1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1968–69 Rugby Football League season''' was the 74th season of rugby league football.
Season summary Leeds had finished the regular season as League leaders for the third season in a row. They then won their second Championship when they beat Castleford 16-14 in the Championship Final. Bev Risman was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who beat Salford 11-6 in the final.The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Wigan who beat St. Helens 7-4 in the final.St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat Oldham 30–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Castleford 22–11 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Leeds342923602St. Helens342725563Wigan342527524Castleford342428505Swinton3423011466Salford3419510437Featherstone Rovers3421112438Workington Town3421013429Leigh34194114210Hull Kingston Rovers34200144011York34200144012Wakefield Trinity34191143913Hull34183133914Widnes34191143915Keighley34181153716Oldham34180163617Warrington34171163518Halifax34162163419Bradford Northern34160183220Barrow34131202721Rochdale Hornets34130212622Dewsbury34121212523Hunslet34110232224Doncaster34110232225Huddersfield3491241926Batley3481251727Huyton3480261628Bramley3470271429Blackpool Borough3470271430Whitehaven34612713  Champions  Play-offs===Play-offs===
Challenge Cup Castleford beat Salford 11-6 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 97,939.Salford were captained by David Watkins.This was Castleford’s second Cup Final win in two Final appearances.This is Salford’s most recent appearance in a Challenge Cup Final.
References
Sources * 1968-69 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com* The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website