1929–30 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1929–30 Rugby Football League season''' was the 35th season of rugby league football.
Season summary Huddersfield won their fifth Championship, and their second in successive years, when they defeated Leeds 10–0 in the play–off final replay following a 2–2 draw.St. Helens had finished the regular season as league leaders.The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes after beating St. Helens 10–3 in the final.St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Salford 15–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Hunslet 13–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1St. Helens40271125492955568.752Huddersfield38252115103175268.423Salford36233103972144968.054Leeds40252136723025265.005Dewsbury38233124152824964.476Hull Kingston Rovers38224123962904863.157Wigan38231145903034761.848Warrington36211144833894359.729Hunslet38213145353584559.2110Oldham38204143933064457.8911Halifax40211183843484353.7512Hull38192174173994052.6313St Helens Recs36173163554143751.3814Swinton36172173322203650.0015Widnes32152153092663250.0016Wigan Highfield32160162572663250.0017Wakefield Trinity40191203994283948.7518Leigh32150173092963046.8719York36161192773283345.8320Keighley36142202444273041.6621Broughton Rangers34140202714372841.1722Rochdale Hornets34132192584422841.1723Featherstone Rovers36123212553982737.5024Bramley36105211993992534.7225Barrow32102203523882234.3726Castleford36102242305352230.5527Batley3672272215431622.2228Bradford Northern3872292997181621.05
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup Widnes beat St Helens 10–3 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley played before a crowd of 36,544.This was Widnes' first Cup Final appearance and thus their first Cup Final win.
References
Sources * 1929–30 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com* The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website