1974–75 Rugby League Premiership

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1974–75 Premiership
StructureNational knockout championship
WinnersLeeds
Runners-upSt Helens

The 1974–75 Rugby League Premiership was the inaugural edition of the end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.[1]

The winners were Leeds.[2]

First Round[]

Date Team One Team Two Score
24 Apr Featherstone Rovers Leeds 8-27
25 Apr Castleford Wakefield Trinity 37-7
25 Apr St Helens Oldham 42-5
26 Apr Bradford Northern Warrington 22-14
26 Apr Wigan Swinton 19-17
27 Apr Dewsbury Keighley 8-9
27 Apr Huddersfield Hull Kingston Rovers 18-35
27 Apr Widnes Salford 12-20

Second Round[]

Date Team One Team Two Score
29 Apr Leeds Castleford 28-8
29 Apr Wigan Salford 35-17
30 Apr Hull Kingston Rovers Keighley 29-10
1 May Bradford Northern St Helens 5-5
2 May St Helens Bradford Northern 14-5

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Team Two Score
4 May Leeds Hull Kingston Rovers 18-8
4 May Wigan St Helens 16-22

Final[]

17 May 1975
Leeds 26-11 St Helens
Central Park (Wigan)
Attendance: 14,531
1 John Holmes
2 Alan Smith
3 Syd Hynes
4 Les Dyl
5 John Atkinson
6 Mel Mason
7 Keith Hepworth
8 Roy Dickinson
9 David Ward
10 Steve Pitchford
11 Phil Cookson
12 Ray Batten
13 Bob Haigh
Substitutions:
14
15 Graham Eccles
Coach:
Roy Francis
1 Geoff Pimblett
2 Les Jones
3 Frank Wilson
4 David Hull
5 Roy Mathias
6 John "Johnny" Walsh
7 Jeff Heaton
8 John Warlow
9 Tony Karalius
10 John Mantle
11 George Nicholls
12 Eric Chisnall
13 Kel Coslett
Substitutions:
14
15 Eddie Cunningham
Coach:
Eric Ashton

References[]

  1. ^ "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "Premiership title 1974-75". Rugby League Project.
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