1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season''' was the 66th season of rugby league football.
Season summary Leeds won their first Championship when they defeated Warrington 25-10 in the play-off final.The Challenge Cup winners were St. Helens who beat Wigan 12-6 in the final.Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat Swinton 15–9 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 16–10 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Leeds363006602Warrington362718553Swinton362718554St. Helens362709545Wigan3626010526Leigh3626010527Wakefield Trinity3626010528Oldham3625110519Featherstone Rovers36231124710Workington Town36210154211Hull36201154112Hull Kingston Rovers36192154013Halifax36191163914Huddersfield36182163815Hunslet36180183616Whitehaven36172173617Castleford36162183418York36162183419Batley36161193320Widnes36160203221Blackpool Borough36143193122Bramley36121232523Salford36112232424Bradford Northern36102242225Keighley36101252126Barrow3692252027Dewsbury3683251928Rochdale Hornets3690271829Liverpool City3651301130Doncaster3630336  Play-offs===Play-offs======Championship final===This match was Warrington loose forward Albert Naughton's last appearance.
Challenge Cup St Helens reached the Challenge Cup Final by beating Widnes 29–10 on 16 Feb away in round one after a 5–5 draw at home on 11 Feb; Castleford 18–10 away in round two on 25 Feb; Swinton 17–9 at home in the quarter-finals on 11 Mar and Hull 26–9 on neutral ground in the semi-final on 15 Apr.St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 (5–2 at Half Time) in the Final played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 94,672 on 13 May 1961.St Helens’ points were scored by Alex Murphy (try), Tom van Vollenhoven (try) and Austin Rhodes (one conversion and two drop goals). The Lance Todd Trophy winner was St Helens' second-row forward, Dick Huddart.This was St Helens’ second Challenge Cup Final win in six Final appearances.
References
Sources * 1960-61 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com* The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website