1973-1974 saw two division rugby introduced. Wigan formed part of the 1st
Division having finished in the top 16 to qualify in the previous season. The
Championship play offs were done away with and the league leaders were declared
the champions. A "Club Championship" was played in place of the play offs but
this was a one off pre curser to what became the end of season Premiership. It was a complicated format that involved sides from both divisions. The
Captain Morgan Trophy was played for the one and only time as well - contested
by the first round winners of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cups.
Wigan Final League Position: 11th (Coach: Graham
Starkey) League Champions: Salford Challenge Cup Winners: Warrington (24-9 v Featherstone) Players No.6 Trophy Winners:
Warrington (27-16 v Rochdale) Lancashire Cup Winners: Wigan
(16 - 19-9 v Salford) Captain Morgan Trophy: Warrington (4-0 v
Featherstone) Club Championship: Warrington (13-12 v St Helens) BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners: Bramley (15-7 v
Widnes) 2nd Division Champions:
Bradford Northern
The single division and championship playoffs were done away with in favour
of a two division system.
Hunslet reformed as New Hunslet in Division 2 after having disbanded at the end of the
previous season.
First Division
-
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Salford
30
23
1
6
632
299
47
2
St Helens
30
22
2
6
595
263
46
3
Leeds
30
20
1
9
554
378
41
4
Widnes
30
18
1
11
431
329
37
5
Warrington
30
16
1
13
414
368
33
6
Dewsbury
30
16
1
13
389
474
33
7
Wakefield
Trinity
30
16
0
14
470
411
32
8
Featherstone
Rovers
30
14
2
14
443
397
30
9
Castleford
30
12
4
14
420
411
28
10
Rochdale Hornets
30
13
2
15
379
415
28
11
Wigan
30
12
3
15
427
364
27
12
Bramley
30
11
3
16
344
457
25
13
Oldham
30
12
1
17
341
494
25
14
Hull Kingston Rovers
30
9
2
19
428
552
20
15
Leigh
30
7
0
23
326
655
14
16
Whitehaven
30
7
0
23
308
634
14
Oldham, Hull Kingston Rovers, Leigh and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second
Division.
Bradford Northern, York, Keighley and Halifax were promoted to the First
Division.
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