The 1928–29 Rugby Football League season was the 34th season of rugby league football.
| 1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Teams | 28 |
| Champions | Huddersfield (4th title) |
| League Leaders | Huddersfield |
| Runners-up | Leeds |
| Top point-scorer(s) |  Jim Sullivan (226) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Lou Brown  Ernie Mills (44) |
| Joined League | Carlisle City |
| Resigned from the League | Carlisle City |
Season summary
editHuddersfield won their fourth Championship when they beat Leeds 2-0 in the play-off final.
On 4 May 1929 the first Challenge Cup Final to be held at Wembley Stadium was played. 41,500 saw Wigan beat Dewsbury 13-2.[1]
Carlisle City fielded a team, but resigned after 10 matches and their record was expunged from the table. They won 1 and lost 9, scoring 59 and conceding 166. [2]
Swinton moved from their Chorley Road ground this season due to a dispute over rent. They built a new stadium at Station Road, Swinton using the stands from the old ground.[3]
Championship
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PAv | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 476 | 291 | 1.636 | 73.68 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 40 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 436 | 239 | 1.824 | 71.25 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 695 | 270 | 2.574 | 71.05 | |
| 4 | Salford | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 395 | 222 | 1.779 | 70.59 | |
| 5 | Wigan | 38 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 636 | 308 | 2.065 | 69.74 | |
| 6 | Swinton | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 429 | 249 | 1.723 | 66.67 | |
| 7 | Warrington | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 568 | 295 | 1.925 | 63.89 | |
| 8 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 545 | 374 | 1.457 | 59.21 | |
| 9 | Oldham | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 439 | 343 | 1.280 | 55.56 | |
| 10 | Hunslet | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 539 | 356 | 1.514 | 55.26 | |
| 11 | St Helens | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 460 | 381 | 1.207 | 55.26 | |
| 12 | Hull | 40 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 458 | 395 | 1.159 | 55.00 | |
| 13 | Leigh | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 285 | 279 | 1.022 | 54.41 | |
| 14 | Wigan Highfield | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 262 | 333 | 0.787 | 51.56 | |
| 15 | Dewsbury | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 380 | 387 | 0.982 | 50.00 | |
| 16 | Halifax | 40 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 379 | 399 | 0.950 | 48.75 | |
| 17 | Wakefield Trinity | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 400 | 461 | 0.868 | 47.50 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 396 | 387 | 1.023 | 43.75 | |
| 19 | Batley | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 278 | 442 | 0.629 | 39.47 | |
| 20 | Broughton Rangers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 235 | 401 | 0.586 | 38.33 | |
| 21 | Castleford | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 268 | 369 | 0.726 | 38.24 | |
| 22 | York | 34 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 259 | 409 | 0.633 | 35.29 | |
| 23 | Bramley | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 241 | 437 | 0.551 | 35.29 | |
| 24 | Widnes | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 222 | 439 | 0.506 | 35.29 | |
| 25 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 277 | 451 | 0.614 | 31.58 | |
| 26 | Rochdale Hornets | 34 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 235 | 434 | 0.541 | 29.41 | |
| 27 | Keighley | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 209 | 422 | 0.495 | 26.47 | |
| 28 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 242 | 871 | 0.278 | 17.11 | |
| – | Carlisle City[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Notes:
- ^ Carlisle City resigned from the league in November and folded. Their record (Pld 10, W 1, L 9, PF 59, PA 166, PCT 10.00) was expunged.
Championship play-off
edit| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||
| 1 | Huddersfield | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | Salford | 5 | |||||||
| Huddersfield | 2 | ||||||||
| Leeds | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Leeds | 7 | |||||||
County leagues
editSwinton won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League.
Challenge Cup
editWigan beat Dewsbury 13–2 in the first final to be played at Wembley Stadium in front of a crowd of 41,000.[5]
This was Wigan’s second Challenge Cup Final win in their fourth Cup Final appearance.[6][7]
County cups
editWigan beat Widnes 5–4 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Featherstone Rovers 5–0 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
References
edit- ^ Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "1928-29 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Swinton Lions History". Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.
- ^ Baker, Andrew (1995-08-20). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Historic Wigan RL Moments: 1929 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.