Slalom Lager League Champions were Halifax. Halifax finished on top of the First Division table to claim their fourth, and to date, last championship, but Warrington defeated them in the Rugby League Premiership competition. Paul Bishop of Warrington scored a record equalling 5 drop goals in the Premiership semi-final against Wigan on 11 May 1986.
1985-86 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
January 01, 1970
1985, rugby, football, league, season, 91st, ever, season, professional, rugby, league, football, britain, sixteen, teams, competed, from, august, 1985, until, 1986, slalom, lager, championship, leagueslalom, lager, championshipteams16championshalifaxpremiersh. The 1985 86 Rugby Football League season was the 91st ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain Sixteen teams competed from August 1985 until May 1986 for the Slalom Lager Championship 1985 86 Rugby Football League seasonLeagueSlalom Lager ChampionshipTeams16ChampionsHalifaxPremiership winnersWarringtonMan of Steel AwardGavin MillerTop try scorer s Ellery Hanley 63Promotion and relegationPromoted from Second DivisionLeighBarrowWakefield TrinityRelegated to Second DivisionYorkSwintonDewsburySecond DivisionChampionsLeighTop point scorer s Chris Johnson 400Top try scorer s John Henderson 27 1984 851986 87 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League Tables 2 1 Division One 2 2 Division Two 3 Challenge Cup 4 John Player Special Trophy 5 County cups 6 Premiership 7 SourcesSeason summary editSlalom Lager League Champions were Halifax Halifax finished on top of the First Division table to claim their fourth and to date last championship but Warrington defeated them in the Rugby League Premiership competition Paul Bishop of Warrington scored a record equalling 5 drop goals in the Premiership semi final against Wigan on 11 May 1986 Castleford were 15 14 winners over Hull Kingston Rovers in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup Wigan were 11 8 winners over Hull Kingston Rovers in the final for the John Player Special Trophy Warrington were 38 10 winners over Halifax in the Premiership Trophy Warrington s Australian forward Les Boyd was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man of the match 2nd Division Champions were Leigh Bridgend Blue Dragons and Southend Invicta dropped out of the competition The promotion scheme was changed to 3 up 3 down Wigan beat Warrington 34 8 to win the Lancashire County Cup and Hull Kingston Rovers beat Castleford 22 18 to win the Yorkshire County Cup League Tables editDivision One edit Final Standings Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Halifax 30 19 6 5 499 365 134 44 2 nbsp Wigan 30 20 3 7 776 300 476 43 3 nbsp St Helens 30 20 2 8 729 503 226 42 4 nbsp Warrington 30 20 1 9 665 393 272 41 5 nbsp Widnes 30 19 3 8 520 454 66 41 6 nbsp Leeds 30 15 3 12 554 518 36 33 7 nbsp Hull Kingston Rovers 30 16 1 13 507 500 7 33 8 nbsp Hull 30 15 2 13 616 508 108 32 9 nbsp Oldham 30 14 0 16 508 561 53 28 10 nbsp Salford 30 14 0 16 508 561 53 28 11 nbsp Castleford 30 12 1 17 551 585 34 25 12 nbsp Bradford Northern 30 11 1 18 447 473 26 23 13 nbsp Featherstone Rovers 30 9 3 18 419 616 197 21 14 nbsp York 30 9 0 21 413 592 179 18 15 nbsp Swinton 30 8 0 22 371 648 277 16 16 nbsp Dewsbury 30 5 0 25 313 847 534 10 Division Two edit Club P W D L PF PA Pts 1 Leigh 34 33 0 1 1156 373 66 2 Barrow 34 27 0 7 1012 398 54 3 Wakefield Trinity 34 24 1 9 680 435 49 4 Whitehaven 34 22 0 12 619 479 44 5 Rochdale Hornets 34 21 0 13 763 485 42 6 Blackpool Borough 34 20 0 14 769 570 40 7 Batley 34 18 3 13 567 450 39 8 Bramley 34 17 1 16 608 663 35 9 Fulham 34 16 1 17 679 709 33 10 Doncaster 34 16 1 17 611 650 33 11 Carlisle 34 15 2 17 585 682 32 12 Sheffield Eagles 34 14 1 19 516 617 29 13 Workington Town 34 13 0 21 684 723 26 14 Hunslet 34 11 3 20 594 795 25 15 Huddersfield Barracudas 34 8 4 22 542 841 20 16 Runcorn Highfield 34 9 2 23 489 790 20 17 Keighley 34 9 2 23 401 918 20 18 Mansfield Marksman 34 2 1 31 383 1080 5 Champions Play offs Promoted RelegatedChallenge Cup editMain article 1985 86 Challenge Cup The 1985 86 Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final was played by Castleford and Hull Kingston Rovers at Wembley before a crowd of 82 134 was won by Castleford defeated Hull Kingston Rovers 15 14 Castleford s scrum half back Bob Beardmore was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match John Player Special Trophy editMain article 1985 86 John Player Special TrophyCounty cups editMain article 1985 86 Lancashire Cup Main article 1985 86 Yorkshire CupPremiership editMain article 1985 86 Rugby League PremiershipSources edit1985 86 Rugby Football League season at wigan rlfans com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 86 Rugby Football League season amp oldid 1216490179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
