1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League season


The 1924–25 Rugby Football League season was the 30th season of rugby league football.

Season summary

won their second Championship by defeating Swinton in the play-off final.
Swinton had ended the regular season as league leaders.
Oldham defeated Hull Kingston Rovers to win the Challenge Cup.
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Hull Kingston Rovers won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat St. Helens Recs 10–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Batley 9–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct-
1Swinton3630064992246083.33-
2Hull Kingston Rovers3425364921715377.94-
3Wigan3627187842585576.38-
4St. Helens Recs3826395642675572.36-
5Oldham34211125332484368.23-
6Leeds36213123412784562.5-
7Huddersfield36211144583514359.72-
8Dewsbury36202143102694258.33-
9Warrington36192154273864055.55-
10St. Helens34173143253813754.41-
11Batley36191164413503954.16-
12Rochdale Hornets36182163483313852.77-
13Hunslet36190174113693852.77-
14Wakefield Trinity36171183373163548.61-
15Keighley36171183054203548.51-
16Barrow34161172883363348.52-
17Featherstone Rovers34150193223643044.11-
15Hull36143193684223143.05-
19Salford34133181603992942.64-
20Leigh34131203284332739.7-
21Halifax38142223174313039.47-
22Broughton Rangers34121212444292536.76-
23York36121232723512534.72-
24Wigan Highfield32101212244322132.81-
25Widnes34101232574622130.83-
26Bradford Northern3884262855842026.31-
27Bramley36223217457268.33

Championship Play-Off

Challenge Cup

Oldham beat Hull Kingston Rovers 16-3 in the final played at Leeds before a crowd of 28,335.
This was Oldham’s fifth appearance in the Final and their second win. Their previous Cup Final win was back in 1899.
During this season's Cup competition, Wigan's Jim Sullivan set a Challenge Cup record for the most goals kicked in a match, when he was successful 22 times against the amateur team, Flimby and Fothergill.