1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season

First rugby club in London 1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season Championship 38 Rounds 28 wigan 16 Wigan (4th title) Champions salford city 16 Salford League Leaders salford city 16 Salford WAL Jim Sullivan (wigan 16 Wigan) (406) Brown (salford city 16 Salford) (45) 1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season 1932–33 1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season 1934–35 The 1933–34 Rugby Football League season was the 39th season of rugby league football. The first rugby league club in London, London Highfield competed in its inaugural season.The History Of Rugby League http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php Rugby League Information napit.co.uk 2 January 2014 Season summary Wigan won their fourth Championship when they beat Salford 15-3 in the play-off final. Salford had ended the regular season as league leaders.http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=353 1933-34 Season summary 2009-08-08 The Challenge Cup winners were Hunslet who beat Widnes 11-5. Work begins at a former quarry that was being used as a waste dump at Odsal Top in Bradford after Bradford Northern sign a ten-year lease with the local council. This was to become the site of their current home ground, Odsal Stadium.http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3558/1919%20-%201939:%20Northern%20Union%20to%20Rugby%20League Bradford Bulls History 2009-10-24 Salford won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat St Helens Recs 12–0 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and York beat Hull Kingston Rovers 10–4 to win the Yorkshire County Cup. Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Salford383116715281632Wigan3826012739334523Leeds3826012597376524Halifax3826012457340525York3824113481370496Hunslet3823114608441477Widnes3821413393324468Warrington3822115508370459Swinton38221154183224510Hull38213145534384511Keighley38221154293674512Huddersfield38201175003304113St. Helens38200185505004014London Highfield38200185094894015Oldham38173184005203716Castleford38171204764683517Rochdale Hornets38170214425243418St Helens Recs38161214554773319Hull Kingston Rovers38161214444823320Batley38161213904363321Leigh38152214795373222Wakefield Trinity38152213324043223Broughton Rangers38151224154953124Barrow38150233754643025Dewsbury38121253135872526Bramley38111263677902327Bradford Northern3880303377141628Featherstone Rovers3840342327348 Championship play-off Semi-finals Championship final 1 Salford 28 4 Halifax 3 2 Wigan 14 3 Leeds 10 Salford 3 Wigan 15 Challenge Cup 1933–34 Challenge Cup thumb|right|Hunslet's winning team posing with the Challenge Cup.Hunslet defeated Widnes 11-5 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,280. This was Hunslet’s second Cup Final win, the first being in 1907–08, in their third Cup Final appearance.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 Kangaroo Tour 1933–34 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain August until December also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1933–34 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (who played under the name of England), The Kangaroos played matches against club and county representative sides as well as a non-test international against Wales and two internationals against England, the first of which was held at the Stade Pershing in Paris, the first rugby league match played in France. The Kangaroos were captain-coach by Frank McMillan. game Date Result Venue Attendance1 26 August Australia 16 Australia def. Port Moresby Vipers 16 St Helens Recs 13–9 City Road, St. Helens 8,8802 30 August Australia 16 Australia def. Leigh 16 Leigh 16–7 Mather Lane, Leigh 4,5903 2 September Australia 16 Australia def. Hull KR 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 20–0 Craven Park, Hull 7,8314 6 September Australia 16 Australia def. Castleford 16 Bramley RLFC 53–6 Barley Mow, Bramley 1,9025 9 September Australia 16 Australia def. Oldham 16 Oldham 38–6 The Watersheddings, Oldham 15,2816 13 September Yorkshire Yorkshire def. Australia 16 Australia 13–0 Headingley, Leeds 10,3097 16 September Australia 16 Australia def. Barrow 16 Barrow 24–5 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 12,2218 20 September Australia 16 Australia def. Lancashire Lancashire 33–7 Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington 16,5769 23 September Australia 16 Australia def. Wigan 16 Wigan 18–17 Central Park, Wigan 15,71210 27 September Australia 16 Australia def. Castleford 16 Castleford 15–2 Wheldon Road, Castleford 4,25011 30 September Australia 16 Australia def. Halifax 16 Halifax 16–5 Thrum Hall, Halifax 10,35812 7 October ENG England def. AUS 22–14 Station Road, Swinton 34,00013 11 October Australia 16 Australia def. Bradford 16 Bradford Northern 7–5 Birch Lane, Bradford 3,32814 14 October Australia 16 Australia def. Warrington 16 Warrington 15–2 Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington 16,43115 18 October Australia 16 Australia def. Hunslet 16 Hunslet 22–18 Parkside, Hunslet 6,22716 21 October Salford City 16 Salford def. Australia 16 Australia 16–9 The Willows, Salford 15,76117 26 October Australia 16 Australia def. Widnes 16 Widnes 31–0 Naughton Park, Widnes 6,69118 28 October Australia 16 Australia def. Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity 17–6 Belle Vue, Wakefield 5,59619 30 October Australia 16 Australia def. Bradford 16 Bradford Northern 10–7 Birch Lane, Bradford 3,32820 1 November England 16 English League XIII def. Australia 16 Australia 16–9 Clarence Street, York 3,15821 4 November Swinton 16 Swinton def. Australia 16 Australia 10–4 Station Road, Swinton 13,34122 11 November ENG England def. AUS 7–5 Headingley, Leeds 29,61823 14 November Australia 16 Australia def. Keighley 16 Keighley 10–7 Lawkholme Lane, Keighley 3,80024 18 November Australia 16 Australia def. Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield 13–5 Fartown Ground, Huddersfield 7,52225 22 November Australia 16 Australia def. Parramatta 16 London Highfield 20–5 White City Stadium, London 10,54126 25 November Australia 16 Australia def. Cronulla 16 Broughton Rangers 19–0 Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester 5,52727 29 November Australia 16 Australia def. Leeds 16 Leeds 15–7 Headingley, Leeds 5,29528 2 December Australia 16 Australia def. St Helens 16 St Helens 20–11 Knowsley Road, St. Helens 5,73529 2 December Australia 16 Australia def. Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets 26–4 Athletic Grounds, Rochdale 3,60330 9 December Cumbria Cumberland def. Australia 16 Australia 17–16 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 5,80031 16 December ENG England def. AUS 19–16 Station Road, Swinton 10,90032 23 December Australia 16 Australia def. york rlfc 16 York 15–7 Clarence Street, York 6,50033 25 December Australia 16 Australia def. Hull 16 Hull F.C. 9–5 The Boulevard, Hull 16,34134 30 December AUS def. WAL 51–19 Wembley Stadium, London 10,00035 31 December AUS def. ENG 63–13 Stade Pershing, Paris 5,00036 10 January Australia 16 Australia def. Oldham 16 Oldham 38–5 The Watersheddings, Oldham 4,00037 13 January ENG def. AUS 19–14 Redheugh Park, Gateshead 15,576 References Sources 1933-34 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website Category:1933 in English rugby league Category:1934 in English rugby league Category:Northern Rugby Football League seasons