1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season

none 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season Northern Rugby Football League leeds 16 Leeds Champions leeds 16 Leeds League Leaders st helens 16 Austin Rhodes 338 st helens 16 Tom van Vollenhoven 54 1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season 1959–60 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season 1961–62 The 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 66th season of rugby league football. Season summary Leeds won their first Championship when they defeated Warrington 25-10 in the play-off final. The Challenge Cup winners were St. Helens who beat Wigan 12-6 in the final.http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=381 1960-61 Season summary 2009-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090826202026/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=381 2009-08-26 live Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Leeds363006602Warrington362718553Swinton362718554St. Helens362709545Wigan3626010526Leigh3626010527Wakefield Trinity3626010528Oldham3625110519Featherstone Rovers36231124710Workington Town36210154211Hull36201154112Hull Kingston Rovers36192154013Halifax36191163914Huddersfield36182163815Hunslet36180183616Whitehaven36172173617Castleford36162183418York36162183419Batley36161193320Widnes36160203221Blackpool Borough36143193122Bramley36121232523Salford36112232424Bradford Northern36102242225Keighley36101252126Barrow3692252027Dewsbury3683251928Rochdale Hornets3690271829Liverpool City3651301130Doncaster3630336  Play-offs Play-offs Semi-finals Championship final 1 Leeds 11 4 St. Helens 4 2 Warrington 13 3 Swinton 5 Leeds 25 Warrington 10 Championship final This match was Warrington loose forward Albert Naughton's last appearance.Warrington legend Albert Naughton passes away at the age of 84 http://www1.skysports.com/news/12040/8949671/ 5 December 2013 skysports.com 30 September 2013 Saturday, 20 May 1961 15:00 Leeds 25 – 10 Warrington Tries:Derek Hallas (2)Jack FairbankLewis JonesGoals:Lewis Jones Tries:Jim Challinor (2)Goals:Laurie Gilfedder (2) Odsal Stadium, Bradford 52,177 LeedsNumberWarrington Teams Ken Thornett1Eric FraserWilf Rosenberg2Brian BevanDerek Hallas3Jim ChallinorVince Hattee4Joe PickavanceEddie Ratcliffe5Terry O'GradyLewis Jones6Bobby GreenoughColin Evans7Jackie EdwardsDon Robinson8Alastair BrindleBarry Simms9Bill HarperTrevor Whitehead10Jack Arkwright Jack Fairbank11Laurie GilfedderDennis Goodwin12Harry MajorBrian Shaw13Albert NaughtonJoe WarhamCoachCec Mountford Challenge Cup 1960–61 Challenge Cup St Helens reached the Challenge Cup Final by beating Widnes 29–10 on 16 Feb away in round one after a 5–5 draw at home on 11 Feb; Castleford 18–10 away in round two on 25 Feb; Swinton 17–9 at home in the quarter-finals on 11 Mar and Hull 26–9 on neutral ground in the semi-final on 15 Apr. St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 (5–2 at Half Time) in the Final played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 94,672 on 13 May 1961. St Helens’ points were scored by Alex Murphy (try), Tom van Vollenhoven (try) and Austin Rhodes (one conversion and two drop goals). The Lance Todd Trophy winner was St Helens' second-row forward, Dick Huddart. This was St Helens’ second Challenge Cup Final win in six Final appearances.http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour 2009-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144113/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65 2009-04-03 dead County cups 1960–61 Lancashire Cup 1960–61 Yorkshire Cup St Helens beat Swinton 15–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 16–10 to win the Yorkshire Cup. References Sources 1960-61 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website Category:1960 in English rugby league Category:1961 in English rugby league Category:Northern Rugby Football League seasons