During World War II the Northern Rugby League championship was suspended.
However play did continue in "War Emergency Leagues". 1942-43 saw fourteen
teams participate. This competition
however did not count towards as an official league championship. The Lancashire Cup was suspended during 1942-43. Wigan once again
participated in the Yorkshire Cup having done so in the previous two seasons.
Wigan Final League Position: 1st in War Emergency League (Coach: Jim
Sullivan) War League Champions: Championship declared Null and Void as
winners Dewsbury fielded ineligible player in Championship Final. Challenge Cup Winners: Dewsbury (16-15 on aggregate v Leeds) Lancashire Cup Winners: Not
Held
1942-1943 War Emergency League
CC = Challenge Cup
CPO = Championship Play Off
YC = Yorkshire Cup
Date
Opposition
Venue
KO
Resultl
Tries
Goals
Aggregate
Sat 5 Sept
Leeds
Home
3:30
Won 17-05
Hughes 2, Bowen, K.Gee, Lawrenson
Bowen 1
Sat 12 Sept
Dewsbury
Away
3:30
Lost 00-10
-
-
Sat 19 Sept
Keighley
Home
3:30
Won 19-05
(A.N Other) 2, Lawrenson 2, Bowen
Lawrenson 2
Sat 26 Sept
Halifax
Away
3:30
Won 24-09
Aspinall 3, K.Gee, Maloney, Ryan
Jones 3
Sat 3 Oct
Oldham
Home
3:30
Won 44-08
Cayzer 4, Aspinall 2, Lawrenson
2, K.Gee, Ryan
Hughes 5, K.Gee 1, Lawrenson 1
Sat 10 Oct
Bradford Northern
Away
3:30
Lost 06-12
Aspinall, Lawrenson
-
Sat 24 Oct
YC R2 1st Leg: St Helens
Away
3:30
Lost 08-21
Aspinall, Ryan
Hughes 1
Sat 7 Nov
YC R2 2nd Leg: St Helens
Home
3:30
Won 32-11
Hughes 2, Lawrenson 2, Aspinall, H.Gee
Sullivan 7
(Won 40-32)
After Extra Time - 80 Mins Score was 19-6 (27-27 Agg)
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Top League Appearances: Egan
16, K.Gee 16, Ryan 16, Simpson 16, Blan 15, Cayzer 15, Maoloney 15, Aspinall
14, Lawrenson 11, H.Gee 10, Hughes 10, Jones 10, Bowen 8, Sullivan 8, Barton
5, Twist 3, Hartley 2, Johnson 2, Jolley 2, Ashcroft 1, Balmer 1, Boland 1,
Kerwick 1, Moran 1, Smith 1, Watkins 1, A.N Other(s) 5. Top League Try Scorers:
Aspinall 11, Lawrenson 11, Cayzer 6, Ryan 5, Simpson 5, Maloney 4, K.Gee 4,
Stott 3, Sullivan 3, Bowen 2, Egan 2, Hughes 2, Johnson 2, Barton 1, H.Gee,
Penalty Try, A.N Other(s) 4. Top League Goal Scorers:
Sullivan 30, Hughes 5, Boland 3, K.Gee 3, Jones 3, Lawrenson 3, Egan 2, Bowen
1.
Broughton Rangers, Leigh, Liverpool S, Salford, Swinton and Warrington dropped
out. The three Lancashire teams left joined with the Yorkshire War League to
create a single War Emergency League.
War Emergency League
-
Team
P
W
D
L
Pts
Pts%
1
Wigan
16
13
0
3
26
81.25
2
Dewsbury
16
12
1
3
25
78.12
3
Bradford Northern
19
13
1
5
27
71.05
4
Halifax
19
13
0
6
30
68.42
5
Leeds
17
11
1
5
23
67.64
6
Huddersfield
18
12
0
6
24
66.66
7
Wakefield Trinity
19
11
1
7
23
60.52
8
Featherstone Rovers
19
10
1
8
21
55.26
9
Keighley
18
5
2
11
12
33.33
10
Batley
15
4
0
11
8
26.66
11
Hull
15
4
0
11
8
26.66
12
Oldham
19
4
0
15
8
21.05
13
York
17
3
1
13
7
20.58
14
St Helens
15
2
0
13
4
13.33
Championship Play-Offs
Qualifying Game:
Bradford Northern 16 beat Huddersfield 13.
Semifinals:
Bradford Northern 8 beat Dewsbury 3.
Bradford Northern were disqualified for fielding
an inelligible player.
Halifax 13 beat Wigan 4.
Final (two legs):
Dewsbury 11 beat Halifax 3.
Halifax 13 beat Dewsbury 22.
Dewsbury won 33-16 on aggregate.
The Championship was declared null and void because Dewsbury fielded an ineligible player.
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