The 1913–14
Northern Rugby Football Union
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season was the 19th season of
rugby league football.
Season summary
Salford
Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...
won the play-off final 5-3 against
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
to record their first Championship.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
ended the regular season with the best record and were trying for their third title in a row. During their campaign,
Albert Rosenfeld scored the most tries in a league season (80) for Huddersfield .
The Challenge Cup Winners were
Hull F.C. who beat
Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...
6-0.
This season saw
Hull F.C. pay a then World Record £600 plus £14 per week for
Billy Batten
William Batten (26 May 1889 – 26 January 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hun ...
, a three-quarter at
Hunslet
Hunslet () is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is southeast of the Leeds city centre, city centre and has an industrial past.
It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside (ward), Hunslet and Riverside ward of Lee ...
.
Jack Harrison set a
Hull F.C. club record 52 tries during this season.
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
won the
Lancashire League, and
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
won the
Yorkshire League.
Oldham
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
beat
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...
5–0 to win the
Lancashire Cup, and
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
beat
Bradford Northern
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...
19–3 to win the
Yorkshire
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County Cup.
At the end of the season, several of the
Northern Rugby Football Union
Northern may refer to the following:
Geography
* North, a point in direction
* Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe
* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States
* Northern Province, Sri Lanka
* Northern Range, a ra ...
's players were selected to go on the
1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand
This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide ...
.
Championship
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup
A Hull team featuring
Billy Batten
William Batten (26 May 1889 – 26 January 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hun ...
and
Jim Devereux defeated Wakefield Trinity 6-0. This was Hull's first Challenge Cup win in their fourth Final appearance.
Hull: 6
Tries:
Jack Harrison,
Alfred Francis
Wakefield Trinity: 0
Half-time: 0-0
Attendance: 19,000 (at
Thrum Hall
Thrum Hall was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Halifax R.L.F.C., Halifax for 112 years. The site on which the ground stood is now occupied by a supermarket.
History
In 1878, Halifa ...
,
Halifax)
Teams:
Hull: Rogers,
Jack Harrison,
Billy Batten
William Batten (26 May 1889 – 26 January 1959) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hun ...
,
Herb Gilbert,
Alfred Francis,
Jim Devereux,
Billie Anderson,
Tom Herridge,
William Holder
William Holder Royal Society, FRS (1616 – 24 January 1698) was an English clergyman and music theorist of the 17th century. His most notable work was his widely known 1694 publication ''A Treatise on the Natural Grounds and Principles of Harmon ...
,
Dick Taylor,
Percy Oldham,
Joe Hammill,
Steve Darmody
Wakefield Trinity:
Leonard Land,
Benjamin Johnson,
William "Billy" Lynch,
Thomas "Tommy" Poynton,
Bruce Howarth,
Jonty Parkin,
William Milligan/
Millican,
Albert Dixon,
Arthur Kenealy "Nealy" Crosland,
William Beattie,
Herbert Kershaw,
Ernest Parkin,
Arthur Burton
Sources
1913-14 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.comThe Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rugby Football League Season, 1913-14
1913 in English rugby league
1914 in English rugby league
Northern Rugby Football Union seasons