1896–97 St Helens R.F.C. season

1898–99 #ffffff #f00823 Lancashire Championship 1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season 9th 10 4 12 122 160 Challenge Cup Final 5 1 1895–96 1897–98 yes List of St Helens R.F.C. seasons The 1896–97 season was St Helens' second in the Northern Rugby Football Union. In a divided county championship league, the club finished 9th out of 14. http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=24&tabledate=1896%2097 1896-97 League Tables Saints heritage Society 2010-12-05 2010-12-05 The Challenge Cup was also established that year, and it was St Helens, with Batley who contested the first final; St Helens losing 10-3 with Derek Traynor scoring Saints' only points.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/4158148.stm Challenge Cup Role of Honour BBC 2006-08-26 2009-07-11http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=7&seq=543 1897 Challenge Cup Final BBC 1897-08-26 2009-07-11 Hoole Les The Rugby League Challenge Cup Breedon Books Ltd 8 August 1998 (1-85983-094-3) right|thumb|240px|Saints are pictured in the first ever Challenge Cup Final, 1897: Batley (left) vs St Helens (right) Lancashire Senior Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Broughton Rangers26195220152+149432Oldham26202424359+184423Tyldesley26152915980+79324Runcorn26135813462+72315Stockport2614210157137+20306Swinton26125912582+43297Warrington2611510100124-24278Leigh2611411105147-42269St. Helens2610412122160-382410Widnes2610313113164-512311Wigan26871173118-452312Rochdale Hornets268117121167-461713Salford26351876191-1151114Morecambe26302352238-1866 Champions Source: https://archive.today/20070804161455/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/gbr/sum/gbr1896.htm R.L.Yearbook 1995-96 cited in "The Vault". League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0. Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; PF = Match points scored; PA = Match points conceded; PD = Points difference; Pts = League points. References Category:St Helens R.F.C. seasons St Helens R.F.C. season St Helens R.F.C. season