Runcorn Highfield became only the second peacetime team in the history of the Rugby Football League to lose every game, and the first since Liverpool City in 1906-1907.
^Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 299. ISBN0-7472-7817-2.
^Winners 1897 - present 2010-09-10 at the Wayback Machine at carnegiechallengecup.co.uk
^Lance Todd Trophy Winners 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine at therfl.co.uk
Sources
1989–90 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
Great Britain Competitions 1989-1990 at hunterlink.net.au
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1989, rugby, football, league, season, 95th, ever, season, professional, rugby, league, football, britain, fourteen, teams, competed, from, august, 1989, until, 1990, stones, bitter, championship, premiership, trophy, silk, challenge, leaguestones, bitter, cha. The 1989 90 Rugby Football League season was the 95th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain Fourteen teams competed from August 1989 until May 1990 for the Stones Bitter Championship Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup 1989 90 Rugby Football League seasonLeagueStones Bitter ChampionshipTeams141989 90 SeasonChampionsWiganPremiership winnersWidnesMan of Steel AwardShaun EdwardsTop try scorer s Martin Offiah 45Promotion and relegationPromoted from Second DivisionHull Kingston Rovers Rochdale Hornets OldhamRelegated to Second DivisionLeigh Salford BarrowSecond DivisionChampionsHull Kingston RoversTop point scorer s Mike Fletcher 450Top try scorer s Greg Austin 38 1988 891990 91 Contents 1 Season summary 2 League Tables 2 1 Championship final Standings 2 2 Second Division Final Standings 3 Challenge Cup 4 League Cup 5 Premiership 6 References 7 SourcesSeason summary EditWarrington beat Oldham 24 16 to win the Lancashire County Cup and Bradford Northern beat Featherstone Rovers 20 14 to win the Yorkshire County Cup League Tables EditRuncorn Highfield became only the second peacetime team in the history of the Rugby Football League to lose every game and the first since Liverpool City in 1906 1907 Championship final Standings Edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wigan 26 20 0 6 699 349 350 402 Leeds 26 18 0 8 704 383 321 363 Widnes 26 16 2 8 659 423 236 344 Bradford Northern 26 17 0 9 614 416 198 345 St Helens 26 17 0 9 714 544 170 346 Hull 26 16 1 9 577 400 177 347 Castleford 26 16 0 10 703 448 255 328 Warrington 26 13 1 12 424 451 27 279 Wakefield Trinity 26 12 1 13 502 528 26 2510 Featherstone Rovers 26 10 0 16 479 652 173 2011 Sheffield Eagles 26 9 1 16 517 588 71 1912 Leigh 26 9 1 16 442 642 200 1913 Salford 26 4 1 21 421 699 278 914 Barrow 26 1 0 25 201 1133 932 2Champions Relegated Second Division Final Standings Edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 25 0 3 1102 190 912 502 Rochdale Hornets 28 24 0 4 977 422 555 483 Oldham 28 24 0 4 879 325 554 484 Ryedale York 28 20 1 7 653 338 315 415 Halifax 28 20 0 8 741 360 381 406 Swinton 28 20 0 8 673 405 268 407 Dewsbury 28 19 1 8 503 411 92 398 Fulham 28 16 2 10 496 488 8 349 Doncaster 28 15 2 11 533 399 134 3210 Trafford Borough 28 15 0 13 551 551 0 3011 Huddersfield 28 14 0 14 469 441 28 2812 Batley 28 13 0 15 466 478 12 2613 Bramley 28 11 0 17 413 623 210 2214 Hunslet 28 10 0 18 431 585 154 2015 Chorley Borough 28 10 0 18 399 618 219 2016 Whitehaven 28 10 0 18 396 710 314 2017 Carlisle 28 9 0 19 511 625 114 1818 Workington Town 28 6 0 22 311 708 397 1219 Keighley 28 6 0 22 436 837 401 1220 Nottingham City 28 4 0 24 323 1032 709 821 Runcorn Highfield 28 0 0 28 218 935 717 0Promoted 1 Challenge Cup EditMain article 1989 90 Challenge Cup Wigan defeated Warrington 36 14 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 28 April 1990 before a crowd of 77 729 2 Andy Gregory Wigan s scrum half was awarded his second Lance Todd Trophy for being the man of the match 3 League Cup EditMain article 1989 90 League Cup rugby league Premiership EditMain article 1989 90 Rugby League PremiershipReferences Edit Raymond Fletcher David Howes 1995 Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995 1996 London Headline Book Publishing p 299 ISBN 0 7472 7817 2 Winners 1897 present Archived 2010 09 10 at the Wayback Machine at carnegiechallengecup co uk Lance Todd Trophy Winners Archived 2010 11 28 at the Wayback Machine at therfl co ukSources Edit1989 90 Rugby Football League season at wigan rlfans com Great Britain Competitions 1989 1990 at hunterlink net au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 90 Rugby Football League season amp oldid 1140518750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
