1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| Division 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902–03 Season | ||||
| Champions |  Halifax | |||
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Wharton Davies 136 | |||
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Evans 27 | |||
| Division 2 | ||||
| Champions |  Keighley | |||
| ||||
The 1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eighth season of rugby league football.
Season summary
League Champions: Halifax
Challenge Cup Winners: Halifax (7-0 v Salford)
2nd Division Champions: Keighley[1]
There was no county league competition this season.
Notable events
- Four of the top five clubs from the 1901–02 Lancashire Senior Competition; Hull Kingston Rovers (although based in Yorkshire, and having played in the Yorkshire Senior Competition for the 1899–1900 and 1900–01 seasons, they had played the 1901–02 season in the Lancashire Senior Competition), St. Helens, Widnes, and Wigan joined the 14-clubs from the previous season's 1901–02 Northern Rugby League to make an 18-club Division 1, the exception was Barrow who despite finishing fourth in the 1901–02 Lancashire Senior Competition joined Division 2.
- At the end of the season Manningham Rugby Club decided to switch to Association Football and became Bradford City A.F.C., whilst staying at Valley Parade.[2][3]
Division 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 199 | 85 | 49 |
| 2 | Salford | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 244 | 130 | 45 |
| 3 | Swinton | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 254 | 119 | 43 |
| 4 | Runcorn | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 239 | 139 | 42 |
| 5 | Broughton Rangers | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 222 | 97 | 41 |
| 6 | Oldham | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 200 | 128 | 40 |
| 7 | Bradford | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 220 | 161 | 37 |
| 8 | Warrington | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 148 | 164 | 35 |
| 9 | Hunslet | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 185 | 220 | 35 |
| 10 | Hull | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 204 | 192 | 34 |
| 11 | Batley | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 176 | 214 | 34 |
| 12 | Leigh | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 136 | 178 | 29 |
| 13 | Widnes | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 131 | 167 | 28 |
| 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 155 | 215 | 28 |
| 15 | Huddersfield | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 116 | 196 | 28 |
| 16 | Wigan | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 125 | 174 | 26 |
| 17 | St Helens | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 125 | 309 | 20 |
| 18 | Brighouse Rangers | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 79 | 270 | 18 |
Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keighley | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 270 | 92 | 56 |
| 2 | Leeds | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 334 | 98 | 53 |
| 3 | Millom | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 238 | 118 | 47 |
| 4 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 323 | 88 | 46 |
| 5 | Holbeck | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 213 | 83 | 45 |
| 6 | Barrow | 34 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 230 | 140 | 44 |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 263 | 196 | 38 |
| 8 | Bramley | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 179 | 151 | 36 |
| 9 | Birkenhead Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 125 | 140 | 34 |
| 10 | Manningham | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 141 | 170 | 33 |
| 11 | Lancaster | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 123 | 214 | 30 |
| 12 | Normanton | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 160 | 228 | 28 |
| 13 | York | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 111 | 190 | 26 |
| 14 | South Shields | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 158 | 264 | 22 |
| 15 | Castleford | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 105 | 268 | 22 |
| 16 | Dewsbury | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 123 | 245 | 21 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 88 | 220 | 20 |
| 18 | Stockport | 34 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 69 | 348 | 11 |
Challenge Cup
Halifax beat Salford 7-0 in the final at Leeds before a crowd of 32,507 [4]
Sources
- 1902-03 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
References
- ↑ "1902-03 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ "Bradford City History". Transformation of Valley Parade. Bradford City Football Club. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ↑ "Valley Parade History". The Dawn of Football at Valley Parade. The Bradford City Football Club Museum. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ↑ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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