The 1934–35 Rugby Football League season was the 40th season of rugby league football. A single league Championship was contested by twenty eight teams. The Challenge Cup was contested for the 35th time and the first European Championship took place between England, France and Wales.
Season summary
Swinton won their fourth Championship beating Warrington 14–3 in the play-off final after ending the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup winners were Castleford who defeated Huddersfield 11–8 in the final.
London Highfield returned north and changed their name to Liverpool Stanley.
Bradford Northern move into their new Odsal Stadium. The first match there on 1 September 1934 ended in a loss to Huddersfield.
Salford won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Salford beat Wigan 21–12 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Wakefield Trinity 5–5 (replays: 2–2, 13–0) to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Swinton383017468175612Warrington382837445253593Wigan382648790290564Salford3827110478272555Leeds3826210531321546Hull3825013562430507Huddersfield3822313552379478York3821314527374459Castleford38203155123554310St Helens Recs38211164314044311Hunslet38210175494614212Keighley38202163984794213Broughton Rangers38201174513574114Halifax38184163803144015Liverpool Stanley38182183992873816Wakefield Trinity38181194943313717Widnes38180203953393618Oldham38154193584473419Rochdale Hornets38161213955213320Barrow38151223964603121St. Helens38143212783773122Dewsbury38142223075013023Hull Kingston Rovers38131244145142724Leigh38130253115892625Bradford Northern38111263215802326Batley3891283066031927Featherstone Rovers3860322938041228Bramley3841333378619
Championship play-offs
Challenge Cup
Castleford beat Huddersfield 11–8 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 39,000. This was Castleford’s first Challenge Cup Final win in their first Final appearance.
This was Huddersfield’s first defeat in six Final’s appearances.
European Championship
The tri-nation tournament was played between January and April 1935 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales. This was the first Rugby League European Championship, won by England on Points Average.
Match Details
Date Venue Home team Score Away team 1 Jan 1935 Bordeaux France 18 - 11 Wales 28 Mar 1935 Paris France 15 - 15 England 10 April 1935 Liverpool England 24 - 11 Wales
References
Sources 1934-35 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website