1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season

1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season
League	Jim Sullivan ( Wigan) (406)
Top try-scorer(s)	Brown ( Salford) (45)
← 1932–33 1934–35 →

The 1933–34 Rugby Football League season was the 39th season of rugby league football. The first rugby league club in London, London Highfield competed in its inaugural season.^[1]

Season summary

Wigan won their fourth Championship when they beat Salford 15-3 in the play-off final.

Salford had ended the regular season as league leaders.^[2]

The Challenge Cup winners were Hunslet who beat Widnes 11-5.

Work begins at a former quarry that was being used as a waste dump at Odsal Top in Bradford after Bradford Northern sign a ten-year lease with the local council. This was to become the site of their current home ground, Odsal Stadium.^[3]

Hunslet defeated Widnes 11-5 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,280.

This was Hunslet’s second Cup Final win, the first being in 1907–08, in their third Cup Final appearance.^[4]

Kangaroo Tour

August until December also saw the appearance of the

The Kangaroos were captain-coach by Frank McMillan.

game	Date	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	26 August	Australia def. St Helens Recs 13–9	City Road, St. Helens	8,880
2	30 August	Leigh 16–7	Mather Lane, Leigh	4,590
3	2 September	Australia def. Hull Kingston Rovers 20–0	Craven Park, Hull	7,831
4	6 September	Bramley RLFC 53–6	Barley Mow, Bramley	1,902
5	9 September	Australia def. Oldham 38–6	Oldham	15,281
6	13 September	Australia 13–0	Headingley, Leeds	10,309
7	16 September	Australia def. Barrow 24–5	Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness	12,221
8	20 September	Australia def. Lancashire 33–7	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington	16,576
9	23 September	Australia def. Wigan 18–17	Central Park, Wigan	15,712
10	27 September	Australia def. Castleford 15–2	Wheldon Road, Castleford	4,250
11	30 September	Halifax 16–5	Thrum Hall, Halifax	10,358
12	7 October	England def.  Australia 22–14	Station Road, Swinton	34,000
13	11 October	Bradford Northern 7–5	Birch Lane, Bradford	3,328
14	14 October	Australia def. Warrington 15–2	Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington	16,431
15	18 October	Australia def. Hunslet 22–18	Parkside, Hunslet	6,227
16	21 October	Australia 16–9	Salford	15,761
17	26 October	Australia def. Widnes 31–0	Naughton Park, Widnes	6,691
18	28 October	Australia def. Wakefield Trinity 17–6	Wakefield	5,596
19	30 October	Bradford Northern 10–7	Birch Lane, Bradford	3,328
20	1 November	Australia 16–9	Clarence Street, York	3,158
21	4 November	Australia 10–4	Station Road, Swinton	13,341
22	11 November	England def.  Australia 7–5	Headingley, Leeds	29,618
23	14 November	Australia def. Keighley 10–7	Lawkholme Lane, Keighley	3,800
24	18 November	Australia def. Huddersfield 13–5	Fartown Ground, Huddersfield	7,522
25	22 November	London Highfield 20–5	White City Stadium, London	10,541
26	25 November	Australia def. Broughton Rangers 19–0	Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester	5,527
27	29 November	Australia def. Leeds 15–7	Headingley, Leeds	5,295
28	2 December	Australia def. St Helens 20–11	Knowsley Road, St. Helens	5,735
29	2 December	Australia def. Rochdale Hornets 26–4	Athletic Grounds, Rochdale	3,603
30	9 December	Australia 17–16	Recreation Ground, Whitehaven	5,800
31	16 December	England def.  Australia 19–16	Station Road, Swinton	10,900
32	23 December	York 15–7	Clarence Street, York	6,500
33	25 December	Australia def. Hull F.C. 9–5	The Boulevard, Hull	16,341
34	30 December	Australia def.  Wales 51–19	Wembley Stadium, London	10,000
35	31 December	Australia def.  England 63–13	Stade Pershing, Paris	5,000
36	10 January	Australia def. Oldham 38–5	Oldham	4,000
37	13 January	England def.  Australia 19–14	Redheugh Park, Gateshead	15,576

References

Sources

• 1933-34 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
• The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website