League Standings - New Year's Day
Ladder
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| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W | L | D | F | A | PD | P | W| L | D | F | A | Pts | F/A% | FPG | APG | | |
| 1. | Castleford | 6 | 6 | - | - | 154 | 89 | 65 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 123 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 306 | 212 | 23 | 144% | 21.86 | 15.14 |
| 2. | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 182 | 143 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 122 | 89 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 232 | 21 | 131% | 20.27 | 15.47 |
| 3. | Bradford Northern | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | 131 | 63 | 68 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 127 | -31 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 227 | 190 | 21 | 119% | 13.35 | 11.18 |
| 4. | Warrington | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 119 | 55 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 81 | 62 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | 200 | 117 | 20 | 171% | 15.38 | 9.00 |
| 5. | Hull Kingston Rovers | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 134 | 88 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 60 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 148 | 19 | 157% | 19.42 | 12.33 |
| 6. | Featherstone Rovers | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 173 | 106 | 67 | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 98 | 96 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | - | 271 | 202 | 18 | 134% | 18.07 | 13.47 |
| 7. | Widnes | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 121 | 116 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 88 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | - | 209 | 197 | 16 | 106% | 13.93 | 13.13 |
| 8. | Hull | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 107 | 66 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 108 | 126 | -18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | - | 215 | 192 | 14 | 112% | 16.54 | 14.77 |
| 9. | St Helens | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 94 | 66 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 118 | 124 | -6 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 212 | 190 | 13 | 112% | 13.25 | 11.88 |
| 10. | Salford | 10 | 5 | 5 | - | 188 | 173 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 109 | 185 | -76 | 18 | 6 | 12 | - | 297 | 358 | 12 | 83% | 16.50 | 19.89 |
| 11. | Barrow | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 114 | 87 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 7 | - | 91 | 191 | -100 | 15 | 6 | 9 | - | 205 | 278 | 12 | 74% | 13.67 | 18.53 |
| 12. | Leeds | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 76 | 131 | -55 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 79 | 98 | -19 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 155 | 229 | 12 | 68% | 11.07 | 16.36 |
| 13. | Oldham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 99 | -15 | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 116 | 209 | -93 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 200 | 308 | 11 | 65% | 11.76 | 18.12 |
| 14. | Leigh | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 130 | 101 | 29 | 7 | - | 7 | - | 63 | 117 | -54 | 15 | 5 | 10 | - | 193 | 218 | 10 | 89% | 12.87 | 14.53 |
| 15. | Workington Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 110 | 95 | 15 | 7 | - | 7 | - | 72 | 169 | -97 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 182 | 264 | 10 | 69% | 11.38 | 16.50 |
| 16. | Halifax | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 93 | 91 | 2 | 7 | - | 7 | - | 77 | 153 | -76 | 15 | 4 | 11 | - | 170 | 244 | 8 | 70% | 11.33 | 16.27 |
Results
| League - New Year's Day | ||||||||||||
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| Thu | Jan 1 | 1981 | Castleford | 19 | - | 18 | Bradford Northern | Wheldon Road | 6,757 | H. Hunt | ||
| Thu | 1 | 1981 | Leigh | 11 | - | 10 | Salford | Hilton Park | 4,031 | R. Moore | ||
| Thu | 1 | 1981 | Warrington | 30 | - | 2 | Oldham | Wilderspool | 5,157 | S. Wall | ||
| Thu | 1 | 1981 | Widnes | 11 | - | 8 | St Helens | Naughton | 5,811 | V. Moss | ||
| Thu | 1 | 1981 | Featherstone Rovers | 8 | - | 13 | Wakefield Trinity | Post Office Road | 4,695 | J. McDonald | ||