1990–91 Rugby Football League season

none 1990–91 Rugby Football League season Championship First Division: 14 Second Division: 21 First Division Wigan (12th title) Champions Hull Premiership winners ENG Garry Schofield Man of Steel Award Oldham Sheffield Eagles Rochdale Hornets Second Division Second Division Salford Champions Salford Halifax Swinton Second Division Doncaster Hunslet Huddersfield Whitehaven Keighley Dewsbury Trafford Borough Batley Barrow Chorley Borough Bramley Runcorn Highfield Nottingham City New Third Division 1989–90 Rugby Football League season 1989–90 1991–92 Rugby Football League season 1991–92 The 1990–91 Rugby Football League season was the 96th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1990 until May, 1991 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup. Season summary Overview First Division: wigan 16 Wigan Second Division: salford city 16 Salford Premiership: hull 16 Hull F.C. Divisional Premiership: salford city 16 Salford Challenge Cup: wigan 16 Wigan League Cup: warrington 16 Warrington Summary Bradford Northern player Simon Tuffs tested positive for amphetamines, and was the first time a failed drugs test involving a rugby league player had been made public since random testing had been introduced by the RFL in 1987.Fletcher Raymond Howes David Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92 1991 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-17852-3 17 He received a two-year suspension,Fitzpatrick Paul Tuffs given two-year ban for drug-taking The Guardian 27 February 1991 London 17 187070161 but the ban was lifted following an appeal.Macklin Keith Ban on Tuffs removed after appeal The Times 63995 17 April 1991 40 Due to a fixture backlog, Wigan, who were challenging for the league championship title, were forced to play their final eight league games within 19 days, a task described as "Mission Impossible" by coach John Monie.1990-2 Mission Impossible https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2020/04/25/1990-2-mission-impossible/ Wigan Warriors 9 May 2023 25 April 2020 The club managed to win seven out of eight games to retain the title. In April 1991, clubs approved a new three division format to be used from the start of the 1991–92 season. The Championship would remain a 14 team league, while the Second Division would consist of eight teams and the new Third Division would have 14 teams.Fitzpatrick Paul Three divisions agreed The Guardian 18 April 1991 London 17 187316602 First Division Wigan retained their title this season, relegated were Oldham, Sheffield Eagles and Rochdale Hornets. main WDL WIG WID HUL CAS LEE STH BRA FEV WAR WAK HKR OLD SHE ROC PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM REL REL REL 13 1 12 434 492 17 0 9 578 442 12 1 13 533 592 9 3 14 452 615 17 0 9 513 367 14 2 10 602 448 10 0 16 481 562 1 0 25 317 912 7 2 17 459 583 14 1 11 628 533 10 2 14 356 409 10 2 14 404 436 20 0 6 635 340 20 2 4 652 313 C R R R Bradford Northern Castleford Featherstone Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers Hull F.C. Leeds Oldham Rochdale Hornets Sheffield Eagles St Helens Wakefield Trinity Warrington Widnes Wigan 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored; points complete Fletcher Raymond Howes David https://archive.org/details/rothmansrugbylea0000flet/page/302/mode/2up?view=theater Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96 1995 Headline Publishing Group London 978-0-7472-7817-7 302 2 1 0 QR yellow2 Qualification for Premiership first round red2 Relegated to Second Division Second Division main WDL SAL HFX SWI RYE LEI WOR FUL CAR DON HUN HUD WHI KEI DEW TRA BAT BAR CHO BRM RUN NOT PRO PRO PRO PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM REL REL REL REL REL REL REL REL REL REL REL REL REL 8 2 18 415 705 10 0 18 337 466 7 1 20 379 726 16 2 10 613 425 7 1 20 388 721 10 1 17 410 455 16 0 12 507 434 17 2 9 450 338 24 0 4 941 311 13 1 14 493 477 13 2 13 519 438 12 0 16 456 588 18 1 9 698 372 2 0 26 284 945 3 1 24 351 779 20 2 6 559 294 26 1 1 856 219 21 2 5 523 370 10 0 18 508 618 13 0 15 412 592 18 1 9 497 323 C,P P P R R R R R R R R R R R R R Barrow Batley Bramley Carlisle Chorley Borough Dewsbury Doncaster Fulham Halifax Huddersfield Hunslet Keighley Leigh Nottingham City Runcorn Highfield Ryedale-York Salford Swinton Trafford Borough Whitehaven Workington Town 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored; points complete Fletcher Raymond Howes David https://archive.org/details/rothmansrugbylea0000flet/page/302/mode/2up?view=theater Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96 1995 Headline Publishing Group London 978-0-7472-7817-7 302 2 1 0 PQR green2 Promoted to First DivisionQualified for Divisional Premiership first round yellow2 Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round red2 Relegated to Third Division Premiership First Division Premiership 1990-91 Rugby League Premiership 12 May 1991 Hull F.C. 14-4 Widnes T-Gay, Nolan G, Walker G-Eastwood T-Offiah Old Trafford 42,043 John Holdsworth Greg Mackey Divisional Premiership 12 May 1991 Salford 27 – 20 Fletcher Howes 1991 166 Halifax Kerry (2), Evans, Gilfillan Kerry (4) Kerry, Cassidy, Lee Southernwood, Hill, Wilson, Wood Platt (2) Old Trafford, Manchester Brian Galtress (Bradford) Steve Kerry References Sources 1990–91 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com Great Britain Competitions 1990-1991 at hunterlink.net.au Category:1990 in English rugby league Category:1991 in English rugby league Category:Rugby Football League seasons