1898–99 St Helens RLFC season

1898–99 St Helens RLFC season
1898–99 St Helens RLFC season
1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rank	8th
Challenge Cup	Third round
1898–99 record	Wins: 14; draws: 3; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 168; against: 180

The 1898–99 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's fourth in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 25th in their history. The club finished 8th out of 14 in the Lancashire League.^[1] In the Challenge Cup, St Helens were beaten in the third round by Salford.^{[citation needed]}

Lancashire Senior Championship

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
1	Broughton Rangers	26	21	0	5	277	74	42
2	Oldham	26	20	0	6	385	58	40
3	Salford	26	18	2	6	206	113	38
4	Widnes	26	17	2	7	196	113	36
5	Leigh	26	17	0	9	168	125	34
6	Swinton	26	16	2	8	228	79	32*
7	Runcorn	26	15	2	9	193	113	32
8	St. Helens	26	12	3	11	168	18	27
9	Warrington	26	11	1	14	134	217	23
10	Rochdale Hornets	26	9	3	14	112	216	21
11	Stockport	26	5	1	20	102	317	11
12	Tyldesley	26	3	5	18	82	240	11
13	Wigan	26	4	2	20	66	238	10
14	Morecambe	26	2	1	23	47	281	5

Swinton had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.

References

^ "1898-99 League Tables". Saints heritage Society. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[1898-99_League_Tables-1] "1898-99 League Tables". Saints heritage Society. 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

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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
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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)
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Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member Rivalry with Wigan
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895) St Helens Ladies