1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1945–46 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Teams | 27 |
| Champions |
 Wigan
|
| League Leaders |
Wigan
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 Jeff Bawden 239 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
 Eric Batten 35 |
The 1945–46 Rugby Football League season was the 51st season of rugby league football.
Wigan won their fifth Championship when they defeated Huddersfield 13-4 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as the league leaders.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Wakefield Trinity who defeated Wigan 13-12 in the final.
Bramley, Broughton Rangers, Hull Kingston Rovers, Liverpool Stanley, Rochdale Hornets, Salford, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes returned following World War II. Workington Town also entered a team for the first time.
Jim Sullivan of Wigan ended his career this season as the all-time record scorer of goals with 2,867.
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League. Widnes beat Wigan 7–3 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Bradford Northern beat Wakefield Trinity 5–2 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
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