The first season to come to end today was 1908/09 with a home win over Hull Kingston Rovers. It was the season after Hunslet won all four cups, but nothing was won this season. An appearance in the Yorkshire Cup final saw Halifax avenge the previous season’s loss in the same competition and the Challenge Cup ended at the quarter-final stage. In the league it was a 12th place finish with 18 wins and a draw from 36 games. The Yorkshire league ended with Hunslet 4th from 13 teams. Top try scorer was Freddie Farrar with 25 tries and his 11 goals gave him more points (97) than top goal scorer Albert Goldthorpe (41 goals, 88 points). Farrar’s 25 tries were a new club record beating Charlie Ward’s 24 in 1905/06 .

By 1912/13 things were picking up somewhat as a 5th place finish was achieved although the cups brought no joy. Albert Jenkinson’s 20 tries were enough to top the try chart and Walter Guerin’s 45 goals and 11 points secured those top spots.

It was the last league game of 1992/93 and from the 13 teams, Hunslet were 8th. The Yorkshire, Regal and Challenge cups all had early exits. Despite the end of season Premiership to come, the top scorers were sorted. David Brook with 20 tries was 7 clear of second placed Richard Francis and Andy Precious finished with 83 goals, 7 drop gaols and 197 points.

In the cups Hunslet had reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup in 1902 and faced Broughton Rangers at Belle Vue, Wakefield. 18,000 on a drizzly day saw Hunslet take the lead when Abert and Walter Goldthorpe combined to put Billy Hannah in at the corner but the kick failed. Rangers equalised almost immediately with their own unconverted try and scored again to make it 6-3 at half-time. Albert pulled it back to 5-6 with a drop goal. Shortly after, James Jackson got himself sent off after an encounter with Oram and Hunslet paid the price as Broughton ran in a third try and progressed to the final.

At the end of the 1940/41 War Emergency League the Challenge Cup was played on consecutive weekends. The first match for Hunslet was at home to Leigh and was comfortably negotiated with an 18-8 win.

The Rugby Union era rarely saw matches against team from the Red Rose County but today in 1890 Hunslet visited St. Helens’ Knowsley Road ground for the first time, winning two goals to nil