1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season

none 1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season Northern Rugby Football League wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity Champions leeds 16 Leeds League Leaders st helens 16 Len Killeen 353 hull kr 16 Chris Young 34castleford 16 Keith Howe 34 1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season 1965–66 1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season 1967–68 The 1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 72nd season of rugby league football in Britain. After Leeds had ended the regular season as league leaders, Wakefield Trinity won their first Championship when they beat St. Helens 21-9 in the Final replay, after a 7-7 draw. The Challenge Cup-winners were Featherstone Rovers who beat Barrow 17-12 in the Wembley final. Rule changes Limited tackles: The Rugby Football League ended unlimited tackles, introducing a four-tackle rule.de la Riviere Richard August 2009 2009 Top ten: Rugby league rules Rugby League World Brighouse, UK League Publications 340 61 1466-0105 The introduction of the "tackle count" in December 1966 meant a team now had a limited number of tackles in which to score before they must surrender possession to their opponents. The limit would remain four until an increase to six tackles in 1972. Championship League table TeamPldWDLPts1Leeds342905582Hull Kingston Rovers342626543Wakefield Trinity342707544St. Helens342239475Bradford Northern3422210466Workington Town3422111457Swinton3420311438Castleford3421013429Hull34183133910Oldham34182143811Halifax34182143812Warrington34181153713Leigh34173143714Salford34181153715Barrow34172153616Widnes34155143517Wigan34170173418Rochdale Hornets34154153419Dewsbury34151183120Featherstone Rovers34123192721Huddersfield34130212622York34130212623Bramley34120222424Keighley34111222325Hunslet3492232026Blackpool Borough3492232027Whitehaven34100242028Liverpool City3490251829Doncaster3481251730Batley34702714 Play-offs no Leeds 27 Widnes 18 Castleford 21 Hull 7 Bradford Northern 12 Warrington 6 St Helens 37 Leigh 12 Wakefield Trinity 48 Salford 8 Workington Town 23 Halifax 14 Swinton 12-15 Oldham 12-7 Hull KR 17 Barrow 15 Leeds 9 Castleford 13 Bradford Northern 8 St Helens 15 Wakefield Trinity 22 Workington Town 2 Swinton 10 Hull KR 36 Castleford 3 St Helens 14 Wakefield Trinity 18 Hull KR 6 Wakefield Trinity 7-21 St Helens 7-9 Final The 1966/67 Championship Final replay was played between Wakefield Trinity and St. Helens on Wednesday, 10 May 1967 at Station Road Ground before a crowd of 33,537.St Helens 9 lost to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 21 https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/northern-rugby-league-1966/final/st-helens-vs-wakefield-trinity/summary.html rugbyleagueproject.org Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates 8 December 2012 Wakefield Trinity won 21-9 with their try-scoring scrum half back, Ray Owen being awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match. Final 6 May 1967 Wakefield Trinity 7 – 7 St Helens Owen N. Fox (2) Watson Killeen (2) Headingley, Leeds 20,161 J. Manley (Warrington) St. Helens 7 Wakefield Trinity 7 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/match.php?seq=3181 Saints Heritage Society 4 May 2025 Wakefield TrinityNumberSt Helens Teams Gary Cooper1Frank BarrowKenneth Hirst2Tom van VollenhovenIan Brooke3Tony BarrowNeil Fox4Wilf SmithGert Coetzer5Len KilleenHarold Poynton6Peter DouglasRay Owen7Tommy BishopJohn Bath8John WarlowBernard Prior9Bill SayerEdward Campbell10Cliff WatsonGeoff Clarkson11Ray FrenchBob Haigh12Brian HoganDon Fox13John MantleSubsKenneth Batty14John HoughtonDavid Hawley15Joe Robinson (for Hogan)Ken TraillCoachJoe Coan Replay 10 May 1967 Wakefield Trinity 21 – 9 St Helens Brooke (2), Hirst, Poynton, Owen N. Fox (3) Van Vollenhoven Killeen (2), Bishop Station Road, Swinton 33,537 J. Manley (Warrington) Ray Owen St. Helens 9 Wakefield Trinity 21 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/match.php?seq=3184 Saints Heritage Society 4 May 2025 Wakefield TrinityNumberSt Helens Teams Gary Cooper1Frank BarrowKenneth Hirst2Tom van VollenhovenIan Brooke3Tony BarrowNeil Fox4Wilf SmithGert Coetzer5Len KilleenHarold Poynton6Peter DouglasRay Owen7Tommy BishopJohn Bath8John WarlowBernard Prior9Bill SayerEdward Campbell10Cliff WatsonGeoff Clarkson11Ray FrenchBob Haigh12Brian HoganDon Fox13John MantleSubs 14John Houghton 15Joe RobinsonKen TraillCoachJoe Coan Challenge Cup 1966–67 Challenge Cup In the Challenge Cup Final Featherstone Rovers faced Barrow, who were captain-coached by Jim Challinor at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1967 in front of a crowd of 76,290. Featherstone Rovers won 17-12 and it was their first Cup Final win in two 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 1966–67 Lancashire Cup 1966–67 Yorkshire Cup St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Oldham 16–13 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Featherstone Rovers 25–12 to win the Yorkshire County Cup. BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1966–67 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Castleford who beat Swinton 7-2 in the final.http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=387 1966-67 Season summary 2009-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090826202037/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=387 2009-08-26 live References Sources Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League: No.72 1966–1967 League Publications 1966-67 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website Category:1966 in English rugby league Category:1967 in English rugby league Category:Northern Rugby Football League seasons