1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction 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 TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1Wigan3831078242286281.572'''Batley'''3624394322875170.833Oldham36232115792964866.664Leigh34203114072504363.235Huddersfield36211144813524359.726St Helens Recs32190133632553859.377Swinton34200143463124058.828Rochdale Hornets36194133183304258.339York36185133232584156.9410Hunslet36185133283324156.9411Hull Kingston Rovers36192154083774055.5512Leeds38200184483504052.6313Halifax38200183603574052.6314Widnes34163152752453551.4715Broughton Rangers3415415286251345016St. Helens34160183325223247.0517Hull38171204394473546.0518Dewsbury36153182792893345.8319Wakefield Trinity36152193133583244.4420Warrington36160203413953244.4421Barrow36151203663723143.0522Keighley36141212914272940.2723Featherstone Rovers36123213485452737.524Wigan Highfield36120243244282433.3325Salford348125175466172526Bradford Northern3480261905241623.5227Bramley3470272285281420.58
Championship playoff
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 * 1923-24 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com * The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website