1984–85 Rugby Football League season
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1984–85 Rugby Football League season | |
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League | Leigh |
Second Division | |
Champions | Swinton |
Top try-scorer(s) | Vince Gribbin 27 |
The 1984–85
Season summary
- Slalom Lager League Champions: Hull Kingston Rovers
- Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Wigan (8 – 28–24 v Hull)
- Slalom Lager Premiership Trophy Winners: St. Helens (36–16 v Hull Kingston Rovers at Elland Road, Leeds)
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- Burtonwood Brewery Lancashire County Cup Winners: St. Helens (26–18 v Wigan at Central Park, Wigan)
- 2nd Division Champions: Swinton
Aside from retaining the Championship
On 21 October 1984
The 1985
The increase of the Second Division to 20 teams meant that it would have taken 38 rounds to play out a full double
St. Helens beat Wigan 26–18 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Hull F.C. beat Hull Kingston Rovers 29–12 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Championship
Hull Kingston Rovers finished on top of the First Division table to claim their fifth championship.
Championship final Standings
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Second Division Final Standings
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Challenge Cup
The 1984–85 Silk Cut Challenge Cup was won by Wigan after defeating Hull F.C. in the final.
The Final was played on 4 May at Wembley before a crowd of 99,801 and is arguably the greatest ever in Challenge Cup history.[2] Just after half-time Hull were 22 – 8 down before staging a fight back, but Wigan held on to win 28–24, ushering in an era of dominance for the club.[3]
League Cup
Premiership
References
- ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
- ^ "5. Wigan v Hull Challenge Cup final, 4 May 1985". Great Sporting Moments: Rugby League. London: independent.co.uk. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Baker, Andrew (20 August 1995). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. London: independent.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2017.