Halifax won their third Championship when they beat St. Helens 15-7 in the play-off final.

Terry Fogerty was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.

Challenge Cup winners were Wigan who beat Hunslet 20-16 in the final.

Captained by player-coach Eric Ashton,[5] Wigan beat Hunslet 20–16 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 89,016.

[6] St Helens beat Swinton 12–4 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Leeds 18–2 to win the Yorkshire Cup.