Liversedge RFC (Rugby League)
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Liversedge RFC was a professional rugby league club.
The club was based in Liversedge
, a township
in the former parish of Birstall
, in the metropolitan borough
of Kirklees
, West Yorkshire
, England
.
The club was involved in the momentous meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield
in 1895.
And after the schism, the club became founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League
) and played for seven seasons from 1895–96 to 1901-02
Only limited County League information is available for season (1901-02).
for “broken time“ payments.
And so Liversedge, represented by a Mr. J H Hampshire, attended a meeting at The George Hotel, Huddersfield
, together with the with representatives of 21 other clubs, and agreed to form a Northern Rugby Football Union.
After the Great Schism in 1895, Liversedge were one of the founder members of the new league. In the first season 1895-96 the league consisted of 22 clubs and Liversedge finished in 15th position.
In season 1896-97 the league was divided into Yorkshire and Lancashire, Liversedge playing in the former section, where they would stay for the remainder of their (semi) professional existence. They did slightly better, finishing in 11th position out of 16 teams.
In the following four seasons, still in the Yorkshire section, seasons 1897-98, 1898-99, 1899-00 & 1900-01 they finished bottom in every season except 1898-99 when they managed to finish second bottom, in each case out of the 16 clubs.
In the final season, 1901-02
they yet again won the wooden spoon, finishing 14th out of 14 teams, with only six points.
Liversedge dropped out of the league after the end of season 1901-02
, (or as described in Cherry and White "disappeared”).
. Dewsbury Rams
& Batley Bulldogs
although strangely not Huddersfield Giants
”, which maybe shows that the club were just in the right place at the right time (or maybe “wrong” time).
And the history of Liversedge F.C.
states that “Liversedge Football Club was founded in 1910 following the demise of the old Liversedge Rugby Club which had been a member of the Northern Union which, in turn, was the forerunner to the Rugby League. It was one of a number of clubs which switched codes around that time”.
If this statement is true, it could be assumed that after losing the position in the Yorkshire Senior Competition, the club played for several years in a lower league.
Today the town is represented by Liversedge ARLFC who play at Primrose Lane (off Bradford Road)
(b 25/11/1867 to d 21/11/1915) played rugby union for England v Scotland 1892 and at club level for Liversedge.
He later played Rugby League for Liversedge and Oldham
.
Robert "Bob" Wood
(b 1873) played rugby union for England v Ireland in 1894 and at club level for Liversedge. He later played Rugby League for Liversedge.
Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
The club was based in Liversedge
Liversedge
Liversedge is a township in the former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike about southwest of Leeds.-Settlements within Liversedge:...
, a township
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
in the former parish of Birstall
Birstall, West Yorkshire
Birstall is a large village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England and situated roughly 6 miles south-west of Leeds. It features a quaint triangular Victorian marketplace, which replaced an earlier market on High Street in the Georgian area of the village further up the hill...
, in the metropolitan borough
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
of Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The club was involved in the momentous meeting at the George Hotel, Huddersfield
George Hotel, Huddersfield
The George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated in the centre of the city, is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of rugby league football....
in 1895.
And after the schism, the club became founder members of the Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
) and played for seven seasons from 1895–96 to 1901-02
1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900-01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league in 1901-02, that was won by Broughton Rangers...
Only limited County League information is available for season (1901-02).
Early Days
There is little evidence about the early Liversedge club other than it was founded in 1877.Northern Union
Prior to the Schism, Liversedge, like many other clubs from Lancashire (and Yorkshire), had suffered punishment by the RFURugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
for “broken time“ payments.
And so Liversedge, represented by a Mr. J H Hampshire, attended a meeting at The George Hotel, Huddersfield
George Hotel, Huddersfield
The George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated in the centre of the city, is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of rugby league football....
, together with the with representatives of 21 other clubs, and agreed to form a Northern Rugby Football Union.
After the Great Schism in 1895, Liversedge were one of the founder members of the new league. In the first season 1895-96 the league consisted of 22 clubs and Liversedge finished in 15th position.
In season 1896-97 the league was divided into Yorkshire and Lancashire, Liversedge playing in the former section, where they would stay for the remainder of their (semi) professional existence. They did slightly better, finishing in 11th position out of 16 teams.
In the following four seasons, still in the Yorkshire section, seasons 1897-98, 1898-99, 1899-00 & 1900-01 they finished bottom in every season except 1898-99 when they managed to finish second bottom, in each case out of the 16 clubs.
In the final season, 1901-02
1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900-01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league in 1901-02, that was won by Broughton Rangers...
they yet again won the wooden spoon, finishing 14th out of 14 teams, with only six points.
Liversedge dropped out of the league after the end of season 1901-02
1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900-01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league in 1901-02, that was won by Broughton Rangers...
, (or as described in Cherry and White "disappeared”).
