1890

(under the auspices of the Rugby Union)

The Leeds team which defeated Manningham in the first game on the Headingley grounds was as follows: F. T. Wilkinson; Southall, M. Fletcher, T. Summersgill; B. B. Burrell, H. Field; E. G.Load (Captain), J. Broadbent, G. Fowler, E. Hudson, G. Hoyle, G. B. Naylor, C. T. Sumner, S. Todd, J. Wood. Although the team won its first five matches the players did not live up to their early promise for they ended the season with more defeats than victories and failed to get beyond the 1st Round of the Yorkshire Cup.