1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season''' was the 63rd season of rugby league football.
Season summary Hull F.C. won their fifth Championship when they beat Workington Town 20–3 in the play-off final. Oldham had finished the regular season as the league leaders.The Challenge Cup winners were Wigan who beat Workington Town 13–9 in the final.Oldham won the Lancashire League, and Halifax won the Yorkshire League. Oldham beat Wigan 13–8 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Huddersfield beat York 15–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Oldham383314672St. Helens383206643Workington Town382828584'''Hull'''382729565Wigan3827011546Halifax3825211527Leigh3824014488Featherstone Rovers3823114479Wakefield Trinity38222144610Widnes38230154611Hunslet38221154512York38194154213Warrington38191183914Leeds38181193715Salford38181193716Hull Kingston Rovers38172193617Whitehaven38171203518Huddersfield38171203519Rochdale Hornets38171203520Bradford Northern38162203421Barrow38162203422Keighley38152213223Bramley38142223024Swinton38133222925Blackpool Borough38120262426Batley38100282027Liverpool City3891281928Dewsbury3864281629Castleford3871301530Doncaster3840348  Play-offs===Play-offs===
Challenge Cup Wigan reached the final by beating Whitehaven 39–10 at home in the first round; Wakefield Trinity 11–5 away in the second round; Oldham 8–0 away in the quarter -finals and Rochdale Hornets 5–3 in the semi-final played at Station Road, Swinton. Captained by Eric Ashton, Wigan then beat Workington Town 13–9 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 66,109, with tries from Barton, McTigue and Sullivan and two goals from Cunliffe.This was Wigan’s fifth Cup Final win in nine Final appearances. To date, this was Workington Town's last appearance in the Challenge Cup Final. Rees Thomas, Wigan's scrum half back won the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.
References
Sources * 1957-58 Rugby Football League season at Wigan.rlfans.com* The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website