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1988–89 Rugby Football League season#Second Division

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{{Infobox rugby football league season

| title = 1988–89 Rugby Football League season

| league = Stones Bitter Championship

| logo =

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| duration =

| no_of_teams = 14

| attendance =

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| season = 1988–89 Season

| season_champs = {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} Widnes

| season_champ_name = Champions

| league_leaders =

| league_leaders_name=

| second_place =

| premiership_win = {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes

| premiership_win_name= Premiership winners

| MVP = {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Ellery Hanley

| MVP_link = Man of Steel Award

| top_scorer =

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| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Martin Offiah 60

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| promote = {{ubl|{{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} Leigh|{{leagueicon|Barrow|16}} Barrow|{{leagueicon|Sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles}}

| promote_from = Second Division

| relegate = {{ubl|{{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} Oldham|{{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} Halifax|{{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| relegate_to = Second Division

| licence_period =

| awarded =

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| season2 = Second Division

| season_champs2 = {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} Leigh

| season_champ_name2 = Champions

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| MVP2 =

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| top_scorer2 = {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Mark Aston 307

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| top try scorer2 = {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Derek Bate 34

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| prevseason_link = 1987–88 Rugby Football League season

| prevseason_year = 1987–88

| nextseason_link = 1989–90 Rugby Football League season

| nextseason_year = 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.

League Tables

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

=Championship final Standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=20 abbr="Position" |

!width=175 |Team

!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld

!width=20 abbr="Won" |W

!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF

!width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA

!width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD

!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts

align=center style="background:#FFD700;"

|1

style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|widnes|16}} Widnes

|26

2015726345+38141
2style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|wigan|16}} Wigan

|26

1907543434+10938
3style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|leeds|16}} Leeds

|26

1808530380+15036
4style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|hull fc|16}} Hull

|26

1709427355+7234
5style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|castleford|16}} Castleford

|26

1529601480+12132
6style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

|26

13112482545|
6327
7style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|st helens|16}} St. Helens

|26

12113513529|
1625
8style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|bradford|16}} Bradford Northern

|26

11114545518+2723
9style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|wakefield|16}} Wakefield Trinity

|26

11114413540|
3723
10style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|salford city|16}} Salford

|26

11015469526|
5722
11style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|warrington|16}} Warrington

|26

10016456455+120
style="background:#FFCCCC"

|12

style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|oldham|16}} Oldham

|26

8117462632|
17017
style="background:#FFCCCC"

|13

style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|halifax|16}} Halifax

|26

6119335535|
20013
style="background:#FFCCCC"

|14

style="text-align:center;"|{{league icon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|26

6119408636|
22813

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

|bgcolor="#FFD700"|Champions

|style="background: #FFCCCC"|Relegated

{{col-break}}

=Second Division Final Standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
width=20 abbr="Position" |

!width=175 |Team

!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld

!width=20 abbr="Won" |W

!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D

!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L

!width=20 abbr=”Points For”|PF

!width=20 abbr=”Points Against”|PA

!width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD

!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts

align=center style="background:#ccffcc;color:"

|1

Leigh282602925338+58752
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;color:"

|2

Barrow282116726326+40043
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;color:"

|3

Sheffield Eagles281918669362+30739
align=center style="background:"

|4

York2817110585383+20235
align=center style="background:"

|5

Swinton2816210621482+13934
align=center style="background:"

|6

Doncaster2817011599464+13534
align=center style="background:"

|7

Whitehaven2815211522378+14432
align=center style="background:"

|8

Keighley2816012551525+2632
align=center style="background:"

|9

Rochdale Hornets2815013655677|
2230
align=center style="background:"

|10

Bramley2814113600514+8629
align=center style="background:"

|11

Carlisle2814113512441+7129
align=center style="background:"

|12

Batley2813312461416+4529
align=center style="background:"

|13

Dewsbury2813015518626|
10826
align=center style="background:"

|14

Hunslet2812115473540|
6725
align=center style="background:"

|15

Fulham2810018464650|
18620
align=center style="background:"

|16

Chorley Borough289118408533|
12519
align=center style="background:"

|17

Workington Town289118365549|
18419
align=center style="background:"

