# 1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season

The 1935–36 Rugby Football League season was the 41st season of rugby league football. Thirty teams competed in a single league Championship. The Challenge Cup was contested for the 36th time and the second European Championship took place.

## Season summary

Hull F.C. won their third Championship when they defeated Widnes 21–2 in the play-off final. Hull F.C. had also finished the regular season as league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Leeds who beat Warrington 18–2 in the final.
Two new London clubs join the competition: Acton and Willesden and Streatham and Mitcham.
Liverpool Stanley won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League. Salford beat Wigan 15–7 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat York 3–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

## Championship

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Hull | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 61 |
| 2 | Liverpool Stanley | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 56 |
| 3 | Widnes | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 54 |
| 4 | Wigan | 38 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Salford | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 50 |
| 6 | Broughton Rangers | 38 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 49 |
| 7 | York | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| 8 | Leeds | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 48 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 46 |
| 10 | Barrow | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| 11 | Warrington | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| 12 | Castleford | 38 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 44 |
| 13 | Halifax | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 43 |
| 14 | Swinton | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 41 |
| 15 | Oldham | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 41 |
| 16 | Hunslet | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 41 |
| 17 | Batley | 38 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 40 |
| 18 | Keighley | 38 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 38 |
| 19 | Bradford Northern | 38 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 34 |
| 20 | Rochdale Hornets | 38 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| 21 | Acton & Willesden | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 30 |
| 22 | Wakefield Trinity | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 28 |
| 23 | St. Helens | 38 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 27 |
| 24 | Streatham & Mitcham | 38 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 25 | Bramley | 38 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 26 | St Helens Recs | 38 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 23 |
| 27 | Leigh | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 22 |
| 28 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 21 |
| 29 | Dewsbury | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 14 |
| 30 | Featherstone Rovers | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 14 |

## Championship play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Championship final | Championship final | Championship final |
| 1 | Hull | 13 | | | |
| 4 | Wigan | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Wigan | 2 | Hull | Hull | 21 |
| | | | Widnes | Widnes | 2 |
| 2 | Liverpool Stanley | 9 | Widnes | Widnes | 2 |
| 3 | Widnes | 10 | | | |

## Challenge Cup

Leeds beat Warrington 18–2 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 18 April 1936 before a crowd of 51,250.
Evan Williams' three goals gave Leeds the victory.
This was Leeds’ fourth Challenge Cup Final win in as many Final appearances.

## European Championship

The tri-nation tournament was played between November 1935 and February 1936 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales. This was the second Rugby League European Championship, won by Wales.
Match details
| Date | Venue | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 23 Nov 1935 | Llanelli | Wales | 41 - 7 | France |
| 1 Feb 1936 | Hull KR | England | 14 - 17 | Wales |
| 16 Feb 1936 | Paris | France | 7 - 25 | England |