Start date 1897 | Top try-scorer(s) Hoskins 30 | |
Structure Separate county championships People also search for 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season | ||
The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the third season of rugby league football.
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Summary
The leading try scorer this season was Hoskins of Salford, who crossed the line 30 times. The leading goal scorer was Albert Goldthorpe of Hunslet who was successful 66 times. The leading points scorer was also Goldthorpe who scored 135 points in the season.
Oldham won the Lancashire Senior Competition and Hunslet won in Yorkshire, but only after winning a play-off with Bradford.
Rule changes
Lancashire Senior Competition
Oldham won the Lancashire competition outright. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire. Warrington, and Widnes were in Lancashire until the 1974 boundary changes and now lie within the northern boundary of Cheshire.
^ a: Salford had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player
^ b: Leigh had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Hunslet and Bradford ended the league season with 48 competition points. In a championship play-off Hunslet beat Bradford 5-2.
Challenge Cup
In front of a crowd of 27,941 at Headingley Stadium, Leeds Batley retained the Challenge Cup by beating Bradford 7-0.