Brighouse Rangers RFC (Rugby League)
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Brighouse Rangers was a professional rugby league club.
The club was based in Brighouse
, a town
within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated on the River Calder
and has a population of approx 35,000.
The club was involved in the momentous meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield
in 1895, and after the schism, the club became founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League
) and played for eleven seasons from 1895–96 to 1905-06
.
After a break, a new club, also called Brighouse Rangers
, appeared in 1915 and played in the Emergency War Leagues in season 1915-16
, 1916-17
, 1917-18
and the 1918-19 (Jan)
wartime league (but not in the shortened 1919 (Feb – May) Victory League
.
in 1879.
In 1895, on 20 April, Brighouse Rangers won “T'owd Tin Pot”, beat Morley R.F.C. 16-4 in the Yorkshire Cup
Final at Headingley
, Leeds
before a crowd of in the region of 20,000.
for “broken time“ payments.
After their annual general meeting in London, the RFU
issued a decree banning the playing of rugby at grounds where entrance fees were charged, and so Brighouse Rangers, represented by H H Waller, attended a meeting at The George Hotel, Huddersfield
, together with the with representatives of 21 other clubs, and agreed to form a Northern Rugby Football Union.
After the Great Schism in 1895, Brighouse Rangers were one of the founder members of the new league and the same H H Waller of Brighouse Rangers was elected the first first Northern Rugby Football Union chairman.
In the first season 1895-96 the league consisted of 22 clubs and Brighouse Rangers, continuing their recent Rugby Union form, finished in 5th position.
In season 1896-97 the league was divided into Yorkshire and Lancashire. Brighouse Rangers, playing in the former section, finished in 1st position out of 16 teams, 2 points ahead of second placed Manningham and a full eight points above third place Halifax
. Brighouse Rangers were crowned Yorkshire Champions.
In the following four seasons, still in the Yorkshire section, seasons 1897-98, 1898-99, 1899-00 & 1900-01 the club finished in 13th, 10th and 12th before moving up to a mid-table 7th in the respective seasons, each time out of the 16 clubs.
For the next season, 1901-02
the top seven clubs in each of the County Senior Leagues decided to break from the rest of the clubs and form “The Northern Rugby League”. This is the first time these terms had been used. Brighouse Rangers, after finishing 7th (and beating Hull Kingston Rovers
team with the same points by a better points scoring difference of 6), were included to this first division.
Brighouse Rangers finishing 14th and bottom with a playing record of 5 points (4 wins and 1 draw) out of 26 matches played.
The Rugby League made yet another change to the league structure for the next 1902-03
by renaming the top league as the 1st Division and increasing the number of clubs to 18, thus preventing any threatened relegations. Brighouse remained in the first division. In this following season, Brighouse Rangers again finished bottom out of the 18 teams, but this time only 2 points adrift of second bottom St Helens and 8 points away from third bottom Wigan
. This time both Brighouse Rangers and St Helens were relegated.
For the next two seasons 1903-04
and 1904-05
, Brighouse Rangers in the 2hd Division where they finished 6th out of 17 and then 11th out of 14 respectively.
The following season 1905-06
the two leagues were combined into one. Also, clubs arranged all their own fixtures with the condition that any team they played they did so twice, both home and away. This meant that the league positions were decided on a % basis (i.e. the actual points gained divided by the number of points possible if the club had won every game – the answer multiplied by a hundred). In this, Brighouse Rangers’s last season, they finished bottom equal with Morecambe
, bottom with 8 points out of a possible 52 and bottom with a 15.38 % winning percentage.
At their annual general meeting in summer 1906 Brighouse Rangers took the decision to disband.
appeared during the First World War and played in the Emergency War League in season 1915-16
, 1916-17
, 1917-18
and the 1918-19 (Jan)
wartime league but not in the shortened 1919 (Feb – May) Victory League
.
Brighouse Rugby League club have reformed numerous times since. The current club are amateurs Brighouse Rangers ARLFC.
In the 1970s Brighouse played at Wellholme Park, near the Cricket Club. Towards the approach of the new millennium in 2000, Tesco bought the site including the Brighouse ARLFC clubhouse and with the money, the club built anew on Russell Way, off Bradford Road.
Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
The club was based in Brighouse
Brighouse
Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...
, a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the River Calder
River Calder, West Yorkshire
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.The Calder rises on the green eastern slopes of the Pennines flows through alternating green countryside, former woollen-mill villages, and large and small towns before joining the River Aire near Castleford.The river's valley is...
and has a population of approx 35,000.
The club was involved in the momentous meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield
George Hotel, Huddersfield
The George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated in the centre of the city, is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of rugby league football....
in 1895, and after the schism, the club became founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League
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...
) and played for eleven seasons from 1895–96 to 1905-06
1905-06 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1905–06 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eleventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:Leigh won the Championship for the first time this season and Bradford their first Challenge Cup....
.
After a break, a new club, also called Brighouse Rangers
Brighouse 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...
, appeared in 1915 and played in the Emergency War Leagues in season 1915-16
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
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
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...
and the 1918-19 (Jan)
1918-19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1918-19 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth 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....
wartime league (but not in the shortened 1919 (Feb – May) Victory League
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
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...
.
Early history
Brighouse Rangers Football Club were founded in the 1870s and joined the RFURugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
in 1879.
In 1895, on 20 April, Brighouse Rangers won “T'owd Tin Pot”, beat Morley R.F.C. 16-4 in the Yorkshire Cup
Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)
The Yorkshire Cup is an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1878. It is open to all eligible clubs in the Yorkshire area. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup.-History:...
Final at Headingley
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
before a crowd of in the region of 20,000.
Northern Union
Prior to the Schism, Brighouse Rangers, like many other clubs from Lancashire (and Yorkshire), had suffered punishment by the RFURugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
for “broken time“ payments.
After their annual general meeting in London, the RFU
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
issued a decree banning the playing of rugby at grounds where entrance fees were charged, and so Brighouse Rangers, represented by H H Waller, attended a meeting at The George Hotel, Huddersfield
George Hotel, Huddersfield
The George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated in the centre of the city, is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of rugby league football....
, together with the with representatives of 21 other clubs, and agreed to form a Northern Rugby Football Union.
After the Great Schism in 1895, Brighouse Rangers were one of the founder members of the new league and the same H H Waller of Brighouse Rangers was elected the first first Northern Rugby Football Union chairman.
In the first season 1895-96 the league consisted of 22 clubs and Brighouse Rangers, continuing their recent Rugby Union form, finished in 5th position.
In season 1896-97 the league was divided into Yorkshire and Lancashire. Brighouse Rangers, playing in the former section, finished in 1st position out of 16 teams, 2 points ahead of second placed Manningham and a full eight points above third place 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...
. Brighouse Rangers were crowned Yorkshire Champions.
In the following four seasons, still in the Yorkshire section, seasons 1897-98, 1898-99, 1899-00 & 1900-01 the club finished in 13th, 10th and 12th before moving up to a mid-table 7th in the respective seasons, each time out of the 16 clubs.
For the next season, 1901-02
1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900-01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league in 1901-02, that was won by Broughton Rangers...
the top seven clubs in each of the County Senior Leagues decided to break from the rest of the clubs and form “The Northern Rugby League”. This is the first time these terms had been used. Brighouse Rangers, after finishing 7th (and beating 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...
team with the same points by a better points scoring difference of 6), were included to this first division.
Brighouse Rangers finishing 14th and bottom with a playing record of 5 points (4 wins and 1 draw) out of 26 matches played.
The Rugby League made yet another change to the league structure for the next 1902-03
1902-03 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eighth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:League Champions: HalifaxChallenge Cup Winners: Halifax 2nd Division Champions: Keighley...
by renaming the top league as the 1st Division and increasing the number of clubs to 18, thus preventing any threatened relegations. Brighouse remained in the first division. In this following season, Brighouse Rangers again finished bottom out of the 18 teams, but this time only 2 points adrift of second bottom St Helens and 8 points away from third bottom 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....
. This time both Brighouse Rangers and St Helens were relegated.
