Championship 1986/87

Stats

Premiers
Wigan 
Wooden Spoon
Wakefield 
Top Tryscorer
Ellery Hanley (44)
Top Pointscorer
Paul Loughlin (250)
No. Of Teams
16
No. Of Games
240
No. Of Players
550
No. Of Tries
1,605
No. Of Goals
1,416
No. Of F.Goals
90
Total Attendance
1,162,218
Average Crowd
4,843
Highest Crowd
21,214
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
21,214
Lowest Crowd
1,123
Mean Scoreline
27-12
Median Scoreline
25-12
Highest Scoreline
66-14
Lowest Scoreline
6-4
Highest Team Score
Wigan (72-6)
Average PPG

Barrow's coach changed from Ivor Kelland to Dennis Jackson in February 1987. Featherstone Rovers' coach changed from George Pieniazek to Paul Daley sometime during November 1986. Leeds' coach changed from Peter Fox to Maurice Bamford in December 1986. Leigh's coach changed from Tommy Dickens to Billy Benyon in December 1986. Wakefield Trinity's coach changed from Tony Dean to Trevor Bailey in December 1986.

Ladder

 HomeAwayOverallStats
TeamPWLDFAPD PWLDFAPD PWLDFAPtsPDFPGAPGAtt%Def%
1. Wigan15141-5638847515141-37810527330282-94119356+74831.376.43
2. St Helens15123-4852252601586135024011030209183546541+37027.8315.50
3. Warrington1512213932091841587-3352558030209172846441+26424.2715.47
4. Castleford15114-3851961891596-24623313302010-63142940+20221.0314.30
5. Halifax15114-33319513815681220292-72301712155348735+6618.4316.23
6. Hull Kingston Rovers15123-2721908215411-174341-167301614-44653132-8514.8717.70
7. Bradford Northern15951285204811569-270346-76301514155555031+518.5018.33
8. Widnes15105-37822815015411-220385-165301416-59861328-1519.9320.43
9. Salford1587-285313-281569-224343-119301416-50965628-14716.9721.87
10. Leigh15771267235321569-282375-93301316154961027-6118.3020.33
11. Hull FC15105-31028030153111228370-142301316153865027-11217.9321.67
12. Leeds1587-3502797115510-215292-77301317-56557126-618.8319.03
13. Oldham15105-298299-115312-256380-124301317-55467926-12518.4722.63
14. Featherstone Rovers15771316309715114-182467-28530821149877617-27816.6025.87
15. Barrow1569-257271-14151122199454-25530721245672516-26915.2024.17
16. Wakefield Trinity153111203441-23815114-183502-3193042513869439-55712.8731.43

 

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
Barrow 15th 11 24 2 613 805 Kelland, Jackson - 12 - Quirk 74 -Irving Craven Park
Bradford Northern 7th 20 19 2 751 768 Seabourne Mumby 24 - Ford 112 -Woods Odsal
Castleford 4th 26 14 0 906 588 Reilly - 16 - Plange 160 -Beardmore Wheldon Road Yorkshire Cup
Featherstone Rovers 14th 11 24 2 629 914 Pieniazek, Daley - 11 - Fox 124 -Quinn Post Office Road
Halifax 5th 27 16 1 875 713 Anderson Anderson 14 - Whitfield 204 -Whitfield Thrum Challenge Cup, Charity Shield (UK)
Hull FC 11th 21 20 1 790 850 Casey Crooks 23 - Schofield 101 -Pearce Boulevard
Hull Kingston Rovers 6th 19 19 1 644 745 Millward - 12 - Parker 102 -Fairbairn Craven Park
Leeds 12th 16 21 0 668 706 Fox, Bamford Heron 15 - Ettingshausen 126 -Creasser Headingley
Leigh 10th 18 19 1 694 703 Dickens, Benyon - 21 - Henderson 134 -Johnson Hilton Park
Oldham 13th 17 21 0 703 831 Myler Topliss 13 - Foy 85 -Hobbs Watersheddings
St Helens 2nd 30 14 1 1263 699 Murphy Holding, Arkwright 16 - Ledger 250 -Loughlin Knowsley
Salford 9th 14 19 0 541 715 Ashcroft - 17 - Austin 130 -O'shea The Willows
Wakefield Trinity 16th 7 28 1 469 1051 Dean, Bailey - 13 - Lyons 70 -Harcombe Belle Vue Wooden Spoon
Warrington 3rd 27 13 1 946 614 Barrow - 16 - Ropati 207 -Bishop Wilderspool
Widnes 8th 22 21 1 913 791 Laughton Myler 12 - Basnett 56 -Platt Naughton
Wigan 1st 41 4 0 1346 326 Lowe West 44 - Hanley 178 -Hanley Central Park League Champions, Premiership Trophy, John Player Special Trophy, Lancashire Cup