1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season

1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
League Northern Rugby Football Union
1901–02 Season
Champions Broughton Rangers
Top point-scorer(s) James Lomas 172
Top try-scorer(s) Robert Wilson (Broughton Rangers) 38
Lancashire Senior Competition
Champions Wigan
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Champions Leeds

The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football run by England's Northern Rugby Football Union.

Season summary

The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900–01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league for the 1901–02 season. In doing so they formed the Northern Rugby League and with that the phrase "Rugby League" was officially used for first time.

The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Wigan and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Leeds.[1]

James Lomas became rugby league's first £100 transfer, from Bramley to Salford in 1901.[2] Salford moved to their new ground, The Willows, this season. Their first game at the new venue was a 2-0 win against Swinton in front of a crowd of 16,981 on 21 December 1901.[3]

Championship

The Championship was won by Broughton Rangers who finished the season at the top of the League table.

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1Broughton Rangers26211428511243
2Salford26153823512531a[›]
3Runcorn26152918510130b[›]
4Swinton261601022612128c[›]
5Halifax261241014216528
6Bradford261411120115727d[›]
7Warrington261401216215026e[›]
8Hull261121316619324
9Oldham261021419016922
10Leigh261101515816222
11Hunslet261301316420722f[›]
12Batley26841413619820
13Huddersfield26821612226218
14Brighouse Rangers263122743247
Champions

Source: R.L.Yearbook 1995–96 cited in "The Vault".
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; Pts = League points.

Notes

^ a: Salford had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
^ b: Runcorn had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
^ c: Swinton had 4 points deducted for a breaches of the professional rules.
^ d: Bradford had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
^ e: Warrington had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
^ f: Hunslet had 4 points deducted for a breaches of the professional rules.

Challenge Cup

Broughton Rangers beat Salford 25-0 in the final at Rochdale before a crowd of 15,006. [4]

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "1901–02 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Salford first game". Salford Red Devils Official Web Site, History page. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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