}

|death_place = Hull, England

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|position = {{rlp|FB|CE}}

|club1 = Huddersfield

|year1start = 19??

|year1end = 2?

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|club2 = Batley

|year2start = 192?

|year2end = 28

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|club3 = Hull FC

|year3start = 1928

|year3end = 37

|appearances3 = 426

|tries3 = 152

|goals3 = 687

|fieldgoals3 =

|points3 = 1842

|club4 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

|year4start = 1938

|year4end = 40

|appearances4 = 34

|tries4 = 4

|goals4 = 36

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 84

|club5 = Hull FC

|year5start = 1943

|year5end = 45

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|teamA = Cumberland

|yearAstart = 192?

|yearAend = ??

|appearancesA = 35

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|teamB = England

|yearBstart = 1928

|yearBend = 36

|appearancesB = 4

|triesB = 2

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 6

|teamC = Great Britain

|yearCstart = 1928

|yearCend =

|appearancesC = 4

|triesC = 1

|goalsC = 0

|fieldgoalsC = 0

|pointsC = 3

| coachteam1 = Hull FC

| coachyear1start = 1949

| coachyear1end = 50

|retired = yes

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/joe-oliver/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=9084 |title=Joe Oliver |access-date=15 October 2024}}

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Joseph Oliver ({{circa|1905}} – 11 June 1966) 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. (two spells), and Hull Kingston Rovers, as a {{rlp|fb}}, or {{rlp|ce}}, and was captain of Hull during the 1930–31, 1933–34, 1934–35 and 1935–36 seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/club/history-stats/past-coaches-captains|title=Coaches and Captains|publisher=hullfc.com|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=1 January 2017}}