1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season
Introduction The '''1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season''' was the 25th season of rugby league football.
Season summary A full championship competition returned after suspension during the First World War as well as a full Challenge Cup campaign.Hull F.C. recorded their first Championship when they defeated Huddersfield 3-2 in the play-off final.Huddersfield had ended the regular season as league leaders and won the Challenge Cup defeating Wigan 21-10.Widnes won the Lancashire League and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat Rochdale Hornets 7–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Leeds 24–5 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1Huddersfield3429057592155885.292'''Hull'''34251858727651753Leeds3223094452084671.874Widnes3021182501154371.675Barrow3222194772024570.316Halifax34231103901684769.127Rochdale Hornets34221113632034566.188Oldham34211123332264363.239Dewsbury32182122992623859.3710Warrington30152132361983253.3311St Helens Recs28133123291962951.7912Batley3215215223319325013Wigan32151162812663148.4414Leigh28122141752282646.4315Salford32141172022692945.3116St. Helens30122162782852643.3317Swinton30121172012742541.6718Wakefield Trinity32114172294942640.6219Hull Kingston Rovers32102202503252234.3720Bramley3084181633722033.3321York3081212134221728.3322Hunslet3490251673841826.4723Broughton Rangers327223184460162524Bradford Northern3271241774791523.4425Keighley3260261064711218.75
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup Huddersfield defeated Wigan 21-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Headingley, Leeds in front of a crowd of 14,000.This was Huddersfield’s third Challenge Cup Final win in their third final appearance. They retained the trophy, having won the Cup in the last season before the suspension due to the First World War.
Sources * 1919-20 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com * The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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