1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Duration | 38 Rounds |
| Teams | 30 |
| Champions |  Hull (3rd title) |
| League Leaders | Hull |
| Runners-up |  Widnes |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (246) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Eric Harris ( Leeds) (63) |
| Joined League | Acton and Willesden Streatham and Mitcham |
The 1935–36 Rugby Football League season was the 41st season of rugby league football. Thirty teams competed in a single league Championship. The Challenge Cup was contested for the 36th time and the second European Championship took place.
Season summary[edit]
Hull F.C. won their third Championship when they defeated Widnes 21–2 in the play-off final. Hull F.C. had also finished the regular season as league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Leeds who beat Warrington 18–2 in the final.
Two new London clubs join the competition: Acton and Willesden and Streatham and Mitcham.[1]
Liverpool Stanley won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League. Salford beat Wigan 15–7 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat York 3–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 61 |
| 2 | Liverpool Stanley | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 56 |
| 3 | Widnes | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 54 |
| 4 | Wigan | 38 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Salford | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 50 |
| 6 | Broughton Rangers | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | York | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| 8 | Leeds | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 48 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 46 |
| 10 | Barrow | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| 11 | Warrington | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| 12 | Castleford | 38 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 44 |
| 13 | Halifax | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 43 |
| 14 | Swinton | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 41 |
| 15 | Oldham | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 41 |
| 16 | Hunslet | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 41 |
| 17 | Batley | 38 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 40 |
| 18 | Keighley | 38 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 38 |
| 19 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 34 |
| 20 | Rochdale Hornets | 38 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| 21 | Acton & Willesden | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 30 |
| 22 | Wakefield Trinity | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 28 |
| 23 | St. Helens | 38 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 27 |
| 24 | Streatham & Mitcham | 38 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 25 | Bramley | 38 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 26 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 23 |
| 27 | Leigh | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 22 |
| 28 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 21 |
| 29 | Dewsbury | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 14 |
| 30 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 14 |
Championship play-offs[edit]
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Hull | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | Wigan | 2 | |||||||
| Hull | 21 | ||||||||
| Widnes | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Liverpool Stanley | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Widnes | 10 | |||||||
Challenge Cup[edit]
Leeds beat Warrington 18–2 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 18 April 1936 before a crowd of 51,250.
Evan Williams' three goals gave Leeds the victory.[2]
This was Leeds’ fourth Challenge Cup Final win in as many Final appearances.[3]
European Championship[edit]
The tri-nation tournament was played between November 1935 and February 1936 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales. This was the second Rugby League European Championship, won by Wales.[4]
Match details
| Date | Venue | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1935 | Llanelli | Wales | 41 - 7 | France |
| 1 Feb 1936 | Hull KR | England | 14 - 17 | Wales |
| 16 Feb 1936 | Paris | France | 7 - 25 | England |
References[edit]
- ^ "1935-36 Season summary". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "On this Day". therhinos.co.uk. Leeds Rhinos. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995–1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 424. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.