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1988–89 Rugby Football League season
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1988–89 Rugby Football League season |
| league | Stones Bitter Championship |
| no_of_teams | 14 |
| attendance | |
| season | 1988–89 Season |
| season_champs | **Widnes** |
| season_champ_name | Champions |
| league_leaders | |
| league_leaders_name | |
| second_place | |
| premiership_win | Widnes |
| premiership_win_name | Premiership winners |
| MVP | Ellery Hanley |
| MVP_link | Man of Steel Award |
| top try scorer | Martin Offiah **60** |
| promote | |
| promote_from | Second Division |
| relegate | |
| relegate_to | Second Division |
| season2 | Second Division |
| season_champs2 | Leigh |
| season_champ_name2 | Champions |
| top_scorer2 | Mark Aston **307** |
| top try scorer2 | Derek Bate **34** |
| prevseason_link | 1987–88 Rugby Football League season |
| prevseason_year | 1987–88 |
| nextseason_link | 1989–90 Rugby Football League season |
| nextseason_year | 1989–90 |
The 1988–89 Rugby Football League season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1988 until May, 1989 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
Season summary
Springfield Borough (previously Blackpool Borough) relocated were renamed Chorley Borough.
Huddersfield Barracudas reverted to their original name Huddersfield.
Wigan beat Salford 22–17 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Castleford 33–12 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
League Tables
Championship final Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **Widnes** | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 726 | 345 | +381 |
| 2 | Wigan | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 543 | 434 | +109 |
| 3 | Leeds | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 530 | 380 | +150 |
| 4 | Hull | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 427 | 355 | +72 |
| 5 | Castleford | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 601 | 480 | +121 |
| 6 | Featherstone Rovers | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 482 | 545 | -63 |
| 7 | St. Helens | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 513 | 529 | -16 |
| 8 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 545 | 518 | +27 |
| 9 | Wakefield Trinity | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 413 | 540 | -37 |
| 10 | Salford | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 469 | 526 | -57 |
| 11 | Warrington | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 456 | 455 | +1 |
| 12 | Oldham | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 462 | 632 | -170 |
| 13 | Halifax | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 335 | 535 | -200 |
| 14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 408 | 636 | -228 |
| **Champions** | Relegated |
|---|
Second Division Final Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh | 28 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 925 | 338 | +587 |
| 2 | Barrow | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 726 | 326 | +400 |
| 3 | Sheffield Eagles | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 669 | 362 | +307 |
| 4 | York | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 585 | 383 | +202 |
| 5 | Swinton | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 621 | 482 | +139 |
| 6 | Doncaster | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 599 | 464 | +135 |
| 7 | Whitehaven | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 522 | 378 | +144 |
| 8 | Keighley | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 551 | 525 | +26 |
| 9 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 655 | 677 | -22 |
| 10 | Bramley | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 600 | 514 | +86 |
| 11 | Carlisle | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 512 | 441 | +71 |
| 12 | Batley | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 461 | 416 | +45 |
| 13 | Dewsbury | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 518 | 626 | -108 |
| 14 | Hunslet | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 473 | 540 | -67 |
| 15 | Fulham | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 464 | 650 | -186 |
| 16 | Chorley Borough | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 408 | 533 | -125 |
| 17 | Workington Town | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 365 | 549 | -184 |
| 18 | Huddersfield | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 400 | 615 | -215 |
| 19 | Mansfield Marksman | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 308 | 769 | -461 |
| 20 | Runcorn Highfield | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 224 | 998 | -774 |
| **Promoted** |
|---|
Premiership
Main article: 1988–89 Rugby League Premiership
Main article: 1988–89 Rugby League Divisional Premiership
Challenge Cup
Main article: 1988–89 Challenge Cup
Wigan defeated St. Helens 27-0 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 78,000. Ellery Hanley, Wigan's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. This was the first time a side had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup final.
