1897–98 St Helens RLFC season

Rugby league team season

1897–98 St Helens RLFC season

1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rank| 8th
Challenge Cup| First round
1897–98 record| Wins: 10; draws: 2; losses: 15
Points scored| For: 161; against: 192
| ← 1896–97 | List of seasons | 1898–99 →

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The 1897–98 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's third in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 24th in their history. The club finished 8th out of 14 in an improved performance from the previous year in the Lancashire League.[1] In the Challenge Cup, St Helens were knocked out in the first round by last years final opponents Batley.[2]

## Lancashire Senior Championship

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| Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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1 | Oldham | 26 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 295 | 94 | +201 | 47
2 | Swinton | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 321 | 83 | +238 | 43
3 | Widnes | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 251 | 114 | +137 | 39
4 | Salford | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 275 | 182 | +93 | 33[a]
5 | Broughton Rangers | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 183 | 108 | +75 | 30
6 | Wigan | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 124 | 173 | -49 | 23
7 | Leigh | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 176 | 170 | +6 | 22[b]
8 | St. Helens | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 161 | 192 | -31 | 22
9 | Warrington | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 131 | 178 | -47 | 22
10 | Runcorn | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 142 | 184 | -42 | 20
11 | Stockport | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 154 | 253 | -99 | 18
12 | Tyldesley | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 111 | 281 | -170 | 17
13 | Rochdale Hornets | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 146 | 247 | -101 | 14
14 | Morecambe | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 285 | -211 | 10
Champions

Source: R.L.Yearbook 1995-96 cited in "The Vault".
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; PD = Points difference; Pts = League points.

Notes

^ a: Salford had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player
^ b: Leigh had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

## References

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1. ^ "1897-98 League Tables". Saints heritage Society. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
2. ^ "Challenge Cup Role of Honour". BBC. 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-11.

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