1982–83 Rugby Football League season
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The 1982–83 Rugby Football League season was the 88th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1982 until May, 1983 for the Championship.
TeamsFirst Division: 16
Second Division: 17
Second Division: 17
| 1982–83 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Slalom Lager Championship |
| Teams | First Division: 16 Second Division: 17 |
| First Division | |
| Champions | Hull (6th title) |
| Premiership winners | Widnes |
| Man of Steel Award |  Allan Agar |
| Top try-scorer | Bob Eccles (37) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division | |
| Relegated to Second Division | |
| Second Division | |
| Champions | Fulham |
| Runners-up | Wakefield Trinity |
| Top point-scorer | Steve Diamond (308) |
| Top try-scorer | John Crossley (27) |
Season summary
Hull finished on top of the First Division table to claim their sixth championship, before Widnes deafeated them in the Premiershio. Fulham, Wakefield Trinity, Salford and Whitehaven were promoted to the First Division.
First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull (C) | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 572 | 293 | 195.2 | 47 | Qualification for Premiership play-offs |
| 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 496 | 276 | 179.7 | 43 | |
| 3 | Wigan | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 482 | 270 | 178.5 | 43 | |
| 4 | St Helens | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 516 | 395 | 130.6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Widnes | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 534 | 357 | 149.6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Leeds | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 480 | 443 | 108.4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Castleford | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 629 | 458 | 137.3 | 37 | |
| 8 | Oldham | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 346 | 320 | 108.1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bradford Northern | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 381 | 314 | 121.3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Leigh | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 488 | 374 | 130.5 | 29 | |
| 11 | Warrington | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 423 | 410 | 103.2 | 28 | |
| 12 | Featherstone Rovers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 350 | 447 | 78.3 | 24 | |
| 13 | Barrow (R) | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 472 | 505 | 93.5 | 23 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 14 | Workington Town (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 318 | 696 | 45.7 | 14 | |
| 15 | Halifax (R) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 221 | 651 | 33.9 | 11 | |
| 16 | Carlisle (R) | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 252 | 751 | 33.6 | 4 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham (C, P) | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 699 | 294 | 237.8 | 55 | Promoted to Championship |
| 2 | Wakefield Trinity (P) | 32 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 672 | 381 | 176.4 | 52 | |
| 3 | Salford (P) | 32 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 686 | 363 | 189.0 | 48 | |
| 4 | Whitehaven (P) | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 464 | 298 | 155.7 | 43 | |
| 5 | Bramley | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 560 | 369 | 151.8 | 41 | |
| 6 | Hunslet | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 553 | 448 | 123.4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Swinton | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 549 | 454 | 120.9 | 39 | |
| 8 | Cardiff | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 572 | 444 | 128.8 | 36 | |
| 9 | Keighley | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 470 | 423 | 111.1 | 35 | |
| 10 | York | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 516 | 455 | 113.4 | 30 | |
| 11 | Blackpool Borough | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 381 | 433 | 88.0 | 27 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 397 | 524 | 75.8 | 27 | |
| 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 361 | 469 | 77.0 | 25 | |
| 14 | Dewsbury | 32 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 325 | 507 | 64.1 | 17 | |
| 15 | Batley | 32 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 305 | 719 | 42.4 | 13 | |
| 16 | Huyton | 32 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 250 | 687 | 36.4 | 12 | |
| 17 | Doncaster | 32 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 307 | 799 | 38.4 | 5 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Premiership
14 May 1983 |