1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
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The 1919 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club again played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with York
playing only 4 games and Barrow
5 while Warrington
played 17 and Hull
and Leeds
16.
The country was still suffering from the aftermath of the long and bitter struggle.
A Wartime Emergency League had been operating since September 1918. This was cancelled, and the programme started tailing off in Jan 1919.
A new shortened season was introduced with the traditional Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues, to cut travel costs and minimise the use of precious resources.
NOTE - Nowhere in the official archives is the word "Victory" used. It has been used in this article to distinguish between the two competitions held in the 1918-19 season.
The return of the Challenge Cup would have to wait until the following 1919-20, but the Northern Union
did manager to re-introduce both the County Cups.
At the end of the shortened regular season, Rochdale Hornets
and Hull
were declared as Lancashire and Yorkshire League Champions respectively, but there was no play-off to establish an overall Champion.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire County cups were won by Rochdale Hornets
and Huddersfield
respectively.
There were some changes from the previous shortened season.
Several clubs re-joined the competition :-
A couple of clubs still did not participate during this season :-
Two clubs were lost :-
No new clubs joined the league for this season.
Prior to this a War Emergency League was started and not finished (click here).
managed to fit in the two County Cups
.
beat Widnes
at Mather Lane 12–5, St Helens beat Warrington
at Knowsley Road
11–5, and Wigan
were given a bye.
In the 2nd round, on Saturday 12 April 1919, Oldham
beat St Helens at Watersheddings
16–8 (before a crowd of approx 3,000), Barrow
beat Widnes
at Little Park, Roose 6–0 and Wigan
beat Swinton
at Central Park 18–0.
and in the semi-final Rochdale Hornets
beat Wigan
at Athletic Grounds
40–0 to set up a meeting with near rivals Oldham
In the Final of the Lancashire County Cup, Rochdale Hornets
, already Lancashire League Champions beat Oldham
22–0
beat Leeds
at Boulevard
6–0
In the 2nd round, on Saturday 3 May 1919, Hull
beat Bramley
at Boulevard
31–4
and in the semi-final, on Saturday 10 May 1919, Huddersfield
beat Hull
at Fartown 23–13
In the Final of the Yorkshire County Cup, Huddersfield
, who had not taken part in the league programme beat Dewsbury
14–8
Rugby league county leagues
Rugby league county cups
1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1918-1919 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
The Great Schism – Rugby League View
The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
List of defunct rugby league clubs
York City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
playing only 4 games and Barrow
Barrow Raiders
Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
5 while Warrington
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
played 17 and Hull
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
and Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
16.
Season summary
The shortened 1919 (Feb-May) season began less than three months after the end of hostilities and the armistice of Compiègne.The country was still suffering from the aftermath of the long and bitter struggle.
A Wartime Emergency League had been operating since September 1918. This was cancelled, and the programme started tailing off in Jan 1919.
A new shortened season was introduced with the traditional Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues, to cut travel costs and minimise the use of precious resources.
NOTE - Nowhere in the official archives is the word "Victory" used. It has been used in this article to distinguish between the two competitions held in the 1918-19 season.
The return of the Challenge Cup would have to wait until the following 1919-20, but the Northern Union
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
did manager to re-introduce both the County Cups.
At the end of the shortened regular season, Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
and Hull
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
were declared as Lancashire and Yorkshire League Champions respectively, but there was no play-off to establish an overall Champion.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire County cups were won by Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
and Huddersfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
respectively.
There were some changes from the previous shortened season.
Several clubs re-joined the competition :-
- OldhamOldham RoughyedsOldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
after missing the last two seasons - Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
after missing the last two seasons - WidnesWidnes VikingsWidnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
after missing the last season - YorkYork City KnightsYork City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
after missing the last two seasons
A couple of clubs still did not participate during this season :-
- HuddersfieldHuddersfield GiantsHuddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
missed the third successive season. They re-joined for the first peacetime League in 1919-20. - KeighleyKeighley CougarsKeighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
again did not take part and in fact did not compete in any of the Wartime Leagues, and not re-entering until the first peacetime League in 1919-20.
Two clubs were lost :-
- Runcorn, one of the founder members after the great schism of 1895. They withdrew and folded.
- Brighouse RangersBrighouse Rangers (1915)Brighouse Rangers was a professional rugby league club. This club was based in Brighouse, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England...
, the re-formed team, who only re-joined the league in 1915-16 season, also folded.
No new clubs joined the league for this season.
