The club joined the Northern Union in 1903–04 and played for a total of three full seasons until 1905–06.
The club joined the Rugby League 2nd Division for the 1903-04 season finishing 10th out of 17 and scoring 24 points more than they conceded.
The third season, 1905-06, was spent in the enlarged league finishing 19th out of 31 and scoring 23 points more than they conceded.
The following season 1906-07 saw Pontefract resign from the league after eight matches and the club folded.
The following is one of Pontefract's fixtures during the five season (and other times) in which they played semi-professional rugby league :-[2][3][4][5][6]