1906–07 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| 1906–07 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby League |
| Teams | 26 |
| 1906–07 Season | |
| Champions |
 Halifax
|
| League Leaders |
Halifax
|
| Runners-up |
 Oldham
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 James Lomas 280 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Percy Eccles 41 |
The 1906–07 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 12th season of rugby league football.
During a meeting held on 12 June 1906 at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, the members of the Northern Union agreed to adopt two rule changes that would distinguish the sport thereafter. The Northern Union, motivated by the need to appeal to spectators to improve the game's finances and ensure its survival, and inspired by the attacking style of rugby displayed by the New Zealand rugby union team during their 1905 tour of Britain, revisited two areas of the game that were the focus of much debate: the optimum number of players per team and how play should continue once a tackle had been completed.
Halifax won their second Championship in this season and Warrington their second Challenge Cup in three years.
This season also saw the introduction of the Championship Play-offs at the end of the season. Similar to the current Grand Final system in today's Super League, it involved the top four clubs playing in two semi finals (1v4, 2v3) and then a final with the winners being declared champions. This system was used until 1961-62.
Liverpool City joined, but Brighouse Rangers, Castleford, Millom, Morecambe, and Normanton withdrew, reducing the competition to 27 teams. Pontefract resigned from the league and folded after 8 matches, and their record was expunged (8P 3W 5L 63PF 154PA).
Liverpool City became the first of only six teams to record no wins in a league season. Three of the others were in wartime leagues.
Bradford had been playing at the Park Avenue ground until this year. A decision by the Park Avenue Directors to form a professional association football (soccer) club forced Bradford rugby club to reform and relocate at Greenfield Stadium later adding "Northern" to their name.
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