1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Separate Bradford |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Wattie Davies (  Batley) 107 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Wattie Davies ( Batley) 21 |
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
Bradford.[1]
Bradford on 2 September ended in a 3-0 defeat.[2]
Lancashire Senior Competition
Millom were from Cumberland. Runcorn won the competition and Tyldesley were relegated after finishing bottom of the league and losing the promotion/relegation match 22–8 to Barrow.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runcorn | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 |  Oldham |
26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 343 | 75 | 43 |
| 3 |  Swinton |
26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 210 | 108 | 39 |
| 4 |  St. Helens |
26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 207 | 119 | 35 |
| 5 |  Widnes |
26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 174 | 146 | 28 |
| 6 |  Warrington |
26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 174 | 128 | 25 |
| 7 |  Broughton Rangers |
26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 132 | 138 | 25[a] |
| 8 |  Salford |
26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 196 | 176 | 24 |
| 9 | Stockport |
26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 126 | 136 | 22 |
| 10 | Leigh |
26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 119 | 211 | 21 |
| 11 |  Rochdale Hornets |
26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 90 | 181 | 17[a] |
| 12 | Millom |
26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 112 | 234 | 15 |
| 13 |  Wigan |
26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 70 | 230 | 15 |
| 14 | Tyldesley | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 336 | 5 |
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Bradford won the competition. There was no promotion or relegation as Liversedge won the promotion/relegation test match against Heckmondwike 11–2.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford |
30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 324 | 98 | 50 |
| 2 | Batley | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 219 | 72 | 48 |
| 3 | Halifax |
30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 193 | 120 | 43 |
| 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 203 | 120 | 41 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 181 | 110 | 38 |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 181 | 129 | 32[a] |
| 7 | Hull | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 249 | 154 | 30 |
| 8 | Hunslet | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 182 | 168 | 30 |
| 9 | Manningham | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 207 | 203 | 29 |
| 10 | Bramley |
30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 121 | 190 | 26 |
| 11 | Castleford | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 155 | 199 | 25 |
| 12 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 80 | 231 | 21 |
| 13 | Holbeck | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 138 | 236 | 18[a] |
| 14 | Leeds Parish Church |
30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 135 | 207 | 17 |
| 15 | Leeds | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 103 | 225 | 17 |
| 16 | Liversedge | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 94 | 303 | 11 |
Challenge Cup
Swinton beat Salford 16-8 in the Challenge Cup Final at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester played before a crowd of 17,864.[4]
References
- ^ "1899-1900 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Hull KR history". Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ a b Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League volume 5; 1899–1900. p. 5.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.