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 Although participating in the Lancashire Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire. Champions Broughton Rangers beat a team representing the rest of the Lancashire competition 5–3 in an end of season finale on 22 April 1899. Morecambe finished bottom of the competition and lost the promotion/relegation test match to Millom - winners of the Lancashire second competition - by 11 points to 3. Millom were admitted to the Senior Competition and Morecambe were admitted to the second competition. TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1 Broughton Rangers26210527774422 Oldham26200638558403 Salford261826206113384 Widnes261727196113365 Leigh261709168125346 Swinton26162822879327Runcorn261529193113328 St. Helens261231116818279 Warrington26111141342172310 Rochdale Hornets2693141122162111Stockport2651201023171112Tyldesley263518822401113 Wigan264220662381014Morecambe262123472815
Yorkshire Senior Competition Champions Batley played a team representing the rest of the Yorkshire competition at Mount Pleasant on 22 April 1899 with Batley winning 3–0. The promotion/relegation test match was contested by Heckmondwike who finished bottom of the competition and Hull Kingston Rovers, winners of the no.2 competition. Hull Kingston Rovers won the match 21–3 to take Heckmondwike's place. TeamPldWDLPFPADiffPts1 Batley30232527975204482 Hull302316429101328473 Bradford302109330139191424Leeds Parish Church30202820111487425 Hunslet301659314140174376 Huddersfield301531216914722337 Manningham301521322221210308 Halifax30150151561582309 Wakefield Trinity301161320961482810Brighouse Rangers3012216114191772611 Leeds3011316127186592712 Castleford3010416159214552413Holbeck3010416134220862414Bramley307320622662041715Liversedge3053221314393081316Heckmondwike3044227034327312
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