1986–87 Rugby League Divisional Premiership

1986–87 Divisional Premiership Trophy National knockout championship Swinton Winners Hunslet 1987–88 Rugby League Divisional Premiership 1987–88 8 The 1986–87 Rugby League Divisional Premiership was the 1st end-of-season Rugby League Divisional Premiership competition. The competition was contested by the top eight teams in the second Division. Swinton became the champions after defeating Hunslet 27–10 in the final. First round DateTeam oneScoreTeam two 26 April 1987 Doncaster 18–30 Rochdale Hornets 26 April 1987 Hunslet 54–0 Carlisle 26 April 1987 Swinton 59–14 Bramley 26 April 1987 Whitehaven 29–24 Sheffield Eagles Semi-finals DateTeam oneScoreTeam two 10 May 1987 Hunslet 32–8 Rochdale Hornets 10 May 1987 Swinton 12–6 Whitehaven Final 17 May 1987 Swinton 27 – 10 Hunslet Bate, Derbyshire, Grima, Lee, Ainsworth Rippon (3) L. Holliday Bateman (2) Platt Old Trafford, Manchester Gary Ainsworth 1 Mark Viller 2 Derek Bate3 Paul Topping4 Jeff Brown5 Andy Rippon6 Steve Snape7 Martin Lee8 Joe Grima9 Gary Ainsworth10 Roby Muller11 Alan Derbyshire12 Mike Holliday13 Les Holliday (c) Substitutes:14 John Allen15 Alan RatcliffeCoach: Bill Holliday & Mike Peers 1 Andy Kay2 Phil Tate3 Colin Penola4 Jimmy Irvine5 Warren Wilson6 Ged Coates7 Graham King8 Andy Sykes9 Phil Gibson10 Andy Bateman11 Alan Platt12 Chris Bowden13 Graeme Jennings (c) Substitutes:14 Gary Senior15 Keith MasonCoach: Peter Jarivs & David Ward See also 1986–87 Rugby Football League season Notes References Fletcher Raymond Howes David Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88 1987 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-356-14620-1 Rugby League Divisional Premiership