1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby League |
| 1907–08 Season | |
| Champions |  Hunslet |
| League Leaders |  Oldham |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Albert Goldthorpe 217 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Jim Leytham 44 |
The 1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 13th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
League Champions were Hunslet who beat Oldham 12-2 in a replay after a 7-7 draw. It was the first time a team that did not finish top of the league won the Championship.
Challenge Cup Winners were Hunslet who defeated Hull 14-0.
Liverpool City were replaced by the two Welsh clubs, Merthyr Tydfil and Ebbw Vale, taking the competition to 27 clubs.[1]
Bradford switched to Association Football and were replaced by Bradford Northern.
Oldham won the Lancashire League, and Hunslet won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat Broughton Rangers 16–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hunslet beat Halifax 17–0 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
Hunslet won All Four Cups available to them; Challenge Cup, Rugby Football League Championship, Yorkshire league, and Yorkshire cup.
Australia toured England this season. On 17 October 1908, they drew 9-9 at Salford.[2]
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham | 32 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 396 | 121 | 58 | 90.62 |
| 2 | Hunslet | 32 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 389 | 248 | 51 | 79.68 |
| 3 | Broughton Rangers | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 421 | 191 | 47 | 78.33 |
| 4 | Wigan | 32 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 501 | 181 | 47 | 73.43 |
| 5 | Halifax | 34 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 483 | 275 | 45 | 66.17 |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 460 | 307 | 42 | 65.62 |
| 7 | Warrington | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 431 | 156 | 39 | 65.00 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 422 | 322 | 41 | 64.06 |
| 9 | Salford | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 344 | 187 | 41 | 64.06 |
| 10 | Batley | 32 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 360 | 306 | 40 | 62.05 |
| 11 | Keighley | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 320 | 356 | 35 | 54.68 |
| 12 | Bradford Northern | 32 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 313 | 350 | 34 | 53.12 |
| 13 | Runcorn | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 255 | 219 | 30 | 50.00 |
| 14 | Barrow | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 244 | 272 | 30 | 46.87 |
| 15 | Huddersfield | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 439 | 330 | 29 | 45.31 |
| 16 | Hull | 34 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 349 | 323 | 30 | 44.11 |
| 17 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 232 | 290 | 26 | 43.33 |
| 18 | Dewsbury | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 290 | 358 | 27 | 42.18 |
| 19 | Leigh | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 279 | 362 | 23 | 38.33 |
| 20 | Leeds | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 270 | 397 | 21 | 32.81 |
| 21 | Swinton | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 180 | 316 | 19 | 31.66 |
| 22 | York | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 284 | 437 | 18 | 30.00 |
| 23 | Merthyr Tydfil | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 229 | 400 | 17 | 28.33 |
| 24 | Widnes | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 179 | 335 | 16 | 26.66 |
| 25 | St Helens | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 228 | 500 | 17 | 26.56 |
| 26 | Ebbw Vale | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 153 | 426 | 14 | 23.33 |
| 27 | Bramley | 32 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 188 | 674 | 11 | 17.18 |
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Champions |
Play-offs |
Championship Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Championship Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Hunslet | 28 | |||||||
| 3 | Broughton Rangers | 3 | |||||||
| Hunslet | 7 -12 | ||||||||
| Oldham | 7-2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Oldham | 12 | |||||||
| 4 | Wigan | 5 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
Hunslet beat Hull 14-0 in the final to win their first Cup in their first final.[3][4]
Hunslet Tries: Fred Smith, Fred Farrar
Hunslet Goals: Billy Eagers, (Albert, or Walter) Goldthorpe 3
Half-time: 7-0
Attendance: 18,000 (at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield)
Teams:
Hunslet: Herbert Place, Fred Farrar, Billy Eagers, Walter Goldthorpe, Billy Batten, Albert Goldthorpe, Fred Smith, Harry Wilson, Bill Brookes, Bill Jukes, John "Jack" Randall, John Higson, Tom Walsh
Hull FC: Harry Taylor, L. Parry, G. T. Cottrell, F. J. Cook, (E. or Ned) Rogers, Harry Wallace, Billie Anderson, Tom Herridge, J. Owen, W. J. Carroll, G. Kilburn, H. Fulton, William Holder
Sources
- 1907-08 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
References
- ^ "1907-08 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Salford first game". Salford City Reds Official Web Site, History page. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.