1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season

The 1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 85th season of rugby league football. Sixteen English clubs competed for the Northern Rugby Football League's first division championship, with Bradford claiming the title by finishing on top of the League.

1979–80 Rugby Football League season
LeagueNorthern Rugby Football League
Champions Bradford Northern
Premiership Widnes
Man of Steel Award George Fairbairn
Top point-scorer(s) Steve Quinn (375)
Top try-scorer(s) Keith Fielding (30)
Steve Hubbard (30)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Division 2 Featherstone Rovers
Halifax
Oldham
Barrow
Relegated to Division 2 Wigan
Hunslet
York
Blackpool Borough

Season summary

League Tables

Challenge Cup

The 1980 State Express Challenge Cup culminated in the first Hull Cup final derby, with a heavy entourage of supporters from the East and West of the city making the trip to London.[2] Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Hull 10-5 at Wembley before a crowd of 95,000.[3]

This was Hull Kingston Rovers’ first, and to date, only Cup Final Win in six Final appearances.

The Hull Kingston Rovers’ Prop, Brian Lockwood, won the Lance Todd Trophy.

League Cup

Premiership

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in the 1979–80 season.[4]

References

  1. "1979-80 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (27 March 1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. London: Headline. pp. 163–7. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.

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