1974–75 Rugby League Premiership

Rugby league season

1974–75 Premiership

Structure| National knockout championship
Winners| Leeds
Runners-up| St Helens

1975–76 →

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

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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

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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

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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

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Tries: Dyl, Smith, Mason, Batten
Goals: Holmes (3)
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| Tries: Millward, Sullivan
Goals: Fox

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 7,417

4 May 1975

Wigan | 16 – 22  | St Helens

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Tries: Gregory, Irving
Goals: Fairbairn (5)
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| 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

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Tries: Atkinson (2), Mason, Hynes, Smith
Goals: Holmes (2), Marshall (3)
Drop goals: Hynes
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| 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 |  34'
2 | Alan Smith
3 | Syd Hynes (c) |  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 |  34'
15 | Graham Eccles |  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 |  8'
9 | Tony Karalius
10 | John Mantle |  32'
11 | George Nicholls
12 | Eric Chisnall
13 | Kel Coslett (c)
Substitutes:
14 | Ken Gwilliam |  32'
15 | Eddie Cunningham |  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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* Winstanley, Jack; Ryding, Malcolm (1975). John Player Rugby League Yearbook. 1975-76. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 978-0-362-00223-2.
* "Premiership Trophy 1974/75". Rugby League Project.

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Leeds squad – 1974–75 Premiership Final winners

* 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

* 14 David Marshall (for № 1)
* 15 Bob Eccles (for № 3)

* Coach: Roy Francis ((c) unknown)

see also… Rugby League Premiership

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