Pontefract (rugby league)

Pontefract was a semi-professional rugby league club based in Pontefract, a market town within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.

The club joined the Northern Union in 1903-04 and played for a total of three full seasons until 1905-06. The following season 1906-07 saw them resign early into the season and the club folded.

History

The club joined the Rugby League 2nd Division for the 1903-04 season finishing 10th out of 17 and scoring 24 points more than they conceded.

They continued in the 2nd Division for the following season 1904-05, their second season.

The third season, 1905-06, was spent in the enlarged league finishing 19th out of 31 and scoring 23 points more than they conceded.

The following season 1906-07 saw Pontefract resign from the league after eight matches and the club folded. Their record was expunged.

Club League Record

The league positions for Pontefract for the 3 full seasons (plus the fourth part season) in which they played semi-professional rugby league are given in the following table :-[1]

Season Competition Pos Team Name Pl W D L PW PA Diff Pts % Pts No of teams in league Notes Ref
1903-042nd Division 10 Pontefract 32 14 6 12 174 150 24 34 17
1904-052nd Division 8 Pontefract 26 10 1 15 156 175 -19 21 14
1905-06 RL 24 Pontefract 28 11 1 16 211 196 15 23 41.07 31
1906-07 RL ** Pontefract 8 3 0 5 63 154 -91 6 37.5 26**
Pontefract resigned after 8 matches and their record was struck out.

Heading Abbreviations
RL = Single Division; Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
% Pts = A percentage system was used to determine league positions due to clubs playing varying number of fixtures and against different opponents
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Fixtures & results

The following is one of Pontefract’s fixtures during the five season (and other times) in which they played semi-professional rugby league :-[2][3][4][5][6]

Season Date Competition Opponent Venue H/A Result Score Att Notes Ref
1903-04Sat 2 Apr 1904 Challenge Cup 3rd Round Warrington Home H Lost 4-10 ? 1 [3]
1906-07 08-09-1906league ??SwintonChorley RoadALost4-76 2,3
1906-07 ??-12-1906league ??SwintonHomeHWon5-0 3

Notes and Comments

See also

References

  1. Jack Winstanley & Malcolm Ryding (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook 1975-76. Queen Anne Press.
  2. "Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results".
  3. 1 2 "Warrington Wolves results and archives".
  4. "Cherry and White".
  5. "Saints Heritage Society".
  6. "Widnes Seasons in Review".

External links

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