{{short description|England international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Rothwell Marlor |fullname = Rothwell Marlor |nickname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = second ¼ 1893 |birth_place = Oldham, England |death_date = second ¼ 1954 (aged 60–61) |death_place = Oldham, England |height = {{height|ft=5|in=8.5}} |weight = {{convert|14|st|0|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|PR|SR}} |club1 = Oldham |year1start = 1913 |year1end = 28 |appearances1 = 264 |tries1 = 32 |goals1 = 2 |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = 100 |teamA = England |yearAstart = 1921 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 2 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |retired = yes |source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/r-marlor/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (surname misspelt Marler)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=19259 |title=Rod Marlor |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref> }}
'''Rothwell Marlor''' (second ¼ 1893<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=%2BLOaoEpZ4mU7NNImRZM52Q&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> – second ¼ 1954<ref name="Death details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=FqbYPmAS2iyeqCozW7jsLw&scan=1|title=Death details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>), also known by the nickname of '''"Rod"''', was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Salem Rangers ARLFC (in Salem, Oldham) and Oldham, as a {{rlp|pr}} or {{rlp|sr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref name="Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk">{{cite web|url=https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/player/rothwell-marlor/|title=Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk|publisher=orl-heritagetrust.org.uk|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref>
==Background== Rothwell Marlor's birth was registered in Oldham, Lancashire,<ref>{{cite document |title=Matchday Programme - Warrington versus Oldham |date=31 December 1921|publisher=Mackie and Co. Ltd. Printers. Warrington}}</ref> and his death aged 60–61 was registered in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
==Playing career== ===Championship final appearances=== Marlor played at {{rlp|sr}} in Oldham's 2-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton on Saturday 6 May 1922.<ref name="1921-1922 Championship Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=414|title=1921-1922 Championship Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
===County Leagues appearances=== Marlor played in Oldham's victory in the Lancashire League during the 1921–22 season.
===Challenge Cup Final appearances=== About Rothwell Marlor's time, there was Oldham's 16-3 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1925 Challenge Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, the 3-9 defeat by Swinton in the 1926 Challenge Cup Final during the 1925–26 season at Athletic Grounds, Rochdale, and the 26-7 victory over Swinton in the 1927 Challenge Cup Final during the 1926–27 season at Central Park, Wigan.
===County Cup Final appearances=== About Rothwell Marlor's time, there was Oldham's 5-7 defeat by Warrington in the 1921 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 December 1921, and played at {{rlp|sr}} in the 10-0 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1924 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at The Willows, Salford on Saturday 22 November 1924.
===International honours=== Marlor won caps for England while at Oldham in 1921 against Wales, and Other Nationalities.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050829034715/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_m.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
{{Oldham - 1924–25 Challenge Cup Final winners}} {{Oldham - 1926–27 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marlor, Rothwell}} Category:1893 births Category:1954 deaths Category:England national rugby league team players Category:English rugby league players Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players Category:Rugby league players from Oldham Category:Place of death missing Category:Rugby league props Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Lancashire rugby league team players Category:20th-century English sportsmen