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1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1968–69 Rugby Football League season |
| league | Northern Rugby Football League |
| season_champs | Leeds |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | Leeds |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders |
| top_scorer | Bev Risman 345 |
| top try scorer | Bill Francis 40 |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1967–68 |
| nextseason_link | 1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1969–70 |
The 1968–69 Rugby Football League season was the 74th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Leeds had finished the regular season as League leaders for the third season in a row. They then won their second Championship when they beat Castleford 16-14 in the Championship Final. Bev Risman was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.
The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who beat Salford 11-6 in the final.
St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | St. Helens | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Wigan | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Castleford | 34 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Swinton | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Salford | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 34 | 21 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Workington Town | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Leigh | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | York | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Hull | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | Widnes | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | Keighley | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | Oldham | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | Warrington | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| 18 | Halifax | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Bradford Northern | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| 20 | Barrow | 34 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 21 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 22 | Dewsbury | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 23 | Hunslet | 34 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | Doncaster | 34 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 25 | Huddersfield | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 26 | Batley | 34 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 27 | Huyton | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 28 | Bramley | 34 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 29 | Blackpool Borough | 34 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 30 | Whitehaven | 34 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
Play-offs
||Leeds|32|Oldham|12 ||Workington|11|Leigh|9 ||Wigan|26|Widnes|10 ||Salford|13|York|7 ||Swinton|9|Wakefield Trinity|5 ||Castleford|14|Hull|10 ||Featherstone Rovers|16|Hull KR|5 ||St Helens|25|Keighley|7 ||Leeds|18|Workington|10 ||Wigan|21|Salford|26 ||Swinton|8|Castleford|50 ||Featherstone Rovers|4|St Helens|47 ||Leeds|22|Salford|12 ||Castleford|18|St Helens|6 ||Leeds|16|Castleford|14 |||||
Final
| Leeds | Number | Castleford |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Bev Risman | 1 | Derek Edwards |
| Ron Cowan | 2 | Trevor Briggs |
| Syd Hynes | 3 | Keith Howe |
| Bernard Watson | 4 | Tony Thomas |
| John Atkinson | 5 | Alan Lowndes |
| Mick Shoebottom | 6 | Alan Hardisty |
| Barry Seabourne | 7 | Keith Hepworth |
| Mick Clark | 8 | Dennis Hartley |
| Tony Crosby | 9 | Clive Dickinson |
| Kenny Eyre | 10 | Johnny Ward |
| Mick Joyce | 11 | Mick Redfearn |
| Bill Ramsey | 12 | Brian Lockwood |
| Ray Batten | 13 | Mal Reilly |
| Subs | ||
| John Langley (for Seabourne) | 14 | Trevor Bedford |
| David Hick (for Clark) | 15 | Frank Fox (for Reilly) |
| Joe Warham | Coach | Derek Turner |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1968–69 Challenge Cup
Castleford beat Salford 11-6 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 97,939. Salford were captained by David Watkins.
This was Castleford’s second Cup Final win in two Final appearances.
This is Salford’s most recent appearance in a Challenge Cup Final.
County cups
Main article: 1968–69 Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1968–69 Yorkshire Cup
St. Helens beat Oldham 30–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Castleford 22–11 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
Main article: 1968–69 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Wigan who beat St. Helens 7-4 in the final.
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