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Wigan beat Bradford 8-3 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 91,465. This is the first Rugby League match ever attended by the reigning monarch, HM King George VI, who presents the trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3559/1940%20-%201950:%20Wartime%20&%20Wembley|title=Royal approval|accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref>
Wigan beat Bradford 8-3 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 91,465. This is the first Rugby League match ever attended by the reigning monarch, HM King George VI, who presents the trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3559/1940%20-%201950:%20Wartime%20&%20Wembley|title=Royal approval|accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref>




Revision as of 22:39, 16 September 2009

1947-48 Rugby Football League season
LeagueNorthern Rugby League
1947-48 Season
ChampionsWarrington
League LeadersWigan

The 1947-48 Rugby Football League season was the fifty third season of rugby league football.

Season summary

Warrington won their first Championship when they beat Bradford 15-5 in the play-off final. Wigan had ended the regular season as the league leaders.

The Challenge Cup Winners were Wigan who beat Bradford 8-3 in the final.

Wigan's 1948 Challenge Cup Final victory over Bradford was the first ever televised Rugby League match and Cup Final - although it was shown in the Midlands only. [1]

Championship

Team Pld W D L Pts
1 Wigan 36 31 1 4 63
2 Warrington 36 30 1 5 61
3 Huddersfield 36 26 2 8 54
4 Bradford Northern 36 26 2 10 52
5 Workington Town 36 22 4 10 48
6 Hunslet 36 21 4 11 46
7 Widnes 36 21 1 14 43
8 St Helens 36 20 2 14 42
9 Leeds 36 20 2 14 42
10 Wakefield Trinity 36 20 2 14 42
11 Salford 36 20 1 15 41
12 Hull 36 19 1 16 39
13 Castleford 36 19 1 16 39
14 Leigh 36 18 1 17 37
15 Dewsbury 36 17 2 17 36
16 Oldham 36 17 1 18 35
17 Belle Vue Rangers 36 17 0 19 34
18 Halifax RLFC 36 16 0 20 32
19 Swinton 36 15 1 20 31
20 Keighley 36 15 1 20 31
21 Barrow 36 14 2 20 30
22 Rochdale Hornets 36 11 2 23 24
23 Bramley Buffaloes 36 12 0 24 24
24 Batley 36 11 1 23 23
25 Hull Kingston Rovers 36 10 1 25 21
26 Liverpool Stanley 36 8 1 27 17
27 Featherstone Rovers 36 6 0 30 12
28 Cardiff 36 4 1 31 9

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals Championship Final
      
1 Wigan 3
4 Bradford Northern 15
Warrington 15
Bradford Northern 5
2 Warrington 17
3 Huddersfield 5

Challenge Cup

Wigan beat Bradford 8-3 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 91,465. This is the first Rugby League match ever attended by the reigning monarch, HM King George VI, who presents the trophy.[2]


This was Wigan’s third Cup Final win in seven Final appearances including one loss during World War II. [3]

References

  1. ^ "1947-48 Season summary". Retrieved 2009-08-08. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  2. ^ John Hesman - NAK Corporate World. "Royal approval". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "RFL All Time Records". Retrieved 2009-08-07.

Sources

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