Timeline

1919-1920

Although no major honours came to Headingley this was a remarkably good season for those who wore the “blue and amber” jersey: Yorkshire Cup runners-up, Yorkshire League runners-up, and semi-finali....

1918-1919

The Emergency League continued on a 12-a-side basis for the opening months of the season, but with the cessation of hostilities on November 11th, the League Secretary, Mr. John Wilson, and his Comm....

1917-1918

Owing to the unavailability of so many players because of Service duties teams were reduced to 12-a-side for the Emergency League.

The season opened in a blaze of glory once again, with eig....

1916-1917

The Emergency league Competition continued. Leeds experienced increasing difficulty in raising representative sides, and had to call on a far greater number of ” guest” players, but we had a most s....

1915-1916

Competitive football had now been suspended for the duration of the war, and several clubs were unable to participate in the County Leagues which had been formed owing to the depletion of their pla....

1914-1915

The season opened on September 5th in an atmosphere of tension and anxiety, for August had suddenly precipitated a world conflict that few had anticipated and none relished, a conflict which was to....

1913-1914

Although this season could in no way be described as outstandingly successful the Committee certainly left no stone unturned in their attempts to build a powerful combination. Unfortunately a great....

1912-1913

This season which had little to offer in the way of outstanding achievements in the League or Cup Competitions was, however, notable in regard to additions to the playing staff. Amongst the many pl....

1911-1912

There was a general air of expectancy when Hull were defeated in the opening League engagement as the Leeds team had been considerably strengthened during the summer through the signing of T. E. Th....

1910-1911

During the close season there was great interest in the progress of the first Northern Union team to tour Australia and New Zealand, and Leeds followers rejoiced particularly over the fine displays....

1909-1910

1910!! This was the” Cup Year”, the year which brought reward for all the toll of the twenty which had gone before.

The league record, too, was greatly improved with the team finishing in s....