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1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season

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FieldValue
title1923–24 NRFL season
leagueChampionship
no_of_teams27
season_champsBatley (1st title)
season_champ_nameChampions
league_leadersWigan
league_leaders_nameLeague Leaders
second_placeWigan
top_scorerWAL Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (319)
top try scorerWAL Johnny Ring ( Wigan) (49)
season3
season_champs3
season_champ_name3
prevseason_link1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season
prevseason_year1922–23
nextseason_link1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League season
nextseason_year1924–25

The 1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 29th season of rugby league football.

Season summary

Batley won their first, and to date only, Championship when they defeated Wigan 13–7 in the play-off Championship Final.

Wigan had ended the regular season as the league leaders and won the Challenge Cup by defeating Oldham 21–4 in the final.

Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Batley won the Yorkshire League. St Helens Recs beat Swinton 17–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Huddersfield 10–4 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct
1Wigan38310782422862
2**Batley**36243943228751
3Oldham362321157929648
4Leigh342031140725043
5Huddersfield362111448135243
6St Helens Recs321901336325538
7Swinton342001434631240
8Rochdale Hornets361941331833042
9York361851332325841
10Hunslet361851332833241
11Hull Kingston Rovers361921540837740
12Leeds382001844835040
13Halifax382001836035740
14Widnes341631527524535
15Broughton Rangers341541528625134
16St. Helens341601833252232
17Hull381712043944735
18Dewsbury361531827928933
19Wakefield Trinity361521931335832
20Warrington361602034139532
21Barrow361512036637231
22Keighley361412129142729
23Featherstone Rovers361232134854527
24Wigan Highfield361202432442824
25Salford34812517546617
26Bradford Northern34802619052416
27Bramley34702722852814

Championship playoff

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Wigan | RD1-score1=27 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Leigh | RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Batley | RD1-score3=38 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Oldham | RD1-score4=0

| RD2-team1=Wigan | RD2-score1=7 | RD2-team2=Batley | RD2-score2=13

Challenge Cup

Main article: 1923–24 Challenge Cup

Wigan beat Oldham 21–4 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 41,381.

This was Wigan's first Challenge Cup Final Win in their second appearance in a Final.

References

Sources

References

  1. "1923-24 Season summary".
  2. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour".
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