For the next two seasons 1903-04
1903-04 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1903–04 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the ninth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The League Champions were Bradford and the Challenge Cup Winners were Halifax....
and 1904-05
1904-05 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1904–05 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the tenth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:Oldham won their first Division One Championship whilst Warrington won the Challenge Cup. St...
, Brighouse Rangers in the 2hd Division where they finished 6th out of 17 and then 11th out of 14 respectively.
The following season 1905-06
1905-06 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1905–06 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eleventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:Leigh won the Championship for the first time this season and Bradford their first Challenge Cup....
the two leagues were combined into one. Also, clubs arranged all their own fixtures with the condition that any team they played they did so twice, both home and away. This meant that the league positions were decided on a % basis (i.e. the actual points gained divided by the number of points possible if the club had won every game – the answer multiplied by a hundred). In this, Brighouse Rangers’s last season, they finished bottom equal with Morecambe
Morecambe (Rugby League)
Morecambe was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Morecambe , a resort town within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. Together with adjoining small port of Heysham the population is approx. 51,000....
, bottom with 8 points out of a possible 52 and bottom with a 15.38 % winning percentage.
At their annual general meeting in summer 1906 Brighouse Rangers took the decision to disband.
Successor clubs
After a break, another club with the same name 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...
appeared during the First World War and played in the Emergency War League in season 1915-16
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
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
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...
and the 1918-19 (Jan)
1918-19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1918-19 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth 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....
wartime league but not in the shortened 1919 (Feb – May) Victory League
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
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...
.
Brighouse Rugby League club have reformed numerous times since. The current club are amateurs Brighouse Rangers ARLFC.
In the 1970s Brighouse played at Wellholme Park, near the Cricket Club. Towards the approach of the new millennium in 2000, Tesco bought the site including the Brighouse ARLFC clubhouse and with the money, the club built anew on Russell Way, off Bradford Road.
Club name
According to the official Rugby League records the Club was called Brighouse Rangers Some sites and books refer to the club as Brighouse Rovers though.Player earning international caps while at Brighouse Rangers
- William “Billy” NichollWilliam NichollWilliam Nicholl was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(b 30/10/1868 in RastrickRastrickRastrick is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax. It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band...
— d 10/04/1922 in BrighouseBrighouseBrighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...
)) played for EnglandEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, in 1892 against Wales, and Scotland and for Brighouse Rangers, at both Rugby Union and Rugby League.
Ground
The club’s first ground was at Fink Hill. In 1883 they moved to Waterloo Road, Lane Head (now the site of St Andrews Junior School and adjacent allotments), where they stayed until their demise in 1906.Club league performance
| In a Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | Season | Competition | Comments | Notes | Ref | |
| Highest League Position | 5 | 1895-96 | RL | out of clubs | ||
| or | 1 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | out of clubs | ||
| Lowest League Position | 31 | 1905-06 | RL | out of clubs | ||
| and | 14 | 1901-02 | RL | out of clubs | ||
| and | 18 | 1902-03 | 1st Div | out of clubs | ||
| Most League Points | 56 | 1895-96 | RL | out of possible 84 = 67% | ||
| or | 48 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | out of possible 60 = 80% | ||
| Least League Points | 7 | 1901-02 | RL | out of possible 52 = 14% | ||
| Most Points Scored (PF) | 247 | 1895-96 | RL | In 42 games = 5.88/game | ||
| or | 213 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games = 2.18/game | ||
| Most Points Conceded (PA) | 333 | 1905-06 | RL | In 26 games = 3.35/game | ||
| Least Points Scored (PF) | 74 | 1901-02 | RL | In 26 games = 2.85/game | ||
| or (PF) | 79 | 1902-03 | 1st Div | In 34 games = 2.32/game | ||
| Least Points Conceded (PA) | 68 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games = 7.1/game | ||
| Best Points Difference | 145 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games | ||
| Worst Points Difference | ||||||
| 1901-02 | RL | In 26 games | ||||
Club trophies
Brighouse Rangers were the first Champions of the 1896-97 Yorkshire Senior Competition.Club league record
| Season | Competition | Pos | Team Name | Pl | W | D | L | PW | PA | Diff | Pts | % | No of teams in league | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-96 | RL | 5 | Brighouse Rangers | 42 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 247 | 129 | 118 | 56 | ||||
| 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | 1 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 213 | 68 | 145 | 48 | ||||
| 1897-98 | Yorks Sen | 13 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 143 | 172 | ||||||
| 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 1898-99 | Yorks Sen | 10 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 114 | 191 | ||||||
| 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 1899-00 | Yorks Sen | 12 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 80 | 231 | ||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 1900-01 | Yorks Sen | 7 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 194 | 162 | 32 | 32 | ||||
