1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Teams | 30 |
| Champions |
 Dewsbury
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 David Watkins 493 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
 John Atkinson 39 |
| League reorganisation | |
| Created Second Division |
 York Halifax Batley Keighley Swinton Workington Town Bradford Northern Huddersfield Hull Barrow Doncaster Hunslet Blackpool BoroughHuyton |
The 1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 78th season of rugby league football played in England. It would also be the last season whereby the British championship was decided by a play-off system until Super League III in 1998. Dewsbury were crowned champions after defeating Leeds in the Final. The 1972-73 season was also punctuated by the 1972 Rugby League World Cup which was played in France in October and November. At the end of this season the league re-formed into two divisions. The top 16 in the championship would form Division 1 and the bottom 14 Division 2.
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Timekeeping:
Salford's David Watkins set the record for most goals (including drop goals) in a season with 221. Also, on 19 August 1972, Watkins started his record scoring streak which lasted until 25 April 1974. He totalled 929 points from 41 tries and 403 goals in 92 consecutive matches for one club.
1972-73 also saw the Wigan club celebrate its centenary, having been formed as Wigan F.C. on 21 November 1872. During the season they played a special Centenary Celebration match against an "Australians" side.
Hunslet disbanded at the end of the season, reforming as New Hunslet for the 1973–74 season.
Salford beat Swinton 25–11 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Dewsbury 36–9 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
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