1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season
1979–80 Rugby Football League season | |
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League | York |
The 1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 85th season of
Season summary
- York and Blackpool Boroughwere relegated.
- The Challenge Cup Winners Hull Kingston Rovers who beat city rivals Hull F.C. 10-5 in the final.
- 2nd Division Champions were
League Tables
ChampionshipFinal Standings
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Second Division
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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.
John Player Trophy
The John Player Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 6-0 in the final.
County cups
Floodlit Trophy
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Hull F.C. who beat city rivals Hull Kingston Rovers 13-3 in the final.
Premiership
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Widnes who beat Bradford Northern 19-5 in the final.
Statistics
The following are the top points scorers in the 1979–80 season.[4]
Most tries
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Most goals (including drop goals)
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References
- ^ "1979-80 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Demsteader, Christine (2000-10-01). "Rugby League's home from home". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour". Retrieved 2009-08-07.[dead link]
- ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.