The 1900–01 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's sixth in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 27th in their history. In their lowest ever finish in a rugby league competition, coming only a year after their most fruitful one, the club finished 13th in the Lancashire Senior Championship, having two points docked for breach of professional rules in the process.[1] In the Challenge Cup, the club were knocked out in the third round by Batley.[2]
| 1900–01 St Helens RLFC season |
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| 1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rank | 13th |
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| Challenge Cup | Third round |
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| 1900–1901 record | Wins: 8; draws: 2; losses: 19 |
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| Points scored | For: 82; against: 228 |
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Lancashire Senior Championship
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Team
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Pld
|
W
|
D
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L
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PF
|
PA
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Pts
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| 1 |
Oldham |
26 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
301 |
67 |
45
|
| 2 |
Swinton |
26 |
21 |
2 |
3 |
283 |
66 |
44
|
| 3 |
Runcorn |
26 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
240 |
100 |
40
|
| 4 |
Broughton Rangers |
26 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
211 |
84 |
36
|
| 5 |
Salford |
26 |
15 |
0 |
11 |
229 |
149 |
30
|
| 6 |
Warrington |
26 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
149 |
126 |
27
|
| 7 |
Leigh |
26 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
157 |
143 |
26
|
| 8 |
Barrow |
26 |
10 |
2 |
14 |
140 |
169 |
22
|
| 9 |
Wigan |
26 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
98 |
227 |
19
|
| 10 |
Rochdale Hornets |
26 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
103 |
257 |
18
|
| 11 |
Millom |
26 |
8 |
0 |
18 |
85 |
194 |
16
|
| 12 |
Stockport |
26 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
102 |
184 |
15
|
| 13 |
St. Helens |
26 |
6 |
2 |
18 |
82 |
228 |
12*
|
| 14 |
Widnes |
26 |
6 |
0 |
20 |
85 |
271 |
12
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- St Helens had 2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