| 1901-02 | RL | 14 | Brighouse Rangers | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 74 | 324 | ||||||
| 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | 1st Div | 18 | Brighouse Rangers | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 79 | 270 | ||||||
| 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 1903-04 | 2nd Div | 6 | Brighouse Rangers | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 192 | 136 | 56 | 41 | ||||
| 1904-05 | 2nd Div | 11 | Brighouse Rangers | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 111 | 169 | ||||||
| 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 1905-06 | RL | 31 | Brighouse Rangers | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 87 | 333 | ||||||
| 8 | 15.38 |
Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Several fixtures and results
The following a selection of Brighouse Rangers’ fixtures in the seasons in which they played (semi) professional Rugby League:-| Season | Date | C ompetition | Opponent | Venue | H/A | Result | Score | Att | Notes | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-96 | Mon 14-10-1895 | |RL | 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.... |
Lane Head | H | Draw | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | Sat 02-11-1895 | RL | 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... |
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... |
A | Lost | 0-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | 23-11-1895 | RL | 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... |
Lowerhouse Lane Halton Stadium The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves... |
A | Won | 3-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | 14-12-1895 | RL | 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.... |
unknown | ? | Won | 13-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | Sat 28-12-1895 | RL | 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.... |
Folly Fields | A | Draw | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | Sat 04-01-1896 | RL | St Helens | Lane Head | H | Won | 6-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | 14-03-1896 | RL | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 11-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | 28-03-1896 | RL | 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.... |
unknown | ? | Won | 13-7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895-96 | Mon 06-04-1896 | RL | St Helens | Knowsley Rd 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... |
A | Draw | 0-0 | >- |
1895-96 | Mon 20-04-1896 | RL | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 6-3 | >- |
1896-97 | Sat 31-10-1896 | YSC | 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... |
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... |
A | Draw | 3-3 | |||||||
| 1896-97 | Wed 10-03-1897 | YSC | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 6-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896-97 | Sat 20-03-1897 | CC R1 | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896-97 | Sat 27-03-1897 | CC R2 | 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... |
Lane Head | 13-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896-97 | Sat 03-04-1897 | CC R3 | ? | ? | lost to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897-98 | Sat 13-11-1897 | YSC | 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... |
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... |
A | Draw | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897-98 | Sat 19-02-1898 | YSC | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 7-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898-99 | Sat 24-09-1898 | YSC | 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... |
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... |
A | Lost | 0-14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898-99 | Sat 31-12-1898 | YSC | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Lost | 0-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899-00 | Sat 23-09-1899 | YSC | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Lost | 5-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899-00 | Sat 30-12-1899 | YSC | 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... |
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... |
A | Won | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900-01 | Sat 01-09-1900 | YSC | 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... |
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... |
A | Lost | 0-13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900-01 | Sat 15-12-1900 | YSC | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 7-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901-02 | Sat 21-09-1901 | RL | 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... |
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... |
A | Lost | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901-02 | 02-11-1901 | RL | 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.... |
Wilderspool Wilderspool Stadium Wilderspool Stadium is a rugby league stadium located in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium. It holds just over 9,000, after substantial decreases for crowd safety... |
A | Lost | 2-7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901-02 | 15-02-1902 | RL | 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.... |
Lane Head | H | Lost | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901-02 | Sat 01-03-1902 | RL | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | 13-09-1902 | 1st Div | 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.... |
Wilderspool Wilderspool Stadium Wilderspool Stadium is a rugby league stadium located in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium. It holds just over 9,000, after substantial decreases for crowd safety... |
A | Lost | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | Sat 27-09-1902 | 1st Div | St Helens | Lane Head | H | Lost | 3-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | Sat 08-11-1902 | 1st Div | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | Sat 13-12-1902 | 1st Div | 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.... |
