1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
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Structure | Separate county championships |
1898–99 Season | |
Top point-scorer(s) | Billy Jaques 169 |
Top try-scorer(s) | Sam Williams 39 |
Joined League | Millom |
Left League | Morecambe |
Lancashire Senior Competition | |
Champions | Broughton Rangers |
Yorkshire Senior Competition | |
Champions | Batley |
The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth season of rugby league football.
The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Broughton Rangers and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Batley.
Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and were from Cheshire.
Manningham had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
Oldham beat Hunslet 19-9 in the Challenge Cup Final played in Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester in front of a crowd of 15,763.