1979/80 Second Division

Fixtures/Results

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Yorkshire Cup - Round 1
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Aug 17	Fri	Bramley	5	Halifax	12		McLaren Field		>
19	Sun	Barrow	44	Huyton	11		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
19	Sun	Batley	25	Doncaster	8		Mount Pleasant		>
19	Sun	Blackpool Borough	20	Whitehaven	9		Borough Park (Blackpool)		>
19	Sun	Dewsbury	16	York	15		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
19	Sun	Huddersfield	7	Bradford Northern	22	V. Moss	Fartown	3,737	>
19	Sun	Hull	13	Featherstone Rovers	19		The Boulevard		>
19	Sun	Hunslet	33	Keighley	12		Elland Road Greyhound Stadium		>
19	Sun	Leigh	20	Rochdale Hornets	3		Hilton Park		>
19	Sun	Swinton	15	Oldham	22		Station Road		>
Lancashire Cup - Round 2
Aug 26	Sun	Barrow	50	Blackpool Borough	8		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
26	Sun	Batley	6	Leeds	29		Mount Pleasant		>
26	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	16	Dewsbury	17		Post Office Road		>
26	Sun	Halifax	23	Hunslet	12		Thrum Hall		>
26	Sun	Oldham	6	Warrington	34		The Watersheddings		>
League - Match Day 1
Sep 2	Sun	Batley	13	Whitehaven	15		Mount Pleasant		>
2	Sun	Bramley	18	Huyton	23		McLaren Field		>
2	Sun	Doncaster	0	Oldham	25		Tattersfield		>
2	Sun	Halifax	22	Featherstone Rovers	16		Thrum Hall		>
2	Sun	Keighley	12	Huddersfield	14		Lawkholme Lane		>
2	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	2	Barrow	7		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
2	Sun	Swinton	16	Dewsbury	20		Station Road		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Prelim Round
Sep 4	Tue	Bramley	5	Hunslet	21		McLaren Field		>
4	Tue	Hull	8	Halifax	1		The Boulevard		>
League - Match Day 2
Sep 9	Sun	Barrow	16	Swinton	5		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
9	Sun	Bramley	19	Batley	6		McLaren Field		>
9	Sun	Dewsbury	30	Doncaster	5		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
9	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	34	Keighley	20		Post Office Road		>
9	Sun	Huddersfield	13	Rochdale Hornets	12		Fartown		>
9	Sun	Oldham	15	Huyton	3		The Watersheddings		>
9	Sun	Whitehaven	2	Halifax	33		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Prelim Round
Sep 11	Tue	Whitehaven	5	Barrow	29		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
John Player Trophy - Round 1
Sep 14	Fri	Salford	47	Huddersfield	5		The Willows		>
16	Sun	Barrow	13	St Helens	18		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
16	Sun	Batley	2	York	12		Mount Pleasant		>
16	Sun	Bramley	43	Whitehaven	15		McLaren Field		>
16	Sun	Castleford	15	Dewsbury	12		Wheldon Road		>
16	Sun	Doncaster	0	Bradford Northern	48		Tattersfield		>
16	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	17	Halifax	7		Post Office Road		>
16	Sun	Huyton	9	Warrington	25		Wilderspool		>
16	Sun	Keighley	21	Rochdale Hornets	9		Lawkholme Lane		>
16	Sun	Oldham	7	Leeds	31		The Watersheddings		>
16	Sun	Swinton	11	Workington Town	30		Station Road		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Prelim Round
Sep 19	Wed	Oldham	9	St Helens	20		The Watersheddings		>
Yorkshire Cup - Semi Final
Sep 20	Thu	Halifax	5	Dewsbury	3		Thrum Hall		>
League - Match Day 3
Sep 23	Sun	Batley	17	Oldham	17		Mount Pleasant		>
23	Sun	Doncaster	14	Huddersfield	32		Tattersfield		>
23	Sun	Halifax	31	Swinton	5		Thrum Hall		>
23	Sun	Huyton	17	Featherstone Rovers	29		Alt Park		>
23	Sun	Keighley	9	Barrow	42		Lawkholme Lane		>
23	Sun	Whitehaven	11	Bramley	13		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 1
Sep 25	Tue	Keighley	9	Dewsbury	2		Lawkholme Lane		>
Lancashire Cup - Semi Final
Sep 26	Wed	Barrow	4	Workington Town	6		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 1
Sep 30	Sun	Hull	34	Huddersfield	2		The Boulevard		>
John Player Trophy - Round 2
Sep 30	Sun	Keighley	9	Bradford Northern	15		Lawkholme Lane		>
League - Midweek
Sep 30	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	13	Dewsbury	2		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
John Player Trophy - Round 2
Sep 30	Sun	Salford	23	Bramley	9		The Willows		>
30	Sun	Wakefield Trinity	21	Featherstone Rovers	12		Belle Vue (Wakefield)		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 1
