1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season
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The 1934â35 Rugby Football League season was the 40th season of rugby league football. A single league Championship was contested by twenty eight teams. The Challenge Cup was contested for the 35th time and the first European Championship took place between England, France and Wales.
| 1934â35 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Duration | 38 Rounds |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champions |  Swinton (4th title) |
| Season Leaders | Swinton |
| Runners-up |  Warrington |
| Top point-scorer |  Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (348) |
| Top try-scorer | Jack Morley ( Wigan) (49) |
Season summary
Swinton won their fourth Championship beating Warrington 14â3 in the play-off final after ending the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who defeated Huddersfield 11â8 in the final.
London Highfield returned north and changed their name to Liverpool Stanley. [1]
Bradford Northern move into their new Odsal Stadium. The first match there on 1 September 1934 ended in a loss to Huddersfield.[2]
Salford won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Salford beat Wigan 21â12 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Wakefield Trinity 5â5 (replays: 2â2, 13â0) to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swinton | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 468 | 175 | 61 |
| 2 | Warrington | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 445 | 253 | 59 |
| 3 | Wigan | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 790 | 290 | 56 |
| 4 | Salford | 38 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 478 | 272 | 55 |
| 5 | Leeds | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 531 | 321 | 54 |
| 6 | Hull | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 562 | 430 | 50 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 552 | 379 | 47 |
| 8 | York | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 527 | 374 | 45 |
| 9 | Castleford | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 512 | 355 | 43 |
| 10 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 431 | 404 | 43 |
| 11 | Hunslet | 38 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 549 | 461 | 42 |
| 12 | Keighley | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 398 | 479 | 42 |
| 13 | Broughton Rangers | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 451 | 357 | 41 |
| 14 | Halifax | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 380 | 314 | 40 |
| 15 | Liverpool Stanley | 38 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 399 | 287 | 38 |
| 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 38 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 494 | 331 | 37 |
| 17 | Widnes | 38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 395 | 339 | 36 |
| 18 | Oldham | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 358 | 447 | 34 |
| 19 | Rochdale Hornets | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 395 | 521 | 33 |
| 20 | Barrow | 38 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 396 | 460 | 31 |
| 21 | St. Helens | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 278 | 377 | 31 |
| 22 | Dewsbury | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 307 | 501 | 30 |
| 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 414 | 514 | 27 |
| 24 | Leigh | 38 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 311 | 589 | 26 |
| 25 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 321 | 580 | 23 |
| 26 | Batley | 38 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 306 | 603 | 19 |
| 27 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 293 | 804 | 12 |
| 28 | Bramley | 38 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 337 | 861 | 9 |
Championship play-offs
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Swinton | 10 | |||||||
| 4 | Salford | 2 | |||||||
| Swinton | 14 | ||||||||
| Warrington | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Warrington | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Wigan | 0 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
Castleford beat Huddersfield 11â8 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This was Castlefordâs first Challenge Cup Final win in their first Final appearance.
This was Huddersfieldâs first defeat in six Finalâs appearances.[3]
European Championship
The tri-nation tournament was played between January and April 1935 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales. This was the first Rugby League European Championship, won by England on Points Average.[4]
Match Details
| Date | Venue | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1935 | Bordeaux | France | 18 - 11 | Wales |
| 28 Mar 1935 | Paris | France | 15 - 15 | England |
| 10 April 1935 | Liverpool | England | 24 - 11 | Wales |