Champions St Helens Top point-scorer(s) Neil Fox (333) Start date 1974 | Premiership Leeds Top try-scorer(s) Gerald Dunn (42) Champion St Helens R.F.C. | |
Promoted from Second Division Huddersfield
Hull Kingston Rovers
Oldham
Swinton Relegated to Second Division York
Bramley
Rochdale Hornets
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The 1974–75 Rugby Football League season was the 80th season of competition between the clubs of England's Northern Rugby Football League. The season's First Division Championship featured 16 clubs and was won by St. Helens. The Challenge Cup was won by Widnes.
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Season summary
St. Helens won their seventh Championship. York, Bramley, Rochdale Hornets and Halifax were demoted to the Second Division.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes who beat Warrington 14-7 in the final.
Players No.6 Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 3-2 in the final.
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Leeds who beat St. Helens 26-11 in the final.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Salford who beat Warrington 10-5 in a replay after a 0-0 draw in the final.
2nd Division Champions were Huddersfield, and they, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham and Swinton were promoted to the First Division.
Widnes beat Salford 6–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Wakefield Trinity 16–13 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
Challenge Cup
Widnes beat Warrington 14-7 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 85,998.
This was Widnes’ fourth Cup Final win in sixth Final appearances.
Referee: P. Geraghty (York)
Lance Todd Trophy Winner: Ray Dutton (Widnes)- Fullback