The 1890–91 Rugby Union County Championship was the third edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.
Lancashire won the competition for the first time, winning all ten of their county fixtures during the season, which included beating the three teams declared champions of their respective divisional groups.
Draw and Results Group Winners Division WinnersSouth Western GloucestershireSouth Eastern SurreyNorth Western LancashireNorth Eastern Yorkshire
Championship Series Date Venue Team One Team Two Score Nov 29 Whalley Range, Manchester Lancashire Yorkshire 8-2 Feb 16 Whalley Range, Manchester Lancashire Surrey 19-0 Mar 14 Whalley Range, Manchester Lancashire Gloucestershire 16-0
Squad M Atkinson (Wigan) John Berry (Tyldesley) T Brayshaw (Wigan) Walter Bumby (Swinton) Tom Coop (Leigh) T Craven (Salford) W Cross (St Helens) E H Flower (Broughton) Dai Gwynne (Oldham) Tom Kent (Salford) James Holt Marsh (Swinton) William McCutcheon (Oldham) James Pyke (St Helens Recreation RLFC) C Rome (Broughton) T Rothwell (Swinton) J Strang (Liverpool) Jim Valentine (Swinton) T Whittaker (Manchester) R P Wilson (Liverpool Old Boys)
See also English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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