1897–98 St Helens RLFC season

1897–98 St Helens RLFC 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

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

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
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

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

[1897-98_League_Tables-1] "1897-98 League Tables". Saints heritage Society. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[Challenge_Cup_Role_of_Honour-2] "Challenge Cup Role of Honour". BBC. 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2009-07-11.

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St Helens Rugby Football Club Est. 1873 in St Helens, England
The Club	History Records Honours Players International representatives Coaches Hall of Fame
Home grounds	City Ground Knowsley Road (1890–2010) Halton Stadium (2011) Totally Wicked Stadium (2012–present)
League	Super League
World Club Challenge (3)	2001 2007 2007
Championships (17)	1931–32 1952–53 1958–59 1965–66 1969–70 1970–71 1974–75 1996 1999 2000 2002 2006 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022
Challenge Cup (13)	1955–56 1960–61 1965–66 1971–72 1975–76 1996 1997 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008 2021
League Leaders Shield (9)	2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2014 2018 2019 2022
Other honours	4—time Premiership Champions 1—time Western Division Champions 1—time Regal Trophy Champions 2—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions 11—time Lancashire County Cup Champions 11—time Lancashire League Champions 1—time Charity Shield Champions BBC Sports Team of the Year Award (2006)
Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member Rivalry with Wigan
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895) St Helens Ladies