1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season

1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season
League Northern Rugby Football League
Number of teams 28
Champions Wigan
League Leaders Salford
Top point-scorer(s) Jim Sullivan 406
Top try-scorer(s) Brown 45
< 1932–33 Seasons 1934–35 >

The 1933–34 Rugby Football League season was the 39th season of rugby league football. The first rugby league club in London, London Highfield competed in its inaugural season.[1]

Season summary

Wigan won their fourth Championship when they beat Salford 15-3 in the play-off final.

Salford had ended the regular season as league leaders.[2]

The Challenge Cup winners were Hunslet who beat Widnes 11-5.

Work begins at a former quarry that was being used as a waste dump at Odsal Top in Bradford after Bradford Northern sign a ten year lease with the local council. This was to become the site of their current home ground, Odsal Stadium.[3]

Salford won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat St Helens Recs 12–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and York beat Hull Kingston Rovers 10–4 to win the Yorkshire Cup.

Championship

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1Salford38311671528163
2Wigan382601273933452
3Leeds382601259737652
4Halifax382601245734052
5York382411348137049
6Hunslet382311460844147
7Widnes382141339332446
8Warrington382211550837045
9Swinton382211541832245
10Hull382131455343845
11Keighley382211542936745
12Huddersfield382011750033041
13St Helens382001855050040
14London Highfield382001850948940
15Oldham381731840052037
16Castleford381712047646835
17Rochdale Hornets381702144252434
18St Helens Recs381612145547733
19Hull Kingston Rovers381612144448233
20Batley381612139043633
21Leigh381522147953732
22Wakefield Trinity381522133240432
23Broughton Rangers381512241549531
24Barrow381502337546430
25Dewsbury381212531358725
26Bramley381112636779023
27Bradford Northern38803033771416
28Featherstone Rovers3840342327348

Championship Play-Off

Semi-finals Championship Final
      
1 Salford 28
4 Halifax 3
Salford 3
Wigan 15
2 Wigan 14
3 Leeds 10

Challenge Cup

Hunslet's winning team posing with the Challenge Cup.

Hunslet defeated Widnes 11-5 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,280.

This was Hunslet’s second Cup Final win, the first being in 1908, in their third Cup Final appearance.[4]

References

  1. "The History Of Rugby League". Rugby League Information. napit.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "1933-34 Season summary". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. "Bradford Bulls History". Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  4. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

Sources

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