1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1950–51 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Champions |  Workington Town |
| League Leaders |  Warrington |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Bert Cook 332 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Brian Bevan 68 |
The 1950–51 Rugby Football League season was the 56th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Workington Town won their first, and to date, only Championship when they beat Warrington 26-11 in the play-off final. Warrington had finished the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Wigan who beat Barrow 10-0 in the final.[1]
Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Warrington 28–5 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Huddersfield beat Castleford 16–3 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrington | 36 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 60 |
| 2 | Wigan | 36 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 59 |
| 3 | Workington Town | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 54 |
| 4 | Leigh | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Leeds | 36 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | St. Helens | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
| 7 | Hunslet | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | Batley | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 42 |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| 11 | Halifax | 36 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 40 |
| 12 | Belle Vue Rangers | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| 13 | Dewsbury | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| 14 | Bradford Northern | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| 15 | Oldham | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 36 |
| 16 | Keighley | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 17 | Swinton | 36 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 33 |
| 18 | Hull | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 32 |
| 19 | Salford | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
| 20 | Barrow | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| 21 | Whitehaven | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 29 |
| 22 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 29 |
| 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 26 |
| 24 | Bramley | 36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| 25 | Castleford | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 26 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 27 | Widnes | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 21 |
| 28 | York | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| 29 | Liverpool Stanley | 36 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 |
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Warrington | 15 | |||||||
| 4 | Leigh | 9 | |||||||
| Warrington | 11 | ||||||||
| Workington Town | 26 | ||||||||
| 2 | Wigan | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Workington Town | 8 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
Wigan beat Barrow 10–0 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 94,262. This was Wigan's fourth Cup Final win in nine Final appearances. It was also the third successive final that the losing team had failed to score.[2] Cec Mountford, Wigan's stand-off half back was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
European Championship
This was the eleventh European Championships and was won for the third time by France on points difference.[3]
Results
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 4 |
| Other nationalities | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 4 |
 Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 0 |
Sources
- 1950-51 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
References
- ^ "1950-51 Season summary". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "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.