1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season


The 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

Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire. Champions Broughton Rangers beat a team representing the rest of the Lancashire competition 5–3 in an end of season finale on 22 April 1899. Morecambe finished bottom of the competition and lost the promotion/relegation test match to Millom - winners of the Lancashire second competition - by 11 points to 3. Millom were admitted to the Senior Competition and Morecambe were admitted to the second competition.
TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Broughton Rangers2621052777442
2 Oldham2620063855840
3 Salford26182620611338
4 Widnes26172719611336
5 Leigh26170916812534
6 Swinton2616282287932
7Runcorn26152919311332
8 St. Helens26123111681827
9 Warrington261111413421723
10 Rochdale Hornets26931411221621
11Stockport26512010231711
12Tyldesley2635188224011
13 Wigan2642206623810
14Morecambe262123472815

Yorkshire Senior Competition

Champions Batley played a team representing the rest of the Yorkshire competition at Mount Pleasant on 22 April 1899 with Batley winning 3–0. The promotion/relegation test match was contested by Heckmondwike who finished bottom of the competition and Hull Kingston Rovers, winners of the no.2 competition. Hull Kingston Rovers won the match 21–3 to take Heckmondwike's place.
TeamPldWDLPFPADiffPts
1 Batley3023252797520448
2 Hull30231642910132847
3 Bradford30210933013919142
4Leeds Parish Church3020282011148742
5 Hunslet30165931414017437
6 Huddersfield30153121691472233
7 Manningham30152132222121030
8 Halifax3015015156158230
9 Wakefield Trinity3011613209614828
10Brighouse Rangers30122161141917726
11 Leeds30113161271865927
12 Castleford30104161592145524
13Holbeck30104161342208624
14Bramley3073206226620417
15Liversedge30532213143930813
16Heckmondwike3044227034327312