|18

Huddersfield289118400615|
21519
align=center style="background:"

|19

Mansfield Marksman284123308769|
4619
align=center style="background:"

|20

Runcorn Highfield282125224998|
7745

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"

|bgcolor="#ccffcc"|Promoted

{{col-end}}

Premiership

{{main|1988–89 Rugby League Premiership}}

{{main|1988–89 Rugby League Divisional Premiership}}

Challenge Cup

{{main|1988–89 Challenge Cup}}

Wigan defeated St. Helens 27-0 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 78,000.[http://www.carnegiechallengecup.co.uk/page.php?id=767 Winners 1897 - present] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910094322/http://www.carnegiechallengecup.co.uk/page.php?id=767 |date=2010-09-10 }} at carnegiechallengecup.co.uk Ellery Hanley, Wigan's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.[http://www.therfl.co.uk/history_of_the_sport/lance_todd_trophy_winners Lance Todd Trophy Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128184536/http://www.therfl.co.uk/history_of_the_sport/lance_todd_trophy_winners |date=2010-11-28 }} at therfl.co.uk This was the first time a side had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup final.

Lancashire Cup

{{Main|1988 Lancashire Cup}}

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Semi-finals

| RD4=Final

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=Barrow

| RD1-score01=10

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02=Wigan

| RD1-score02=14

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03=Rochdale Hornets

| RD1-score03=25

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04=Fulham

| RD1-score04=14

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Widnes

| RD1-score05=32

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=St. Helens

| RD1-score06=24

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=Swinton

| RD1-score07=24

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08=Leigh

| RD1-score08=14

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09=Oldham

| RD1-score09=64

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10=Workington Town

| RD1-score10=2

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Salford

| RD1-score11=42

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Whitehaven

| RD1-score12=8

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13=Runcorn Highfield

| RD1-score13=4

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14=Warrington

| RD1-score14=42

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15=Carlisle

| RD1-score15=17

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16=Chorley Borough

| RD1-score16=7

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Wigan

| RD2-score01=36

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Rochdale Hornets

| RD2-score02=4

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Widnes

| RD2-score03=38

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Swinton

| RD2-score04=4

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Oldham

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Salford

| RD2-score06=18

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Warrington

| RD2-score07=34

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Carlisle

| RD2-score08=18

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Wigan

| RD3-score01=14

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Widnes

| RD3-score02=10

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Salford

| RD3-score03=15

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Warrington

| RD3-score04=2

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Wigan

| RD4-score01=22

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Salford

| RD4-score02=17

}}

Yorkshire Cup

{{Main|1988 Yorkshire Cup}}

The following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Semi-finals

| RD4=Final

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=Leeds

| RD1-score01=24

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02=Bradford Northern

| RD1-score02=21

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03=Wakefield Trinity

| RD1-score03=46

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04=Dewsbury

| RD1-score04=20

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Hull F.C.

| RD1-score05=53

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Hunslet

| RD1-score06=0

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=Featherstone Rovers

| RD1-score07=38

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08=Doncaster

| RD1-score08=8

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09=Halifax

| RD1-score09=36

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10=Batley

| RD1-score10=14

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Keighley

| RD1-score11=22

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12= {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| RD1-score12=28

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13=Castleford

| RD1-score13=94

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14=Huddersfield

| RD1-score14=12

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15=York

| RD1-score15=25

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16=Mansfield Marksman

| RD1-score16=4

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Leeds

| RD2-score01=15

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=Wakefield Trinity

| RD2-score02=10

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Hull F.C.

| RD2-score03=18

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Featherstone Rovers

| RD2-score04=0

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Halifax

| RD2-score05=24

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06= {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| RD2-score06=2

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Castleford

| RD2-score07=40

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=York

| RD2-score08=14

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Leeds

| RD3-score01=12

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Hull F.C.

| RD3-score02=8

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Halifax

| RD3-score03=8

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Castleford

| RD3-score04=12

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Leeds

| RD4-score01=33

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Castleford

| RD4-score02=12

}}

John Player Special Trophy

{{Main|1988–89 John Player Special Trophy}}

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures

{{32TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Semi-finals

| RD5=Final

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01=Huddersfield

| RD1-score01=4

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02=Chorley Borough

| RD1-score02=22

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03= {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| RD1-score03=40

