1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season

none 1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season Northern Rugby Football League warrington 16 Warrington Champions warrington 16 Warrington League Leaders leigh 16 Jimmy Ledgard 374 huddersfield 16 Lionel Cooper 66 1953–54 Northern Rugby Football League season 1953–54 1955–56 Northern Rugby Football League season 1955–56 The 1954–55 Rugby Football League season was the 60th season of rugby league football. Season summary Warrington won their second successive, third overall and to date final Championship when they beat Oldham 7–3 in the play-off final. They also ended the regular season as league leaders. The Challenge Cup winners were Barrow who beat Workington Town 21–12 in the final. Blackpool Borough joined the competition.http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=376 1954-55 Season summary 2009-08-08 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090827102746/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=376 dead Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Barrow beat Oldham 12–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Halifax beat Hull F.C. 22–14 to win the Yorkshire County Cup. Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Warrington362925602Oldham362925603Leeds362628544Halifax362619535Wigan362619536Leigh362529527St. Helens3625110518Barrow3624012489Featherstone Rovers36231124710Workington Town36230134611Huddersfield36220144412Rochdale Hornets36203134313York36210154214Hunslet36200164015Whitehaven36183153916Wakefield Trinity36180183617Bradford Northern36172173618Keighley36180183619Hull36163173520Swinton36161193321Castleford36134193022Widnes36130232623Bramley36111242324Liverpool City36111242325Hull Kingston Rovers36100262026Salford3673261727Doncaster3681271728Batley3670291429Blackpool Borough3670291430Belle Vue Rangers3670291431Dewsbury36503110  Play-offs Play-offs Semi-finals Championship final 1 Warrington 17 4 Halifax 9 2 Oldham 25 3 Leeds 6 Warrington 7 Oldham 3 Final 14 May 1955 Warrington 7 – 3 Oldham Bevan Bath (2) Pitchford Maine Road, Manchester 49,434 A. Hill (Dewsbury) Oldham 3-7 Warrington - 14.05.1955 https://stats.rugbyleaguerecords.com/matchdetails.php?tselect=96011 Rugby League Records 30 April 2025Oldham v Warrington https://orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/game/oldham-v-warrington-2386/ Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust 30 April 2025 WarringtonNumberOldham Teams Eric Frodsham1Frank StirrupBrian Bevan2Roland BarrowJim Challinor3Dick CracknellAlbert Naughton4Alan DaviesLen Horton5Terry O'GradyJimmy Honey6Frank DaleyGerry Helme7Frank PitchfordDanny Naughton8Harry OgdenTom McKinney9Jack KeithGerry Lowe10Ken JacksonHarry Bath11Charlie WinsladeSyd Phillips12Sid LittleBob Ryan13Bryn GoldswainCes MountfordCoach Challenge Cup 1954–55 Challenge Cup Barrow beat Workington Town 21–12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former Great Britain skipper Willie Horne, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup Final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's SR was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. Barrow: Clive Best, Jimmy Lewthwaite, Phil Jackson, Dennis Goodwin, Frank Castle, Willie Horne, Edward Toohey, Les Belshaw, Vince McKeating, Frank Barton, Jack Grundy, Reg Parker, and Bill Healey. References Sources 1954-55 Rugby Football League season https://web.archive.org/web/20100813165829/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=376 2010-08-13 at Wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website Category:1954 in English rugby league Category:1955 in English rugby league Category:Northern Rugby Football League seasons