1979β80 Rugby Football League season | |
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League | Northern Rugby Football League |
Champions |
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Premiership |
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Man of Steel Award |
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Top point-scorer(s) |
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Top try-scorer(s) |
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Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from Division 2 | |
Relegated to Division 2 | |
The 1979β80 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.
ChampionshipFinal Standings
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Second Division
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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 Roversβ first, and to date, only Cup Final Win in six Final appearances.
The Hull Kingston Roversβ Prop, Brian Lockwood, won the Lance Todd Trophy.
The John Player Trophy Winners were Bradford Northern who beat Widnes 6-0 in the final.
Widnes beat Workington Town (from Cumbria) 11β0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Leeds beat Halifax 15β6 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Hull F.C. who beat city rivals Hull Kingston Rovers 13-3 in the final.
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Widnes who beat Bradford Northern 19-5 in the final.
The following are the top points scorers in the 1979β80 season. [4]
Most tries
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Most goals (including drop goals)
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