1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1925–26 Rugby Football League season was the 31st season of rugby league football.
| 1925–26 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Teams | 27 |
| Champions |  |
| League Leaders | |
| Top point-scorer(s) | |
| Top try-scorer(s) | |
Season summary
Having ended the regular season as the league leaders, Wigan went on to claim their third Championship by beating Warrington 22-10 in the play-off final.
Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the Challenge Cup Final.[1]
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Hull Kingston Rovers won the Yorkshire League. Swinton beat Wigan 15–11 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Dewsbury beat Huddersfield 2–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 641 | 310 | 61 | 80.26 |
| 2 | Warrington | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 472 | 279 | 55 | 76.38 |
| 3 | Swinton | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 442 | 223 | 54 | 75 |
| 4 | Hull | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 547 | 329 | 51 | 67.1 |
| 5 | St. Helens Recs | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 437 | 278 | 48 | 66.66 |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 416 | 320 | 43 | 63.23 |
| 7 | Oldham | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 431 | 251 | 41 | 60.29 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 445 | 317 | 43 | 59.72 |
| 9 | Leeds | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 526 | 311 | 42 | 58.33 |
| 10 | St. Helens | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 410 | 282 | 38 | 55.88 |
| 11 | Batley | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 325 | 296 | 42 | 55.26 |
| 12 | York | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 359 | 350 | 38 | 52.77 |
| 13 | Halifax | 38 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 364 | 323 | 40 | 52.63 |
| 14 | Barrow | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 313 | 303 | 37 | 51.38 |
| 15 | Featherstone Rovers | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 362 | 362 | 32 | 50 |
| 16 | Dewsbury | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 310 | 402 | 36 | 50 |
| 17 | Widnes | 34 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 339 | 397 | 30 | 44.11 |
| 18 | Huddersfield | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 365 | 474 | 30 | 41.66 |
| 19 | Wigan Highfield | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 280 | 323 | 25 | 39.06 |
| 20 | Hunslet | 36 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 389 | 435 | 28 | 38.88 |
| 21 | Salford | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 246 | 393 | 26 | 38.23 |
| 22 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 320 | 414 | 27 | 37.5 |
| 23 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 306 | 580 | 28 | 36.84 |
| 24 | Leigh | 32 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 270 | 435 | 18 | 28.12 |
| 25 | Broughton Rangers | 34 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 316 | 510 | 18 | 26.47 |
| 26 | Keighley | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 290 | 577 | 19 | 26.38 |
| 27 | Bramley | 34 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 152 | 588 | 6 | 8.82 |
Championship Play-Off
| Semi-finals | Championship Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wigan | 34 | |||||||
| 4 | Hull | 0 | |||||||
| Wigan | 22 | ||||||||
| Warrington | 10 | ||||||||
| 2 | Warrington | 11 | |||||||
| 3 | Swinton | 8 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 27,000.
This was Swinton’s second appearance in the Final and their second Cup Final win. Their previous victory was in 1900. [2]
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References
- "1925-26 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
Sources
- 1925-26 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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