1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
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The 1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the first season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc, with York
playing only 11 and Barrow
13 while Salford
played 35 and Dewsbury
36.
Several clubs did not participate during this season :-
Three new clubs joined the league for this season :-
Dewsbury
and Leeds
finished the regular season joint top of the league, based on the % system, both having obtained an 83.33% success, but Dewsbury
took the title due to them having gained an extra 5 points (from the 3 extra games played).
There were no other trophies to play for during this season.
The majority of the trophies, such as the County Leagues and County Cups were also suspended for the duration of the First World War.
1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1918-1919 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
The Great Schism – Rugby League View
The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
List of defunct rugby league clubs
Pilkington Recs
York City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
playing only 11 and Barrow
Barrow Raiders
Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
13 while Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
played 35 and Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
36.
Season summary
Although the war was starting its second year, the Rugby League decided to introduce a Wartime Emergency League. This arrangement, as in other sports, meant that the sport could continue, which in turn would boost the public’s moral. The fixtures were usually quite local, thus cutting down on travelling time and costs, whilst not wasting precious war resources.Several clubs did not participate during this season :-
- Wakefield TrinityWakefield Trinity WildcatsWakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
- WarringtonWarrington WolvesWarrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
- WidnesWidnes VikingsWidnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
- KeighleyKeighley CougarsKeighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
, who did not re-enter until the first Peacetime League in 1919-20.
Three new clubs joined the league for this season :-
- St Helens RecsPilkington RecsThe Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the...
, originally the works team for Pilkington GlassPilkingtonPilkington Group Limited is a multinational glass manufacturing company headquartered in St Helens, United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of the Japan-based NSG Group...
. There are now two clubs playing in St Helens. - A reformed Brighouse RangersBrighouse Rangers (1915)Brighouse Rangers was a professional rugby league club. This club was based in Brighouse, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England...
. - A team called Featherstone Rovers. The Featherstone RoversFeatherstone RoversFeatherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
who currently play in the Rugby League merged with Purston White Horse in 1913 and did not become a semi-professional club until 14 June 1921. This newly entered club only remained in the league for one season.
Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
and Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
finished the regular season joint top of the league, based on the % system, both having obtained an 83.33% success, but Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
took the title due to them having gained an extra 5 points (from the 3 extra games played).
There were no other trophies to play for during this season.
Championship
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff | Pts | % | 1 | Dewsbury Dewsbury Rams Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the... |
36 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 512 | 157 | 355 | 60 | 83.33 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leeds Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League... |
33 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 174 | 295 | 55 | 83.33 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 563 | 247 | 316 | 48 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Wigan Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
33 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 306 | 191 | 115 | 45 | 68.18 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Swinton Swinton Lions Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:... |
28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 192 | 128 | 64 | 36 | 64.29 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Huddersfield Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.... |
30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 342 | 231 | 111 | 38 | 63.33 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | St Helens Recs Pilkington Recs The Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the... |
26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 255 | 99 | 156 | 32 | 61.54 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Leigh Leigh Centurions Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in... |
23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 141 | 82 | 59 | 28 | 60.87 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Salford Salford City Reds Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup... |
35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 272 | 273 | ||||||||||||||||
| 39 | 55.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006... |
32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 404 | 286 | 118 | 35 | 54.69 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Batley Batley Bulldogs Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895... |
28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 194 | 140 | 54 | 29 | 51.79 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Barrow Barrow Raiders Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria.... |
13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 116 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 46.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | St Helens | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 188 | 259 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 44.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Hunslet Hunslet Hawks Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:... |
34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 281 | 400 | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 44.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century... |
17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 148 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 44.12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Bradford Northern Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league.... |
31 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 252 | 313 | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 41.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Oldham Oldham Roughyeds Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895.... |
31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 163 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 35.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Bramley Bramley Buffaloes Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895... |
27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 137 | 212 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 35.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One... |
33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 146 | 261 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 31.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | York York City Knights York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre... |
14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 99 | 312 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 28.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Broughton Rangers Broughton Rangers Broughton Rangers was a British rugby football, and subsequently a rugby league club. It was based in Broughton, Salford.-History:Broughton Rangers was founded in 1877 as Broughton and added Rangers for its second season... |
29 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 148 | 325 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 27.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Halifax Halifax RLFC Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town... |
31 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 215 | 408 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 22.58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Runcorn | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 192 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 14.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Brighouse Rangers Brighouse Rangers (1915) Brighouse Rangers was a professional rugby league club. This club was based in Brighouse, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England... |
22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 71 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6.82 | 3 |
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup Competition was suspended for the duration of the war.The majority of the trophies, such as the County Leagues and County Cups were also suspended for the duration of the First World War.
See also
British rugby league systemBritish rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on four separate structures: the professional leagues administered by the Rugby Football League, the reserve leagues, the amateur leagues administered by British Amateur Rugby League Association and the Rugby League Conference.There is no system of automatic...
1915-16 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1916-17 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the second season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with Brighouse Rangers and Barrow playing 17 games each...
1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1917-18 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the third season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with Rochdale Hornets playing only 7 games and St Helens 18...
1918-1919 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
The 1919 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club again played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with York playing only 4 games and Barrow 5 while...
The Great Schism – Rugby League View
The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
List of defunct rugby league clubs
Pilkington Recs
Pilkington Recs
The Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the...