The 1905–06 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's eleventh in the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 32nd in their history. After finishing 12th in Division 1 the season previous, St Helens were expected to take part in Division 2 from 1905. However, the two divisions became one 31-team Championship, saving the club from relegation. They finished in a fairly respectable 14th.[1] In the South West Lancashire League, St Helens finished fifth in a six-team league. In the Challenge Cup, the club did not even make the first round proper, as they were defeated by Rochdale in the Preliminary Round.[citation needed]
| 1905–06 St Helens RLFC season |
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| 1905–06 Northern Rugby Football Union season Rank | 14th |
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| Challenge Cup | Preliminary round |
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| 1905–06 record | Wins: 16; draws: 1; losses: 14 |
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| Points scored | For: 244; against: 212 |
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Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
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Pts
|
Pct
|
| 1 |
Leigh |
30 |
23 |
2 |
5 |
245 |
130 |
48 |
80.00
|
| 2 |
Hunslet |
32 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
370 |
148 |
50 |
78.12
|
| 3 |
Leeds |
34 |
25 |
2 |
7 |
377 |
123 |
52 |
76.47
|
| 4 |
Oldham |
40 |
28 |
2 |
10 |
446 |
125 |
58 |
72.50
|
| 5 |
Keighley |
28 |
19 |
1 |
8 |
255 |
164 |
39 |
69.64
|
| 6 |
Wigan |
34 |
22 |
1 |
11 |
441 |
167 |
45 |
66.17
|
| 7 |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
36 |
22 |
3 |
11 |
246 |
218 |
47 |
65.27
|
| 8 |
Broughton Rangers |
34 |
21 |
1 |
12 |
400 |
222 |
43 |
63.23
|
| 9 |
Halifax |
38 |
20 |
8 |
10 |
261 |
232 |
48 |
63.15
|
| 10 |
Runcorn |
30 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
264 |
136 |
37 |
61.66
|
| 11 |
Huddersfield |
30 |
17 |
2 |
11 |
224 |
174 |
36 |
60.00
|
| 12 |
Bradford |
34 |
19 |
2 |
13 |
371 |
199 |
40 |
58.82
|
| 13 |
Swinton |
32 |
17 |
3 |
12 |
203 |
168 |
37 |
57.81
|
| 14 |
St. Helens |
30 |
16 |
1 |
13 |
244 |
212 |
33 |
55.00
|
| 15 |
Warrington |
38 |
19 |
3 |
16 |
270 |
184 |
41 |
53.94
|
| 16 |
Wakefield Trinity |
32 |
13 |
4 |
15 |
188 |
262 |
30 |
46.87
|
| 17 |
Hull |
36 |
16 |
1 |
19 |
304 |
220 |
33 |
45.83
|
| 18 |
Salford |
34 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
272 |
270 |
31 |
45.58
|
| 19 |
Pontefract |
28 |
11 |
1 |
16 |
211 |
196 |
23 |
41.07
|
| 20 |
Batley |
34 |
11 |
5 |
18 |
173 |
215 |
27 |
39.70
|
| 21 |
Widnes |
28 |
10 |
2 |
16 |
129 |
242 |
22 |
39.28
|
| 22 |
Dewsbury |
36 |
13 |
2 |
21 |
162 |
252 |
28 |
38.88
|
| 23 |
Bramley |
26 |
9 |
2 |
15 |
126 |
246 |
20 |
38.46
|
| 24 |
York |
34 |
11 |
2 |
21 |
170 |
249 |
24 |
35.29
|
| 25 |
Barrow |
32 |
9 |
4 |
19 |
138 |
324 |
22 |
34.37
|
| 26 |
Normanton |
24 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
50 |
280 |
10 |
20.83
|
| 27 |
Millom |
20 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
77 |
328 |
8 |
20.00
|
| 28 |
Castleford |
20 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
45 |
325 |
8 |
20.00
|
| 29 |
Rochdale Hornets |
32 |
3 |
6 |
23 |
105 |
327 |
12 |
18.75
|
| 30 |
Morecambe |
26 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
99 |
282 |
8 |
15.38
|
| 31 |
Brighouse Rangers |
26 |
3 |
2 |
21 |
87 |
333 |
8 |
15.38
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