1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season

none 1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season Northern Rugby Football League st helens 16 St. Helens Champions leeds 16 Leeds League Leaders wigan 16 Colin Tyrer 385 leeds 16 John Atkinson 38 1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season 1968–69 1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season 1970–71 The 1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 75th season of rugby league football in Britain. Rule change Tactical substitutions were now allowed to occur after half time during a game, they had been permitted before half time since 1964.de la Riviere Richard August 2009 2009 Top ten: Rugby league rules Rugby League World Brighouse, UK League Publications 340 61 1466-0105 Season summary Leeds had ended the regular season as league leaders for the fourth successive season. St. Helens won their fifth Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Leeds 24-12 in the final. Frank Myler was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match. The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who beat Wigan 7-2 in the final. Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. This was the last season in which the Lancashire League and Yorkshire League titles were awarded, as the competitions were abolished following a vote on fixture reform during the season.Mather Harold Plan by York adopted The Guardian 6 February 1970 London 21 185401549 Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Leeds343004602Castleford342518513St. Helens3423110474Wigan3423011465Hull Kingston Rovers3422210466Salford3422111457Leigh3421310458Featherstone Rovers3422111459Swinton34204104410Widnes34212114411Hull34202124212Bradford Northern34190153813Whitehaven34182143814Warrington34172153615Huddersfield34171163516Halifax34160183217Batley34151183118Bramley34141192919Barrow34141192920Rochdale Hornets34133182921Wakefield Trinity34132192822Dewsbury34131202723Hunslet34131202724Workington Town34122202625Keighley34130212626York34111222327Doncaster3470271428Huyton3453261329Oldham3460281230Blackpool Borough34602812 Champions Play-offs Play-offs no yes Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leeds 13 Leeds 26 Halifax 12 Halifax 4 Wigan 12 Wigan 20 4 Whitehaven 13 Whitehaven 20 9 Hull Rovers 13 Hull KR 26 Bradford 12 Bradford Northern 13 Salford City 13 Salford 11 Hull 12 Hull 4 Featherstone 13 Featherstone Rovers 24 Swinton 12 Swinton 18 Castleford 13 Castleford 17 Huddersfield 12 Huddersfield 7 St Helens 13 St Helens 36 Warrington 12 Warrington 8 Leigh 13 Leigh 21 Widnes 12 Widnes 10 Leeds 13 Leeds 45 Whitehaven 12 Whitehaven 10 Hull Rovers 13 Hull KR 27 Salford City 12 Salford 16 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 3 Castleford 13 Castleford 15 St Helens 13 St Helens 16 Leigh 12 Leigh 5 Leeds 13 Leeds 47 Hull Rovers 12 Hull KR 5 Castleford 12 Castleford 9 12 St Helens 13 St Helens 9 21 Leeds 12 Leeds 12 St Helens 13 St Helens 24 Final 16 May 1970 St Helens 24 – 12 Leeds Prescott (2), Walsh, Sayer Coslett (4), Walsh (2) Smith, Cowan Holmes (3) Odsal Stadium, Bradford 26,358 Billy Thompson (Huddersfield) Frank Myler Leeds 12-24 St. Helens - 16.05.1970 https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/matchdetails.php?tselect=128908 Rugby League Records 4 May 2025St. Helens 24 Leeds 12 http://www.saints.org.uk/saints/match.php?seq=3328 Saints Heritage Society 4 May 2025 St HelensNumberLeeds Teams Frank Barrow1John HolmesLes Jones2Alan SmithBilly Benyon3Syd HynesJohn Walsh4Ron CowanEric Prescott5John AtkinsonFrank Myler6Mick ShoebottomJeff Heaton7Barry Seabourne (c)Albert Halsall8John BurkeBill Sayer9Tony CrosbyCliff Watson (c)10Albert EyreJohn Mantle11Graham EcclesEric Chisnall12Bill RamseyKel Coslett13Ray BattenSubsAlan Whittle14John LangleyGraham Rees15David Hick (for Ramsey)Cliff EvansCoachDerek Turner Challenge Cup 1969–70 Challenge Cup Castleford beat Wigan 7-2 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 95,255. This was Castleford’s third Cup Final win in three Final appearances and their second in successive years. It was also the lowest winning score in a Challenge Cup Final at Wembley.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 1969–70 Lancashire Cup 1969–70 Yorkshire Cup Swinton beat Leigh 11–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Featherstone Rovers 12–9 to win the Yorkshire County Cup. BBC2 Floodlit Trophy 1969–70 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Leigh who beat Wigan 11-6 in the final.http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=390 1969-70 Season summary 2009-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090827035745/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=390 2009-08-27 live References Sources Saxton Irvin History of Rugby League: No.75 1969–1970 League Publications 1969-70 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website Category:1969 in English rugby league Category:1970 in English rugby league Category:Northern Rugby Football League seasons