1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season
The1951–52 Rugby Football League seasonwas the 57th season ofrugby league football.
| 1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby League |
| 1951–52 Season | |
| Champions |  Wigan |
| League Leaders |  Bradford Northern |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Willie Horne 313 |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Lionel Cooper 71 |
Season summary
Wigan won their eighth Championship when they beat Bradford Northern 13-6 in the play-off final. Bradford had ended the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Workington Town who beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the final.
Liverpool Stanley was renamed Liverpool City, and Cardiff, and Doncaster joined the league.[1]
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Wigan beat Leigh 14–6 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Keighley 17–3 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
Championship
Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford Northern | 36 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 57 |
| 2 | Wigan | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 55 |
| 3 | Hull | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| 5 | Oldham | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 51 |
| 6 | Warrington | 36 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 49 |
| 7 | Leigh | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 48 |
| 8 | Workington Town | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
| 9 | Hunslet | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
| 10 | Barrow | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 44 |
| 11 | Doncaster | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| 12 | Widnes | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 42 |
| 13 | Leeds | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| 14 | Swinton | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
| 15 | Salford | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 38 |
| 16 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| 17 | Batley | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| 18 | Dewsbury | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
| 19 | Whitehaven | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 36 |
| 20 | St. Helens | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 21 | Halifax | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 22 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| 23 | Belle Vue Rangers | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| 24 | York | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| 25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 21 |
| 26 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 21 |
| 27 | Bramley | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 21 |
| 28 | Castleford | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| 29 | Keighley | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 17 |
| 30 | Cardiff | 36 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| 31 | Liverpool City | 36 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| Play-offs |
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Championship Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Bradford Northern | 18 | |||||||
| 4 | Huddersfield | 15 | |||||||
| Bradford Northern | 6 | ||||||||
| Wigan | 13 | ||||||||
| 2 | Wigan | 13 | |||||||
| 3 | Hull | 9 | |||||||
Challenge Cup
Workington Town beat Featherstone Rovers 18-10 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 April 1952 in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington full-back and captain-coach Gus Risman became the oldest player to appear in a Cup final at age 41.[2]Three Australians, Tony Paskins, John Mudge and Bevan Wilson came up with decisive plays to help relative newcomers Workington to victory.[3]It was the club’s first Cup Final win in their first Final appearance.[4]Billy Ivison, Workington Town’s loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
European Championship
Results
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 4 |
| Other nationalities | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 77 | −43 | 0 |
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