1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1973–74 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Champions |
 Salford
|
| Club Championship |
 Warrington
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
David Watkins 438 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Keith Fielding 49 |
The 1973–74 Rugby Football League season was the 79th season of rugby league football.
1973-1974 saw two division rugby re-introduced. The Championship play offs were done away with and the league leaders were declared the champions. A "Club Championship" was played in place of the play offs but this was a one-off precursor to what became the end of season Premiership. It was a complicated format that involved sides from both divisions.
On 25 April, David Watkins of Salford scored the last of 929 points (41 tries, 403 goals) in a record run of scoring in 92 consecutive games for one club.
Keith Mumby made his début for Bradford Northern this season as the club's youngest ever player, aged 16. In a match against Doncaster this season he scored 12 goals and a try. He went on to become the club's record appearance holder, playing 576 games.
Salford won their fifth Championship. Oldham, Hull Kingston Rovers, Leigh and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second Division.
The Challenge Cup winners were Warrington who beat Featherstone Rovers 24-9 in the final.
The Player's No.6 Trophy winners were Warrington who beat Rochdale Hornets 24-17 in the final.
The Club Championship was won by Warrington who beat St. Helens 13-12 in the final.
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