Radcliffe was a semi-professional rugby league club based in Radcliffe, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester,[1] England.
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Radcliffe RFC |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Exited | 1902 |
The club joined the Northern Union in 1901–02 and played for the single season in the Lancashire Senior Competition, which was effectively Division 2 (West).
History
editThe club had been founded in 1875 as Radcliffe Close Wesleyan FC. In 1896 the club joined the Northern Union playing in the Lancashire Second Competition . The club played in the inaugural Challenge Cup competition losing 3–0 away to Wigan in the first round. The following year they entered the second Challenge Cup competition and lost again in the first round, this time away to Hull F.C. at the Boulevard by 19 points to nil.[2]
At the end of the 1900–01 season the club was promoted to the Lancashire Senior Competition but finished bottom on the competition and were not elected to the new second division of the Northern Rugby League at which time the club left the Northern Union.[3]
Club league record
editIn the single season in which Radcliffe played semi-professional rugby league, 1901–02, the team only managed two wins and a draw out of 24 games played.
| Season | Competition | Pos | Team Name | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | No of teams in league | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901–02 | Lancs Senior | 13 | Radcliffe | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 58 | 534 | -476 | 3[a] | 13 | [4] |
Heading Abbreviations
RL = Single Division; Pl = Games played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points for; PA = Points against; Diff = Points difference (+ or -); Pts = League points
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
- ^ Club deducted 2 points during the season for breach of the professional rules
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names – A. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- ^ "Hull&Proud Results". Archived from the original on 7 March 2011.
- ^ J C Lindley with personal recollections by D W Armitage (1973). 100 Years of Rugby - The History of Wakefield Trinity Football Club. The Wakefield Trinity Centenary Committee. pp. 37 and 38.
- ^ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League. No.7, 1901–02. League Publications. p. 8.