The 1954–55

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season was the 60th season of

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Season summary

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won their second Championship when they beat

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7-3 in the play-off final. They also ended the regular season as league leaders. The

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winners were Barrow who beat

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21-12 in the final. Blackpool Borough joined the competition.

won the Lancashire League, and

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won the Yorkshire League. Barrow beat

12–2 to win the

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, and Halifax beat

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22–14 to win the

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Championship

Play-offs

Challenge Cup

This was also the first time that there was an all-

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n Final. Barrow beat

21-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 66,513. Captained by former

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skipper

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, this was Barrow’s first Challenge Cup Final win, although have been runners-up on four other occasions. Jack Grundy, Barrow's was awarded the

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for man-of-the-match. Barrow: Clive Best, Jimmy Lewthwaite,

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, Edward Toohey, Les Belshaw,

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, Frank Barton, Jack Grundy, Reg Parker, and Bill Healey.

References

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