1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the third season of rugby league football. Summary. The leading try scorer this season was Hoskins of Salford, who crossed the line 30 times. The leading goal scorer was Albert Goldthorpe of Hunslet who was successful 66 times. The leading points scorer was also Goldthorpe who scored 135 points in the season. Oldham won the Lancashire Senior Competition and Hunslet won in Yorkshire, but only after winning a play-off with Bradford. Lancashire Senior Competition. Oldham won the Lancashire competition outright. Although participating in the Lancashire  Senior Competition, Runcorn and Stockport were from Cheshire. Warrington, and Widnes were in Lancashire until the 1974 boundary changes and now lie within the northern boundary of Cheshire. Yorkshire Senior Competition. Hunslet and Bradford ended the league season with 48 points. In a championship play-off Hunslet beat Bradford 5–2.