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1974–75 Rugby League Premiership

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.

First round

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Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
25 April 1975 Castleford 37–7 Wakefield Trinity 2,915
25 April 1975 St Helens 42–5 Oldham 3,700
26 April 1975 Bradford Northern 22–14 Warrington 3,084
26 April 1975 Wigan 19–17 Swinton 4,219
27 April 1975 Dewsbury 8–9 Keighley 2,700
27 April 1975[2] Featherstone Rovers 8–27 Leeds 3,000
27 April 1975 Huddersfield 18–35 Hull Kingston Rovers 2,994
27 April 1975 Widnes 12–20 Salford 7,200

Second round

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Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
29 April 1975 Leeds 28–8 Castleford 6,316
29 April 1975 Wigan 35–17 Salford 4,514
30 April 1975 Hull Kingston Rovers 29–10 Keighley 4,861
1 May 1975 Bradford Northern 5–5 St Helens 5,590

Replay

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Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
2 May 1975 St Helens 14-5 Bradford Northern 7,000

Semi finals

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4 May 1975
Leeds 18 – 8 Hull Kingston Rovers
Tries: Dyl, Smith, Mason, Batten
Goals: Holmes (3)
 [3]
 Tries: Millward, Sullivan
Goals: Fox
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 7,417
4 May 1975
Wigan 16 – 22 St Helens
Tries: Gregory, Irving
Goals: Fairbairn (5)
 [3]
 Tries: Pimblett, Wilson, Walsh, Chisnall
Goals: Coslett (5)
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 13,900

Final

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17 May 1975
Leeds 26 – 11 St Helens
Tries: Atkinson (2), Mason, Hynes, Smith
Goals: Holmes (2), Marshall (3)
Drop goals: Hynes
 [4]
 Tries: Jones, Mathias, Heaton
Goals: Coslett
Central Park, Wigan
Attendance: 14,531
Referee: W. H. Thompson (Huddersfield)
Player of the Match: Mel Mason
1 John Holmes downward-facing red arrow 34'
2 Alan Smith
3 Syd Hynes (c) downward-facing red arrow 40'
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
Substitutes:
14 David Marshall upward-facing green arrow 34'
15 Graham Eccles upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
Roy Francis
1 Geoff Pimblett
2 Les Jones
3 Frank Wilson
4 David Hull
5 Roy Mathias
6 John Walsh
7 Jeff Heaton
8 John Warlow downward-facing red arrow 8'
9 Tony Karalius
10 John Mantle downward-facing red arrow 32'
11 George Nicholls
12 Eric Chisnall
13 Kel Coslett (c)
Substitutes:
14 Ken Gwilliam upward-facing green arrow 32'
15 Eddie Cunningham upward-facing green arrow 8'
Coach:
Eric Ashton

Notes

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  1. ^ "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ Date taken from the John Player Yearbook. Rugby League Project gives the date of this match as 24 April 1975
  3. ^ a b Winstanley & Ryding (1975), pp. 178–179.
  4. ^ Winstanley & Ryding (1975), pp. 176–177.

References

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