1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season
Introduction The '''1974–75 Rugby Football League season''' was the 80th season of competition between the clubs of England's Northern Rugby Football League. The season's First Division Championship featured 16 clubs and was won by St. Helens. The Challenge Cup was won by Widnes.
Rule change * Drop goals became worth one point. Drops had previously been worth two points.
Season summary St. Helens won their seventh Championship. York, Bramley, Rochdale Hornets and Halifax were demoted to the Second Division.The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes who beat Warrington 14–7 in the final.2nd Division Champions were Huddersfield, and they, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Swinton were promoted to the First Division.
League Tables ===First Division Championship===TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1St. Helens302613561229532Wigan302109517341423Leeds3019110581359394Featherstone Rovers3019110431339395Widnes3018111382305376Warrington3017112428356357Bradford3016113393376338Castleford3014313393376319Salford30141154513512910Wakefield Trinity30125134404192911Keighley30130173004242612Dewsbury30110193505062213York30100203594982014Bramley3090213384931815Rochdale Hornets3080222194001616Halifax30512426967611===Second Division Championship===TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Huddersfield262105489213422Hull Kingston Rovers262015628249413Oldham261907406223384Swinton261718399254355Workington Town2616010371275326Whitehaven2614111285234297Huyton2612212301291268Hull2612113344309259Barrow26112133383152410Leigh26111143023482311New Hunslet26102143093842212Blackpool Borough2671182614171513Batley264121197520914Doncaster2611241477453  Champions  Promoted  Relegated
Cups ===Challenge Cup===Widnes beat Warrington 14–7 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 85,998.This was Widnes’ fourth Cup Final win in sixth Final appearances.===League Cup===Players No.6 Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 3–2 in the final.===Premiership===Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Leeds who beat St. Helens 26–11 in the final.===County cups===Widnes beat Salford 6–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity 16–13 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy===BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Salford who beat Warrington 10–5 in a replay after a 0–0 draw in the final.
Sources *  1974-75 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com*  The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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