1977–78 Rugby League Premiership
{{Infobox rugby football league season
| title = 1977–78 Premiership
| structure = National knockout championship
| season_champs = Bradford Northern
| season_champ_name = Winners
| runner-up_name = Runner-up
| second_place = Widnes
| prevseason_link = 1976–77 Rugby League Premiership
| prevseason_year = 1976–77
| nextseason_link = 1978–79 Rugby League Premiership
| nextseason_year = 1978–79
| no_of_teams =
}}
The 1977–78 Rugby League Premiership was the fourth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/premiership-trophy/summary.html|title=Premiership title|publisher=Rugby League Project}}
The winners were Bradford Northern.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/premiership-trophy-1977-78/results.html|title=Premiership title 1977-78|publisher=Rugby League Project}}
First round
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| width=150| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=250| Team two !width=100| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr | Widnes | Warrington | 33-8 |
| 30 Apr | Bradford Northern | Leeds | 18-10 |
| 30 Apr | Hull Kingston Rovers | Wigan | 17-0 |
| 30 Apr | St Helens | Salford | 29-11 |
Semi-finals
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| width=150| Date
!width=250| Team one !width=250| Team two !width=100| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Hull Kingston Rovers | Widnes | 12-22 |
| 3 May | St Helens | Bradford Northern | 14-10 |
| 7 May | Bradford Northern | St Helens | 19-12 |
| 7 May | Widnes | Hull Kingston Rovers | 13-19 |
Final
{{Rugbyleaguebox
|date = 20 May 1978
|time =
|team1 = Bradford Northern
|score = 17-8
|team2 = Widnes
|points1 = G-Mumby (2); DG-Wolford
T-Barends, Roe, D Redfearn, Haigh
|points2 = G-Woods
T-Aspey (2)
|stadium = Station Road, Swinton
|attendance = 16,813
|referee =
|manofmatch =
|report =
}}
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| width="55"| | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keith Mumby |
| 2 | David Barends |
| 3 | Peter Roe |
| 4 | Jack Austin |
| 5 | David Redfearn |
| 6 | Johnny Wolford |
| 7 | Alan Redfearn |
| 8 | Ian Van Bellen |
| 9 | Dean Raistrick |
| 10 | Jimmy Thompson |
| 11 | Graham Joyce |
| 12 | Dennis Trotter |
| 13 | Bob Haigh |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | |
| 14 | Neil Fox for Ian Van Bellen |
| 15 | Colin Forsyth for Graham Joyce |
| colspan=3|Coach: | |
| colspan="4"| Peter Fox |
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| width="55"| | |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Eckersley |
| 2 | Stuart Wright |
| 3 | Eric Hughes |
| 4 | Mal Aspey |
| 5 | Paul Woods |
| 6 | Ken Gill |
| 7 | Reg Bowden |
| 8 | Jim Mills |
| 9 | Keith Elwell |
| 10 | Glyn Shaw |
| 11 | Mick Adams |
| 12 | David Hull |
| 13 | Doug Laughton |
| colspan=3|Substitutions: | |
| 14 | Bill Ramsey for Glyn Shaw |
| 15 | Mick George for Bill Ramsey |
| colspan=3|Coach: | |
| colspan="4"| Frank Myler |
|}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Rugby League Premiership}}
{{Rugby Football League seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Rugby League Premiership}}