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 regularly 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 | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Separate 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. Rochdale Hornets beat Oldham 22–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Dewsbury 14–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Tables
Lancashire League
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochdale Hornets | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 53 | 20 | 76.92 |
| 2 | Leigh | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 31 | 18 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Wigan | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 87 | 15 | 68.18 |
| 4 | Warrington | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 145 | 105 | 21 | 61.76 |
| 5 | Barrow | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 66 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 6 | Widnes | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 83 | 14 | 58.33 |
| 7 | Salford | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 95 | 14 | 46.66 |
| 8 | Oldham | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 159 | 121 | 13 | 46.43 |
| 9 | St. Helens | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 109 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 10 | St Helens Recs | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 75 | 134 | 8 | 30.77 |
| 11 | Broughton Rangers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 144 | 8 | 28.70 |
| 12 | Swinton | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 179 | 7 | 23.33 |
Yorkshire League
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull F.C. | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 392 | 131 | 26 | 81.25 |
| 2 | Leeds | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 183 | 112 | 21 | 65.62 |
| 3 | Bramley | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 140 | 89 | 17 | 60.71 |
| 4 | Halifax | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 187 | 82 | 17 | 56.66 |
| 5 | Dewsbury | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 100 | 14 | 53.85 |
| 6 | Batley | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 77 | 117 | 15 | 50.00 |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 129 | 139 | 12 | 42.85 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 156 | 10 | 35.71 |
| 9 | York | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 141 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 10 | Hunslet | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 97 | 262 | 6 | 23.03 |
| 11 | Bradford Northern | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 168 | 4 | 20.00 |
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.
References
- Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.