1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season
| 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby League |
| 1908–09 Season | |
| Champions |
 Wigan
|
| League Leaders |
Wigan
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 James Lomas 272 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Joe Miller 44 Frank Williams 44 |
The 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 14th season of rugby league football.
Wigan won their first Championship this season beating Oldham 7-3 in the play-off final. They had ended the regular season as the league leaders too. It was the first time that a team from outside the top two in the league had got to the Championship final.
Wakefield Trinity beat Hull F.C. 17-0 to win their first Challenge Cup in their first final.
Aberdare, Barry, Mid-Rhondda and Treherbert joined, taking the competition to 31 teams.
Bradford disbanded and became Bradford Northern. They also moved for the second time in as many seasons to their new ground at Birch Lane.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Halifax won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Oldham 10–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Halifax beat Hunslet 9–5 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Australia toured England this season. On 17 October 1908, they drew 9-9 at Salford.
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