1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union season
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The 1921â22 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 27th season of rugby league football.
| 1921â22 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Teams | 26 |
| Champions |  Wigan (2nd title) |
| League Leaders |  Oldham |
| Runners-up | Oldham |
| Top point-scorer | Reg Farrar ( Oldham) (213) |
| Top try-scorer | Reg Farrar ( Oldham) (49) |
| Joined League |  Featherstone Rovers |
Season summary
Featherstone Rovers joined the competition this season.[1]
In November, winger Harold Buck became rugby league's first £1,000 transfer when he moved from Hunslet to Leeds.[2]
Oldham had ended the regular season as the league leaders.
Wigan won their second ever Championship this season when they defeated Oldham 13â2 in the play-off final.
The 1921â22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain also took place during the season, with many of the clubs playing games against the visiting Australasian team.
Oldham won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Oldham 7â5 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Dewsbury 11â3 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham | 36 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 521 | 201 | 59 | 81.94 |
| 2 | Wigan | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 446 | 159 | 45 | 70.31 |
| 3 | Hull F.C. | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 538 | 326 | 50 | 65.79 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 608 | 271 | 47 | 65.28 |
| 5 | Leeds | 38 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 583 | 289 | 49 | 64.47 |
| 6 | Batley | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 381 | 299 | 48 | 63.16 |
| 7 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 352 | 225 | 42 | 61.76 |
| 8 | Halifax | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 418 | 218 | 44 | 61.11 |
| 9 | Leigh | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 295 | 228 | 41 | 60.29 |
| 10 | York | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 311 | 231 | 43 | 59.72 |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 420 | 356 | 42 | 55.26 |
| 12 | St Helens Recs | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 417 | 315 | 39 | 54.17 |
| 13 | Dewsbury | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 290 | 339 | 39 | 54.17 |
| 14 | Barrow | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 311 | 321 | 36 | 52.94 |
| 15 | Warrington | 36 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 285 | 418 | 33 | 45.83 |
| 16 | Widnes | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 227 | 240 | 29 | 45.31 |
| 17 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 335 | 313 | 32 | 44.44 |
| 18 | Broughton Rangers | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 284 | 247 | 28 | 43.75 |
| 19 | Hunslet | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 215 | 400 | 31 | 43.05 |
| 20 | Swinton | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 248 | 312 | 28 | 41.18 |
| 21 | Bramley | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 251 | 496 | 28 | 41.18 |
| 22 | St. Helens | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 255 | 399 | 25 | 36.76 |
| 23 | Salford | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 164 | 312 | 22 | 32.35 |
| 24 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 280 | 463 | 22 | 30.55 |
| 25 | Keighley | 36 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 134 | 581 | 9 | 12.5 |
| 26 | Bradford Northern | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 134 | 744 | 5 | 7.35 |
Championship play-off
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Oldham | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | Huddersfield | 5 | |||||||
| Oldham | 2 | ||||||||
| Wigan | 13 | ||||||||
| 2 | Wigan | 27 | |||||||
| 3 | Hull | 8 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
The 1921â22 Challenge Cup was won by Rochdale Hornets who defeated Hull F.C. 10â9 in the final at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 6 May 1922, in front of a crowd of 32,596. This was Rochdale's first Challenge Cup Final win in their first, and as of 2017 their only, Challenge Cup Final appearance.[3][4][5]