1952–53_Northern_Rugby_Football_League_season

1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season

1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season

Rugby league

The 1952–53 Rugby Football League season was the 58th season of rugby league football.

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Season summary

St. Helens won their second Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Halifax 24-14 in the play-off final. They also ended the regular season as league leaders.

The Challenge Cup Winners were Huddersfield who beat St. Helens 15-10 in the final.

Cardiff dropped out of the league.[1]

St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Halifax won the Yorkshire League. Leigh beat St. Helens 22–5 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Huddersfield beat Batley 18–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship

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  Play-offs

Play-off

Semi-finals Championship final
      
1 St. Helens 46
4 Huddersfield 0
St. Helens 24
Halifax 14
2 Halifax 18
3 Bradford Northern 16

Challenge Cup

Main article: 1952–53 Challenge Cup

A club record 69,429 people watch the Challenge Cup 3rd Round tie at Odsal between Bradford Northern and Huddersfield. Larger crowds had watched matches at Odsal, but this was the largest involving the home side.[2]

In the Final, Huddersfield beat St. Helens 15-10 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,588. This produced a record gate taking for a Challenge Cup final of £31,000.[3]

This was Huddersfield’s sixth Cup Final win in seven Final appearances, including one win during the Second World War.[4] Peter Ramsden, their stand-off half, became the youngest player to win the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match at 19.[5] the Huddersfield team also featured Australian Pat Devery and New Zealand's Peter Henderson.

References

  1. [1]
    "1952-53 Season summary". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. [2]
    "Bradford Bulls History". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  3. [3]
    Goodman, Tom (27 April 1953). "St. Helen's hooted in R.L. Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. [4]
    Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 191. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  5. [5]
    news.bbc.co.uk (11 May 2004). "Cup final facts". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2011.

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