1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season

1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season
Structure Separate county championships
1899–1900 Season
Top point-scorer(s) Sam Williams 108
Top try-scorer(s) Sam Williams 36
Lancashire Senior Competition
Champions Runcorn
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Champions Bradford
< 1898–99 Seasons 1900–01 >

The 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of rugby league football.

Season summary

The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Runcorn (from Cheshire) and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford.[1]

Hull Kingston Rovers played their first season in the Northern Rugby Union this season. Their first match away at Bradford on 2 September ended in a 3-0 defeat.[2]

Lancashire Senior Competition

Millom replaced Morecambe. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland.

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1Runcorn2622222323346
2Oldham2621143437543
3Swinton26191621010839
4St Helens26163720711935
5Widnes261241017414628
6Warrington261211317412825
7Broughton Rangers261311213213825*
8Salford261201419617624
9Stockport261021412613622
10Leigh26851311921121
11Rochdale Hornets2691169018117*
12Millom26711811223415
13Wigan2671187023015
14Tyldesley262123663365

Yorkshire Senior Competition

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1Bradford3024243249850
2Batley3021632197248
3Halifax30203719312043
4Wakefield Trinity30185720312041
5Huddersfield30174918111038
6Hull Kingston Rovers301541118112932*
7Hull301501524915430
8Hunslet301421418216830
9Manningham301331420720329
10Bramley301301712119026
11Castleford301131615519925
12Brighouse Rangers3093188023121
13Holbeck30841813823618*
14Leeds Parish Church30732013520717
15Leeds30732010322517
16Liversedge3051249430311

Challenge Cup

Swinton beat Salford 16-8 in the Challenge Cup final at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester played before a crowd of 17,864.[3]

Sources

References

  1. "1899-1900 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  2. "Hull KR history". Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  3. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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