1926–27 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1926–27 Rugby Football League season''' was the 32nd season of rugby league football.
Season summary Swinton won their first Championship by beating St. Helens Recs 13–8 in the play-off final.St. Helens Recs had finished the regular season as league leaders.Oldham beat Swinton 26–7 to win the Challenge Cup.The league increased to 29 clubs with the addition of Castleford and Pontypridd.St.Helens Recs won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat St. Helens Recs 10–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Wakefield Trinity 10–3 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1St Helens Recs3829365442356180.262Swinton3829274712756078.983Wigan40290116913665872.54St. Helens34231105382834769.115Hull38251124343175167.16Hull Kingston Rovers36215104562444765.277Leigh36231124043314765.278Rochdale Hornets36230133782854663.889Leeds40231165823714758.7510Hunslet42241175333804958.3311Featherstone Rovers38211165043694356.5712Dewsbury38203153442844356.5713Oldham38194154893464255.2614Halifax40194174112894252.5	15Wakefield Trinity36173163863303751.3816Warrington38181194095243748.6817Barrow38180203114123647.3618York36161193685193345.8319Batley36142203173253041.6620Salford36142203063533041.6621Broughton Rangers36141213693922940.2722Keighley36141212424692940.2723Huddersfield4016024414562324024Widnes34110232834792232.3525Wigan Highfield3491242393831927.9426Bramley3681272006361723.6127Pontypridd3271242234471523.4328Bradford Northern3660302886521216.6629Castleford3651302745501115.27
Championship play-off Semifinals:    St Helens Recreation 33 beat St Helens 0.Swinton 23 beat Wigan 3.Final:    Swinton 13 beat St Helens Recreation 8.
Challenge Cup In the Challenge Cup tournament's final Oldham faced Swinton. It was the first radio broadcast of the Challenge Cup final by the BBC. Oldham won 26–7 in the final played at Wigan in front of a crowd of 33,448.This was Oldham's fourth consecutive appearance in the final and their second win in that period. It was their seventh overall appearance in a Challenge Cup Final and their third success overall.
References
Sources * 1926-27 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com* The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website