1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season

The 1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the first season of rugby league football following a break during the Great War. The ban on competitive matches was removed in September 1918, but official games did not restart until January 1919.[1] The season consisted of the Lancashire League and Yorkshire League, but the Championship did not restart until the 1919–20 season.

1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season
StructureSeparate county championships
1918–19 Season
Lancashire League
Champions Rochdale Hornets
Yorkshire League
Champions Hull

Rochdale Hornets won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League.

Season summary

Unofficial competition resumed in September 1918, but due to the increasing difficulties of raising a team, and further restrictions on travel, very few clubs had arranged fixtures.[2]

Following the end of the First World War, it was agreed to restart official competition in January 1919. Clubs competed in separate Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues.

Tables

Lancashire League
Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts Pct
1Rochdale Hornets131003109532076.92
2Leigh1282299311875.00
3Wigan11713164871568.18
4Warrington1710161451052161.76
5Barrow53025266660.00
6Widnes12705120831458.33
7Salford15708107951446.66
8Oldham146171591211346.43
9St. Helens930629109633.33
10St Helens Recs1332875134830.77
11Broughton Rangers14401080144828.70
12Swinton15311164179723.33

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Yorkshire League
Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts Pct
1Hull F.C.1613033921312681.25
2Leeds1610151831122165.62
3Bramley14815140891760.71
4Halifax15816187821756.66
5Dewsbury135441501001453.85
6Batley15717771171550.00
7Hull Kingston Rovers145271291391242.85
8Wakefield Trinity14428731561035.71
9York410318141225.00
10Hunslet13301097262623.03
11Bradford Northern1020851168420.00

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Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup Competition was suspended for the final time following its absence during the war. The competition would return the following year.

County cups
Main article: 1918–19 Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1918–19 Yorkshire Cup

Rochdale Hornets beat Oldham 22–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Dewsbury 14–8 to win the Yorkshire Cup.

References
  1. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  2. "Poor Outlook For Northern Union Clubs". The Manchester Guardian. 2 September 1918. p. 2. ProQuest 476124840.
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