1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season

none 1956–57 Rugby Football League season Northern Rugby Football League oldham 16 Oldham Champions oldham 16 Oldham League Leaders leeds 16 Lewis Jones 496 wigan 16 Billy Boston 60 1955–56 Northern Rugby Football League season 1955–56 1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season 1957–58 The 1956–57 Rugby Football League season was the 62nd season of rugby league football. Season summary Oldham finished the regular season as the league leaders and then won their fourth Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Hull F.C. 15-14 in the play-off final. The Challenge Cup winners were Leeds who beat Barrow 9-7 in the final.http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=378 1956-57 season summary 2009-08-08 Oldham won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat St. Helens 10–3 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Hunslet 23–5 to win the Yorkshire County Cup. Lewis Jones' record total of 496 points was only bettered in 2024 by Max Jowitt, who scored 500 in Wakefield Trinity's successful Championship campaign. Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Oldham383305662Hull382927603Barrow382909584Leeds3828010565St. Helens3825310536Wigan3826012527Hunslet3826012528Wakefield Trinity3823114479Huddersfield38230154610Warrington38211164311York38210174212Halifax38210174213Salford38192174014Workington Town38200184015Featherstone Rovers38190193816Rochdale Hornets38190193817Leigh38181193718Whitehaven38181193719Swinton38180203620Keighley38171203521Bradford Northern38170213422Bramley38142223023Widnes38150233024Blackpool Borough38140242825Castleford38112252426Hull Kingston Rovers38112252427Liverpool City3891281928Batley3880301629Dewsbury3851321130Doncaster3830356  Play-offs Play-offs Semi-finals Championship final 1 Oldham 22 4 Leeds 12 2 Barrow 14 3 Hull 45 Oldham 15 Hull 14 Final 18 May 1957 Oldham 15 – 14 Hull Etty (2), Ayres Ganley (3) Cowan, Turner Hutton (4) Odsal Stadium, Bradford 62,233 M. Coates (Pudsey) Hull 14-15 Oldham - 18.05.1957 https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/matchdetails.php?tselect=119643 Rugby League Records 1 May 2025Oldham v Hull FC https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/game/oldham-v-hull-fc-2478/ Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust 1 May 2025 OldhamNumberHull Teams Bernard Ganley1Colin HuttonDick Cracknell2Stan CowanAlan Davies3Geoff DannattDennis Ayres4Carl TurnerJohn Etty5Ivor WattsFrank Daley6Rowley MoatFrank Pitchford7Tommy FinnKen Jackson8Mick ScottJack Keith9Tommy HarrisDon Vines10Jim DrakeCharlie Winslade11Cyril SykesSid Little12Bill DrakeDerek Turner13Johnny WhiteleyCoachRoy Francis Challenge Cup 1956–57 Challenge Cup Leeds beat Barrow 9-7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76,318. This was Leeds’ eighth Challenge Cup Final win in ten 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 http://www.therhinos.co.uk/club/history/golden_boy.php Leeds Cup Winning Line-up 2009-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090925142202/http://www.therhinos.co.uk/club/history/golden_boy.php 2009-09-25 dead Jeff Stevenson, their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. Kangaroo Tour 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France October until December also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1956–57 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 2–1 by Australia), The Kangaroos played 16 matches against club and county representative sides.1956–57 Kangaroo Tour at Rugby League Project The Kangaroos were captain-coached by St George Dragons hooker Ken Kearney. game Date Result Venue Attendance1 10 October Australia 16 Australia def. Liverpool City 40–12 Knotty Ash Stadium, Liverpool 4,7122 13 October Leeds 16 Leeds def. Australia 16 Australia 18–13 Headingley, Leeds 24,4593 15 October Australia 16 Australia def. Hull F.C. / Hull KR XIII 37–14 The Boulevard, Hull 17,1724 18 October Australia 16 Australia def. Barrow 16 Barrow 25–11 Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness 9,9885 20 October Whitehaven 16 Whitehaven def. Australia 16 Australia 14–11 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven 10,8406 24 October Australia 16 Australia def. Bradford 16 Bradford Northern 23–11 Odsal Stadium, Bradford 2,7437 27 October Warrington 16 Warrington def. Australia 16 Australia 21–17 Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington 15,6138 29 October Australia 16 Australia def. England 16 English League XIII 19–15 Hilton Park, Leigh 7,8119 3 November Australia 16 Australia def. york rlfc 16 York 20–18 Clarence Street, York 6,84210 7 November Oldham 16 Oldham def. Australia 16 Australia 15–2 The Watersheddings, Oldham 8,45811 10 November Australia 16 Australia def. Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield 20–10 Fartown Ground, Huddersfield 12,12712 17 November GBR def. AUS 21–10 Central Park, Wigan 22,47313 21 November Australia 16 Australia def. Hunslet 16 Hunslet 27–11 Parkside, Hunslet 4,45114 24 November St Helens 16 St Helens def. Australia 16 Australia 44–2 Knowsley Road, St Helens 15,57915 1 December AUS def. GBR 22–9 Odsal Stadium, Bradford 23,63416 5 December Halifax 16 Halifax def. Australia 16 Australia 6–3 Thrum Hall, Halifax 2,25417 8 December Australia 16 Australia def. Wigan 16 Wigan 32–4 Central Park, Wigan 15,85418 10 December Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity def. Australia 16 Australia 17–12 Belle Vue, Wakefield 3,38119 15 December GBR def. AUS 19–0 Station Road, Swinton 17,542 References Sources 1956-57 Rugby Football League season at Wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website Category:1956 in English rugby league Category:1957 in English rugby league Category:Northern Rugby Football League seasons