1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season

The 1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 17th season of rugby league football.

1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season
LeagueNorthern Rugby League
1911–12 Season
Champions Huddersfield
League Leaders Huddersfield
Top point-scorer(s) Alf Carmichael 254
Top try-scorer(s) Albert Rosenfeld (76)

Season summary

Huddersfield finished the regular season as league leaders and then went on to claim their first Championship by defeating Wigan 13-5 in the play-off final.

The Challenge Cup Winners were Dewsbury who defeated Oldham 8-5.

Merthyr Tydfil dropped out of the league.[1]

Huddersfield's Australian winger Albert Rosenfeld set a new record for tries in a season with 76.[2]

Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Rochdale Hornets beat Oldham 12–5 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Hull Kingston Rovers 22–10 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship
Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts Pct
1Huddersfield3631149962386387.5
2Wigan3427164832155580.88
3Hull Kingston Rovers3425095972945073.52
4Hunslet3424195542864972.05
5Oldham34231105622994769.11
6Wakefield Trinity34221114474054566.17
7St. Helens32210115272834265.62
8Dewsbury32181134033413757.81
9Broughton Rangers34191143222543957.35
10Hull38203154493354356.57
11Leeds34190154673313855.83
12Widnes32163133012423554.68
13Leigh32171143092963554.68
14Halifax34173143772823754.41
15Batley32170152672683453.12
16Rochdale Hornets34160183353973247.05
17York32141173074182945.31
18Warrington32132172882962843.75
19Barrow30121172634252541.66
20Salford32114172693242640.62
21Swinton32113182663562539.06
22Keighley28101172534312137.5
23Coventry3462262086461420.58
24Runcorn2851221473691119.64
25Ebbw Vale3043231685201118.33
26Bradford Northern364032250657811.11
27Bramley30132613374058.33

Championship Play-Off
Semi-finals Championship Final
      
1 Huddersfield 27
4 Hunslet 3
Huddersfield 13
Wigan 5
2 Wigan 41
3 Hull Kingston Rovers 3

Challenge Cup

Dewsbury defeated Oldham 8-5 at Leeds in front of a crowd of 15,271 to win their first Challenge Cup in their first Final appearance.[3]

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References
  1. "1911-12 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  2. Corbett, Claude (1933-09-20). "Warm Welcome: League tourists meet veterans". The Courier-Mail. Australia. p. 11. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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