Arthur Lees

Who is Arthur Lees?

Arthur Lees was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s and 1900s, playing representative level rugby union for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10, and playing representative level rugby league for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or, 7, alongside Harry Varley until 1897, and was captain of Oldham from the 1898–99 season, after retiring as a player he served Oldham as a member of the club's committee. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Oldham was a rugby union club.