1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season
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The 1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 14th season of rugby league football in the United Kingdom.
1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season | |
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League | Championship |
Teams | 31 |
1908–09 Season | |
Champions | Wigan (1st title) |
League Leaders | Wigan |
Runners-up | Oldham |
Joined League | Aberdare Barry Mid-Rhondda Treherbert |
Top point-scorer(s) | James Lomas ( Salford) (272) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Joe Miller ( Wigan) Frank Williams ( Halifax) (44) |
The governing body, the Northern Union (NU) decided to admit four extra clubs, all from Wales; Aberdare, Barry, Mid-Rhondda and Treherbert, to expand the Northern Rugby League to 31 clubs. With six Welsh clubs in the league the NU also established a Welsh League along the same lines as the existing Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues.[1]
Wigan won their first Championship this season beating Oldham 7-3 in the play-off final. Wigan also ended the regular season as the league leaders. Oldham's appearance in the Championship final was the first time that a team from outside the top two in the league had reached the final.[citation needed]
Wigan won the Lancashire League. Halifax won the Yorkshire League. The Welsh League was won by Ebbw Vale.