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 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 235 | 99 | 136 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 104 | 74 | 30 | 12 | 11 | - | 1 | 339 | 173 | 23 | 196% | 28.25 | 14.42 |
| 2. | Leeds | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 221 | 121 | 100 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 134 | 78 | 56 | 15 | 11 | 4 | - | 355 | 199 | 22 | 178% | 23.67 | 13.27 |
| 3. | Widnes | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 221 | 72 | 149 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 132 | 87 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | 353 | 159 | 20 | 222% | 27.15 | 12.23 |
| 4. | St Helens | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 167 | 112 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 127 | 186 | -59 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 294 | 298 | 15 | 99% | 21.00 | 21.29 |
| 5. | Wigan | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 154 | 100 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 108 | 115 | -7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | 262 | 215 | 14 | 122% | 21.83 | 17.92 |
| 6. | Salford | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 173 | 134 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 120 | 173 | -53 | 14 | 7 | 7 | - | 293 | 307 | 14 | 95% | 20.93 | 21.93 |
| 7. | Hull | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 68 | 80 | -12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 87 | 111 | -24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 155 | 191 | 12 | 81% | 12.92 | 15.92 |
| 8. | Featherstone Rovers | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 133 | 170 | -37 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 110 | 170 | -60 | 14 | 6 | 8 | - | 243 | 340 | 12 | 71% | 17.36 | 24.29 |
| 9. | Wakefield Trinity | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 153 | -31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 87 | 166 | -79 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 209 | 319 | 11 | 66% | 14.93 | 22.79 |
| 10. | Warrington | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 124 | 135 | -11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 94 | 116 | -22 | 13 | 5 | 8 | - | 218 | 251 | 10 | 87% | 16.77 | 19.31 |
| 11. | Oldham | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 125 | 108 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 137 | 221 | -84 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 262 | 329 | 9 | 80% | 17.47 | 21.93 |
| 12. | Bradford Northern | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 101 | 76 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 161 | 178 | -17 | 11 | 4 | 7 | - | 262 | 254 | 8 | 103% | 23.82 | 23.09 |
| 13. | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 111 | 104 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 92 | 194 | -102 | 12 | 4 | 8 | - | 203 | 298 | 8 | 68% | 16.92 | 24.83 |
| 14. | Halifax | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 78 | 96 | -18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 67 | 164 | -97 | 13 | 3 | 10 | - | 145 | 260 | 6 | 56% | 11.15 | 20.00 |
Results
| League - New Year's Day | ||||||||||||
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| Sun | Jan 1 | 1989 | Castleford | 38 | - | 20 | Bradford Northern | Wheldon Road | 7,420 | C. Steele | ||
| Sun | 1 | 1989 | Leeds | 48 | - | 4 | Oldham | Headingley | 14,487 | R. Whitfield | ||
| Sun | 1 | 1989 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | - | 12 | Featherstone Rovers | Belle Vue | 5,638 | B. Simpson | ||
| Sun | 1 | 1989 | Widnes | 29 | - | 22 | St Helens | Naughton | 11,875 | K. Allatt | ||
| Sun | 1 | 1989 | Wigan | 26 | - | 10 | Warrington | Central Park | 18,162 | J. Holdsworth | ||
| League - Midweek | ||||||||||||
| Mon | Jan 2 | 1989 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 12 | - | 15 | Hull | Craven Park | 8,837 | R. Tennant | ||