1896–97 St Helens RLFC season

1896–97 St Helens RLFC season
1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season 9th
Challenge Cup Final
1898-99 record Wins: 15; Draws: 4; Losses: 13
Points scored For: 122; Against: 160
< 1895-96 List of seasons 1897-98 >

The 1896-97 St Helens RLFC season was the club's second in the Northern Rugby Football Union. In a divided county championship league, the club finished 9th out of 14.[1] The Challenge Cup was also established that year, and it was St Helens, with Batley who contested the first final; St Helens losing 10-3 with Derek Traynor scoring Saints' only points.[2][3][4]

Saints are pictured in the first ever Challenge Cup Final, 1897: Batley (left) vs St Helens (right)

Lancashire Senior Championship

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Broughton Rangers 26195220152+14943
2Oldham 26202424359+18442
3Tyldesley 26152915980+7932
4Runcorn 26135813462+7231
5Stockport 2614210157137+2030
6Swinton 26125912582+4329
7Warrington 2611510100124-2427
8Leigh 2611411105147-4226
9St Helens 2610412122160-3824
10Widnes 2610313113164-5123
11Wigan 26871173118-4523
12Rochdale Hornets 268117121167-4617
13Salford 26351876191-11511
14Morecambe 26302352238-1866
Champions

Source: R.L.Yearbook 1995-96 cited in "The Vault".
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; PD = Points difference; Pts = League points.

References

  1. "1896-97 League Tables". Saints heritage Society. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. "Challenge Cup Role of Honour". BBC. 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  3. "1897 Challenge Cup Final". BBC. 1897-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  4. Hoole, Les (8 August 1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup. Breedon Books Ltd. (ISBN 1-85983-094-3).
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