Bradford Northern retained the trophy by beating Halifax 24–0 in front of a crowd of 5,989 with receipts were £635.
In making plans for the 1941–42 season the RFL decided to move the dates of the competition back to the traditional playing period of autumn.
[2] Wigan and Oldham of the three Lancashire teams playing during the season accepted the invite while St Helens declined to take part.
The competition was played over consecutive weeks, commencing on 25 October, with the final taking place on 6 December.
Kick-off time was scheduled for 3:00 pm to allow for extra-time of 10-minutes each way to be played, if needed, and the game still finish in daylight.
[11][12] With both teams featuring guest players, the first half was the close matched game expected and it was only shortly before half-time when the first points were scored as Bradford's Willie Davies made the most of a Halifax error to score a try.