1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season
- 1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the second ever season of rugby league football. Following the success of the Northern Union's first season, several more clubs from the Rugby Football Union joined the rebel competition. This resulted in the decision that for the 1896-97 season the competition should be split into two separate county championships: Lancashire and Yorkshire. This season also saw the introduction of the Challenge Cup.
eason summary
Eight new teams joined the twenty-two teams already in the Northern Union, and so it was split into two county leagues. The new teams were Bramley, Castleford, Heckmondwike, Holbeck, Leeds Parish Church, Morecambe, Swinton, and Salford. Mr J.E. Warren of Warrington was elected as the new President of the Northern Union. As Warrington's secretary he had been largely responsible for the Warrington Club's involvement in the foundation of the Northern Union.
Yorkshire competition
The previous season's champions, Manningham continued their good form in the Northern Union's second season, finishing in second place. However Brighouse took the Yorkshire championship with one win more than Manningham.The first ever Challenge Cup final was to be contested by Yorkshire club Batley and Lancashire club St. Helens on 24 April, 1897 at Headingley, Leeds, in front of 13,492 people. Batley claimed the new trophy for the first time, winning 10 - 3.
ources
* [http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=319 1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com]
* [http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/final1.htm The First Challenge Cup final at rlhalloffame.org.uk]
* [http://www.bantamspast.co.uk/EarlyDays/chapter12deathof.html Manningham's second season at bantamspast.co.uk]
* [http://www.rlheritage.co.uk/history.html Rugby League History at rlheritage.co.uk]
* [http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php The History Of Rugby League at napit.co.uk]
* [http://www.warringtonwolves.org/HistoryB.ink The Northern Union at warringtonwolves.org]
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