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1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| league | Northern Rugby Football League |
| season_champs | Leeds |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | Leeds |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders |
| top_scorer | Austin Rhodes 338 |
| top try scorer | Tom van Vollenhoven 54 |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1959–60 |
| nextseason_link | 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1961–62 |
The 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 66th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Leeds won their first Championship when they defeated Warrington 25-10 in the play-off final.
The Challenge Cup winners were St. Helens who beat Wigan 12-6 in the final.
Swinton won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 36 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Warrington | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Swinton | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | St. Helens | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Wigan | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Leigh | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Oldham | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Workington Town | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Hull | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 |
| 13 | Halifax | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Huddersfield | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| 15 | Hunslet | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Whitehaven | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 |
| 17 | Castleford | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 18 | York | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 19 | Batley | 36 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
| 20 | Widnes | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Blackpool Borough | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 |
| 22 | Bramley | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 23 | Salford | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 24 | Bradford Northern | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 25 | Keighley | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 26 | Barrow | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 27 | Dewsbury | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 28 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 29 | Liverpool City | 36 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 30 | Doncaster | 36 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Play-offs |
|---|
Play-offs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Leeds | RD1-score1=11 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=St. Helens | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Warrington | RD1-score3=13 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Swinton | RD1-score4=5 | RD2-team1=Leeds | RD2-score1=25 | RD2-team2=Warrington | RD2-score2=10
Championship final
This match was Warrington loose forward Albert Naughton's last appearance. Derek Hallas (2) Jack Fairbank Lewis Jones Goals: Lewis Jones Jim Challinor (2)
Goals: Laurie Gilfedder (2)
| Leeds | Number | Warrington |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Ken Thornett | 1 | Eric Fraser |
| Wilf Rosenberg | 2 | Brian Bevan |
| Derek Hallas | 3 | Jim Challinor |
| Vince Hattee | 4 | Joe Pickavance |
| Eddie Ratcliffe | 5 | Terry O'Grady |
| Lewis Jones | 6 | Bobby Greenough |
| Colin Evans | 7 | Jackie Edwards |
| Don Robinson | 8 | Alastair Brindle |
| Barry Simms | 9 | Bill Harper |
| Trevor Whitehead | 10 | Jack Arkwright |
| Jack Fairbank | 11 | Laurie Gilfedder |
| Dennis Goodwin | 12 | Harry Major |
| Brian Shaw | 13 | Albert Naughton |
| Joe Warham | Coach | Cec Mountford |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1960–61 Challenge Cup
St Helens reached the Challenge Cup Final by beating Widnes 29–10 on 16 Feb away in round one after a 5–5 draw at home on 11 Feb; Castleford 18–10 away in round two on 25 Feb; Swinton 17–9 at home in the quarter-finals on 11 Mar and Hull 26–9 on neutral ground in the semi-final on 15 Apr.
St Helens beat Wigan 12–6 (5–2 at Half Time) in the Final played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 94,672 on 13 May 1961. St Helens’ points were scored by Alex Murphy (try), Tom van Vollenhoven (try) and Austin Rhodes (one conversion and two drop goals). The Lance Todd Trophy winner was St Helens' second-row forward, Dick Huddart.
This was St Helens’ second Challenge Cup Final win in six Final appearances.
County cups
Main article: 1960–61 Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1960–61 Yorkshire Cup
St Helens beat Swinton 15–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 16–10 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
References
Sources
References
- "1960-61 Season summary".
- (30 September 2013). "Warrington legend Albert Naughton passes away at the age of 84". skysports.com.
- "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour".
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