Successor Clubs
A local article states “Although Liversedge RFC were founder members of the Rugby League, strangely they have no team now, and no particular Rugby League heritage. The game is still popular locally with many supporting other local teams namely Bradford BullsBradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....
. Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
& Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club from Batley, West Yorkshire. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Batley is one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895...
although strangely not Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
”, which maybe shows that the club were just in the right place at the right time (or maybe “wrong” time).
And the history of Liversedge F.C.
Liversedge F.C.
Liversedge F.C. are a football club based in Cleckheaton, England, on the border with Hightown in Liversedge and members of the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season....
states that “Liversedge Football Club was founded in 1910 following the demise of the old Liversedge Rugby Club which had been a member of the Northern Union which, in turn, was the forerunner to the Rugby League. It was one of a number of clubs which switched codes around that time”.
If this statement is true, it could be assumed that after losing the position in the Yorkshire Senior Competition, the club played for several years in a lower league.
Today the town is represented by Liversedge ARLFC who play at Primrose Lane (off Bradford Road)
Players of Note
Harry VarleyHarry Varley
Henry "Harry" Varley was a rugby union and professional rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played rugby union for England, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Scrum-half, i.e...
(b 25/11/1867 to d 21/11/1915) played rugby union for England v Scotland 1892 and at club level for Liversedge.
He later played Rugby League for Liversedge and Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
.
Robert "Bob" Wood
Robert Wood (rugby)
Robert "Bob" Wood was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Half-back, i.e. number 9, or 10...
(b 1873) played rugby union for England v Ireland in 1894 and at club level for Liversedge. He later played Rugby League for Liversedge.
Club Scoring Record
| In a Season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | Season | Competition | Notes | Ref | |||||||||
| Highest League Position | 15 | 1895-96 | RL | out of 22 clubs | |||||||||
| Lowest League Position | 16 | 1897-98 | Yorks Sen | out of 16 clubs | |||||||||
| and | 16 | 1899-00 | Yorks Sen | out of 16 clubs | |||||||||
| and | 16 | 1900-01 | Yorks Sen | out of 16 clubs | |||||||||
| Most League Points | 34 | 1895-96 | RL | out of possible 84 = 41% | |||||||||
| or | 16 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | out of possible 60 = 43% | |||||||||
| Least League Points | 6 | 1900-01 | Yorks Sen | out of possible 60 = 10% | |||||||||
| Most Points Scored (PF) | 261 | 1895-96 | RL | In 42 games = 6.21/game | |||||||||
| Most Points Conceded (PA) | 449 | 1897-98 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games = 2.53/game | >- | Least Points Scored (PF) | 43 | 1900-01 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games = 1.43/game | |||
| Least Points Conceded (PA) | 233 | 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games = 5.87/game | |||||||||
| Best Points Difference | |||||||||||||
| 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games | |||||||||||
| Worst Points Difference | |||||||||||||
| 1900-01 | Yorks Sen | In 30 games | |||||||||||
Club League Record
| Season | Competition | Pos | Team Name | Pl | W | D | L | PW | PA | Diff | Pts | % | No of teams in league | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-96 | RL | 15 | Liversedge | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 261 | 355 | ||||||
| 34 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 1896-97 | Yorks Sen | 11 | Liversedge | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 176 | 233 | ||||||
| 26 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1897-98 | Yorks Sen | 16 | Liversedge | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 76 | 449 | ||||||
| 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1898-99 | Yorks Sen | 15 | Liversedge | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 131 | 439 | ||||||
| 13 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1899-00 | Yorks Sen | 16 | Liversedge | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 94 | 303 | ||||||
| 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1900-01 | Yorks Sen | 16 | Liversedge | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 43 | 386 | ||||||
| 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1901-02 | Yorks Sen | 14 | Liversedge | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Only limited County League information is available for this season. | |||||||||||||||
Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Several fixtures & results
The following are a selection of Liversedge's fixturesfrom the seven seasons in which they played (semi) professional Rugby League :-| Season | Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | H/A | Result | Score | Att | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-96 | Sat 14-09-1895 | RL | Wigan Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
H | H | Lost | 0-3 | |||
| 1895-96 | Sat 21-09-1895 | RL | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches... |
A | Lost | 0-3 | |||
| 1895-96 | 12-10-1895 | RL | Widnes Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward... |
Lowerhouse Lane Halton Stadium The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves... |
A | Won | 15-5 | 2 | ||
| 1895-96 | Sat 04-01-1896 | RL | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
H | H | Lost | 0-15 | |||
| 1895-96 | 11-01-1896 | RL | Warrington Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
unknown | ? | Won | 8-3 | |||
| 1895-96 | 22-02-1896 | RL | Warrington Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
unknown | ? | Lost | 4-27 | |||
| 1895-96 | Sat 07-03-1896 | RL | Wigan Wigan Warriors Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011.... |
Folly Fields | A | Lost | 0-25 | 1 | ||
