1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| 1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champions |  Oldham (3rd title) |
| League Leaders |  Wigan |
| Runners-up | Wigan |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Alf Carmichael ( Hull Kingston Rovers) (261) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | William Kitchin ( Huddersfield) (41) |
| Joined League |  Coventry |
| Resigned from the League | Treherbert |
The 1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 16th season of rugby league football.
Season summary[edit]
Oldham won their third Championship, and second in a row, after defeating Wigan 20-7 in the Play Off Final. Wigan had ended the regular season in the top position, but only after it had been decided by a one-off play-off with Oldham that Wigan won 11-3.
The Challenge Cup winners were Broughton Rangers who defeated Wigan 4-0.
Coventry replaced Treherbert.[1]
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat Swinton 4–3 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 8–2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 650 | 205 | 57 | 83.82 |
| 2 | Oldham | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 441 | 210 | 57 | 83.82 |
| 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 33 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 493 | 264 | 49 | 74.24 |
| 4 | Widnes | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 310 | 137 | 41 | 68.33 |
| 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 33 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 587 | 294 | 45 | 68.18 |
| 6 | Hunslet | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 431 | 389 | 42 | 61.76 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 702 | 293 | 44 | 61.11 |
| 8 | Hull | 36 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 453 | 347 | 43 | 59.72 |
| 9 | Warrington | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 284 | 303 | 35 | 56.45 |
| 10 | Dewsbury | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 284 | 333 | 32 | 53.33 |
| 11 | Swinton | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 333 | 262 | 36 | 52.94 |
| 12 | Leeds | 33 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 385 | 340 | 34 | 51.51 |
| 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 355 | 320 | 35 | 51.47 |
| 14 | Halifax | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 371 | 328 | 37 | 51.38 |
| 15 | Keighley | 29 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 246 | 447 | 29 | 50 |
| 16 | Salford | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 335 | 337 | 30 | 46.87 |
| 17 | Batley | 31 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 272 | 223 | 29 | 46.77 |
| 18 | Broughton Rangers | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 208 | 338 | 29 | 45.31 |
| 19 | St. Helens | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 377 | 449 | 29 | 42.64 |
| 20 | Leigh | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 219 | 355 | 26 | 40.63 |
| 21 | Barrow | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 272 | 395 | 23 | 35.94 |
| 22 | Runcorn | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 230 | 331 | 21 | 35 |
| 23 | Bradford Northern | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 173 | 390 | 21 | 32.81 |
| 24 | York | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 273 | 423 | 18 | 30 |
| 25 | Ebbw Vale | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 178 | 297 | 18 | 30 |
| 26 | Merthyr Tydfil | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 90 | 335 | 10 | 27.77 |
| 27 | Coventry | 32 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 288 | 524 | 13 | 20.31 |
| 28 | Bramley | 32 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 150 | 521 | 11 | 17.18 |
Championship play-off[edit]
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wigan | 16 | |||||||
| 4 | Widnes | 0 | |||||||
| Wigan | 7 | ||||||||
| Oldham | 20 | ||||||||
| 2 | Oldham | 15 | |||||||
| 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 12 | |||||||
Challenge Cup[edit]
Broughton Rangers defeated Wigan 4-0 to win their second, and to date, last Challenge Cup.[2]
The scoreline set a record for the lowest winning score and lowest aggregate score in a Challenge Cup Final.[3]
Sources[edit]
- 1910-11 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
References[edit]
- ^ "1910-11 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2009-08-07.