1931–32 Northern Rugby Football League season
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The 1931â32 Rugby Football League season was the 37th season of rugby league football in northern England.
| 1931â32 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Duration | 38 Rounds |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champions |  St. Helens (1st title) |
| League Leaders |  Huddersfield |
| Runners-up | Huddersfield |
| Top point-scorer |  Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (249) |
| Top try-scorer |  Ernie Mills ( Huddersfield) (50) |
Season summary
St. Helens won their first championship when they defeated Huddersfield 9-5 in the play-off final.
Huddersfield had finished the regular season as league leaders.[1]
The Challenge Cup Winners were Leeds who beat Swinton 11-8 in the final.
St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Hunslet won the Yorkshire League. Salford beat Swinton 10â8 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Huddersfield beat Hunslet 4â2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 636 | 368 | 61 |
| 2 | St. Helens | 38 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 699 | 279 | 60 |
| 3 | Leeds | 38 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 603 | 307 | 55 |
| 4 | Hunslet | 38 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 672 | 359 | 55 |
| 5 | Salford | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 551 | 211 | 54 |
| 6 | Swinton | 38 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 523 | 253 | 53 |
| 7 | Wigan | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 559 | 361 | 46 |
| 8 | Warrington | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 495 | 412 | 46 |
| 9 | York | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 455 | 382 | 46 |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 545 | 388 | 45 |
| 11 | Oldham | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 461 | 437 | 42 |
| 12 | Rochdale Hornets | 38 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 458 | 458 | 40 |
| 13 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 523 | 523 | 37 |
| 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 409 | 413 | 36 |
| 15 | Dewsbury | 38 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 421 | 467 | 36 |
| 16 | Halifax | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 432 | 379 | 35 |
| 17 | Batley | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 358 | 433 | 33 |
| 18 | Broughton Rangers | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 351 | 382 | 33 |
| 19 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 374 | 415 | 32 |
| 20 | Widnes | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 363 | 458 | 32 |
| 21 | Hull | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 415 | 461 | 31 |
| 22 | Castleford | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 402 | 515 | 29 |
| 23 | Barrow | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 368 | 560 | 29 |
| 24 | Leigh | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 353 | 487 | 28 |
| 25 | Bramley | 38 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 333 | 751 | 25 |
| 26 | Keighley | 38 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 228 | 630 | 20 |
| 27 | Wigan Highfield | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 350 | 707 | 14 |
| 28 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 313 | 854 | 11 |
Championship play-off
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Huddersfield | 12 | |||||||
| 4 | Hunslet | 9 | |||||||
| Huddersfield | 5 | ||||||||
| St Helens | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 | St Helens | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Leeds | 0 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
Leeds beat Swinton 11-8 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 April 1932 before a crowd of 29,000.
This was Leedsâ third Cup Final win in as many Cup Final appearances.[2]