1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champions |  Huddersfield (4th title) |
| League Leaders | Huddersfield |
| Runners-up |  Leeds |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (226) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Lou Brown ( Wigan)  Ernie Mills ( Huddersfield) (44) |
| Joined League | Carlisle City |
| Resigned from the League | Carlisle City |
The 1928–29 Rugby Football League season was the 34th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
[edit]Huddersfield won their fourth Championship when they beat Leeds 2-0 in the play-off final.
On 4 May 1929 the first Challenge Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium was played. 41,500 saw Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2.[1]
Carlisle City fielded a team, but resigned after 10 matches and their record was expunged from the table. They won 1 and lost 9, scoring 59 and conceding 166. [2]
Swinton moved from their Chorley Road ground this season due to a dispute over rent. They built a new stadium at Station Road, Swinton using the stands from the old ground.[3]
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Widnes 5–4 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Featherstone Rovers 5–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 476 | 291 | 56 | 73.68 |
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 40 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 436 | 239 | 57 | 71.25 |
| 3 | Leeds | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 695 | 270 | 54 | 71.05 |
| 4 | Salford | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 395 | 222 | 48 | 70.58 |
| 5 | Wigan | 38 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 636 | 308 | 53 | 69.73 |
| 6 | Swinton | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 429 | 249 | 48 | 66.66 |
| 7 | Warrington | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 568 | 295 | 46 | 63.88 |
| 8 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 545 | 374 | 45 | 59.21 |
| 9 | Oldham | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 439 | 343 | 40 | 55.55 |
| 10 | St. Helens | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 460 | 381 | 42 | 55.26 |
| 11 | Hunslet | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 539 | 356 | 42 | 55.26 |
| 12 | Hull | 40 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 458 | 395 | 44 | 55.00 |
| 13 | Leigh | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 285 | 279 | 37 | 54.41 |
| 14 | Wigan Highfield | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 262 | 333 | 33 | 51.56 |
| 15 | Dewsbury | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 380 | 387 | 36 | 50.00 |
| 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 400 | 461 | 38 | 47.50 |
| 17 | Halifax | 40 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 379 | 399 | 39 | 48.75 |
| 18 | Barrow | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 396 | 387 | 28 | 43.75 |
| 19 | Batley | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 278 | 442 | 30 | 39.47 |
| 20 | Broughton Rangers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 235 | 401 | 23 | 38.33 |
| 21 | Castleford | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 268 | 369 | 26 | 38.23 |
| 22 | York | 34 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 259 | 409 | 24 | 35.29 |
| 23 | Bramley | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 241 | 437 | 24 | 35.29 |
| 24 | Widnes | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 222 | 439 | 24 | 35.29 |
| 25 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 277 | 451 | 24 | 31.57 |
| 26 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 235 | 434 | 20 | 29.41 |
| 27 | Keighley | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 209 | 422 | 18 | 26.47 |
| 28 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 242 | 871 | 13 | 17.10 |
Championship play-off
[edit]| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Huddersfield | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | Salford | 5 | |||||||
| Huddersfield | 2 | ||||||||
| Leeds | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Leeds | 7 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
[edit]Wigan beat Dewsbury 13–2 in the first final to be played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 41,000.[4]
This was Wigan’s second Challenge Cup Final win in their fourth Cup Final appearance.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "1928-29 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Swinton Lions History". Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Baker, Andrew (1995-08-20). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Historic Wigan RL Moments: 1929 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.