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1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1945–46 Rugby Football League season |
| league | Northern Rugby Football League |
| no_of_teams | 27 |
| season_champs | Wigan |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | Wigan |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders |
| top_scorer | Jeff Bawden 239 |
| top try scorer | Eric Batten 35 |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season |
| prevseason_year | 1944–45 |
| nextseason_link | 1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1946–47 |
The 1945–46 Rugby Football League season was the 51st season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Wigan won their fifth Championship when they defeated Huddersfield 13-4 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Wakefield Trinity who defeated Wigan 13-12 in the final.
Bramley, Broughton Rangers, Hull Kingston Rovers, Liverpool Stanley, Rochdale Hornets, Salford, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes returned following the Second World War. Workington Town also entered a team for the first time.{{cite web | access-date = 8 August 2009
Jim Sullivan of Wigan ended his career this season as the all-time record scorer of goals with 2,867.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 36 | 29 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Huddersfield | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Bradford Northern | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Barrow | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Dewsbury | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Hunslet | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Salford | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Batley | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Warrington | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Castleford | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Widnes | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Halifax | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Oldham | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Broughton Rangers | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 |
| 17 | Hull | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 18 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 19 | Workington Town | 36 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 20 | St. Helens | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 21 | Swinton | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 22 | Keighley | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 23 | Leeds | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 24 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 25 | Bramley | 36 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 26 | Liverpool Stanley | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 27 | York | 36 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
Play-offs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Wigan | RD1-score1=18 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Bradford Northern | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Huddersfield | RD1-score3=8 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Wakefield Trinity | RD1-score4=3 | RD2-team1=Wigan | RD2-score1=13 | RD2-team2=Huddersfield | RD2-score2=4
Final
The Championship Play-off Final was played at Manchester City Football Club on Saturday 18 May.
| Wigan | Number | Huddersfield |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Jack Cunliffe | 1 | William Leake |
| Brian Nordgren | 2 | John Anderson |
| Gordon Ratcliffe | 3 | Alex Fiddes |
| Ernie Ashcroft | 4 | Bill Davies |
| Stan Jolley | 5 | Jeff Bawden |
| Reg Lowrey | 6 | Tom Grahame |
| Tommy Bradshaw | 7 | Glyn Morgan |
| George Banks | 8 | Ken Mallinson |
| Jack Blan | 9 | Harold Whitehead |
| Frank Barton | 10 | Joe Bradbury |
| Eddie Watkins | 11 | John Aspinall |
| Harry Atkinson | 12 | Leslie Baxter |
| Billy Blan | 13 | Robert Robson |
| Jim Sullivan | Coach |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1945–46 Challenge Cup
The final returned to Wembley following the end of the Second World War. Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 13-12 in front of a crowd of 54,730. This was Wakefield Trinity’s second Challenge Cup Final win in three final appearances. Their centre, Billy Stott was awarded the inaugural Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
County cups
Main article: 1945–46 Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1945–46 Yorkshire Cup
Widnes beat Wigan 7–3 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Bradford Northern beat Wakefield Trinity 5–2 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
European Championship
Main article: 1945–46 European Rugby League Championship
The tri-nation tournament was played between November 1945 and March 1946 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales. This was the fifth Rugby League European Championship, and was won by England on points average. Match Details
| Date | Venue | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 1945 | Swansea | Wales | 11 - 3 | England |
| 23 February 1946 | Swinton | England | 16 - 6 | France |
| 24 March 1946 | Bordeaux | France | 19 - 7 | Wales |
References
Sources
References
- "RFL All Time Records".
- (1995). "Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996". Headline Book Publishing.
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