1899–1900_Northern_Rugby_Football_Union_season
The 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of rugby league football.
| 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Separate county competitions |
| 1899–1900 Season | |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Sam Williams (  Oldham) 108 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 36 |
| Lancashire Senior Competition | |
| Champions | Runcorn |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 108 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 36 |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Lancashire second competition | Barrow |
| Relegated to Lancashire second competition | Tyldesley |
| Yorkshire Senior Competition | |
| Champions | Bradford |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Wattie Davies (  Batley) 107 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Wattie Davies ( Batley) 21 |
The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Runcorn (from Cheshire) and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford.[1]
Hull Kingston Rovers played their first season in the Northern Rugby Union this season. Their first match away at Bradford on 2 September ended in a 3-0 defeat.[2]
Millom replaced Morecambe. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 |
Swinton beat Salford 16-8 in the Challenge Cup Final at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester played before a crowd of 17,864.[4]
- "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.
- 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.