Oct 2	Tue	Widnes	27	Swinton	13		Naughton Park		>
League - Match Day 4
Oct 5	Fri	Bramley	14	Rochdale Hornets	10		McLaren Field		>
7	Sun	Barrow	7	Halifax	2		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
7	Sun	Dewsbury	35	Huyton	0		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
7	Sun	Doncaster	15	Keighley	20		Tattersfield		>
7	Sun	Huddersfield	13	Whitehaven	12		Fartown		>
7	Sun	Oldham	23	Featherstone Rovers	22		The Watersheddings		>
7	Sun	Swinton	6	Batley	13		Station Road		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 1
Oct 9	Tue	St Helens	45	Rochdale Hornets	17		Knowsley Road		>
League - Match Day 5
Oct 14	Sun	Batley	10	Dewsbury	19		Mount Pleasant		>
14	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	36	Barrow	7		Post Office Road		>
14	Sun	Halifax	11	Bramley	11		Thrum Hall		>
14	Sun	Huyton	8	Huddersfield	17		Alt Park		>
14	Sun	Keighley	15	Swinton	11		Lawkholme Lane		>
14	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	30	Doncaster	5		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
14	Sun	Whitehaven	13	Oldham	13		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 6
Oct 21	Sun	Barrow	51	Huyton	2		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
21	Sun	Dewsbury	10	Featherstone Rovers	29		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
21	Sun	Doncaster	2	Halifax	11		Tattersfield		>
21	Sun	Huddersfield	7	Batley	11		Fartown		>
21	Sun	Keighley	10	Rochdale Hornets	5	R. Campbell	Lawkholme Lane	2,065	>
21	Sun	Oldham	22	Bramley	9		The Watersheddings		>
21	Sun	Swinton	6	Whitehaven	5		Station Road		>
League - Match Day 7
Oct 26	Fri	Rochdale Hornets	5	Swinton	5		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
Yorkshire Cup - Final
Oct 27	Sat	Leeds	15	Halifax	6		Headingley	9,134	>
League - Match Day 7
Oct 28	Sun	Batley	11	Keighley	10		Mount Pleasant		>
28	Sun	Bramley	10	Barrow	25		McLaren Field		>
28	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	24	Huddersfield	15		Post Office Road		>
28	Sun	Huyton	24	Doncaster	5		Alt Park		>
28	Sun	Whitehaven	5	Dewsbury	8		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 1
Oct 30	Tue	Leigh	20	Barrow	4		Hilton Park		>
League - Match Day 8
Nov 4	Sun	Barrow	42	Batley	10		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
4	Sun	Dewsbury	15	Bramley	11		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
4	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	47	Doncaster	7		Post Office Road		>
4	Sun	Halifax	8	Keighley	5		Thrum Hall		>
4	Sun	Huddersfield	3	Oldham	12		Fartown		>
4	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	19	Whitehaven	7		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
4	Sun	Swinton	7	Huyton	0		Station Road		>
BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 2
Nov 6	Tue	Hull Kingston Rovers	41	Keighley	15		Craven Park (Hull, Old)		>
League - Match Day 9
Nov 11	Sun	Batley	5	Halifax	8		Mount Pleasant		>
11	Sun	Bramley	9	Huddersfield	3		McLaren Field		>
11	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	32	Swinton	8		Post Office Road		>
11	Sun	Huyton	6	Rochdale Hornets	10		Alt Park		>
11	Sun	Keighley	12	Dewsbury	4		Lawkholme Lane		>
11	Sun	Oldham	6	Barrow	5		The Watersheddings		>
11	Sun	Whitehaven	29	Doncaster	8		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 10
Nov 18	Sun	Barrow	7	Featherstone Rovers	12		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
18	Sun	Dewsbury	13	Halifax	15		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
18	Sun	Doncaster	3	Bramley	9		Tattersfield		>
18	Sun	Huddersfield	9	Keighley	14		Fartown		>
18	Sun	Huyton	23	Whitehaven	10		Alt Park		>
18	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	2	Batley	2		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
18	Sun	Swinton	15	Oldham	12		Station Road		>
League - Match Day 11
Nov 25	Sun	Batley	14	Doncaster	4		Mount Pleasant		>
25	Sun	Bramley	18	Swinton	2		McLaren Field		>
25	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	44	Rochdale Hornets	5		Post Office Road		>
25	Sun	Halifax	23	Barrow	5		Thrum Hall		>
25	Sun	Keighley	17	Huyton	2		Lawkholme Lane		>
25	Sun	Oldham	25	Dewsbury	6		The Watersheddings		>
25	Sun	Whitehaven	30	Huddersfield	5		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 12
