The 1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 38th season of rugby league football. Salford won their second Rugby Football League Championship when they beat Swinton 15-5 in the play-off final. They had also finished the regular season as league leaders. The Challenge Cup winners were Huddersfield who beat Warrington 21-17 in the final. Salford won the Lancashire League, and Castleford won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat St.Helens 10–9 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Wakefield Trinity 8–0 to win the Yorkshire Cup. This season, Widnes' Jimmy Hoey became rugby league's first player to play and score in every one of his club's matches in an entire season.
Championship
TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Salford383125751165642Swinton3826210412247543York3824410571273524Wigan3825211717411525Warrington3826012625426526Barrow3824212508332507Hunslet3823015529365468Castleford3821413403326469Huddersfield38210175043334210Leeds38202165444234211St. Helens38202165544944212Widnes38192174464064013Broughton Rangers38184162893224014Oldham38191184384643915Rochdale Hornets38191184975333916St Helens Recs38164184194163617Keighley38163194184283518Hull38162204674603419Wakefield Trinity38154193704833420Halifax38161214343923321Hull Kingston Rovers38150233834903022Bradford Northern38142223775873023Leigh38150233646103024Dewsbury38140243615032825Batley38121252934502526Featherstone Rovers3882283025941827Wigan Highfield3882282407341828Bramley38613121976813
Play-off
Challenge Cup
Huddersfield beat Warrington 21-17 in the final at Wembley before a crowd of 41,784. This was Huddersfield’s fourth Cup Final win in as many Cup Final appearances, and they became the first team to win the trophy more than three times. This was also the fifth Cup Final defeat for Warrington.
References
Sources 1932-33 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com The Challenge Cup at The Rugby Football League website