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1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| league | Northern Rugby Football League |
| season_champs | Huddersfield |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | Wigan |
| league_leaders_name | League Leaders |
| top_scorer | Neil Fox 456 |
| top try scorer | Billy Boston 51 |
| season3 | |
| season_champs3 | |
| season_champ_name3 | |
| prevseason_link | 1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1960–61 |
| nextseason_link | 1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1962–63 |
The 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 67th season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Huddersfield won their seventh Championship when they beat Wakefield Trinity 14–5 in the play-off final.
The Challenge Cup winners were Wakefield Trinity, who beat Huddersfield 12–6 in the final.
At the end of this season the league was split into two divisions, the top 16 in the league formed Division 1 and the bottom 14 formed Division 2.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League.
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 36 | 32 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 | 32 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Featherstone Rovers | 36 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 36 | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Workington Town | 36 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Widnes | 36 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Leeds | 36 | 25 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | St. Helens | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Oldham | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Swinton | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Castleford | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Bramley | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | Warrington | 36 | 19 | 2 | 15 |
| 15 | Halifax | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| 16 | Hull | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Leigh | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Barrow | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 19 | Keighley | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 20 | York | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 21 | Salford | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 22 | Whitehaven | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 |
| 23 | Blackpool Borough | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 24 | Rochdale Hornets | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 25 | Hunslet | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 26 | Batley | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 27 | Dewsbury | 36 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| 28 | Doncaster | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 29 | Liverpool City | 36 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 30 | Bradford Northern | 36 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| Play-offs |
|---|
Play-offs
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Wigan | RD1-score1=11 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=Huddersfield | RD1-score2=13 | RD1-seed3=2 | RD1-team3=Wakefield Trinity | RD1-score3=13 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Featherstone Rovers | RD1-score4=8 | RD2-team1=Huddersfield | RD2-score1=14 | RD2-team2=Wakefield Trinity | RD2-score2=5
Final
| Huddersfield | Number | Wakefield Trinity |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | ||
| Frank Dyson | 1 | Gerry Round |
| Aiden Breen | 2 | Fred Smith |
| Harry Deighton | 3 | Alan Skene |
| Ray Haywood | 4 | Neil Fox |
| Mike Wicks | 5 | Kenneth Hirst |
| Gwyn Davies | 6 | Harold Poynton |
| Thomas Smales | 7 | Keith Holliday |
| Ted Slevin | 8 | Jack Wilkinson |
| Don Close | 9 | Milan Kosanović |
| Ken Noble | 10 | Albert Firth |
| Austin Kilroy | 11 | Brian Briggs |
| Ken Bowman | 12 | Don Vines |
| Peter Ramsden | 13 | Derek Turner |
| Coach | Ken Traill |
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1961–62 Challenge Cup
Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 12–6 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 81,263. This was Wakefield Trinity's third Challenge Cup Final win in four Final appearances. Neil Fox, their centre, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. This has been the only time in a Rugby League Challenge Cup Final that a place kick has not been converted. Fox dropped three goals for Wakefield Trinity, then worth two points each.
County cups
Main article: 1961–62 Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1961–62 Yorkshire Cup
St. Helens beat Swinton 25–9 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Leeds 19–9 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
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