Dec 2	Sun	Barrow	6	Dewsbury	6		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
2	Sun	Batley	0	Featherstone Rovers	15		Mount Pleasant		>
2	Sun	Doncaster	6	Whitehaven	7		Tattersfield		>
2	Sun	Huddersfield	21	Bramley	17		Fartown		>
2	Sun	Huyton	4	Oldham	31		Alt Park		>
2	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	8	Halifax	8		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
2	Sun	Swinton	5	Keighley	26		Station Road		>
League - Match Day 13
Dec 9	Sun	Barrow	21	Huddersfield	8		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
9	Sun	Bramley	16	Keighley	5		McLaren Field		>
9	Sun	Dewsbury	20	Swinton	16		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
9	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	50	Huyton	5		Post Office Road		>
9	Sun	Halifax	27	Doncaster	7		Thrum Hall		>
9	Sun	Oldham	32	Batley	9		The Watersheddings		>
League - Match Day 14
Dec 16	Sun	Dewsbury	14	Oldham	17		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
16	Sun	Doncaster	8	Batley	9		Tattersfield		>
16	Sun	Huddersfield	20	Featherstone Rovers	31		Fartown		>
16	Sun	Keighley	5	Whitehaven	16		Lawkholme Lane		>
16	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	19	Bramley	13		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
16	Sun	Swinton	20	Barrow	15		Station Road		>
League - Boxing Day
Dec 26	Wed	Barrow	8	Whitehaven	4		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
26	Wed	Bramley	5	Featherstone Rovers	24		McLaren Field		>
26	Wed	Dewsbury	3	Batley	4		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
26	Wed	Huddersfield	0	Halifax	12		Fartown		>
26	Wed	Oldham	13	Rochdale Hornets	0		The Watersheddings		>
League - Match Day 16
Dec 30	Sun	Batley	14	Barrow	25		Mount Pleasant		>
30	Sun	Doncaster	0	Dewsbury	38		Tattersfield		>
30	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	8	Oldham	8		Post Office Road		>
30	Sun	Whitehaven	26	Huyton	5		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 17
Jan 6	Sun	Barrow	16	Keighley	18		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
6	Sun	Dewsbury	21	Rochdale Hornets	0		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
6	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	23	Whitehaven	15		Post Office Road		>
6	Sun	Halifax	12	Batley	0		Thrum Hall		>
6	Sun	Huddersfield	41	Doncaster	5		Fartown		>
6	Sun	Oldham	29	Swinton	4		The Watersheddings		>
League - Match Day 18
Jan 13	Sun	Batley	10	Bramley	13		Mount Pleasant		>
13	Sun	Keighley	17	Oldham	18		Lawkholme Lane		>
13	Sun	Swinton	44	Doncaster	10		Station Road		>
League - Match Day 19
Jan 20	Sun	Batley	11	Swinton	5		Mount Pleasant		>
20	Sun	Dewsbury	11	Whitehaven	16		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
20	Sun	Halifax	21	Oldham	10		Thrum Hall		>
20	Sun	Keighley	46	Doncaster	6		Lawkholme Lane		>
League - Match Day 20
Jan 27	Sun	Swinton	2	Featherstone Rovers	17		Station Road		>
27	Sun	Whitehaven	19	Batley	2		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 21
Feb 3	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	37	Dewsbury	10		Post Office Road		>
3	Sun	Huddersfield	32	Swinton	0		Fartown		>
3	Sun	Keighley	8	Bramley	13		Lawkholme Lane		>
Challenge Cup - Round 1
Feb 10	Sun	Barrow	31	Batley	11		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
10	Sun	Dewsbury	2	Oldham	24		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
10	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	13	Halifax	17		Post Office Road		>
10	Sun	Huddersfield	11	Whitehaven	4		Fartown		>
10	Sun	Huyton	0	Salford	25		Alt Park		>
10	Sun	Keighley	5	Castleford	21		Lawkholme Lane		>
10	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	11	Doncaster	3		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
10	Sun	Swinton	2	Warrington	25		Station Road		>
10	Sun	York	17	Bramley	16		Wigginton Road		>
League - Match Day 22
Feb 17	Sun	Bramley	9	Halifax	20		McLaren Field		>
17	Sun	Dewsbury	16	Keighley	13		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
17	Sun	Doncaster	0	Featherstone Rovers	31		Tattersfield		>
17	Sun	Huyton	3	Barrow	30		Alt Park		>
17	Sun	Oldham	15	Huddersfield	12		The Watersheddings		>
17	Sun	Whitehaven	10	Rochdale Hornets	5		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
Challenge Cup - Round 2
Feb 24	Sun	Barrow	4	Halifax	10		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
