1946-47 ended up being the longest season on record after a poor winter saw many matches postponed. Just as the country was recovering from post-World War II fuel and food shortages, it had to cope with prolonged frost and snow from 21 January to 16 March.
Wigan won their sixth Championship when they beat
Dewsbury 13-4 in the play-off final at Maine Road, Manchester in front of a crowd of 40,599. Wigan scored three tries and two goals to Dewsbury's two goals. Wigan had also ended the regular season as league leaders. The Challenge Cup winners were
Bradford Northern who were 8-4 winners over
Leeds.
Leigh returned following
World War II.
Broughton Rangers relocated, and were renamed
Belle Vue Rangers.
Wigan won the
Lancashire League, and
Dewsbury won the
Yorkshire League.
Wigan beat
Belle Vue Rangers 9–3 to win the
Lancashire County Cup, and
Wakefield Trinity beat
Hull F.C. 10–0 to win the
Yorkshire County Cup. ==Championship==