Herman Hilton

Who is Herman Hilton?

Herman Hilton was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s, 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.

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, and New Zealand, and in 1922 against Australia. Hilton also won caps for England while at Oldham in 1921 against Wales, Other Nationalities, and Australia,

Hilton played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10 in Oldham's 2–13 defeat by Wigan in the 1921–22 Rugby Football League Championship final at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.