The 1981–82 Rugby Football League season was the 87th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1981 until May, 1982 for the Championship.
Leigh finished on top of the First Division table to claim their second and, to date, last championship, but Widnes won the Rugby League Premiership competition. Fulham, Wakefield Trinity, York and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second Division. Oldham, Carlisle, Workington Town and Halifax were promoted to the First Division.
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1981, rugby, football, league, season, 87th, ever, season, professional, rugby, league, football, britain, sixteen, teams, competed, from, august, 1981, until, 1982, championship, leagueslalom, lager, championshipteams16championsleighpremiership, winnerswidnes. The 1981 82 Rugby Football League season was the 87th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain Sixteen teams competed from August 1981 until May 1982 for the Championship 1981 82 Rugby Football League seasonLeagueSlalom Lager ChampionshipTeams16ChampionsLeighPremiership winnersWidnesMan of Steel AwardMick Morgan Carlisle Top try scorer s Des Drummond 26Promotion and relegationPromoted from Second DivisionOldham Carlisle Workington Town HalifaxRelegated to Second DivisionFulham Wakefield Trinity York WhitehavenSecond DivisionChampionsOldhamTop point scorer s Lynn Hopkins 446Top try scorer s John Jones 31 1980 811982 83 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League Tables 2 1 Championship 2 2 Second Division 3 Challenge Cup 4 League Cup 5 Premiership 6 ReferencesSeason summary EditSlalom Lager League Champions Leigh Challenge Cup Winners Hull F C 18 9 v Widnes in replay after 14 14 draw Slalom Lager Premiership Trophy Winners Widnes 23 8 v Hull John Player Special Trophy Winners Hull F C 12 4 v Hull Kingston Rovers 2nd Division Champions OldhamLeigh finished on top of the First Division table to claim their second and to date last championship but Widnes won the Rugby League Premiership competition Fulham Wakefield Trinity York and Whitehaven were demoted to the Second Division Oldham Carlisle Workington Town and Halifax were promoted to the First Division Cardiff City Blue Dragons and Carlisle joined the competition in Division Two Leigh beat Widnes 8 3 to win the Lancashire County Cup and Castleford beat Bradford Northern 10 5 to win the Yorkshire County Cup League Tables EditChampionship Edit Final Standings Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Leigh 30 24 1 5 572 343 229 492 Hull 30 23 1 6 611 273 338 473 Widnes 30 23 1 6 551 317 234 474 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 22 1 7 554 319 235 455 Bradford Northern 30 20 1 9 425 332 93 416 Leeds 30 17 1 12 514 418 96 357 St Helens 30 17 1 12 465 415 50 358 Warrington 30 14 2 14 403 468 65 309 Barrow 30 13 0 17 408 445 37 2610 Featherstone Rovers 30 12 1 17 482 493 11 2511 Wigan 30 12 0 18 424 435 11 2412 Castleford 30 10 1 19 486 505 19 2113 Fulham 30 9 1 20 365 539 174 1914 Wakefield Trinity 30 9 1 20 341 526 185 1915 York 30 4 2 24 330 773 443 1016 Whitehaven 30 2 3 25 224 565 341 7 Second Division Edit Club P W D L PF PA Pts1 Oldham 32 30 0 2 734 276 602 Carlisle 32 28 0 4 649 296 563 Workington Town 32 24 0 8 777 311 484 Halifax 32 22 0 10 516 340 445 Salford 32 20 1 11 656 433 416 Hunslet 32 18 1 13 481 452 377 Keighley 32 18 0 14 514 426 368 Cardiff 32 17 1 14 566 549 359 Dewsbury 32 16 0 16 357 464 3210 Swinton 32 15 0 17 514 418 3011 Huddersfield 32 13 1 18 370 523 2712 Bramley 32 13 0 19 381 513 2613 Rochdale Hornets 32 10 1 21 361 484 2114 Batley 32 8 0 24 357 596 1615 Blackpool Borough 32 7 0 25 341 608 1416 Doncaster 32 5 1 26 319 793 1117 Huyton 32 5 0 27 296 707 10 Champions Play offs Promoted RelegatedChallenge Cup EditMain article 1981 82 Challenge Cup The 1981 82 State Express Challenge Cup was won by Hull F C after defeating Widnes 18 9 in the final after a replay The Final was played at Wembley before a crowd of 92 147 and ended in a 14 14 draw The replay was played at Elland Road before a crowd of 41 171 League Cup EditMain article 1981 82 League Cup rugby league Premiership EditMain article 1981 82 Rugby League PremiershipReferences EditFletcher Raymond Howes David eds 1982 Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1982 83 Rothmans Publications ISBN 978 0 907574 15 6 1981 82 Rugby Football League season at wigan rlfans com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1981 82 Rugby Football League season amp oldid 1109353449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
