Second Division 1987/88

Stats

Note: * denotes incomplete data.

Premiers
Oldham 
Wooden Spoon
Batley 
Top Tryscorer
Kevin Pape (19)
Top Pointscorer
Steve Quinn (219)
No. Of Teams
20
No. Of Games
280
No. Of Players
688
No. Of Tries
1,541
No. Of Goals
1,446
No. Of F.Goals
125
Total Attendance
336,093 *
Average Crowd
1,205 *
Highest Crowd
6,522 *
Highest Crowd (Reg. Season)
6,522 *
Lowest Crowd
168 *
Mean Scoreline
23-10
Median Scoreline
20-10
Highest Scoreline
64-10
Lowest Scoreline
4-0
Highest Team Score
Featherstone (64-10)
Average PPG

The Rothman's 1988-89 annual has a few discrepancies in Second Division Final Table for and against points values:

  • Rochdale is listed as conceding 514 points
  • Keighley is listed as scoring 497 points

It also lists the Carlisle v Barrow match played on the 9th of March as 10-2, however this is inconsistent with their end of season table for and against points of 382/397.

Ladder

 HomeAwayOverallStats
TeamPWLDFAPD PWLDFAPD PWLDFAPtsPDFPGAPGAtt%Def%
1. Oldham14122-42417425014112134716118628234177133547+43627.5411.96
2. Featherstone Rovers141211448156292149412641976728215271235344+35925.4312.61
3. Wakefield Trinity14122-412137275148512541787628207166631541+35123.7911.25
4. Springfield Borough14113-2621461161477-186210-24281810-44835636+9216.0012.71
5. Sheffield Eagles14941262193691477-228236-8281611149042933+6117.5015.32
6. York14104-33520912614581223317-94281512155852631+3219.9318.79
7. Mansfield Marksman14941189169201468-2502437281512143941231+2715.6814.71
8. Keighley14104-2961621341459-199266-67281513-49542830+6717.6815.29
9. Barrow1410312271408714491155257-102281412238239730-1513.6414.18
10. Workington Town1495-237192451468-143249-106281513-38044130-6113.5715.75
11. Carlisle14851229199301468-159247-88281413138844629-5813.8615.93
12. Runcorn Highfield14104-2802126814410-140257-117281414-42046928-4915.0016.75
13. Whitehaven1495-23313796141121184315-131281017141745221-3514.8916.14
14. Bramley1477-223251-28143101177349-172281017140060021-20014.2921.43
15. Dewsbury1486-2532035014212-164316-152281018-41751920-10214.8918.54
16. Doncaster1476124523411142111161278-11728917240651220-10614.5018.29
17. Fulham1477-222236-1414311-160323-163281018-38255920-17713.6419.96
18. Rochdale Hornets1486-165186-2114212-157326-169281018-32251220-19011.5018.29
19. Huddersfield Barracudas14581244264-2014212-139333-19428720138359715-21413.6821.32
20. Batley143101156239-8314311-149284-13528621130552313-21810.8918.68

 

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 9th 14 15 2 390 453 Jackson, Reddy - 10 - Rea, Kay 70 -Tickle Craven Park
Batley 20th 7 24 1 339 629 - - 8 - Wilson 69 -McGrath Mount Pleasant Wooden Spoon
Bramley 14th 11 20 1 453 694 - - 13 - Lister 105 -Lister McLaren
Carlisle 11th 15 16 2 452 526 - - 19 - Pape 82 -Tunstall Brunton Park
Dewsbury 15th 11 21 0 460 608 - - 10 - Vasey 169 -Vasey Crown Flatt
Doncaster 16th 11 20 2 476 610 - - 13 - Jones 139 -Noble Tattersfield
Featherstone Rovers 2nd 27 10 2 999 574 - - 17 - Bibb 219 -Quinn Post Office Road
Fulham 17th 10 22 0 402 681 - - 8 - Gillan 74 -Fenn Polytechnic
Huddersfield Barracudas 19th 7 23 1 413 727 - - 9 - Thomas 101 -Kenworthy Arena 84
Keighley 8th 16 17 0 569 548 - - 11 - Winterbottom, Richardson, Hirst 148 -Hirst Lawkholme Lane
Mansfield Marksman 7th 17 16 1 488 541 - - 9 - Sealey, Warburton 74 -Howarth Lawkholme Lane (9), Alfreton (5), Harvey Hadden (1)
Oldham 1st 30 7 1 989 496 - - 16 - Foy 144 -Atkinson Watersheddings Premiers
Rochdale Hornets 18th 11 21 0 366 614 - - 8 - Ruane 70 -Wood Athletic Ground
Runcorn Highfield 12th 14 17 0 436 523 - - 8 - Cogger, Rose, Rawlinson 116 -Rose Canal St
Sheffield Eagles 5th 18 15 1 560 548 - - 13 - Lidbury 112 -Rafferty Owlerton
Springfield Borough 4th 22 14 0 537 446 - - 9 - Frodsham, Briscoe 145 -Smith Springfield *
Wakefield Trinity 3rd 24 11 2 861 482 - - 17 - Conway 180 -Harcombe Belle Vue
Whitehaven 13th 11 20 2 489 532 - - 13 - Beckwith 138 -Richardson Recreation Gnd
Workington Town 10th 16 16 0 412 573 - - 7 - Penrice 110 -Lowden Derwent Park
York 6th 17 16 2 697 717 - - 16 - Wigglesworth 110 -Ellis Wigginton Rd