1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season

The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth season of rugby league football.

1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season
StructureSeparate county championships
1898–99 Season
Top point-scorer(s)Billy Jaques ( Hull F.C.) 169
Top try-scorer(s)Sam Williams ( Oldham) 39
Lancashire Senior Competition
Champions Broughton Rangers
Top try-scorer(s)Sam Williams ( Oldham) 39
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Lancashire second competitionMillom
Relegated to Lancashire second competitionMorecambe
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Champions Batley
Top try-scorer(s)Cyril Lemprière ( Hull F.C.) 24
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Yorkshire No. 2 competitionHull Kingston Rovers
Relegated to Yorkshire No. 2 competitionHeckmondwike

Season summary

The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Broughton Rangers and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Batley.[1]

Lancashire Senior Competition

Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire. Champions Broughton Rangers beat a team representing the rest of the Lancashire competition 5–3 in an end of season finale on 22 April 1899.[2] Morecambe finished bottom of the competition and lost the promotion/relegation test match to Millom - winners of the Lancashire second competition - by 11 points to 3.[3] Millom were admitted to the Senior Competition and Morecambe were admitted to the second competition.[4]

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Broughton Rangers2621052777442
2 Oldham2620063855840
3 Salford26182620611338
4 Widnes26172719611336
5 Leigh26170916812534
6 Swinton2616282287932[lower-alpha 1]
7Runcorn26152919311332
8 St. Helens26123111681827
9 Warrington261111413421723
10 Rochdale Hornets26931411221621
11Stockport26512010231711
12Tyldesley2635188224011
13 Wigan2642206623810
14Morecambe262123472815
  1. Swinton had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.

Yorkshire Senior Competition

Champions Batley played a team representing the rest of the Yorkshire competition at Mount Pleasant on 22 April 1899 with Batley winning 3–0.[5] The promotion/relegation test match was contested by Heckmondwike who finished bottom of the competition and Hull Kingston Rovers, winners of the no.2 competition. Hull Kingston Rovers won the match 21–3 to take Heckmondwike's place.[6]

Team Pld W D L PF PA Diff Pts
1 Batley3023252797520448
2 Hull30231642910132847
3 Bradford30210933013919142
4Leeds Parish Church3020282011148742
5 Hunslet30165931414017437
6 Huddersfield30153121691472233
7 Manningham30152132222121030[lower-alpha 1]
8 Halifax3015015156158230
9 Wakefield Trinity3011613209614828
10Brighouse Rangers30122161141917726
11 Leeds30113161271865927
12 Castleford30104161592145524
13Holbeck30104161342208624
14Bramley3073206226620417
15Liversedge30532213143930813
16Heckmondwike3044227034327312
  1. Manningham had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.

References

  1. "1898-99 Season summary". Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  2. Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League volume 4; 1898–99. p. 3.
  3. "Football". South Wales Daily News. No. 8,738. 27 April 1899. p. 7 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Northern Union. Lancashire second competition". Yorkshire Post. No. 16,221. 22 June 1899. p. 7 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League volume 4; 1898–99. p. 4.
  6. "Yorkshire Senior Competition Test Match". Yorkshire Post. No. 16,170. 24 April 1899. p. 6 via British Newspaper Archive.
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