Arthur Lees (rugby)

Arthur Lees
Personal information
Born1874
Lees, Lancashire, England
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionScrum-half, Fly-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1895–95 Oldham
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1895–≤95 Lancashire
Rugby league
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1895–07 Oldham 356 56 3 174
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1895–≤1907 Lancashire
Source: [1]

Arthur Lees (1874 – death unknown) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a scrum-half, or fly-half, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham,[2] as a stand-off, or scrum-half, 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.

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.