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04=Keighley

| RD1-score04=0

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=Runcorn Highfield

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Wigan

| RD1-score06=92

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=Halifax

| RD1-score07=22

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08=Salford

| RD1-score08=4

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09=Leeds

| RD1-score09=12

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10=Castleford

| RD1-score10=21

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=Bradford Northern

| RD1-score11=34

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Dewsbury

| RD1-score12=18

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13=Leigh

| RD1-score13=42

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14=Barrow

| RD1-score14=14

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15=Swinton

| RD1-score15=13

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-team16=Doncaster

| RD1-score16=16

| RD1-seed17=

| RD1-team17=Sheffield Eagles

| RD1-score17=80

| RD1-seed18=

| RD1-team18=Wigan St Patricks

| RD1-score18=8

| RD1-seed19=

| RD1-team19=Widnes

| RD1-score19=37

| RD1-seed20=

| RD1-team20=Featherstone Rovers

| RD1-score20=12

| RD1-seed21=

| RD1-team21=Warrington

| RD1-score21=21

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22=Oldham

| RD1-score22=14

| RD1-seed23=

| RD1-team23=Bramley

| RD1-score23=32

| RD1-seed24=

| RD1-team24=Mansfield Marksman

| RD1-score24=6

| RD1-seed25=

| RD1-team25=York

| RD1-score25=6

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26=St. Helens

| RD1-score26=14

| RD1-seed27=

| RD1-team27=Hull F.C.

| RD1-score27=26

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28=Batley

| RD1-score28=10

| RD1-seed29=

| RD1-team29=Wakefield Trinity

| RD1-score29=34

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30=Carlisle

| RD1-score30=14

| RD1-seed31=

| RD1-team31=Rochdale Hornets

| RD1-score31=26

| RD1-seed32=

| RD1-team32=Whitehaven

| RD1-score32=20

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Chorley Borough

| RD2-score01=22

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02= {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| RD2-score02=36

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Wigan

| RD2-score03=20

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Halifax

| RD2-score04=16

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Castleford

| RD2-score05=18

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Bradford Northern

| RD2-score06=19

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Leigh

| RD2-score07=40

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Doncaster

| RD2-score08=18

| RD2-seed09=

| RD2-team09=Sheffield Eagles

| RD2-score09=9

| RD2-seed10=

| RD2-team10=Widnes

| RD2-score10=34

| RD2-seed11=

| RD2-team11=Warrington

| RD2-score11=42

| RD2-seed12=

| RD2-team12=Bramley

| RD2-score12=10

| RD2-seed13=

| RD2-team13=St. Helens

| RD2-score13=16

| RD2-seed14=

| RD2-team14=Hull F.C.

| RD2-score14=13

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15=Wakefield Trinity

| RD2-score15=38

| RD2-seed16=

| RD2-team16=Rochdale Hornets

| RD2-score16=12

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01= {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

| RD3-score01=16(0)

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Wigan

| RD3-score02=16 (30)

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Bradford Northern

| RD3-score03=6

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Leigh

| RD3-score04=0

| RD3-seed05=

| RD3-team05=Widnes

| RD3-score05=16

| RD3-seed06=

| RD3-team06=Warrington

| RD3-score06=7

| RD3-seed07=

| RD3-team07=St. Helens

| RD3-score07=34

| RD3-seed08=

| RD3-team08=Wakefield Trinity

| RD3-score08=18

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Wigan

| RD4-score01=16

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Bradford Northern

| RD4-score02=5

| RD4-seed03=

| RD4-team03=Widnes

| RD4-score03=20

| RD4-seed04=

| RD4-team04=St. Helens

| RD4-score04=15

| RD5-seed01=

| RD5-team01=Wigan

| RD5-score01=12

| RD5-seed02=

| RD5-team02=Widnes

| RD5-score02=6

}}

References

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Sources

  • [http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=408 1988-89 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com]
  • [https://archive.today/20070804161455/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/gbr/sum/gbr1988.htm Great Britain Competitions 1988-1989 at hunterlink.net.au]

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