1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season


The 1937–38 Rugby Football League season was the 43rd season of rugby league football.

Season summary

won their second, and to date last, Championship when they defeated Leeds 8-2 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as the league leaders. The final was due to have taken place at Belle Vue, Wakefield, but as both clubs were from Leeds, the Rugby Football League switched the match to Elland Road in Leeds, with the final being played on 30 April 1938 in front of a crowd of 54,112.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Salford who beat Barrow 7-4 in the final.
Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Barrow 8–4 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Huddersfield 14–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Hunslet36253845930153
2Leeds36252953022752
3Swinton362421039219850
4Barrow362501144726050
5Warrington362311253428647
6Salford362311249329347
7Castleford362311248132047
8Widnes362221247521046
9Wigan362211347832945
10Wakefield Trinity362131247634645
11Oldham362121339227644
12Bradford Northern362041243935544
13Hull361931447936441
14Halifax361921553139340
15Batley361721739236736
16Keighley361721726731836
17Liverpool Stanley361711828432435
18York361551638149235
19Broughton Rangers361621839441334
20Dewsbury361512038840731
21St. Helens361431937047631
22St Helens Recs361512035347131
23Huddersfield361412149950229
24Hull Kingston Rovers361312235447627
25Rochdale Hornets36912633856719
26Featherstone Rovers36822631160618
27Leigh36732620359717
28Newcastle3624302067508
29Bramley3622322216436

Championship Play-Off

Challenge Cup

beat Barrow 7-4 in the final played at Wembley on Saturday 7 May 1938 in front of a crowd of 51,243. This was the lowest winning score in a Wembley final, only equalled in 1970.
This was Salford’s first Challenge Cup Final win in their fourth Final appearance.
This was Barrow’s first appearance in the Final.