St Helens won the Championship, beating Leeds 24-12 in the Final after a Semi-Final replay (Castleford 9-9 St Helens, then St Helens 21-12 Castleford). 17 playoff matches this season (2 replays after drawn ties), the only one of the 5 seasons in this batch with replays.
Championship 1969-70 ▾
Final table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Diff
Pts
1
Leeds
34
30
0
4
674
314
+360
60
2
Castleford
34
25
1
8
493
298
+195
51
3
St Helens
34
23
1
10
702
292
+410
47
4
Wigan
34
23
0
11
698
420
+278
46
5
Hull Kingston Rovers
34
22
2
10
566
395
+171
46
6
Salford
34
22
1
11
572
332
+240
45
7
Leigh
34
21
3
10
554
325
+229
45
8
Featherstone Rovers
34
22
1
11
558
385
+173
45
9
Swinton
34
20
4
10
550
351
+199
44
10
Widnes
34
21
2
11
473
355
+118
44
11
Hull F.C.
34
20
2
12
420
357
+63
42
12
Bradford Northern
34
19
0
15
511
404
+107
38
13
Whitehaven
34
18
2
14
404
450
-46
38
14
Warrington
34
17
2
15
559
421
+138
36
15
Huddersfield
34
17
1
16
377
395
-18
35
16
Halifax
34
16
0
18
395
454
-59
32
17
Batley
34
15
1
18
388
485
-97
31
18
Bramley
34
14
1
19
374
498
-124
29
19
Barrow
34
14
1
19
379
511
-132
29
20
Rochdale Hornets
34
13
3
18
334
524
-190
29
21
Wakefield Trinity
34
13
2
19
521
452
+69
28
22
Dewsbury
34
13
1
20
383
451
-68
27
23
Hunslet
34
13
1
20
391
574
-183
27
24
Workington Town
34
12
2
20
416
483
-67
26
25
Keighley
34
13
0
21
370
555
-185
26
26
York
34
11
1
22
378
502
-124
23
27
Doncaster
34
7
0
27
264
564
-300
14
28
Huyton
34
5
3
26
177
643
-466
13
29
Oldham
34
6
0
28
343
590
-247
12
30
Blackpool Borough
34
6
0
28
318
762
-444
12
Qualified for the finals series — the Championship knockout playoff that season.
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