1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1933–34 Rugby Football League season''' was the 39th season of rugby league football. The first rugby league club in London, London Highfield competed in its inaugural season.
Season summary Wigan won their fourth Championship when they beat Salford 15-3 in the play-off final.Salford had ended the regular season as league leaders.The Challenge Cup winners were Hunslet who beat Widnes 11-5.Work begins at a former quarry that was being used as a waste dump at Odsal Top in Bradford after Bradford Northern sign a ten-year lease with the local council. This was to become the site of their current home ground, Odsal Stadium.Salford won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat St Helens Recs 12–0 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and York beat Hull Kingston Rovers 10–4 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Salford383116715281632'''Wigan'''3826012739334523Leeds3826012597376524Halifax3826012457340525York3824113481370496Hunslet3823114608441477Widnes3821413393324468Warrington3822115508370459Swinton38221154183224510Hull38213145534384511Keighley38221154293674512Huddersfield38201175003304113St. Helens38200185505004014London Highfield38200185094894015Oldham38173184005203716Castleford38171204764683517Rochdale Hornets38170214425243418St Helens Recs38161214554773319Hull Kingston Rovers38161214444823320Batley38161213904363321Leigh38152214795373222Wakefield Trinity38152213324043223Broughton Rangers38151224154953124Barrow38150233754643025Dewsbury38121253135872526Bramley38111263677902327Bradford Northern3880303377141628Featherstone Rovers3840342327348
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup Hunslet's winning team posing with the Challenge Cup.Hunslet defeated Widnes 11-5 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,280.This was Hunslet’s second Cup Final win, the first being in 1907–08, in their third Cup Final appearance.
Kangaroo Tour August until December also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1933–34 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (who played under the name of England), The Kangaroos played matches against club and county representative sides as well as a non-test international against Wales and two internationals against England, the first of which was held at the Stade Pershing in Paris, the first rugby league match played in France.The Kangaroos were captain-coach by Frank McMillan. game  Date  Result  Venue  Attendance1  26 August   Australia def. St Helens Recs 13–9  City Road, St. Helens  8,8802  30 August   Australia def. Leigh 16–7  Mather Lane, Leigh  4,5903  2 September   Australia def. Hull Kingston Rovers 20–0  Craven Park, Hull  7,8314  6 September   Australia def. Bramley RLFC 53–6  Barley Mow, Bramley  1,9025  9 September   Australia def. Oldham 38–6  The Watersheddings, Oldham  15,2816  13 September   Yorkshire def. Australia 13–0  Headingley, Leeds  10,3097  16 September   Australia def. Barrow 24–5  Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness  12,2218  20 September   Australia def. Lancashire 33–7  Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington  16,5769  23 September   Australia def. Wigan 18–17  Central Park, Wigan  15,71210  27 September   Australia def. Castleford 15–2  Wheldon Road, Castleford  4,25011  30 September   Australia def. Halifax 16–5  Thrum Hall, Halifax  10,35812  7 October   England def. 22–14  Station Road, Swinton  34,00013  11 October   Australia def. Bradford Northern 7–5  Birch Lane, Bradford  3,32814  14 October   Australia def. Warrington 15–2  Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington  16,43115  18 October   Australia def. Hunslet 22–18  Parkside, Hunslet  6,22716  21 October   Salford def. Australia 16–9  The Willows, Salford  15,76117  26 October   Australia def. Widnes 31–0  Naughton Park, Widnes  6,69118  28 October   Australia def. Wakefield Trinity 17–6  Belle Vue, Wakefield  5,59619  30 October   Australia def. Bradford Northern 10–7  Birch Lane, Bradford  3,32820  1 November   English League XIII def. Australia 16–9  Clarence Street, York  3,15821  4 November   Swinton def. Australia 10–4  Station Road, Swinton  13,34122  11 November   England def. 7–5  Headingley, Leeds  29,61823  14 November   Australia def. Keighley 10–7  Lawkholme Lane, Keighley  3,80024  18 November   Australia def. Huddersfield 13–5  Fartown Ground, Huddersfield  7,52225  22 November   Australia def. London Highfield 20–5  White City Stadium, London  10,54126  25 November   Australia def. Broughton Rangers 19–0  Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester  5,52727  29 November   Australia def. Leeds 15–7  Headingley, Leeds  5,29528  2 December   Australia def. St Helens 20–11  Knowsley Road, St. Helens  5,73529  2 December   Australia def. Rochdale Hornets 26–4  Athletic Grounds, Rochdale  3,60330  9 December   Cumberland def. Australia 17–16  Recreation Ground, Whitehaven  5,80031  16 December   England def. 19–16  Station Road, Swinton  10,90032  23 December   Australia def. York 15–7  Clarence Street, York  6,50033  25 December   Australia def. Hull F.C. 9–5  The Boulevard, Hull  16,34134  30 December   def. 51–19  Wembley Stadium, London  10,00035  31 December   def. 63–13  Stade Pershing, Paris  5,00036  10 January   Australia def. Oldham 38–5  The Watersheddings, Oldham  4,00037  13 January   def. 19–14  Redheugh Park, Gateshead  15,576
References
Sources *  1933-34 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com*  The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website