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1981–82 Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1981–82 Rugby Football League season |
| league | Slalom Lager Championship |
| no_of_teams | 16 |
| attendance | |
| season_champs | Leigh |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | |
| league_leaders_name | |
| second_place | |
| premiership_win | Widnes |
| premiership_win_name | Premiership winners |
| MVP | Mick Morgan (Carlisle) |
| MVP_link | Man of Steel Award |
| top try scorer | Des Drummond 26 |
| promote | |
| promote_from | Second Division |
| relegate | |
| relegate_to | Second Division |
| season2 | Second Division |
| season_champs2 | Oldham |
| season_champ_name2 | Champions |
| top_scorer2 | Lynn Hopkins **446** |
| top try scorer2 | John Jones **31** |
| prevseason_link | 1980–81 Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1980–81 |
| nextseason_link | 1982–83 Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1982–83 |
The 1981–82 Rugby Football League season was the 87th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1981 until May, 1982 for the Championship.
Season summary
- Slalom Lager League Champions: Leigh
- Challenge Cup Winners: Hull F.C. (18-9 v Widnes in replay after 14–14 draw)
- Slalom Lager Premiership Trophy Winners: Widnes (23-8 v Hull)
- John Player Special Trophy Winners: Hull F.C. (12-4 v Hull Kingston Rovers)
- 2nd Division Champions: Oldham
Leigh finished on top of the First Division table to claim their second and, to date, last championship, but Widnes won the Rugby League Premiership competition. Fulham, Wakefield Trinity, York and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second Division. Oldham, Carlisle, Workington Town and Halifax were promoted to the First Division.
Cardiff City Blue Dragons and Carlisle joined the competition in Division Two.
Leigh beat Widnes 8–3 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Castleford beat Bradford Northern 10–5 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
League Tables
Championship
Final Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 572 | 343 | +229 |
| 2 | Hull | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 611 | 273 | +338 |
| 3 | Widnes | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 551 | 317 | +234 |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 554 | 319 | +235 |
| 5 | Bradford Northern | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 425 | 332 | +93 |
| 6 | Leeds | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 514 | 418 | +96 |
| 7 | St Helens | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 465 | 415 | +50 |
| 8 | Warrington | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 403 | 468 | +65 |
| 9 | Barrow | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 408 | 445 | -37 |
| 10 | Featherstone Rovers | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 482 | 493 | -11 |
| 11 | Wigan | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 424 | 435 | -11 |
| 12 | Castleford | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 486 | 505 | -19 |
| 13 | Fulham | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 365 | 539 | -174 |
| 14 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 341 | 526 | -185 |
| 15 | York | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 330 | 773 | -443 |
| 16 | Whitehaven | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 224 | 565 | -341 |
Second Division
| Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 734 | 276 |
| 2 | Carlisle | 32 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 649 | 296 |
| 3 | Workington Town | 32 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 777 | 311 |
| 4 | Halifax | 32 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 516 | 340 |
| 5 | Salford | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 656 | 433 |
| 6 | Hunslet | 32 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 481 | 452 |
| 7 | Keighley | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 514 | 426 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 566 | 549 |
| 9 | Dewsbury | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 357 | 464 |
| 10 | Swinton | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 514 | 418 |
| 11 | Huddersfield | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 370 | 523 |
| 12 | Bramley | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 381 | 513 |
| 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 361 | 484 |
| 14 | Batley | 32 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 596 |
| 15 | Blackpool Borough | 32 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 341 | 608 |
| 16 | Doncaster | 32 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 319 | 793 |
| 17 | Huyton | 32 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 296 | 707 |
| Champions | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
|---|
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1981–82 Challenge Cup
The 1981-82 State Express Challenge Cup was won by Hull F.C. after defeating Widnes 18–9 in the final after a replay.
The Final was played at Wembley before a crowd of 92,147 and ended in a 14–14 draw. The replay was played at Elland Road before a crowd of 41,171.
John Player Trophy
Main article: 1981–82 John Player Trophy
Premiership
Main article: 1981–82 Rugby League Premiership
References
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