St. Helens won their second Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Halifax 24–14 in the play-off final.

A club record 69,429 people watch the Challenge Cup 3rd Round tie at Odsal between Bradford Northern and Huddersfield.

Larger crowds had watched matches at Odsal, but this was the largest involving the home side.

[4] Peter Ramsden, their stand-off half, became the youngest player to win the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match at 19.

[5] the Huddersfield team also featured Australian Pat Devery and New Zealand's Peter Henderson.