1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season
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The 1899â1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of rugby league football in England.
StructureSeparate county competitions
Top point-scorer(s)Sam Williams
(
Oldham) 108
(
Oldham) 108Top try-scorer(s)Sam Williams
( Oldham) 36
(
Oldham) 36ChampionsRuncorn
| 1899â1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| Structure | Separate county competitions |
| 1899â1900 Season | |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 108 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 36 |
| Lancashire Senior Competition | |
| Champions | Runcorn |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 108 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Sam Williams ( Oldham) 36 |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Lancashire second competition | Barrow |
| Relegated to Lancashire second competition | Tyldesley |
| Yorkshire Senior Competition | |
| Champions | Bradford |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Wattie Davies (  Batley) 107 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Wattie Davies ( Batley) 21 |
Season summary
Lancashire Senior Competition
Millom replaced Morecambe. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland. Runcorn won the competition and Tyldesley were relegated after finishing bottom of the league and losing the promotion/relegation match 22â8 to Barrow.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Runcorn | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | Oldham | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 343 | 75 | 43 |
| 3 |  Swinton | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 210 | 108 | 39 |
| 4 |  St. Helens | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 207 | 119 | 35 |
| 5 |  Widnes | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 174 | 146 | 28 |
| 6 |  Warrington | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 174 | 128 | 25 |
| 7 |  Broughton Rangers | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 132 | 138 | 25[a] |
| 8 |  Salford | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 196 | 176 | 24 |
| 9 | Stockport | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 126 | 136 | 22 |
| 10 |  Leigh | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 119 | 211 | 21 |
| 11 |  Rochdale Hornets | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 90 | 181 | 17[a] |
| 12 | Millom | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 112 | 234 | 15 |
| 13 |  Wigan | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 70 | 230 | 15 |
| 14 | Tyldesley | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 66 | 336 | 5 |
- Two league points deducted for breach of professional rules.
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Bradford won the competition. There was no promotion or relegation as Liversedge won the promotion/relegation test match against Heckmondwike 11â2.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 324 | 98 | 50 |
| 2 | Batley | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 219 | 72 | 48 |
| 3 | Halifax | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 193 | 120 | 43 |
| 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 203 | 120 | 41 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 181 | 110 | 38 |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 181 | 129 | 32[a] |
| 7 | Hull | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 249 | 154 | 30 |
| 8 | Hunslet | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 182 | 168 | 30 |
| 9 | Manningham | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 207 | 203 | 29 |
| 10 | Bramley | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 121 | 190 | 26 |
| 11 | Castleford | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 155 | 199 | 25 |
| 12 | Brighouse Rangers | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 80 | 231 | 21 |
| 13 | Holbeck | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 138 | 236 | 18[a] |
| 14 | Leeds Parish Church | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 135 | 207 | 17 |
| 15 | Leeds | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 103 | 225 | 17 |
| 16 | Liversedge | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 94 | 303 | 11 |
- Two league points deducted for breach of professional rules.
Challenge Cup
Swinton beat Salford 16-8 in the Challenge Cup Final at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester played before a crowd of 17,864.[4]