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BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were [[Bramley Buffaloes|Bramley]] who beat [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] 15-7 in the final. |
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were [[Bramley Buffaloes|Bramley]] who beat [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] 15-7 in the final. |
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2nd Division Champions were: [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]. [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], [[York City Knights|York]], [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] and [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]] were promoted to the First Division. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=394|title=1973-74 Season summary|accessdate=2009-08-08|}}</ref> |
2nd Division Champions were: [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]. [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]], [[York City Knights|York]], [[Keighley Cougars|Keighley]] and [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]] were promoted to the First Division. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=394|title=1973-74 Season summary|accessdate=2009-08-08||archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5jpoBjHZA|archivedate=2009-09-16|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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Warrington beat Featherstone Rovers 24-9 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 77,400. |
Warrington beat Featherstone Rovers 24-9 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 77,400. |
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This was Warrington’s fourth Cup Final win in ten Final appearances. <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> |
This was Warrington’s fourth Cup Final win in ten Final appearances. <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> |
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Revision as of 22:40, 16 September 2009
| 1973-74 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby League |
| 1973-74 Season | |
| Champions | Salford |
| Club Championship | Warrington |
The 1973-74 Rugby Football League season was the seventy eighth season of rugby league football.
Season summary
1973-1974 saw two division rugby re-introduced. The Championship play offs were done away with and the league leaders were declared the champions. A "Club Championship" was played in place of the play offs but this was a one off pre curser to what became the end of season Premiership. It was a complicated format that involved sides from both divisions.
On 25 April, David Watkins of Salford scored the last of 929 points (41 tries, 403 goals) in a record run of scoring in 92 consecutive games for one club.[1]
Salford won their fifth Champioinship. Oldham, Hull Kingston Rovers, Leigh and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second Division.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Warrington who beat Featherstone Rovers 24-9 in the final.
Players No.6 Trophy Winners were Warrington who beat Rochdale Hornets 24-17 in the final.
The Club Championship was won by Warrington who beat St Helens 13-12 in the final.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Bramley who beat Widnes 15-7 in the final.
2nd Division Champions were: Bradford Northern. Bradford Northern, York, Keighley and Halifax were promoted to the First Division. [2]
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 632 | 299 | 47 |
| 2 | St Helens RLFC | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 595 | 263 | 46 |
| 3 | Leeds | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 554 | 378 | 41 |
| 4 | Widnes | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 431 | 329 | 37 |
| 5 | Warrington | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 414 | 368 | 33 |
| 6 | Dewsbury | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 389 | 474 | 33 |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 470 | 411 | 32 |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 443 | 397 | 30 |
| 9 | Castleford | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 420 | 411 | 28 |
| 10 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 379 | 415 | 28 |
| 11 | Wigan | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 427 | 364 | 27 |
| 12 | Bramley | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 344 | 457 | 25 |
| 13 | Oldham | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 341 | 494 | 25 |
| 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 428 | 552 | 20 |
| 15 | Leigh | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 326 | 655 | 14 |
| 16 | Whitehaven | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 308 | 634 | 14 |
Second Division
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 607 | 221 | 48 |
| 2 | York | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 429 | 219 | 42 |
| 3 | Keighley | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 439 | 250 | 40 |
| 4 | Halifax | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 460 | 298 | 36 |
| 5 | Workington Town | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 421 | 310 | 34 |
| 6 | Hull | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 465 | 256 | 32 |
| 7 | Swinton | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 405 | 276 | 30 |
| 8 | Batley | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 286 | 311 | 24 |
| 9 | Barrow | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 214 | 291 | 22 |
| 10 | Huddersfield | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 363 | 394 | 18 |
| 11 | New Hunslet | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 272 | 418 | 14 |
| 12 | Blackpool Borough | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 272 | 585 | 14 |
| 13 | Doncaster | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 158 | 684 | 6 |
| 14 | Huyton | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 182 | 460 | 4 |
| Champions | Promoted | Relegated |
Challenge Cup
Warrington beat Featherstone Rovers 24-9 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 77,400.
This was Warrington’s fourth Cup Final win in ten Final appearances. [3]
References
- ^ "RFL All Time Records". Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "1973-74 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
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