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
Barrow replaced Tyldesley. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland.
TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Oldham26221330167452Swinton26212328366443Runcorn262006240100404Broughton Rangers26172721184365Salford2615011229149306Warrington2612311149126277Leigh2612212157143268Barrow2610214140169229Wigan268315982271910Rochdale Hornets2682161032571811Millom268018851941612Stockport2663171021841513St. Helens2662188222812*14Widnes2660208527112
St Helens had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Yorkshire Senior Competition
TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Bradford30261338710051*2Halifax302235309147473Hunslet3020010252142404Batley301758166131395Hull301911029114137*6Huddersfield3017112241130357Brighouse Rangers3016014194162328Hull Kingston Rovers3015213195169329Wakefield Trinity30143132421483110Leeds Parish Church30126121151083011Bramley30125131381632912Manningham3091201152581913Leeds3073201442551714Holbeck30732011026315*15Castleford305421923311416Liversedge302226433866
Bradford, Hull and Holbeck each had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Challenge Cup
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.
References
External links 1900-01 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website