1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1922–23 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Teams | 27 |
| Champions |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
| League Leaders |  Hull F.C. |
| Runners-up |  Huddersfield |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (349) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Johnny Ring ( Wigan) (41) |
| Joined League |  Wigan Highfield |
The 1922–23 Rugby Football League season was the 28th season of rugby league football.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull | 36 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 587 | 304 | 60 | 83.33 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 644 | 279 | 52 | 76.47 |
| 3 | Swinton | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 467 | 240 | 54 | 75 |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 597 | 231 | 53 | 73.61 |
| 5 | Wigan | 36 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 721 | 262 | 52 | 72.22 |
| 6 | Leigh | 32 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 378 | 281 | 44 | 68.75 |
| 7 | Oldham | 36 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 389 | 236 | 48 | 66.66 |
| 8 | Leeds | 38 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 502 | 297 | 50 | 65.78 |
| 9 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 389 | 355 | 44 | 61.11 |
| 10 | York | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 254 | 252 | 39 | 57.35 |
| 11 | St Helens Recs | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 319 | 292 | 38 | 52.77 |
| 12 | Featherstone Rovers | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 413 | 368 | 35 | 51.47 |
| 13 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 349 | 306 | 36 | 50 |
| 14 | Batley | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 347 | 372 | 34 | 47.22 |
| 15 | Warrington | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 348 | 410 | 34 | 47.22 |
| 16 | Barrow | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 339 | 444 | 32 | 44.44 |
| 17 | Salford | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 263 | 421 | 30 | 41.66 |
| 18 | Hunslet | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 316 | 371 | 30 | 39.47 |
| 19 | St Helens | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 364 | 427 | 26 | 38.23 |
| 20 | Halifax | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 272 | 442 | 29 | 38.15 |
| 21 | Dewsbury | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 337 | 440 | 27 | 37.5 |
| 22 | Widnes | 34 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 195 | 350 | 23 | 33.82 |
| 23 | Keighley | 38 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 236 | 449 | 25 | 32.89 |
| 24 | Broughton Rangers | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 230 | 319 | 21 | 32.81 |
| 25 | Wigan Highfield | 32 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 208 | 432 | 15 | 23.43 |
| 26 | Bradford Northern | 34 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 180 | 676 | 13 | 19.11 |
| 27 | Bramley | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 184 | 572 | 12 | 16.66 |
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
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hull KR History". Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "1922-23 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "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.