1988–89 Rugby Football League season

none 1988–89 Rugby Football League season Stones Bitter Championship First Division: 14 Second Division: 20 First Division Widnes (3rd title) Champions Widnes Premiership winners ENG Ellery Hanley Man of Steel Award ENG Martin Offiah (60) Leigh Barrow Sheffield Eagles Second Division Oldham Halifax Hull Kingston Rovers Second Division Second Division Leigh Champions Barrow ENG Mark Aston (307) ENG Derek Bate (34) 1987–88 Rugby Football League season 1987–88 1989–90 Rugby Football League season 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. First Division main WDL WID WIG LEE HUL CAS FEV STH BRA WAK SAL WAR OLD HKR HFX PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM REL REL REL 20 1 5 726 345 19 0 7 543 434 18 0 8 530 380 17 0 9 427 355 15 2 9 601 480 13 1 12 482 545 12 1 13 513 529 11 1 14 545 518 11 1 14 413 540 11 0 15 469 526 10 0 16 456 455 8 1 17 462 632 6 1 19 335 535 6 1 19 408 636 C R R R Widnes Wigan Leeds Hull Castleford Featherstone Rovers St Helens Bradford Northern Wakefield Trinity Salford Warrington Oldham Halifax Hull Kingston Rovers 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded) yes points complete https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/championship-1988-89/summary.html Championship 1988/89 Rugby League Project 19 March 2026 2 1 0 QR yellow2 Qualification for Premiership first round red2 Relegated to Second Division Second Division main WDL LEI BAR SHE YOR DON SWI WHI KEI ROC BRM CAR BAT DEW HUN FUL CHO WOR HUD MAN RUN PRO PRO PRO PRM PRM PRM PRM PRM 26 0 2 925 338 21 1 6 726 326 19 1 8 669 362 17 1 10 585 383 16 2 10 621 482 17 0 11 599 464 15 2 11 522 378 16 0 12 551 525 15 0 13 655 677 14 1 13 600 514 14 1 13 512 441 13 3 12 461 416 13 0 15 518 626 12 1 15 473 540 10 0 18 464 650 9 1 18 408 533 9 1 18 365 549 9 1 18 400 615 4 1 23 308 769 2 1 25 224 998 CP P P Leigh Barrow Sheffield Eagles York Swinton Doncaster Whitehaven Keighley Rochdale Hornets Bramley Carlisle Batley Dewsbury Hunslet Fulham Chorley Borough Workington Town Huddersfield Mansfield Marksman Runcorn Highfield 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded) yes points complete https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/second-division-1988-89/summary.html Second Division 1988/89 Rugby League Project 19 March 2026 2 1 0 PQ green2 Promoted to First Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round yellow2 Qualification for Divisional Premiership first round Premiership First Division Premiership 1988–89 Rugby League Premiership 14 May 1989 Widnes (1) 18-10 Hull F.C. (4) T-Currier, D Wright, Offiah G-Davies (3) T-Welham G-Pearce (3) Old Trafford 40,194 John Holdsworth Alan Tait Divisional Premiership 1988–89 Rugby League Divisional Premiership 14 May 1989 Sheffield Eagles (3) 43 – 18 Fletcher Howes 1989 160 Swinton (6) Powell (3), Broadbent, Aston, Cook, McDermott Aston (7) Aston Frodsham, Melling, Ranson Myler (3) Old Trafford, Manchester Robin Whitfield (Widnes) Mark Aston References Sources 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 1988-89 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com Great Britain Competitions 1988-1989 at hunterlink.net.au Category:1988 in English rugby league Category:1989 in English rugby league Category:Rugby Football League seasons