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1917–18 Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season

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The war was starting its fourth year and the Rugby League again continued with the Wartime Emergency League set up. This arrangement, as in other sports, meant that the sport could continue, which in turn would boost the public’s moral. The fixtures were usually quite local, thus cutting down on
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The majority of the trophies, such as the County Leagues and County Cups were also suspended for the duration of the First World War.
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football. Each club played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc., with
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again did not take part and in fact did not re-enter the league until the first peacetime League in
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No clubs re-joined the League and no new clubs joined the league for this season.
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The Challenge Cup Competition was suspended for the duration of the war.
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travelling time and costs, whilst not wasting precious war resources.
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Widnes Vikings - One team, one passion Season In Review - 1896-97
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1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season at wigan.rlfans.com
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There were no other trophies to play for during this season.
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Several clubs did not participate during this season :-
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1919 (Feb-May) Northern Rugby Football Union Victory season
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took the title for the first time in their history.
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Index

Champions
Barrow
Dewsbury
← 1916–17
1918–19 β†’
Rochdale Hornets
St. Helens
Wigan
Huddersfield
Oldham
Wakefield Trinity
York
Keighley
1919-20
Barrow
Dewsbury
Barrow
Barrow
Dewsbury
Leeds
Hull
Broughton Rangers
Leigh
Halifax
St Helens Recs
Wigan
Warrington
Widnes
Swinton
Batley

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