The 1925–26 Rugby Football League season was the 31st season of rugby league football.
Season summary
Having ended the regular season as the league leaders, Wigan went on to claim their third Championship by beating Warrington 22-10 in the play-off final.
Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the Challenge Cup Final.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Hull Kingston Rovers won the Yorkshire League. Swinton beat Wigan 15–11 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Dewsbury beat Huddersfield 2–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
TeamPldWDLPFPAPtsPct1Wigan3829366413106180.262Warrington3627184722795576.383Swinton36262844222354754Hull38243115473295167.15St. Helens Recs36232114372784866.666Hull Kingston Rovers34203114163204363.237Oldham34193124312514160.298Wakefield Trinity36211144453174359.729Leeds36202145263114258.3310St. Helens34182144102823855.8811Batley38202163252964255.2612York36190173593503852.7713Halifax38192173643234052.6314Barrow36173163133033751.3815Featherstone Rovers3215215362362325016Dewsbury3618018310402365017Widnes34150193393973044.1118Huddersfield36142203654743041.6619Wigan Highfield32121192803232539.0620Hunslet36140223894352838.8821Salford34114192463932638.2322Rochdale Hornets36131223204142737.523Bradford Northern38140243065802836.8424Leigh3282222704351828.1225Broughton Rangers3490253165101826.4726Keighley3691262905771926.3827Bramley34303115258868.82
Championship play-off
Challenge Cup
Swinton beat Oldham 9-3 in the final played at Rochdale before a crowd of 27,000.
This was Swinton’s second appearance in the Final and their second Cup Final win. Their previous victory was in 1900.
References
Sources 1925-26 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website