1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Separate county championships |
| 1900-01 Season | |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Williams 141 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Williams 47 |
| Lancashire Senior Competition | |
| Champions | Oldham |
| Yorkshire Senior Competition | |
| Champions | Bradford |
The 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.
In 1901 Bramley's James Lomas became rugby league's first £100 transfer, moving to Salford.[1]
Lancashire Senior Competition
Barrow replaced Tyldesley. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland.
| 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 |
- St Helens had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Yorkshire Senior Competition
| 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 |
- Bradford, Hull and Holbeck each had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Challenge Cup
Batley beat Warrington 6-0 in the final in Leeds played before a crowd of 29,563.
References
- ^ Baker, Andrew (1995-08-20). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-25.