1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season

The 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of rugby league football in England.

Season summary The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Runcorn (from Cheshire) and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford.

Hull Kingston Rovers played their first season in the Northern Rugby Union this season. Their first match away at Bradford on 2 September ended in a 3-0 defeat.

Lancashire Senior Competition Millom replaced Morecambe. Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire, and Millom were from Cumberland. Runcorn won the competition and Tyldesley were relegated after finishing bottom of the league and losing the promotion/relegation match 22–8 to Barrow.

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Runcorn26222223233462 Oldham26211434375433 Swinton261916210108394 St. Helens261637207119355 Widnes2612410174146286 Warrington2612113174128257 Broughton Rangers2613112132138258 Salford2612014196176249Stockport26102141261362210 Leigh2685131192112111 Rochdale Hornets269116901811712Millom2671181122341513 Wigan267118702301514Tyldesley262123663365

Yorkshire Senior Competition Bradford won the competition. There was no promotion or relegation as Liversedge won the promotion/relegation test match against Heckmondwike 11–2. TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Bradford30242432498502Batley30216321972483Halifax302037193120434Wakefield Trinity301857203120415Huddersfield301749181110386Hull Kingston Rovers3015411181129327Hull3015015249154308Hunslet3014214182168309Manningham30133142072032910Bramley30130171211902611Castleford30113161551992512Brighouse Rangers309318802312113Holbeck3084181382361814Leeds Parish Church3073201352071715Leeds3073201032251716Liversedge3051249430311

Challenge Cup

Swinton beat Salford 16-8 in the Challenge Cup Final at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester played before a crowd of 17,864.

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