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1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1957–58 Rugby Football League season |
| league | Northern Rugby Football League |
| season_champs | Hull |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | Oldham |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders |
| top_scorer | Bernard Ganley 453 |
| top try scorer | Mick Sullivan 50 |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1956–57 |
| nextseason_link | 1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1958–59 |
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham | 38 | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | St. Helens | 38 | 32 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Workington Town | 38 | 28 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Hull | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Wigan | 38 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Halifax | 38 | 25 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Leigh | 38 | 24 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Wakefield Trinity | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Widnes | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Hunslet | 38 | 22 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | York | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Warrington | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | Salford | 38 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 16 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 17 | Whitehaven | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 18 | Huddersfield | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 19 | Rochdale Hornets | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| 20 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 21 | Barrow | 38 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 22 | Keighley | 38 | 15 | 2 | 21 |
| 23 | Bramley | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 24 | Swinton | 38 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 25 | Blackpool Borough | 38 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 26 | Batley | 38 | 10 | 0 | 28 |
| 27 | Liverpool City | 38 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 28 | Dewsbury | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 29 | Castleford | 38 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| 30 | Doncaster | 38 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| Play-offs |
|---|
Play-offs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Oldham | RD1-score1=8 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Hull | RD1-score2=20 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Workington Town | RD1-score3=14 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=St. Helens | RD1-score4=13 | RD2-team1=Hull | RD2-score1=20 | RD2-team2=Workington Town | RD2-score2=3
Final
| Hull | Number | Workington Town |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Peter Bateson | 1 | John McAvoy |
| Ivor Watts | 2 | Ike Southward |
| Brian Cooper | 3 | John O'Neil |
| Brian Saville | 4 | Danny Leatherbarrow |
| Geoff Dannatt | 5 | K. Faulder |
| Frank Broadhurst | 6 | Harry Archer |
| Tommy Finn | 7 | Sol Roper |
| Mick Scott | 8 | Norman Herbert |
| Alan Holdstock | 9 | Bert Eden |
| Brian Hambling | 10 | Tommy Stamper |
| Cyril Sykes | 11 | Brian Edgar |
| Peter Whiteley | 12 | Cec Thompson |
| Johnny Whiteley | 13 | Benny Eve |
| Roy Francis | Coach | Jim Brough |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1957–58 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,{{Cite news | access-date = 6 March 2011}} 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
References
- "1957-58 season summary".
- "Hull 20-3 Workington Town - 17.05.1958".
- "Throwback: 1958 Championship Final".
- "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour".
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