Change in Club participation 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season




1 change in club participation

1.1 previous withdrawals
1.2 new withdrawals
1.3 clubs re-joining

1.3.1 special note







change in club participation
previous withdrawals



the following clubs had withdrawn league, before 1943–44 seasons completion began :- st helens recs – folded before war started

hull kingston rovers – withdrew after end of first (1939–40) season finished , did not re-join until 1945–46 season.

rochdale hornets – hull kingston rovers.

widnes – hull kingston rovers.

broughton rangers – withdrew after end of second 1940–41 season finished , did not re-join until 1945–46 season.

liverpool stanley – broughton rangers.

salford – broughton rangers.

swinton – broughton rangers.

warrington – broughton rangers.

leigh - during second world war, club forced leave ground adjacent cable factory extended onto land. townsfolk of leigh, acting on chairman james hilton s inspiration, cleared fields on edge of town, , built new stadium, including moving , rebuilding old grandstand original ground. -

in 1941–42, leigh quit wartime lancashire league , not return league until 1946–47 when played temporary measure @ athletic ground, holden road before moving kirkhall lane (which later officially renamed hilton park after james hilton. -

bramley – withdrew after end of third 1941–42 season finished , did not re-join until 1945–46 season.

castleford – withdrew after end of third 1941–42 season finished , did not participate 2 seasons, re-joining 1944–45 season.


new withdrawals



there no more new withdrawals


clubs re-joining



barrow – had withdrawn after end of first (1939–40) season finished.

they had competed in challenge cup competition @ end of last season , re-joined 1944–45 season.

hunslet – had withdrawn after end of third 1941–42 season finished, also, re-joining 1944–45 season.


special note



dewsbury had relatively successful time during war years. managed eddie waring, , side boosted inclusion of number of big-name guest players, club won wartime emergency league in 1941–42 , again following season 1942–43 (though championship declared null , void when discovered had played ineligible player). runners-up in championship in 1943–44, challenge cup winners in 1942–43 , yorkshire cup final appearances in season 1940–41 , winners in 1942–43.







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