| 1895-96 | 07-04-1896 | RL | Widnes Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward... |
H | H | Won | 6-0 | |||
| 1895-96 | Thu 16-04-1896 | RL | St Helens | H | H | Won | 7-14 | |||
| 1895 -96 | Thu 16-04-1896 | RL | St Helens | Knowsley Rd Knowsley Road Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves... |
A | Lost | 13-3 | |||
| 1896-97 | Sat 26-0 9-1896 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
H | H | Lost | 0-5 | |||
| 1896-97 | Sat 02-01-1897 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches... |
A | Lost | 0-13 | |||
| 1896-97 | 03-04-1897 | CC R3 | Warrington Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003.... |
Wilderspool Wilderspool Stadium Wilderspool Stadium is a rugby league stadium located in Warrington, England. The ground was Warrington RLFC's old ground before moving to the Halliwell Jones Stadium. It holds just over 9,000, after substantial decreases for crowd safety... |
A | Lost | 0-6 | |||
| 1897-98 | Sat 30-10-1897 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
H | H | Won | 3-0 | |||
| 1898-99 | Mon 02-01-1898 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
H | H | Lost | 0-8 | |||
| 1897-98 | Sat 05-02-1898 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches... |
A | Lost | 0-25 | |||
| 1897-98 | 26-02-1898 | CC R1 | Widnes Widnes Vikings Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward... |
Lowerhouse Lane Halton Stadium The Stobart Stadium Halton is a rugby league stadium in Widnes, England. The Widnes Vikings play their home games there as do Everton Reserves... |
A | Lost | 0-26 | 2 | ||
| 1898-99 | Tue 11-10-1898 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches... |
A | Lost | 2-36 | |||
| 1899-00 | Sat 07-10-1899 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
H | H | Lost | 10-11 | |||
| 1899-00 | Sat 13-01-1900 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches... |
A | Lost | 0-32 | |||
| 1900-01 | Sat 08-12-1900 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
Boulevard The Boulevard (Stadium) The Boulevard was a multi-purpose stadium in Hull, England. The venue was saved from demolition and reopened on 25 October 2007 as the home of greyhound racing in the city. It can also be used as a community stadium hosting amateur rugby league matches... |
A | Lost | 0-30 | |||
| 1900-01 | Mon 08-04-1901 | YSC | Hull Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull FC, is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition... |
H | H | Lost | 3-16 |
CC Rx = Challenge Cup Round x; YC Rx =Yorkshire Cup Competition; YSC =Yorkshire Senior Competition
See also
British rugby league systemBritish rugby league system
The British rugby league system is based on four separate structures: the professional leagues administered by the Rugby Football League, the reserve leagues, the amateur leagues administered by British Amateur Rugby League Association and the Rugby League Conference.There is no system of automatic...
1895-96 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1895-96 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the first ever season of semi-professional rugby football, which formed the foundation of the modern-day sport of rugby league. Twenty-two Northern English teams from both sides of the Pennines broke away from the Rugby Football Union to create...
1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1896-97 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the second ever season of rugby league football. Following the success of the Northern Union's first season, several more clubs from the established Rugby Football Union joined the rebel competition...
1897-98 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1897-98 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the third season of rugby league football.-Summary:The leading try scorer this season was Hoskins of Salford, who crossed the line 30 times. The leading goal scorer was Goldthorpe of Hunslet who was successful 66 times...
1898-99 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1898-99 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Broughton Rangers and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Batley.-Lancashire Senior Competition:...
1899-00 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1899-00 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Runcorn and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford....
1900-01 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1900-01 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the sixth season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The Lancashire Senior Competition was won by Oldham and the Yorkshire Senior Competition by Bradford....
1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
1901-02 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the seventh season of rugby league football.-Season summary:The top seven sides from both the Lancashire and the Yorkshire Senior 1900-01 competitions of the NRFU, resigned and merged into a new league in 1901-02, that was won by Broughton Rangers...
The Great Schism – Rugby League View
The Great Schism – Rugby Union View
Rugby league county leagues
Rugby league county leagues
The Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League formed two sections of the Rugby Football League Championship for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that broke away in 1895 played in one combined league, however the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split...
List of defunct rugby league clubs
Harry Varley
Harry Varley
Henry "Harry" Varley was a rugby union and professional rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played rugby union for England, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Scrum-half, i.e...
Robert “Bob” Wood
Robert Wood (rugby)
Robert "Bob" Wood was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Half-back, i.e. number 9, or 10...
Liversedge sporting history
External links
- 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com
- Hull&Proud Fixtures & Results 1896/1897
- Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
- Saints Heritage Society
- Warington History
- RL All time records
- History of Liversedge FC
- Liversedge ARLFC official website
- Liversedge – not a bad place to live