League - Match Day 23
Feb 24	Sun	Doncaster	6	Huyton	3		Tattersfield		>
Challenge Cup - Round 2
Feb 24	Sun	Huddersfield	3	Widnes	48		Fartown		>
24	Sun	Oldham	5	Wakefield Trinity	10		The Watersheddings		>
24	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	5	Salford	20		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
League - Match Day 23
Feb 24	Sun	Whitehaven	17	Swinton	5		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 24
Mar 2	Sun	Barrow	23	Oldham	14		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
2	Sun	Halifax	11	Dewsbury	11		Thrum Hall		>
2	Sun	Huyton	6	Batley	11		Alt Park		>
2	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	15	Keighley	8		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
2	Sun	Swinton	22	Huddersfield	13		Station Road		>
2	Sun	Whitehaven	22	Featherstone Rovers	5		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Match Day 25
Mar 7	Fri	Keighley	17	Batley	5		Lawkholme Lane		>
8	Sat	Bramley	19	Doncaster	13		McLaren Field		>
9	Sun	Dewsbury	18	Barrow	26		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
Challenge Cup - Round 3
Mar 9	Sun	Halifax	7	Wakefield Trinity	3		Thrum Hall		>
League - Match Day 25
Mar 9	Sun	Huyton	13	Swinton	23		Alt Park		>
9	Sun	Oldham	9	Whitehaven	17		The Watersheddings		>
9	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	16	Featherstone Rovers	16		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
League - Midweek
Mar 12	Wed	Barrow	24	Rochdale Hornets	6		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
League - Match Day 26
Mar 16	Sun	Batley	12	Rochdale Hornets	21		Mount Pleasant		>
16	Sun	Bramley	15	Dewsbury	17		McLaren Field		>
16	Sun	Doncaster	18	Swinton	33		Tattersfield		>
16	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	29	Halifax	16		Post Office Road		>
16	Sun	Huddersfield	18	Huyton	13		Fartown	959	>
16	Sun	Oldham	18	Keighley	10		The Watersheddings		>
Challenge Cup - Semi Final
Mar 22	Sat	Halifax	7	Hull Kingston Rovers	20		Headingley	17,910	>
League - Match Day 27
Mar 23	Sun	Dewsbury	12	Huddersfield	16		Crown Flatt (Old)		>
23	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	32	Batley	5		Post Office Road		>
23	Sun	Rochdale Hornets	14	Huyton	2		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
League - Midweek
Mar 26	Wed	Halifax	26	Rochdale Hornets	13		Thrum Hall		>
League - Match Day 28
Mar 30	Sun	Bramley	10	Whitehaven	32		McLaren Field		>
30	Sun	Huddersfield	8	Barrow	39		Fartown		>
30	Sun	Huyton	3	Halifax	41		Alt Park		>
30	Sun	Keighley	15	Featherstone Rovers	30		Lawkholme Lane		>
30	Sun	Oldham	46	Doncaster	2		The Watersheddings		>
30	Sun	Swinton	24	Rochdale Hornets	20		Station Road		>
League - Good Friday
Apr 4	Fri	Huyton	16	Bramley	10		Alt Park		>
4	Fri	Keighley	2	Halifax	19		Lawkholme Lane		>
4	Fri	Rochdale Hornets	18	Oldham	36		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
League - Easter
Apr 6	Sun	Doncaster	30	Rochdale Hornets	30		Tattersfield		>
6	Sun	Featherstone Rovers	51	Bramley	0		Post Office Road		>
6	Sun	Huddersfield	15	Dewsbury	22		Fartown		>
6	Sun	Huyton	15	Keighley	3		Alt Park		>
6	Sun	Swinton	15	Halifax	9		Station Road		>
League - Easter Monday
Apr 7	Mon	Whitehaven	16	Barrow	13		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Midweek
Apr 9	Wed	Oldham	24	Halifax	5		The Watersheddings		>
9	Wed	Rochdale Hornets	17	Huddersfield	15		Athletic Ground (Rochdale)		>
League - Match Day 32
Apr 13	Sun	Batley	17	Huddersfield	10		Mount Pleasant		>
13	Sun	Doncaster	17	Barrow	36		Tattersfield		>
13	Sun	Halifax	40	Huyton	0		Thrum Hall		>
13	Sun	Swinton	27	Bramley	19		Station Road		>
13	Sun	Whitehaven	33	Keighley	5		Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)		>
League - Midweek
Apr 16	Wed	Batley	11	Huyton	3		Mount Pleasant		>
16	Wed	Halifax	10	Whitehaven	8		Thrum Hall		>
17	Thu	Barrow	34	Bramley	11		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
League - Match Day 33
Apr 20	Sun	Barrow	52	Doncaster	0		Craven Park (Barrow)		>
20	Sun	Bramley	19	Oldham	23		McLaren Field		>
20	Sun	Halifax	22	Huddersfield	3		Thrum Hall		>
20	Sun	Huyton	10	Dewsbury	27		Alt Park		>

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1979/80 Second Division

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