The 1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 17th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Huddersfield finished the regular season as league leaders and then went on to claim their first Championship by defeating Wigan 13-5 in the play-off final.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Dewsbury who defeated Oldham 8-5.
Merthyr Tydfil dropped out of the league.
Huddersfield's Australian winger Albert Rosenfeld set a new record for tries in a season with 76.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Rochdale Hornets beat Oldham 12–5 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Hull Kingston Rovers 22–10 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1Huddersfield3631149962386387.52Wigan3427164832155580.883Hull Kingston Rovers3425095972945073.524Hunslet3424195542864972.055Oldham34231105622994769.116Wakefield Trinity34221114474054566.177St. Helens32210115272834265.628Dewsbury32181134033413757.819Broughton Rangers34191143222543957.3510Hull38203154493354356.5711Leeds34190154673313855.8312Widnes32163133012423554.6813Leigh32171143092963554.6814Halifax34173143772823754.4115Batley32170152672683453.1216Rochdale Hornets34160183353973247.0517York32141173074182945.3118Warrington32132172882962843.7519Barrow30121172634252541.6620Salford32114172693242640.6221Swinton32113182663562539.0622Keighley28101172534312137.523Coventry3462262086461420.5824Runcorn2851221473691119.6425Ebbw Vale3043231685201118.3326Bradford Northern364032250657811.1127Bramley30132613374058.33
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup
Dewsbury defeated Oldham 8-5 at Leeds in front of a crowd of 15,271 to win their first Challenge Cup in their first Final appearance.
Sources 1911-12 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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