1900–01_Northern_Rugby_Football_Union_season
The 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the sixth season of rugby league football.
The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Oldham and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford.
In 1901 Bramley's James Lomas became rugby league's first £100 transfer, moving to Salford.[1]
Barrow replaced Tyldesley. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland.
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 301 | 67 | 45 |
| 2 | Swinton | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 283 | 66 | 44 |
| 3 | Runcorn | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 240 | 100 | 40 |
| 4 | Broughton Rangers | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 211 | 84 | 36 |
| 5 | Salford | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 229 | 149 | 30 |
| 6 | Warrington | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 149 | 126 | 27 |
| 7 | Leigh | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 157 | 143 | 26 |
| 8 | Barrow | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 140 | 169 | 22 |
| 9 | Wigan | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 98 | 227 | 19 |
| 10 | Rochdale Hornets | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 103 | 257 | 18 |
| 11 | Millom | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 85 | 194 | 16 |
| 12 | Stockport | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 102 | 184 | 15 |
| 13 | St. Helens | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 82 | 228 | 12* |
| 14 | Widnes | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 271 | 12 |
Close
- St Helens had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 387 | 100 | 51* |
| 2 | Halifax | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 309 | 147 | 47 |
| 3 | Hunslet | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 252 | 142 | 40 |
| 4 | Batley | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 166 | 131 | 39 |
| 5 | Hull | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 291 | 141 | 37* |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 241 | 130 | 35 |
| 7 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 194 | 162 | 32 |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 195 | 169 | 32 |
| 9 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 242 | 148 | 31 |
| 10 | Leeds Parish Church | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 115 | 108 | 30 |
| 11 | Bramley | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 138 | 163 | 29 |
| 12 | Manningham | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 115 | 258 | 19 |
| 13 | Leeds | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 144 | 255 | 17 |
| 14 | Holbeck | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 110 | 263 | 15* |
| 15 | Castleford | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 92 | 331 | 14 |
| 16 | Liversedge | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 386 | 6 |
Close
- Bradford, Hull and Holbeck each had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Main article: 1901 Challenge Cup
The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[2] The final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[3]
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