1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Champions |
 Leeds
|
| League Leaders |
Leeds
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 David Watkins 473 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
John Atkinson 38 Mike Lamb 38 |
The 1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 77th season of rugby league football. This season saw the entry of rugby league's first sponsors: Joshua Tetley and John Player.
This season saw the introduction of the League Cup competition as a major secondary competition to the Challenge Cup. Due to sponsorship it was never commonly known as the League Cup. It began in this year as the Player's No.6 Trophy and finished up as the Regal Trophy before being abandoned after 1995-96 when the sport switched to summer.
Leeds won their third Championship when they beat St. Helens 9-5 in the Championship Final. Leeds also finished the regular season as league leaders.
The Challenge Cup winners were St. Helens who beat Leeds 16-13 in the final.
Player's No.6 Trophy winners were Halifax who beat Wakefield Trinity 22-11 in the final.
Wigan beat Widnes 15–8 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Castleford 11–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
The Championship final was played at Swinton.
Leeds scorers: John Atkinson (1 try), Terry Clawson (3 goals)
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