1929–30 Northern Rugby Football League season


The 1929–30 Rugby Football League season was the 35th season of rugby league football.

Season summary

won their fifth Championship, and their second in successive years, when they defeated Leeds 10-0 in the play-off final replay following a 2-2 draw.
St. Helens had finished the regular season as league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes after beating St. Helens 10-3 in the final.
St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Salford 15–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Hunslet 13–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct
1St. Helens40271125492955568.75
2Huddersfield38252115103175268.42
3Salford36233103972144968.05
4Leeds40252136723025265.00
5Dewsbury38233124152824964.47
6Hull Kingston Rovers38224123962904863.15
7Wigan38231145903034761.84
8Warrington36211144833894359.72
9Hunslet38213145353584559.21
10Oldham38204143933064457.89
11Halifax40211183843484353.75
12Hull38192174173994052.63
13St Helens Recs36173163554143751.38
14Swinton36172173322203650.00
15Widnes32152153092663250.00
16Wigan Highfield32160162572663250.00
17Wakefield Trinity40191203994283948.75
18Leigh32150173092963046.87
19York36161192773283345.83
20Keighley36142202444273041.66
21Broughton Rangers34140202714372841.17
22Rochdale Hornets34132192584422841.17
23Featherstone Rovers36123212553982737.50
24Bramley36105211993992534.72
25Barrow32102203523882234.37
26Castleford36102242305352230.55
27Batley3672272215431622.22
28Bradford Northern3872292997181621.05

Championship Play-Off

Challenge Cup

Widnes beat St Helens 10-3 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley played before a crowd of 36,544.
This was Widnes' first Cup Final appearance and thus their first Cup Final win.