Lancashire Cup
Main article: 1988 Lancashire Cup
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Barrow | RD1-score01=10 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Wigan | RD1-score02=14
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Rochdale Hornets | RD1-score03=25 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Fulham | RD1-score04=14
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Widnes | RD1-score05=32 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=St. Helens | RD1-score06=24
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Swinton | RD1-score07=24 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Leigh | RD1-score08=14
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Oldham | RD1-score09=64 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Workington Town | RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Salford | RD1-score11=42 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Whitehaven | RD1-score12=8
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Runcorn Highfield | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Warrington | RD1-score14=42
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Carlisle | RD1-score15=17 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Chorley Borough | RD1-score16=7
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Wigan | RD2-score01=36 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Rochdale Hornets | RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Widnes | RD2-score03=38 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Swinton | RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Oldham | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Salford | RD2-score06=18
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Warrington | RD2-score07=34 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Carlisle | RD2-score08=18
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Wigan | RD3-score01=14 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Widnes | RD3-score02=10
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Salford | RD3-score03=15 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Warrington | RD3-score04=2
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Wigan | RD4-score01=22 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Salford | RD4-score02=17
Yorkshire Cup
Main article: 1988 Yorkshire Cup
The following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Leeds | RD1-score01=24 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Bradford Northern | RD1-score02=21
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Wakefield Trinity | RD1-score03=46 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Dewsbury | RD1-score04=20
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Hull F.C. | RD1-score05=53 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Hunslet | RD1-score06=0
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Featherstone Rovers | RD1-score07=38 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Doncaster | RD1-score08=8
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Halifax | RD1-score09=36 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Batley | RD1-score10=14
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Keighley | RD1-score11=22 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= Hull Kingston Rovers | RD1-score12=28
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Castleford | RD1-score13=94 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Huddersfield | RD1-score14=12
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=York | RD1-score15=25 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Mansfield Marksman | RD1-score16=4
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Leeds | RD2-score01=15 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Wakefield Trinity | RD2-score02=10
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Hull F.C. | RD2-score03=18 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Featherstone Rovers | RD2-score04=0
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Halifax | RD2-score05=24 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06= Hull Kingston Rovers | RD2-score06=2
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Castleford | RD2-score07=40 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=York | RD2-score08=14
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Leeds | RD3-score01=12 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Hull F.C. | RD3-score02=8
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Halifax | RD3-score03=8 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Castleford | RD3-score04=12
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Leeds | RD4-score01=33 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Castleford | RD4-score02=12
John Player Special Trophy
Main article: 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy
This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Huddersfield | RD1-score01=4 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Chorley Borough | RD1-score02=22
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03= Hull Kingston Rovers | RD1-score03=40 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Keighley | RD1-score04=0
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Runcorn Highfield | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Wigan | RD1-score06=92
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Halifax | RD1-score07=22 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Salford | RD1-score08=4
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Leeds | RD1-score09=12 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Castleford | RD1-score10=21
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Bradford Northern | RD1-score11=34 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Dewsbury | RD1-score12=18
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Leigh | RD1-score13=42 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Barrow | RD1-score14=14
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Swinton | RD1-score15=13 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Doncaster | RD1-score16=16
| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=Sheffield Eagles | RD1-score17=80 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=Wigan St Patricks | RD1-score18=8
| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=Widnes | RD1-score19=37 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=Featherstone Rovers | RD1-score20=12
| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=Warrington | RD1-score21=21 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=Oldham | RD1-score22=14
| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=Bramley | RD1-score23=32 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=Mansfield Marksman | RD1-score24=6
| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=York | RD1-score25=6 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=St. Helens | RD1-score26=14
| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=Hull F.C. | RD1-score27=26 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=Batley | RD1-score28=10
| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=Wakefield Trinity | RD1-score29=34 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=Carlisle | RD1-score30=14
| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=Rochdale Hornets | RD1-score31=26 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=Whitehaven | RD1-score32=20
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Chorley Borough | RD2-score01=22 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02= Hull Kingston Rovers | RD2-score02=36
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Wigan | RD2-score03=20 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Halifax | RD2-score04=16
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Castleford | RD2-score05=18 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Bradford Northern | RD2-score06=19
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Leigh | RD2-score07=40 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Doncaster | RD2-score08=18
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=Sheffield Eagles | RD2-score09=9 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=Widnes | RD2-score10=34
| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=Warrington | RD2-score11=42 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=Bramley | RD2-score12=10
| RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=St. Helens | RD2-score13=16 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=Hull F.C. | RD2-score14=13
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=Wakefield Trinity | RD2-score15=38 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=Rochdale Hornets | RD2-score16=12
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01= Hull Kingston Rovers | RD3-score01=16(0) | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Wigan | RD3-score02=16 (30)
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Bradford Northern | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Leigh | RD3-score04=0
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=Widnes | RD3-score05=16 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=Warrington | RD3-score06=7
| RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=St. Helens | RD3-score07=34 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=Wakefield Trinity | RD3-score08=18
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Wigan | RD4-score01=16 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Bradford Northern | RD4-score02=5
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=Widnes | RD4-score03=20 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=St. Helens | RD4-score04=15
| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=Wigan | RD5-score01=12 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=Widnes | RD5-score02=6
References
Sources
References
- link. (2010-09-10 at carnegiechallengecup.co.uk)
- [http://www.therfl.co.uk/history_of_the_sport/lance_todd_trophy_winners Lance Todd Trophy Winners] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-28 at therfl.co.uk)
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