James Goldthorpe's Notebook
Leeds results and scorers - 1908-09
Played 36, Won 16, Drawn 1, Lost 19
Try scorers in white, Goal scorers in normal.
Date |
Opponents |
Grnd |
Res |
Leeds |
Opp |
Scorers for Leeds |
| 5 Sep | Broughton Rangers | A | L | 13 | 17 | Webster(2), Jones, Young(2) |
| 12 | Dewsbury | H | W | 29 | 7 | Jones, Desborough, Birch(2), Ward, Webster, Thomas, Young(4) |
| 19 | Barry | A | W | 17 | 3 | Ward(3), Ware Webster, Desborough |
| 26 | Halifax | H | L | 0 | 15 | - |
| 3 Oct | Hunslet | H | L | 10 | 13 | Lavery, Desborough, Young(2) |
| 17 | Huddersfield | H | W | 16 | 6 | Desborough, Birch, Lavery, Harrison, Brown, Greaney |
| 20 | Batley | A | L | 8 | 10 | Birch, Jones, Young |
| 31 | Hull | H | W | 27 | 10 | Ward, Lavery(2), Desborough, Harrison, Fawcett, Jones, Brown(3) |
| 3 Nov | Dewsbury | A | L | 7 | 12 | Harrison, Brown(2)(P) |
| 7 | Bradford | A | L | 0 | 3 | - |
| 14 | Salford | A | L | 2 | 20 | Birch(D) |
| 21 | Bramley | H | W | 14 | 5 | Wheatley, Goldthorpe, Jones(2), Goldthorpe |
| 28 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | W | 8 | 5 | Jones, Ward, Young(D) |
| 5 Dec | Bramley | A | W | 18 | 3 | Goldthorpe, Jones, Ward, Whitaker, Goldthorpe(3) |
| 12 | York | H | W | 21 | 11 | Oliver(2), Fawcett(2), Goldthorpe, Goldthorpe(2)(P), Young |
| 19 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | W | 23 | 7 | Goldthorpe, Oliver, Whitaker, Townend, Ward, Young(4) |
| 25 Dec | Australia | H | L | 10 | 14 | Oliver, Jones, Young(2)(P) |
| 26 | Hunslet | A | L | 5 | 21 | Desborough, Young |
| 28 | Wakefield Trinity | H | L | 11 | 24 | Fawcett, Jarman, Ward, Goldthorpe(P) |
| 1909 | ||||||
| 2 Jan | Oldham | A | L | 0 | 8 | - |
| 9 | Keighley | H | W | 30 | 5 | Jarman, Ward, Whitaker, Desborough, Jukes, Jones, Young(6)(P) |
| 16 | Bradford | H | W | 8 | 5 | Townennd(2), Young |
| 23 | Keighley | A | L | 0 | 15 | - |
| 30 | York | A | L | 5 | 15 | Webster, Young |
| 6 Feb | Huddersfield | A | L | 0 | 24 | - |
| 13 | Broughton Rangers | H | W | 19 | 2 | Desborough, Ward, Webster, Jones, Goldthorpe, Young, Goldthorpe |
| 20 | Salford | H | W | 13 | 7 | Ware, Fawcett, Whitaker, Goldthorpe(2) |
| 20 Mar | Barry | H | W | 56 | 0 | Whitaker, Goldthorpe(2), Hunter(2), Ward(2), Oliver, Gillie, Jones, Webster, Wainwright, Young, Pattison, Young, Goldthorpe(2), Jones(3), Webster |
| 1 Apr | Halifax | A | L | 3 | 14 | Hunter |
| 3 | Wakefield Trinity | A | L | 12 | 15 | Ware, Ward, Young(P), Ward(D), Hunter(D) |
| 10 | Oldham | H | W | 10 | 5 | Ward, Goldthorpe, Young(2) |
| 13 | Batley | H | D | 8 | 8 | Gillie, Whitaker, Young(P) |
| 17 | Hull | A | L | 5 | 40 | Jarman, Young(P) |
| Yorkshire Cup | ||||||
| 10 Oct | Halifax | A | L | 0 | 13 | - |
| Northern Union Cup | ||||||
| 27 Feb | Warrington | A | W | 5 | 3 | Whitaker, Young |
| 13 Mar | Hunslet | A | L | 9 | 15 | Desborough, Young(3P) |
W Ward made his debut on April 10th.
Northern Rugby Football League 1908-09
| P | W | D | L | Pts | ||
| 1 | Wigan | 32 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 56 |
| 2 | Halifax | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 57 |
| 3 | Oldham | 32 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 52 |
| 4 | Batley | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 49 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 31 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 41 |
| 7 | Salford | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 41 |
| 8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 9 | Broughton Rangers | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 39 |
| 10 | Warrington | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| 11 | Runcorn | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 33 |
| 12 | Hunslet | 32 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 37 |
| 13 | Hull | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 |
| 14 | Ebbw Vale | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 15 | Leeds | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 34 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 17 | St Helens | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 18 | York | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| 19 | Dewsbury | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| 20 | Keighley | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| 21 | Leigh | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| 22 | Swinton | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| 23 | Bradford Northern | 32 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 22 |
| 24 | Mid-Rhondda | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 18 |
| 26 | Barrow | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 19 |
| 27 | Widnes | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 |
| 28 | Treherbert | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 29 | Barry | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| 30 | Bramley | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| 31 | Aberdare | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
The final positions were decided on a % basis.
