1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season

The 1954–55 Rugby Football League season was the 60th season of rugby league football.

Season summary Warrington won their second successive, third overall and to date final Championship when they beat Oldham 7–3 in the play-off final. They also ended the regular season as league leaders.

The Challenge Cup winners were Barrow who beat Workington Town 21–12 in the final.

Blackpool Borough joined the competition.

Warrington won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Barrow beat Oldham 12–2 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Halifax beat Hull F.C. 22–14 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

Championship TeamPldWDLPts1Warrington362925602Oldham362925603Leeds362628544Halifax362619535Wigan362619536Leigh362529527St. Helens3625110518Barrow3624012489Featherstone Rovers36231124710Workington Town36230134611Huddersfield36220144412Rochdale Hornets36203134313York36210154214Hunslet36200164015Whitehaven36183153916Wakefield Trinity36180183617Bradford Northern36172173618Keighley36180183619Hull36163173520Swinton36161193321Castleford36134193022Widnes36130232623Bramley36111242324Liverpool City36111242325Hull Kingston Rovers36100262026Salford3673261727Doncaster3681271728Batley3670291429Blackpool Borough3670291430Belle Vue Rangers3670291431Dewsbury36503110  Play-offs

Play-offs

Final

WarringtonNumberOldham Teams Eric Frodsham1Frank StirrupBrian Bevan2Roland BarrowJim Challinor3Dick CracknellAlbert Naughton4Alan DaviesLen Horton5Terry O'GradyJimmy Honey6Frank DaleyGerry Helme7Frank PitchfordDanny Naughton8Harry OgdenTom McKinney9Jack KeithGerry Lowe10Ken JacksonHarry Bath11Charlie WinsladeSyd Phillips12Sid LittleBob Ryan13Bryn GoldswainCes MountfordCoach

Challenge Cup

Barrow beat Workington Town 21–12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former Great Britain skipper Willie Horne, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup Final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.

Barrow: Clive Best, Jimmy Lewthwaite, Phil Jackson, Dennis Goodwin, Frank Castle, Willie Horne, Edward Toohey, Les Belshaw, Vince McKeating, Frank Barton, Jack Grundy, Reg Parker, and Bill Healey.

References

Sources 1954-55 Rugby Football League season at Wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website