He played at club level for Barrow (two spells), Bradford Northern and Rochdale Hornets (captain).
[1] Bill Oxley scored one try for Barrow, it came in the 21-3 victory over Broughton Rangers at Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday 23 March 1946.
He then returned to the amateur ranks, but was offered a trial by Bradford Northern,[1] and played for the club in April 1946.
[3] Oxley returned to Barrow for a second spell in 1948, and played in the club's 0–10 defeat by eventual winners Bradford Northern in the 1948–49 Challenge Cup semi-final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton.
He was appointed as England's team manager for the 1975 Rugby League World Championship.