The Challenge Cup was contested for the 36th time and the second European Championship took place.

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.

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.

[3] The tri-nation tournament was played between November 1935 and February 1936 as single round robin games between England, France and Wales.