Pontefract (rugby league)


Pontefract was a semi-professional rugby league club based in Pontefract, a market town within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
The club joined the Northern Union in 1903-04 and played for a total of three full seasons until 1905-06. The following season 1906-07 saw them resign early into the season and the club folded.

History

The club joined the Rugby League 2nd Division for the 1903-04 season finishing 10th out of 17 and scoring 24 points more than they conceded.
They continued in the 2nd Division for the following season 1904-05, their second season.
The third season, 1905-06, was spent in the enlarged league finishing 19th out of 31 and scoring 23 points more than they conceded.
The following season 1906-07 saw Pontefract resign from the league after eight matches and the club folded. Their record was expunged.

Club League Record

The league positions for Pontefract for the 3 full seasons in which they played semi-professional rugby league are given in the following table :-
Heading Abbreviations

RL = Single Division; Pl = Games Played: W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference ; Pts = League Points

% Pts = A percentage system was used to determine league positions due to clubs playing varying number of fixtures and against different opponents

League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Fixtures & results

The following is one of Pontefract's fixtures during the five season in which they played semi-professional rugby league :-
SeasonDateCompetitionOpponentVenueH/AResultScoreAttNotesRef
1903-04Sat 2 Apr 1904Challenge Cup 3rd RoundWarringtonHomeHLost4-10?1
1906-0708-09-1906league ??SwintonChorley RoadALost4-762,3
1906-07??-12-1906league ??SwintonHomeHWon5-03