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1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| league | First Division |
| season_champs | Swinton |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| top_scorer | Kel Coslett 321 |
| top try scorer | Ray Glastonbury 41 |
| promote | Hunslet |
| Keighley | |
| promote_from | Second Division |
| relegate | Oldham |
| Bramley | |
| relegate_to | Second Division |
| season2 | Second Division |
| season_champs2 | Hunslet |
| season_champ_name2 | Champions |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1961–62 |
| nextseason_link | 1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1963–64 |
Keighley Bramley The 1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 68th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
1962–63 season saw the league split into two divisions with each team playing each other team home and away. The introduction of an even league meant the end of season championship play-off was abolished and the team finishing top of the table was declared champions.
1962-63 finished up with huge fixture backlogs similar to 1946-47 after "the Big Freeze" brought heavy snow and postponed most rugby league matches for two and half months.
Swinton won their fifth Championship. Oldham and Bramley were demoted to the Second Division.
The Challenge Cup winners were Wakefield Trinity who beat Wigan 25–10 in the final.
The 2nd Division Champions were Hunslet who were promoted along with second placed Keighley.
Workington Town (from Cumberland) won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat Swinton 7–4 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hunslet beat Hull Kingston Rovers 12–2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
First Division
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swinton | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Helens | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Widnes | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Castleford | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Warrington | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Leeds | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Wigan | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Featherstone Rovers | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Workington Town | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 13 | Halifax | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Hull | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 15 | Oldham | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | Bramley | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Champions | Relegated |
|---|
Second Division
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunslet | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 508 | 214 |
| 2 | Keighley | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 450 | 187 |
| 3 | York | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 418 | 243 |
| 4 | Blackpool Borough | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 281 | 247 |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 282 | 243 |
| 6 | Barrow | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 413 | 280 |
| 7 | Leigh | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 361 | 264 |
| 8 | Batley | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 275 | 322 |
| 9 | Whitehaven | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 318 | 306 |
| 10 | Doncaster | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 283 | 329 |
| 11 | Liverpool City | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 159 | 328 |
| 12 | Salford | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 271 | 442 |
| 13 | Dewsbury | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 200 | 345 |
| 14 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 163 | 632 |
| Promoted |
|---|
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Challenge Cup
Wakefield Trinity beat Wigan 25–10 in the challenge Cup Final played at Wembley, in front of a crowd of 84,492.
This was Wakefield Trinity's fifth Cup Final win in their fifth Final appearance and their second in successive seasons. Harold Poynton, their stand-off half was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.
County championships
Prior to the start of the league season in October, each team played eight fixtures in a regional competition, with teams being split into a Western and Eastern Division. The top four teams in each division competed in the play-offs for the Divisional Championship.
Western Division
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workington Town | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 44 | 16 |
| 2 | St Helens | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 73 | 15 |
| 3 | Widnes | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 54 | 14 |
| 4 | Wigan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 72 | 14 |
| 5 | Swinton | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 61 | 14 |
| 6 | Warrington | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 93 | 12 |
| 7 | Oldham | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 91 | 10 |
| 8 | Barrow | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 144 | 6 |
| 9 | Whitehaven | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 174 | 4 |
| 10 | Rochdale Hornets | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 172 | 4 |
| 11 | Leigh | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 81 | 154 | 2 |
| 12 | Blackpool Borough | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 162 | 1 |
| 13 | Liverpool City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 204 | 0 |
| 14 | Salford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 71 | 295 | 0 |
| **Source:** |
Semi-finals
Goals: Coslett (3) Goals: Randall (2)
Goals: Ferreira (3)
Final
Replay
Eastern Division
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 44 | 16 |
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 72 | 16 |
| 3 | Featherstone Rovers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 71 | 14 |
| 4 | Halifax | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 73 | 14 |
| 5 | Leeds | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 65 | 13 |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 65 | 12 |
| 7 | Castleford | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 137 | 8 |
| 8 | Hunslet | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 144 | 8 |
| 9 | Bramley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 130 | 6 |
| 10 | York | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 139 | 4 |
| 11 | Hull | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 96 | 142 | 4 |
| 12 | Keighley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 155 | 4 |
| 13 | Batley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 132 | 3 |
| 14 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 236 | 2 |
| 15 | Doncaster | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 160 | 2 |
| 16 | Dewsbury | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 234 | 2 |
| **Source:** |
Semi-finals
Goals: Dyson (4)
Goals: Kellett (6) Goals: Clawson (4)
Final
Goals: Dyson (2) Goals: Kellett (2)
County cups
Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Lancashire Cup
Yorkshire Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Yorkshire Cup
References
Sources
References
- "1962-63 Season summary".
- "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour".
- (1 October 1962). "Swinton Slip At The Last". The Guardian.
- (10 October 1962). "Widnes, Inspired by Myler, Reach Final". The Guardian.
- (16 October 1962). "Teamwork earns Workington Town a place in final". The Guardian.
- (12 November 1962). "Lowdon Just Saves The Day For Workington Town". The Guardian.
- (22 November 1962). "Widnes Can Make Little Use Of Superior Hooking". The Guardian.
- (11 October 1962). "Huddersfield Defeat Halifax In Disappointing Semifinal". The Guardian.
- (16 October 1962). "Hull KR emphasise their mastery over Featherstone". The Guardian.
- (12 November 1962). "Hull Kingston Reserves Show Their Mettle". The Guardian.
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