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1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| league | Northern Rugby League |
| season | 1951–52 Season |
| season_champs | Wigan |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | Bradford Northern |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders |
| top_scorer | Willie Horne 313 |
| top try scorer | Lionel Cooper 71 |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1950–51 |
| nextseason_link | 1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1952–53 |
The 1951–52 Rugby Football League season was the 57th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Wigan won their eighth Championship when they beat Bradford Northern 13-6 in the play-off final. Bradford had ended the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Workington Town who beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the final.
Liverpool Stanley was renamed Liverpool City, and Cardiff, and Doncaster joined the league.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League.
Championship
Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Northern | 36 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Wigan | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Hull | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Oldham | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Warrington | 36 | 24 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Leigh | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Workington Town | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Hunslet | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Barrow | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Doncaster | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Widnes | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Leeds | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 |
| 14 | Swinton | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | Salford | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Batley | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| 18 | Dewsbury | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | Whitehaven | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
| 20 | St. Helens | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 21 | Halifax | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 22 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| 23 | Belle Vue Rangers | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 24 | York | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 26 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 27 | Bramley | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 28 | Castleford | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 29 | Keighley | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 30 | Cardiff | 36 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| 31 | Liverpool City | 36 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| Play-offs |
|---|
Source: wigan.rlfans.com.
League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
Pld = Games played; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = League points.
Play-offs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Bradford Northern | RD1-score1=18 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Huddersfield | RD1-score2=15 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Wigan | RD1-score3=13 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Hull | RD1-score4=9 | RD2-team1=Bradford Northern | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-team2=Wigan | RD2-score2=13
| Wigan | Number | Bradford Northern |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Martin Ryan | 1 | Joseph Phillips |
| Jack Hilton | 2 | Bob Hawes |
| Jack Broome | 3 | Joe Mageen |
| George Roughley | 4 | Norman Hastings |
| Brian Nordgren | 5 | Jack McLean |
| Jack Cunliffe | 6 | Len Haley |
| Johnny Alty | 7 | Gwylfa Jones |
| Ken Gee | 8 | Bill Shreeve |
| Ronnie Mather | 9 | Norman Haley |
| George Woosey | 10 | Brian Radford |
| Nat Silcock Jr. | 11 | Barry Tyler |
| Jack Large | 12 | Trevor Foster |
| Harry Street | 13 | Ken Traill |
| Jim Sullivan | Coach | Dai Rees |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1951–52 Challenge Cup
Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest player to appear in a Cup final at age 41.{{Cite news | access-date = 6 March 2011}} Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive plays to help relative newcomers Workington to victory.{{cite news | access-date = 2023-12-27
County cups
Main article: 1951–52 Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1951–52 Yorkshire Cup
Wigan beat Leigh 14–6 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Keighley 17–3 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
European Championship
Main article: 1951–52 European Rugby League Championship
This was the twelfth competition and was won for the fourth time by France on points difference.
Results
date = 19 September | home = | score = 35–11 | away = | stadium = St. Helens | date = 3 November | home = Other nationalities | score = 17–14 | away = | stadium = Hull | date = 25 November | home = | score = 42–13 | away = | stadium = Marseille | date = 1 December | home = Other nationalities | score = 22–11 | away = | stadium = Abertillery | date = 6 April | home = | score = 20–12 | away = | stadium = Bordeaux | date = 23 April | home = | score = 31–18 | away = Other nationalities | stadium = Wigan |
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 4 | |
| Other nationalities | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 0 |
References
Sources
References
- "1951-52 Season summary".
- "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour".
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/European_Championship_1951-52/summary.html European Championship 1951-52] at ''rugbyleagueproject.org''
- (1995). "Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996". Headline Book Publishing.
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