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This was [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]’s fifth Cup Final win in nine Final appearances.
This was [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]’s fifth Cup Final win in nine Final appearances.


To date, this was [[Workington Town]]’s last appearance in the Challenge Cup Final. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65|title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour|accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref>
To date, this was [[Workington Town]]’s last appearance in the Challenge Cup Final. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65|title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour|accessdate=2009-08-07|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253115704863429|archivedate=2009-09-16|deadurl=no}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:39, 16 September 2009

1957-58 Rugby Football League season
LeagueNorthern Rugby League
1957-58 Season
ChampionsHull
League LeadersOldham

The 1957-58 Rugby Football League season was the sixty third season of rugby league football.

Season summary

Hull won their fifth Championship when they beat Workington 20-3 in the play-off final. Oldham had finished the regular season as the league leaders.

The Challenge Cup Winners were Wigan who beat Workington 13-9 in the final. [1]

Championship

Team Pld W D L Pts
1 Oldham 38 33 1 4 67
2 St Helens 38 32 0 6 64
3 Workington Town 38 28 2 8 58
4 Hull 38 27 2 9 56
5 Wigan 38 27 0 11 54
6 Halifax 38 25 2 11 52
7 Leigh 38 24 0 14 48
8 Featherstone Rovers 38 23 1 14 47
9 Wakefield Trinity 38 22 2 14 46
10 Widnes 38 23 0 15 46
11 Hunslet 38 22 1 15 45
12 York 38 19 4 15 42
13 Warrington 38 19 1 18 39
14 Leeds 38 18 1 19 37
15 Salford 38 18 1 19 37
16 Hull Kingston Rovers 38 17 2 19 36
17 Whitehaven 38 17 1 20 35
18 Huddersfield 38 17 1 20 35
19 Rochdale Hornets 38 17 1 20 35
20 Bradford Northern 38 16 2 20 34
21 Barrow 38 16 2 20 34
22 Keighley 38 15 2 21 32
23 Bramley 38 14 2 22 30
24 Swinton 38 13 3 23 29
25 Blackpool Borough 38 12 0 26 24
26 Batley 38 10 0 28 20
27 Liverpool City 38 9 1 28 19
28 Dewsbury 38 6 4 28 16
29 Castleford 38 7 1 30 15
30 Doncaster 38 4 0 34 8
  Play-offs

Championship Play-Offs

Semi-finals Championship Final
      
1 Oldham 8
4 Hull 20
Hull 20
Workington Town 3
2 Workington Town 14
3 St Helens 13

Challenge Cup

Wigan beat Workington Town 13-10 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,109, with tries from Barton, McTigue and Sullivan and two goals from Cunliffe. Wigan had reached the final by beating Whitehaven 39-10 at home in the first round; Wakefield Trinity 11-5 away in the second round; Oldham 8-0 away in the quarter -finals and Swinton 5-3 in the semi-final played at Rochdale.

This was Wigan’s fifth Cup Final win in nine Final appearances.

To date, this was Workington Town’s last appearance in the Challenge Cup Final. [2]

References

  1. ^ Warriors|Wigan%5d%5d.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=379 "1957-58 Season summary". Retrieved 2009-08-08. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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