The 1936–37 Rugby Football League season was the 42nd season of rugby league football.
Season summary Salford won their third Championship after beating Warrington 13-11 in the play-off final. Salford had also finished the regular season as league leaders.
The Challenge Cup winners were Widnes who beat Keighley 18-5 in the final.
Acton and Willesden were replaced by Newcastle. Streatham and Mitcham disbanded after playing 26 matches, its remaining 12 matches were recorded as forfeits to their opponents.
Salford won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Salford beat Wigan 5–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and York beat Wakefield Trinity 9–2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Salford382936612Warrington382837593Leeds382819574Liverpool Stanley382639555Wigan3826012526Castleford3825211527Hull3824212508Wakefield Trinity3823114479Barrow38205134510St Helens Recs38212154411Huddersfield38211164312Hunslet38210174213Oldham38201174114Halifax38193164115Bradford Northern38192174016Swinton38192174017Broughton Rangers38183173918Keighley38190193819Hull Kingston Rovers38171203520Widnes38171203521Rochdale Hornets38151223122St. Helens38134213023Streatham and Mitcham381402428*24York38140242825Batley38122242626Dewsbury38121252527Bramley38101272128Leigh3854291429Newcastle3851321130Featherstone Rovers38503310
Championship play-offs
Final
SalfordNumberWarrington Teams Harold Osbaldestin1Billy HoldingBarney Hudson2Bill ShanklandAlbert Gear3Dave BrownGus Risman4Billy DingsdaleAlan Edwards5Griff JenkinsEmlyn Jenkins6Mel de LloydBilly Watkins7Jack GoodallBilly Williams8Bill RankinBert Day9Dave CottonJoe Bradbury10Cod MillerPaddy Dalton11Jack ArkwrightBert Cambridge12Eric WelsbyJack Feetham13Bill ChapmanLance ToddCoachChris BrockbankSource:
Challenge Cup
Widnes beat Keighley 18-5 in the final played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 47,699.
This was Widnes' second Challenge Cup final win in three Final appearances.
This was Keighley's first, and to date, only Challenge Cup final appearance.
European Championship
The tri-nation tournament was played between November 1936 and April 1937 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales. This was the third Rugby League European Championship, won by Wales.
Match Details
Date Venue Home team Score Away team 7 Nov 1936 Pontypridd Wales 3 - 2 England 6 Dec 1936 Paris France 3 - 9 Wales 10 Apr 1937 Halifax England 23 - 9 France
References
1936-37 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website