1988–89 Rugby League Divisional Premiership

1988–89 Divisional Premiership Trophy National knockout championship Sheffield Eagles Winners Swinton 1987–88 Rugby League Divisional Premiership 1987–88 1989–90 Rugby League Divisional Premiership 1989–90 8 The 1988–89 Rugby League Divisional Premiership was the 3rd end-of-season Rugby League Divisional Premiership competition. The competition was contested by the top eight teams in the second Division. The winners were Sheffield Eagles. First round DateTeam oneScoreTeam two 23 April 1989 Barrow 30–5 Whitehaven 23 April 1989 Leigh 38–12 Keighley 23 April 1989 Sheffield Eagles 28–10 Doncaster 23 April 1989 York 4–4 Swinton Replay DateTeam oneScoreTeam two 25 April 1989 Swinton 17–16 York Semi-finals DateTeam oneScoreTeam two 7 May 1989 Barrow 6–9 Sheffield Eagles 7 May 1989 Leigh 8–20 Swinton Final 14 May 1989 Sheffield Eagles 43 – 18 Fletcher Howes 1989 160 Swinton Powell (3), Broadbent, Aston, Cook, McDermott Aston (7) Aston Frodsham, Melling, Ranson Myler (3) Old Trafford, Manchester Robin Whitfield (Widnes) Mark Aston 1 Mark Gamson2 Phil Cartwright3 Andy Dickinson4 Daryl Powell (c)5 Andy Young6 Mark Aston7 David Close8 Paul Broadbent9 Mick Cook 10 Gary Van Bellen11 Sonny Nickle12 Mark Fleming13 Warren SmilesSubstitutes:14 Steve Evans15 Paul McDermottCoach: Gary Hetherington 1 Paul Topping2 Scott Ranson3 Mark Viller4 Steve Snape5 Derek Bate6 Tommy Frodsham7 Tony Hewitt8 Frank Mooney9 Alex Melling10 Steve O'Neill11 Gary Ainsworth12 John Allen13 John Myler (c) Substitutes:14 Dave Maloney15 John HorrocksCoach: Frank Barrow See also 1988–89 Rugby Football League season Notes References Fletcher Raymond Howes David https://archive.org/details/rothmansrugbylea0000unse Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90 1989 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-17850-9 Rugby League Divisional Premiership