 January started with a 4–1 loss to Bradford, during which 25 police officers were required to keep many of the 12,000 spectators, many of them non-paying, in order.This was followed by victories over Leeds Parish Church, Kirkstall, Brighouse Rangers, and Huddersfield.Following further matches against Stockport, Castleford, and Warrington, where the team drew, lost, then won, the side faced Yorkshire for a second time.