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2nd Division Champions were [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]. |
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[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]], [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]], [[Rochdale Hornets]] and [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] were promoted to the First Division. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=398|title=1977-78 Season summary|accessdate=2009-08-08|}}</ref> |
[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]], [[Barrow Raiders|Barrow]], [[Rochdale Hornets]] and [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] were promoted to the First Division. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=398|title=1977-78 Season summary|accessdate=2009-08-08||archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5jpoD0Z9s|archivedate=2009-09-16|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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Leeds beat St Helens 14-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 96,000. |
Leeds beat St Helens 14-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 96,000. |
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This was Leeds’ eleventh Cup Final win in fifteen appearances and their second in successive years. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65|title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour|accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref> |
This was Leeds’ eleventh Cup Final win in fifteen appearances and their second in successive years. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=65|title=RFL Challenge Cup Roll of Honour|accessdate=2009-08-07|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1253115704863429|archivedate=2009-09-16|deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:41, 16 September 2009
| 1977-78 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby League |
| 1977-78 Season | |
| Champions | Widnes |
| Premiership | Bradford |
The 1977-78 Rugby Football League season was the eighty second season of rugby league football.
Season summary
League Champions were Widnes for the first time. The last game was cancelled as Featherstone were on strike. Consequently Bradford Northern finished 2nd on percentages.
Hull, New Hunslet, Bramley and Dewsbury were demoted to the Second Division.
Leeds were 14-12 Challenge Cup Winners over St Helens.
John Player Trophy Winners were Warrington beating Widnes 9-4 in the final
Premiership Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern beating Widnes 17-8 in the final.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Hull Kingston Rovers beating St Helens 26-11 in the final.
2nd Division Champions were Leigh.
Leigh, Barrow, Rochdale Hornets and Huddersfield were promoted to the First Division. [1]
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widnes | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 613 | 241 | 50 |
| 2 | Bradford Northern | 29 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 500 | 291 | 44 |
| 3 | St Helens RLFC | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 678 | 384 | 45 |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 495 | 419 | 35 |
| 5 | Wigan | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 482 | 435 | 35 |
| 6 | Salford | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 470 | 446 | 32 |
| 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 29 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 443 | 452 | 32 |
| 8 | Leeds | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 512 | 460 | 31 |
| 9 | Warrington | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 561 | 367 | 30 |
| 10 | Castleford | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 515 | 583 | 28 |
| 11 | Workington Town | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 406 | 519 | 26 |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 393 | 450 | 25 |
| 13 | Hull | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 358 | 480 | 23 |
| 14 | New Hunslet | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 318 | 518 | 22 |
| 15 | Bramley | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 281 | 608 | 14 |
| 16 | Dewsbury | 30 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 207 | 589 | 6 |
Second Division
Championship
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leigh | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 538 | 231 | 42 |
| 2 | Barrow | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 521 | 234 | 42 |
| 3 | Rochdale Hornets | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 437 | 200 | 42 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 502 | 324 | 36 |
| 5 | York | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 447 | 286 | 34 |
| 6 | Oldham | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 419 | 325 | 34 |
| 7 | Keighley | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 357 | 337 | 25 |
| 8 | Swinton | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 369 | 385 | 23 |
| 9 | Whitehaven | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 277 | 326 | 22 |
| 10 | Huyton | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 250 | 352 | 20 |
| 11 | Doncaster | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 304 | 528 | 18 |
| 12 | Batley | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 233 | 496 | 11 |
| 13 | Blackpool Borough | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 262 | 543 | 11 |
| 14 | Halifax | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 182 | 531 | 4 |
| Champions | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Challenge Cup
Leeds beat St Helens 14-12 in the final played at Wembley before a crowd of 96,000.
This was Leeds’ eleventh Cup Final win in fifteen appearances and their second in successive years. [2]
References
- ^ "1977-78 Season summary". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
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