The 1913–14

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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.

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

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. 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

won the Yorkshire League.

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beat

5–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and

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

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County Cup. At the end of the season, several of the

'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

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,

, 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.com

The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website

References

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