Lancashire Senior Competition 1897/98

Stats

Note: * denotes incomplete data.

Premiers
Oldham 
Wooden Spoon
Morecambe 
Top Tryscorer
()
Top Pointscorer
()
No. Of Teams
14
No. Of Games
182
No. Of Players
0
No. Of Tries
*
No. Of Goals
*
No. Of F.Goals
*
Total Attendance
*
Average Crowd
n/a *
Highest Crowd
*
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
*
Lowest Crowd
*
Mean Scoreline
11-3
Median Scoreline
10-3
Highest Scoreline
33-4
Lowest Scoreline
0-0
Highest Team Score
Oldham (33-4)
Average PPG
21.02

Ladder

 HomeAwayOverallStats
TeamPWLDFAPD PWLDFAPD PWLDFAPtsF/A%FPGAPGAtt%Def%
1. Oldham1313--1833714613102111257552623212959447314%11.353.62
2. Swinton1313--217301871373310453512620333218343387%12.353.19
3. Widnes13112-123438013841128715726196125111439220%9.654.38
4. Salford131111149509913562126132-6261673275182* 33151%10.587.00
5. Broughton Rangers1372410444601367-79641526139418310830169%7.044.15
6. Wigan1384180611913310-44112-6826111411241732372%4.776.65
7. Leigh1376-9861371347278109-312611132176170* 22104%6.776.54
8. St Helens13562111101101358-5091-4126101421611922284%6.197.38
9. Warrington1374295633213310-36115-7926101421311782274%5.046.85
10. Runcorn136611128527133913099-692691521421842077%5.467.08
11. Stockport1358-83124-411338271129-582681621542531861%5.929.73
12. Tyldesley1384188109-2113-13-23172-1492681711112811740%4.2710.81
13. Rochdale Hornets1358-7686-1013211-70161-9126719-1462471459%5.629.50
14. Morecambe133913992-5313111135193-158264202742851026%2.8510.96
  • Salford deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player (Radley Thomas)
  • Leigh deducted 2 competition points for fielding an ineligible player (O. Dunbavin)

 

Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)

Team Name Position W L D Pts For Pts Ag. Coach(es) Captain(s) Top Tryscorer(s) Top Pointscorer(s) Home Venue(s) Home Crowd Avg Extra Info
Broughton Rangers 5th 16 10 4 200 117 - - - - -- Wheater's * 0
Leigh 7th 13 14 3 191 195 - - - - -- Mather Lane * 0
Morecambe 14th 4 21 2 74 293 - - - - -- Moss Lane * 0 Wooden Spoon
Oldham 1st 26 3 1 322 103 - - - - -- Watersheddings * 0 League Champions
Rochdale Hornets 13th 8 20 0 159 257 - - - - -- Athletic Ground * 0
Runcorn 10th 11 16 3 175 200 - - - - -- Canal St * 0
St Helens 8th 10 15 2 168 204 - - - - -- Knowsley * 0
Salford 4th 20 8 3 377 193 - - - - -- New Barnes * 0
Stockport 11th 8 17 2 159 259 - - - - -- Edgeley Park * 0
Swinton 2nd 20 4 3 323 90 - - - - -- Chorley Road * 0
Tyldesley 12th 8 18 1 113 284 - - - - -- Well Street * 0
Warrington 9th 10 15 2 134 183 - - - - -- Wilderspool * 0
Widnes 3rd 23 7 3 316 145 - - - - -- Lowerhouse * 0
Wigan 6th 11 15 1 126 191 - - - - -- Prescott Street * 0