▁guilty ▁of ▁professional ism . ▁ ▁Change ▁of ▁code ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁only ▁days ▁after ▁being ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁York shire ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁cup ▁for ▁winning ▁the ▁No . 1 ▁competition ▁the ▁Ke igh ley ▁club ▁voted ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁Northern ▁Rugby ▁Union . ▁ ▁This ▁time ▁My ers ▁did ▁decide ▁to ▁move ▁codes ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Ke igh ley ▁team ▁he ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁move . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Union ▁My ers ▁k icked ▁the ▁first ▁points ▁scored ▁by ▁Ke igh ley ▁as ▁a ▁Northern ▁Union ▁team ▁when ▁he ▁k icked ▁a ▁drop ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁game ▁under ▁Northern ▁Union ▁rules ▁against ▁Mann ingham ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁- ▁just ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁club ▁vote ▁to ▁change ▁codes . ▁ ▁Ke igh ley ▁were ▁admitted ▁into ▁the ▁Northern ▁Union ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁Second ▁Compet ition ▁My ers ▁capt ained ▁the ▁side ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁seasons ▁including ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 – 6 ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁season . ▁ ▁My ers ▁personal ▁t ally ▁was ▁ 7 7 ▁tries ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁goals ▁and ▁in ▁six ▁seasons ▁his ▁longest ▁absence ▁from ▁the