Championship
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Leagues were set up following the end of the First World War in November 1918, and a shortened programme was played in what would have been the second half of the 1918-19 Season.Prior to this a War Emergency League was started and not finished (click here).
Lancashire League
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff | Pts | % | 1 | Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One... |
13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 53 | 56 | 20 | 76.92 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leigh Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in... |
12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 31 | 68 | 18 | 75.00 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wigan Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 87 | 77 | 15 | 68.18 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Warrington Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 145 | 105 | 40 | 21 | 61.76 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Barrow Barrow Raiders Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria.... |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 60.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Widnes Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward... |
|12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 83 | 37 | 14 | 58.33 | | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Salford Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 95 | 12 | 14 | 46.66 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Oldham Oldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.... |
14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 159 | 121 | 38 | 13 | 46.42 | | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | St Helens | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 33.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | St Helens Recs Pilkington Recs The Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the... |
13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 75 | 134 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 30.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Broughton Rangers Broughton Rangers Broughton Rangers was a British rugby football, and subsequently a rugby league club. It was based in Broughton, Salford.-History:Broughton Rangers was founded in 1877 as Broughton and added Rangers for its second season... |
14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 28.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Swinton Swinton Lions Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:... |
15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 179 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 23.33 |
Yorkshire League
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff | Pts | % | 1 | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 392 | 131 | 261 | 26 | 81.25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leeds Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 183 | 112 | 71 | 21 | 65.62 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bramley Bramley Buffaloes Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895... |
14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 140 | 89 | 51 | 17 | 60.71 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Halifax Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 187 | 82 | 105 | 17 | 56.66 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Dewsbury Dewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the... |
13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 100 | 50 | 14 | 53.84 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Batley Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895... |
15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 117 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 50.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 129 | 139 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 42.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts... |
14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 156 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 35.71 | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | York York City Knights York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 25.00 | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Hunslet Hunslet Hawks Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:... |
13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 97 | 262 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 23.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Bradford Northern Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league.... |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 20.00 |
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup Competition was still suspended due to the aftermath of war, but the Northern UnionRugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
managed to fit in the two County Cups
Rugby league county cups
Historically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition for several years prior to the schism of 1895...
.
Lancashire Cup
In the 1st round, on Saturday 5 April 1919, LeighLeigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
beat Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
at Mather Lane 12–5, St Helens beat Warrington
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
at Knowsley Road
Knowsley Road
Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves...
11–5, and Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
were given a bye.
In the 2nd round, on Saturday 12 April 1919, Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
beat St Helens at Watersheddings
Watersheddings
Watersheddings is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Lying on the A672 approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards"....
16–8 (before a crowd of approx 3,000), Barrow
Barrow Raiders
Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
beat Widnes
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
at Little Park, Roose 6–0 and Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
beat Swinton
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
at Central Park 18–0.
and in the semi-final Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
beat Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
at Athletic Grounds
Athletic Grounds, Rochdale
The Athletic Grounds was a stadium in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Rochdale Hornets rugby league club for over 90 years up until 1988. It has also been used for speedway.A Morrisons supermarket now stands on the site.-History:...
40–0 to set up a meeting with near rivals Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
In the Final of the Lancashire County Cup, Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
, already Lancashire League Champions beat Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
22–0
Yorkshire Cup
In the 1st round, on Saturday 26 April 1919, HullHull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
beat Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
at Boulevard
The Boulevard (Stadium)
The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches...
6–0
In the 2nd round, on Saturday 3 May 1919, Hull
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
beat Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
at Boulevard
The Boulevard (Stadium)
The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches...
31–4
and in the semi-final, on Saturday 10 May 1919, Huddersfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
beat Hull
Hull FC
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition...
at Fartown 23–13
In the Final of the Yorkshire County Cup, Huddersfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
, who had not taken part in the league programme beat Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
14–8
See also
British rugby league systemBritish rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on four separate structures: the professional leagues administered by the Rugby Football League, the reserve leagues, the amateur leagues administered by British Amateur Rugby League Association and the Rugby League Conference.There is no system of automatic...
Rugby league county leagues
Rugby league county leagues
The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby Football League Championship for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that broke away in 1895 played in one combined league, however the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split...
Rugby league county cups
Rugby league county cups
Historically, British rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition for several years prior to the schism of 1895...
1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the first season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc, with York playing only 11 and Barrow 13 while Salford played 35...
1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the second season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with Brighouse Rangers and Barrow playing 17 games each...
1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the third season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with Rochdale Hornets playing only 7 games and St Helens 18...
1918-1919 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
The Great Schism – Rugby League View
The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
List of defunct rugby league clubs