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1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season

1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season
Structure Separate county championships
1898–99 Season
Top point-scorer(s) Hullcolours.svg Billy Jaques 169
Top try-scorer(s) Oldhamcolours.svg Sam Williams 39
Joined League Millom
Left League Morecambe
Lancashire Senior Competition
Champions Broughton Rangers
Yorkshire Senior Competition
Champions Batley colours.svg Batley
Seasons

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.


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