1989–90 Rugby Football League season
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The 1989–90 Rugby Football League season was the 95th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1989 until May, 1990 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
TeamsFirst Division: 14
Second Division: 21
Second Division: 21
| 1989–90 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Stones Bitter Championship |
| Teams | First Division: 14 Second Division: 21 |
| First Division | |
| Champions | Wigan (11th title) |
| Premiership winners | Widnes |
| Man of Steel Award |  Shaun Edwards |
| Top try-scorer |  Martin Offiah (45) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division | |
| Relegated to Second Division | |
| Second Division | |
| Champions | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Top point-scorer | Mike Fletcher (450) |
| Top try-scorer | Greg Austin (38) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Joined league | Trafford Borough |
Season summary
Trafford Borough entered the Second Division and. Mansfield Marksmen changed their name to Nottingham City.
Runcorn Highfield became only the second peacetime team in the history of the Rugby Football League to lose every game, and the first since Liverpool City in 1906–1907.
First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan (C) | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 699 | 349 | 200.3 | 40 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 2 | Leeds | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 704 | 383 | 183.8 | 36 | |
| 3 | Widnes | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 659 | 423 | 155.8 | 34 | |
| 4 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 614 | 416 | 147.6 | 34 | |
| 5 | St Helens | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 714 | 544 | 131.3 | 34 | |
| 6 | Hull | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 577 | 400 | 144.3 | 33 | |
| 7 | Castleford | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 703 | 448 | 156.9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Warrington | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 424 | 451 | 94.0 | 27 | |
| 9 | Wakefield Trinity | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 502 | 528 | 95.1 | 25 | |
| 10 | Featherstone Rovers | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 479 | 652 | 73.5 | 20 | |
| 11 | Sheffield Eagles | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 517 | 588 | 87.9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Leigh (R) | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 442 | 642 | 68.8 | 19 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 13 | Salford (R) | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 421 | 699 | 60.2 | 9 | |
| 14 | Barrow (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 201 | 1133 | 17.7 | 2 |
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 or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers (C, P) | 28 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1102 | 190 | 580.0 | 50 | Promoted to First Division Qualification for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 2 | Oldham (P) | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 879 | 325 | 270.5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Rochdale Hornets (P) | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 977 | 422 | 231.5 | 48 | |
| 4 | Ryedale-York | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 653 | 338 | 193.2 | 41 | Qualification for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 5 | Halifax | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 741 | 360 | 205.8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Swinton | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 673 | 405 | 166.2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Dewsbury | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 503 | 411 | 122.4 | 39 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 496 | 488 | 101.6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Doncaster | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 533 | 399 | 133.6 | 32 | |
| 10 | Trafford Borough | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 551 | 551 | 100.0 | 30 | |
| 11 | Huddersfield | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 469 | 441 | 106.3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Batley | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 466 | 478 | 97.5 | 26 | |
| 13 | Bramley | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 413 | 623 | 66.3 | 22 | |
| 14 | Hunslet | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 431 | 585 | 73.7 | 20 | |
| 15 | Chorley Borough | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 399 | 618 | 64.6 | 20 | |
| 16 | Whitehaven | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 396 | 710 | 55.8 | 20 | |
| 17 | Carlisle | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 511 | 625 | 81.8 | 18 | |
| 18 | Keighley | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 436 | 837 | 52.1 | 12 | |
| 19 | Workington Town | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 311 | 708 | 43.9 | 12 | |
| 20 | Nottingham City | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 323 | 1032 | 31.3 | 8 | |
| 21 | Runcorn Highfield | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 218 | 935 | 23.3 | 0 |
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
First Division Premiership
13 May 1990 |
| Widnes (3) | 28-6 | Bradford Northern (4) |
|---|---|---|
| T-Tait (2), Currier (2), Holliday G-Davies (4) |
[3] |
T-Marchant G-Mumby |
Divisional Premiership
13 May 1990 |
| Oldham (2) | 30 – 29 | Hull Kingston Rovers (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lord, Ford, Henderson, Irving, Ruane, Martyn Goals: Hyde (2), Platt |
[4] |
Tries: Parker (2), Clark, Lyman, Harrison Goals: Fletcher (4) Drop goals: Parker |