Dewsbury won the Championship, beating Leeds 22-13 in the Final at Odsal — the last-ever season decided by the pre-1973 knockout format before Division One switched to a table-position decider the following year.
Championship 1972-73 ▾
Final table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Diff
Pts
1
Warrington
34
27
2
5
816
400
+416
56
2
Featherstone Rovers
34
27
0
7
768
436
+332
54
3
Leeds
34
26
1
7
810
324
+486
53
4
St Helens
34
24
2
8
623
298
+325
50
5
Wakefield Trinity
34
25
0
9
814
398
+416
50
6
Salford
34
25
0
9
723
383
+340
50
7
Castleford
34
25
0
9
704
404
+300
50
8
Dewsbury
34
23
0
11
534
354
+180
46
9
Oldham
34
20
2
12
604
349
+255
42
10
Hull Kingston Rovers
34
20
1
13
731
522
+209
41
11
Rochdale Hornets
34
20
1
13
438
426
+12
41
12
Widnes
34
19
0
15
592
458
+134
38
13
Leigh
34
18
2
14
479
390
+89
38
14
Bramley
34
18
1
15
452
465
-13
37
15
Whitehaven
34
18
1
15
408
512
-104
37
16
Wigan
34
17
1
16
577
491
+86
35
17
York
34
17
1
16
586
575
+11
35
18
Halifax
34
17
0
17
543
562
-19
34
19
Batley
34
15
0
19
537
600
-63
30
20
Keighley
34
15
0
19
451
505
-54
30
21
Swinton
34
14
1
19
441
458
-17
29
22
Workington Town
34
12
1
21
444
464
-20
25
23
Bradford Northern
34
12
0
22
582
685
-103
24
24
Huddersfield
34
10
2
22
465
598
-133
22
25
Hull F.C.
34
11
0
23
494
693
-199
22
26
Barrow
34
7
0
27
351
775
-424
14
27
Doncaster
34
6
0
28
298
911
-613
12
28
Hunslet
34
5
0
29
371
916
-545
10
29
Blackpool Borough
34
4
0
30
324
972
-648
8
30
Huyton
34
3
1
30
243
879
-636
7
Qualified for the finals series — the Championship knockout playoff that season.
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