1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season
- 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 65th season of rugby league football played in England. The championship, which involved thirty teams, started in August, 1959 and culminated in a finals play-off series in May, 1960 which resulted in a Grand Final between Wigan and Wakefield Trinity.
eason summary
*League Champions: Wigan (27-3 v Wakefield)
*Challenge Cup Winners: Wakefield Trinity (38-5 v Hull)
*Lancashire Cup Winners: Warrington (5-4 v St Helens)
*Lancashire League Winners: St Helens
A number of clubs complained to the RFL over BBC televising rugby league matches live on TV, stating that it was affecting attendances.
Championship
Ladder
Play-offs
emi-finals
*Wigan 19 beat St Helens 9.
*Wakefield Trinity 24 beat Hull 4.
Final
(Leeds).
*Wigan: 27 Tries (5): Billy Boston (2), Eric Ashton (2), Bill Sayer
Goals: Fred Griffiths (6)
*Wakefield Trinity: 3 Try: Fred Smith
Challenge Cup
The 1959-60 Challenge Cup ended in a final between Wakefield Trinity and Hull. The match was played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 79,773, with Wakefield Trinity winning 38 - 5. Despite being on the losing team, Hull's hooker, Tommy Harris was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.
ources
* [http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=379 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com]
* [http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/1960.htm 1959-60 Northern Rugby Football League season at rlhalloffame.org.uk]
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