The 1920–21

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season was the 26th season of

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Season summary

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won their second ever Championship in as many seasons when they defeated local rivals

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16-14 in the Championship play-off.

had ended the regular season as league leaders.

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

won the

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beating Halifax 13-0 in the final. Jim Kennedy of

set a club record of 14 goals scored in a match against

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on 7 April 1921. On the 29 January 1921 he had also scored a club record 36 points (4 tries and 12 goals) in a single match against

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won the Lancashire League, and Halifax won the Yorkshire League.

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beat

6–3 to win the Lancashire Cup, and

beat

2–0 to win the

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Championship

Championship Play-Off

Challenge Cup

Leigh defeated Halifax 13-0 in the final played at Broughton in front of a crowd of 25,000. This was Leigh’s first Challenge Cup Final win in their first final appearance.

Sources

1920-21 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com

References

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