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 | |
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| League | Northern 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) |
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| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Division 2 | |
| Relegated to Division 2 | |
Season summary edit
- Bradford Northern won their first ever Championship this season. Wigan, Hunslet (having dropped the prefix of 'New' from New Hunslet), York and Blackpool Borough were relegated.
- The Challenge Cup Winners Hull Kingston Rovers who beat city rivals Hull F.C. 10-5 in the final.
- 2nd Division Champions were Featherstone Rovers, Halifax, Oldham and Barrow were also promoted.[1]
League Tables edit
Championship editFinal Standings
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Second Division edit
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Challenge Cup edit
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 edit
The John Player Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 6-0 in the final.
County cups edit
Widnes beat Workington Town (from Cumbria) 11–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Halifax 15–6 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
Floodlit Trophy edit
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Hull F.C. who beat city rivals Hull Kingston Rovers 13-3 in the final.
Premiership edit
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Widnes who beat Bradford Northern 19-5 in the final.
Statistics edit
The following are the top points scorers in the 1979–80 season.[4]
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Most tries
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Most goals (including drop goals)
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References edit
- ^ "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]
- ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (27 March 1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. London: Headline. pp. 163–7. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.