1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union 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.

Lancashire Senior Competition

replaced Tyldesley. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland.
TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Oldham2622133016745
2Swinton2621232836644
3Runcorn26200624010040
4Broughton Rangers2617272118436
5Salford261501122914930
6Warrington261231114912627
7Leigh261221215714326
8Barrow261021414016922
9Wigan2683159822719
10Rochdale Hornets26821610325718
11Millom2680188519416
12Stockport26631710218415
13St. Helens2662188222812*
14Widnes2660208527112

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Bradford30261338710051*
2Halifax30223530914747
3Hunslet302001025214240
4Batley30175816613139
5Hull301911029114137*
6Huddersfield301711224113035
7Brighouse Rangers301601419416232
8Hull Kingston Rovers301521319516932
9Wakefield Trinity301431324214831
10Leeds Parish Church301261211510830
11Bramley301251313816329
12Manningham30912011525819
13Leeds30732014425517
14Holbeck30732011026315*
15Castleford3054219233114
16Liversedge302226433866

The 1901 Challenge Cup was the 5th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. The final was played between Batley and Warrington at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.