1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season


The 1974–75 Rugby Football League season was the 80th season of competition between the clubs of England's Northern Rugby Football League. The season's First Division Championship featured 16 clubs and was won by St. Helens. The Challenge Cup was won by Widnes.

Rule change

won their seventh Championship. York, Bramley, Rochdale Hornets and Halifax were demoted to the Second Division.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes who beat Warrington 14-7 in the final.
Players No.6 Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 3-2 in the final.
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Leeds who beat St. Helens 26-11 in the final.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Salford who beat Warrington 10-5 in a replay after a 0-0 draw in the final.
2nd Division Champions were Huddersfield, and they, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Swinton were promoted to the First Division.
Widnes beat Salford 6–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity 16–13 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

League Tables

First Division Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1St. Helens30261356122953
2Wigan30210951734142
3Leeds301911058135939
4Featherstone Rovers301911043133939
5Widnes301811138230537
6Warrington301711242835635
7Bradford301611339337633
8Castleford301431339337631
9Salford301411545135129
10Wakefield Trinity301251344041929
11Keighley301301730042426
12Dewsbury301101935050622
13York301002035949820
14Bramley30902133849318
15Rochdale Hornets30802221940016
16Halifax30512426967611

Second Division Championship

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Huddersfield26210548921342
2Hull Kingston Rovers26201562824941
3Oldham26190740622338
4Swinton26171839925435
5Workington Town261601037127532
6Whitehaven261411128523429
7Huyton261221230129126
8Hull261211334430925
9Barrow261121333831524
10Leigh261111430234823
11New Hunslet261021430938422
12Blackpool Borough26711826141715
13Batley2641211975209
14Doncaster2611241477453

Champions Promoted Relegated

Challenge Cup

Widnes beat Warrington 14-7 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 85,998.
This was Widnes’ fourth Cup Final win in sixth Final appearances.
Widnes 14
  1. Ray Dutton
  2. Alan Prescott
  3. Derek 'Mick' George
  4. Mal Aspey
  5. Chris Anderson
  6. Eric Hughes
  7. Reg Bowden
  8. Jim Mills
  9. Keith Elwell
  10. Barry Sheridan
  11. John Foran
  12. Mick Adams
  13. Doug Laughton
Warrington 7
  1. Derek Whitehead
  2. Mike Philbin
  3. Derek Noonan
  4. Frank Reynolds
  5. John Bevan
  6. Alan Whittle
  7. Parry Gordon
  8. David Chisnall ©
  9. Kevin Ashcroft
  10. Bobby Wanbon
  11. Tommy Conroy
  12. Thomas Martyn
  13. Barry Philbin
Referee: P. Geraghty
Lance Todd Trophy Winner: Ray Dutton -

League Cup

Premiership