Rugby league season
The 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the sixth season of rugby league football.
Season summary
The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Oldham and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford.
In 1901 Bramley's James Lomas became rugby league's first £100 transfer, moving to Salford.[1]
Lancashire Senior Competition
Barrow replaced Tyldesley. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland.
- St Helens had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Yorkshire Senior Competition
- Bradford, Hull and Holbeck each had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Challenge Cup
The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.[2] The final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ John Huxley; David Howes (1980). Encyclopedia of Rugby League Football. London: Robert Hale. pp. 41–43. ISBN 0-7091-8133-7.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
External links
- 1900-01 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
