1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season


The 1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 29th season of rugby league football.

Season summary

won their first, and to date only, Championship when they defeated Wigan 13-7 in the play-off Championship Final.
Wigan had ended the regular season as the league leaders and won the Challenge Cup by defeating Oldham 21-4 in the final.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Batley won the Yorkshire League. St Helens Recs beat Swinton 17–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Huddersfield 10–4 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct
1Wigan3831078242286281.57
2Batley3624394322875170.83
3Oldham36232115792964866.66
4Leigh34203114072504363.23
5Huddersfield36211144813524359.72
6St Helens Recs32190133632553859.37
7Swinton34200143463124058.82
8Rochdale Hornets36194133183304258.33
9York36185133232584156.94
10Hunslet36185133283324156.94
11Hull Kingston Rovers36192154083774055.55
12Leeds38200184483504052.63
13Halifax38200183603574052.63
14Widnes34163152752453551.47
15Broughton Rangers34154152862513450
16St. Helens34160183325223247.05
17Hull38171204394473546.05
18Dewsbury36153182792893345.83
19Wakefield Trinity36152193133583244.44
20Warrington36160203413953244.44
21Barrow36151203663723143.05
22Keighley36141212914272940.27
23Featherstone Rovers36123213485452737.5
24Wigan Highfield36120243244282433.33
25Salford3481251754661725
26Bradford Northern3480261905241623.52
27Bramley3470272285281420.58

Championship Playoff

Challenge Cup

Wigan beat Oldham 21-4 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 41,381.
This was Wigan's first Challenge Cup Final Win in their second appearance in a Final.