The 1950–51 Rugby Football League season was the 56th season of rugby league football.
Season summary Workington Town won their first, and to date, only Championship when they beat Warrington 26–11 in the play-off final. Warrington had finished the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Wigan who beat Barrow 10–0 in the final.
Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League.
Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Warrington363006602Wigan362916593Workington Town362709544Leigh3624210505Leeds3624012486St. Helens3622113457Hunslet3622113458Batley3621114439Huddersfield36202144210Wakefield Trinity36193144111Halifax36200164012Belle Vue Rangers36192154013Dewsbury36192154014Bradford Northern36190173815Oldham36172173616Keighley36163173517Swinton36161193318Hull36152193219Salford36151203120Barrow36142203021Whitehaven36133202922Rochdale Hornets36141212923Hull Kingston Rovers36122222624Bramley36113222525Castleford36121232526Featherstone Rovers36121232527Widnes36101252128York3681271729Liverpool Stanley3621335
Play-offs
Workington TownNumberWarrington Teams Gus Risman1Eric FrodshamJohnny Lawrenson2Brian BevanTony Paskins3Bill JacksonEppie Gibson4Albert NaughtonGeorge Wilson5Albert JohnsonJohn Thomas6Bryn KnoweldenAlbert Pepperell7Gerry HelmeJimmy Hayton8Billy DerbyshireVince McKeating9Harold FishwickJimmy Wareing10Jack AthertonRupert Mudge11Harry BathSteve Thurlow12Bob RyanBilly Ivison13Austin HeathwoodGus RismanCoachChris Brockbank
Challenge Cup
Wigan beat Barrow 10–0 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 94,262. This was Wigan's fourth Cup Final win in nine Final appearances. It was also the third successive final that the losing team had failed to score. Cec Mountford, Wigan's stand-off half back was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.
County cups
Wigan beat Warrington 28–5 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Huddersfield beat Castleford 16–3 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
European Championship
This was the eleventh European Championships and was won for the third time by France on points difference.
Results
Final standings Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points 3 2 0 1 53 30 +23 4 Other nationalities 3 2 0 1 65 47 +18 4 3 2 0 1 46 48 −2 4 3 0 0 3 38 77 −39 0
Sources 1950–51 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website
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