Folly Fields | A | Lost | 0-12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | 20-12-1902 | 1st Div | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Lost | 2-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | 10-01-1903 | 1st Div | 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.... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 7-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | Sat 24-01-1903 | 1st Div | St Helens | Knowsley Rd 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... |
A | Won | 7-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | Sat 11-04-1903 | 1st Div | 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.... |
Lane Head | H | Won | 3-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | Mon 13-04-1903 | 1st Div | 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... |
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... |
A | Lost | 2-23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902-03 | 18-04-1903 | 1st Div | 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... |
Lowerhouse Lane Halton Stadium The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves... |
A | Draw | 5-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903-04 | Sat 31-10-1903 | 2nd Div | St Helens | Knowsley Rd 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... |
A | Lost | 0-10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903-04 | Sat 27-02-1904 | 2nd Div | St Helens | Lane Head | H | Won | 3-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905-06 | Sat 16-12-1905 | RL | 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... |
H | Lost | 7-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905-06 | 23-12-1905 | RL | 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... |
Lane Head | H | Draw | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905-06 | Sat 24-03-1906 | RL | 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... |
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... |
A | Lost | 2-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905-06 | 07-04-1906 | RL | 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... |
Lowerhouse Lane Halton Stadium The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves... |
A | Lost | 0-22 |
CC Rx = Challenge Cup Round x; TSC = Yorkshire Senior Competition;
See also
- T’owd Tin PotYorkshire Cup (rugby union)The Yorkshire Cup is an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1878. It is open to all eligible clubs in the Yorkshire area. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup.-History:...
- British rugby league systemBritish rugby league systemThe 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...
- 1895-96 Northern Rugby Football Union season1895-96 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the first ever season of semi-professional rugby football, which formed the foundation of the modern-day sport of rugby league. Twenty-two Northern English teams from both sides of the Pennines broke away from the Rugby Football Union to create...
- 1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the second ever season of rugby league football. Following the success of the Northern Union's first season, several more clubs from the established Rugby Football Union joined the rebel competition...
- 1897-98 Northern Rugby Football Union season1897-98 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the third season of rugby league football.-Summary:The leading try scorer this season was Hoskins of Salford, who crossed the line 30 times. The leading goal scorer was Goldthorpe of Hunslet who was successful 66 times...
- 1898-99 Northern Rugby Football Union season1898-99 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Broughton Rangers and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Batley.-Lancashire Senior Competition:...
- 1899-00 Northern Rugby Football Union season1899-00 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 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 and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford....
- 1900-01 Northern Rugby Football Union season1900-01 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the sixth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Oldham and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford....
- 1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900-01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league in 1901-02, that was won by Broughton Rangers...
- 1902-03 Northern Rugby Football Union season1902-03 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eighth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:League Champions: HalifaxChallenge Cup Winners: Halifax 2nd Division Champions: Keighley...
- 1903-04 Northern Rugby Football Union season1903-04 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1903–04 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the ninth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The League Champions were Bradford and the Challenge Cup Winners were Halifax....
- 1904-05 Northern Rugby Football Union season1904-05 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1904–05 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the tenth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:Oldham won their first Division One Championship whilst Warrington won the Challenge Cup. St...
- 1905-06 Northern Rugby Football Union season1905-06 Northern Rugby Football Union seasonThe 1905–06 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eleventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:Leigh won the Championship for the first time this season and Bradford their first Challenge Cup....
- The Great Schism – Rugby League View
- The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
- Rugby league county leaguesRugby league county leaguesThe 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...
- William “Billy” NichollWilliam NichollWilliam Nicholl was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
- List of defunct rugby league clubs
- Brighouse Rangers
External links
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
- Saints Heritage Society
- [www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/Swinton_Lions/comps.html]
- Warington History
- Morley RUFC - History
- RL All time records
- International Statistics at scrum.com
- Search for "Nicholl" at rugbyleagueproject.org