1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1922–23 Rugby Football League season''' was the 28th season of rugby league football.
Season summary Pre-season the Northern Rugby Football Union decided to drop the 'Union' in favour of 'League' and the first annual conference of the League is held at Keswick.Hull Kingston Rovers moved from their Craven Street ground to Craven Park at the eastern end of Holderness Road this season. Their first game against Wakefield Trinity on 2 September ended in a 3-0 defeat.Wigan Highfield joined the League.Hull Kingston Rovers won their first ever Championship when they defeated Huddersfield 15-5 in the play-off final.Hull F.C. had finished the regular season as the league leaders and were the first in that position not to contend a play-off final.The Challenge Cup was won by Leeds when they defeated Hull F.C. 28-3 in the final.Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Leigh 20–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and York beat Batley 5–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1Hull3630065873046083.332Huddersfield3426086442795276.473Swinton36270946724054754'''Hull Kingston Rovers'''3626195972315373.615Wigan3625297212625272.226Leigh32220103782814468.757Oldham36240123892364866.668Leeds38242125022975065.789Rochdale Hornets36220143893554461.1110York34175122542523957.3511St Helens Recs36190173192923852.7712Featherstone Rovers34171164133683551.4713Wakefield Trinity3617217349306365014Batley36162183473723447.2215Warrington36170193484103447.2216Barrow36160203394443244.4417Salford36142202634213041.6618Hunslet38142223163713039.4719St Helens34130213644272638.2320Halifax38141232724422938.1521Dewsbury36123213374402737.522Widnes34111221953502333.8223Keighley38121252364492532.8924Broughton Rangers32101212303192132.8125Wigan Highfield3271242084321523.4326Bradford Northern3461271806761319.1127Bramley3652291845721216.66
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup Leeds defeat Hull F.C. 28-3 in the final at Belle Vue, Wakefield to win their second Challenge Cup in their second appearance.Leeds: 28Leeds Tries: Syd Walmsley, Harold Buck, Billy Bowen, Joe Brittain, Davies, AshtonLeeds Goals: Joe Thompson 5Hull FC: 3Hull FC Tries: Jimmy KennedyHalf-time: 10-0Attendance: 29,335 (at Belle Vue, Wakefield)
References
Sources * 1922-23 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com* The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website