1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season
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The 1928â29 Rugby Football League season was the 34th season of rugby league football.
| 1928â29 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champions | Huddersfield (4th title) |
| League Leaders | Huddersfield |
| Runners-up | Leeds |
| Top point-scorer |  Jim Sullivan (226) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Lou Brown  Ernie Mills (44) |
| Joined League | Carlisle City |
| Resigned from the League | Carlisle City |
Season summary
Huddersfield won their fourth Championship when they beat Leeds 2-0 in the play-off final.
On 4 May 1929 the first Challenge Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium was played. 41,500 saw Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2.[1]
Carlisle City fielded a team, but resigned after 10 matches and their record was expunged from the table. They won 1 and lost 9, scoring 59 and conceding 166. [2]
Swinton moved from their Chorley Road ground this season due to a dispute over rent. They built a new stadium at Station Road, Swinton using the stands from the old ground.[3]
Championship
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PAv | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 476 | 291 | 1.636 | 73.68 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 40 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 436 | 239 | 1.824 | 71.25 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 695 | 270 | 2.574 | 71.05 | |
| 4 | Salford | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 395 | 222 | 1.779 | 70.59 | |
| 5 | Wigan | 38 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 636 | 308 | 2.065 | 69.74 | |
| 6 | Swinton | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 429 | 249 | 1.723 | 66.67 | |
| 7 | Warrington | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 568 | 295 | 1.925 | 63.89 | |
| 8 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 545 | 374 | 1.457 | 59.21 | |
| 9 | Oldham | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 439 | 343 | 1.280 | 55.56 | |
| 10 | Hunslet | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 539 | 356 | 1.514 | 55.26 | |
| 11 | St Helens | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 460 | 381 | 1.207 | 55.26 | |
| 12 | Hull | 40 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 458 | 395 | 1.159 | 55.00 | |
| 13 | Leigh | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 285 | 279 | 1.022 | 54.41 | |
| 14 | Wigan Highfield | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 262 | 333 | 0.787 | 51.56 | |
| 15 | Dewsbury | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 380 | 387 | 0.982 | 50.00 | |
| 16 | Halifax | 40 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 379 | 399 | 0.950 | 48.75 | |
| 17 | Wakefield Trinity | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 400 | 461 | 0.868 | 47.50 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 396 | 387 | 1.023 | 43.75 | |
| 19 | Batley | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 278 | 442 | 0.629 | 39.47 | |
| 20 | Broughton Rangers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 235 | 401 | 0.586 | 38.33 | |
| 21 | Castleford | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 268 | 369 | 0.726 | 38.24 | |
| 22 | York | 34 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 259 | 409 | 0.633 | 35.29 | |
| 23 | Bramley | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 241 | 437 | 0.551 | 35.29 | |
| 24 | Widnes | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 222 | 439 | 0.506 | 35.29 | |
| 25 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 277 | 451 | 0.614 | 31.58 | |
| 26 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 235 | 434 | 0.541 | 29.41 | |
| 27 | Keighley | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 209 | 422 | 0.495 | 26.47 | |
| 28 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 242 | 871 | 0.278 | 17.11 | |
| â | Carlisle City[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | â |
Notes:
- Carlisle City resigned from the league in November and folded. Their record (Pld 10, W 1, L 9, PF 59, PA 166, PCT 10.00) was expunged.
Championship play-off
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Huddersfield | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | Salford | 5 | |||||||
| Huddersfield | 2 | ||||||||
| Leeds | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Leeds | 7 | |||||||
Final
| Huddersfield | Number | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Joe Brook | 1 | Jim Brough |
| Ernie Mills | 2 | George Andrews |
| Len Bowkett | 3 | Mel Rosser |
| Gwyn Parker | 4 | Frank O'Rourke |
| Fred Smart | 5 | Arthur Lloyd |
| Stanley Spencer | 6 | Jeff Moores |
| Eddie Williams | 7 | Walter Swift |
| Sam Gee | 8 | Daniel Pascoe |
| Cyril Halliday | 9 | William Demaine |
| John Rudd | 10 | Joe Thompson |
| Clifford Morton | 11 | Bill Davis |
| Percy Carter | 12 | Arthur Thomas |
| Harold Young | 13 | Frank Gallagher |
County leagues
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League.
Challenge Cup
Wigan beat Dewsbury 13â2 in the first final to be played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 41,000.[6]
This was Wiganâs second Challenge Cup Final win in their fourth Cup Final appearance.[7][8]
County cups
Wigan beat Widnes 5â4 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Featherstone Rovers 5â0 to win the Yorkshire Cup.