1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season

The 1922–23 Rugby Football League season was the 28th season of rugby league football.

1922–23 Rugby Football League season
LeagueChampionship
Teams27
Champions Hull Kingston Rovers
League Leaders Hull F.C.
Runners-up Huddersfield
Top point-scorer(s)Wales Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (349)
Top try-scorer(s)Wales Johnny Ring ( Wigan) (41)
Joined League Wigan Highfield

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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
Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts Pct
1Hull3630065873046083.33
2Huddersfield3426086442795276.47
3Swinton3627094672405475
4Hull Kingston Rovers3626195972315373.61
5Wigan3625297212625272.22
6Leigh32220103782814468.75
7Oldham36240123892364866.66
8Leeds38242125022975065.78
9Rochdale Hornets36220143893554461.11
10York34175122542523957.35
11St Helens Recs36190173192923852.77
12Featherstone Rovers34171164133683551.47
13Wakefield Trinity36172173493063650
14Batley36162183473723447.22
15Warrington36170193484103447.22
16Barrow36160203394443244.44
17Salford36142202634213041.66
18Hunslet38142223163713039.47
19St Helens34130213644272638.23
20Halifax38141232724422938.15
21Dewsbury36123213374402737.5
22Widnes34111221953502333.82
23Keighley38121252364492532.89
24Broughton Rangers32101212303192132.81
25Wigan Highfield3271242084321523.43
26Bradford Northern3461271806761319.11
27Bramley3652291845721216.66

Championship play-off
Semi-finals Championship final
      
1 Hull 2
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 16
Hull Kingston Rovers 15
Huddersfield 5
2 Huddersfield 16
3 Swinton 5

Challenge Cup
Main article: 1922-23 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.[4][5]

Leeds: 28

Leeds Tries: Syd Walmsley, Harold Buck, Billy Bowen, Joe Brittain, Davies, Ashton

Leeds Goals: Joe Thompson 5

Hull FC: 3

Hull FC Tries: Jimmy Kennedy

Half-time: 10-0

Attendance: 29,335 (at Belle Vue, Wakefield)

References
  1. Baker, Andrew (1995-08-20). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. "Hull KR History". Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  3. "1922-23 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  4. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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