1897–98 St Helens RLFC season

The 1897–98 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's third in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 24th in their history. The club finished 8th out of 14 in an improved performance from the previous year in the Lancashire League. In the Challenge Cup, St Helens were knocked out in the first round by last years final opponents Batley.

1897–98 St Helens RLFC season
1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rank	8th
Challenge Cup	First round
1897–98 record	Wins: 10; draws: 2; losses: 15
Points scored	For: 161; against: 192
← 1896–97 List of seasons 1898–99 →

Lancashire Senior Championship

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Oldham	26	22	1	2	295	94	+201	47
2	Swinton	26	20	3	3	321	83	+238	43
3	Widnes	26	19	1	6	251	114	+137	39
4	Salford	26	16	3	7	275	182	+93	33
5	Broughton Rangers	26	13	4	9	183	108	+75	30
6	Wigan	26	11	1	14	124	173	-49	23
7	Leigh	26	11	2	13	176	170	+6	22
8	St. Helens	26	10	2	14	161	192	-31	22
9	Warrington	26	10	2	14	131	178	-47	22
10	Runcorn	26	9	2	15	142	184	-42	20
11	Stockport	26	8	2	16	154	253	-99	18
12	Tyldesley	26	8	1	17	111	281	-170	17
13	Rochdale Hornets	26	7	0	19	146	247	-101	14
14	Morecambe	26	4	2	20	74	285	-211	10

Champions

Source: 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.

Notes

^ a: Salford had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player
^ b: Leigh had 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player