Championship 1985/86

Stats

Premiers
Halifax 
Wooden Spoon
Dewsbury 
Top Tryscorer
Ellery Hanley (22)
Top Pointscorer
David Stephenson (228)
No. Of Teams
16
No. Of Games
240
No. Of Players
547
No. Of Tries
1,434
No. Of Goals
1,298
No. Of F.Goals
80
Total Attendance
1,096,294
Average Crowd
4,568
Highest Crowd
21,813
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
21,813
Lowest Crowd
886
Mean Scoreline
24-11
Median Scoreline
22-12
Highest Scoreline
62-12
Lowest Scoreline
8-0
Highest Team Score
Wigan (62-0)
Average PPG

Ladder

 HomeAwayOverallStats
TeamPWLDFAPD PWLDFAPD PWLDFAPtsPDFPGAPGAtt%Def%
1. Halifax15825222170521511312771958230195649936544+13416.6312.17
2. Wigan1511224651263391595131117413730207377630043+47625.8710.00
3. St Helens151131405222183159513242814330208272950342+22624.3016.77
4. Warrington15123-410180230158612552134230209166539341+27222.1713.10
5. Widnes1511312661917515852254263-930198352045441+6617.3315.13
6. Leeds1587-2962544215753258264-6301512355451833+3618.4717.27
7. Hull Kingston Rovers1596-2642234115771243277-34301613150750033+716.9016.67
8. Hull FC15104135021613415591266292-26301513261650832+10820.5316.93
9. Oldham15681283289-615753241260-19301313452454930-2517.4718.30
10. Salford15114-2952326315312-213329-116301416-50856128-5316.9318.70
11. Castleford15104135824811015213-193337-144301217155158525-3418.3719.50
12. Bradford Northern157712602065415411-187267-80301118144747323-2614.9015.77
13. Featherstone Rovers1567225823820153111161378-21730918341961621-19713.9720.53
14. York1569-225278-5315312-188314-12630921-41359218-17913.7719.73
15. Swinton1578-194251-5715114-177397-22030822-37164816-27712.3721.60
16. Dewsbury15312-188349-16115213-125498-37330525-31384710-53410.4328.23

 

Team Stats (includes Cup/Tour matches)

Team Name Position W L D Pts For Pts Ag. Coach(es) Captain(s) Top Tryscorer(s) Top Pointscorer(s) Home Venue(s) Home Crowd Avg Extra Info
Bradford Northern 12th 16 21 2 611 592 Seabourne - 11 - Ford 208 -Woods Odsal
Castleford 11th 22 19 1 872 686 Reilly Joyner 12 - Plange 108 -Beardmore Wheldon Road Challenge Cup
Dewsbury 16th 6 28 0 354 969 Addy - 7 - Moore 76 -Vasey Crown Flatt Wooden Spoon
Featherstone Rovers 13th 10 21 3 480 688 Agar, Pieniazek - 14 - Lyman 109 -Quinn Post Office Road
Halifax 1st 22 9 6 619 509 Anderson - 11 - Dixon 78 -Smith Thrum League Champions
Hull FC 8th 18 18 2 788 684 Bunting, Foulkes - 13 - O'Hara 105 -Crooks Boulevard
Hull Kingston Rovers 7th 28 18 2 807 741 Millward - 12 - Laws 124 -Dorahy Craven Park Yorkshire Cup
Leeds 6th 22 17 5 856 678 Fox - 13 - Currie 126 -Creasser Headingley
Oldham 9th 17 16 4 671 640 Myler - 17 - Graham 106 -Hobbs Watersheddings
St Helens 3rd 26 13 2 1034 738 Benyon, Murphy - 16 - Haggerty 122 -Conlon Knowsley
Salford 10th 16 19 0 586 657 Ashcroft - 10 - Bloor 81 -Pendlebury The Willows
Swinton 15th 8 25 0 393 740 Crellin - 9 - Bate 84 -Topping Station Road
Warrington 4th 30 12 1 981 555 Bowden, Barrow - 13 - Blake, Thackray 134 -Bishop Wilderspool Premiership Trophy
Widnes 5th 25 13 4 716 624 Hughes, Laughton - 12 - Basnett 72 -Burke Naughton
Wigan 2nd 34 9 3 1204 475 Clarke, McInnes - 22 - Hanley 228 -Stephenson Central Park John Player Special Trophy, Lancashire Cup, Charity Shield (UK)
York 14th 12 24 0 504 708 Lowe - 10 - Carter 101 -Steadman Clarence St (18), Wigginton Rd (2)