The 1989–90

Rugby Football League The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league in England. Founded in 1895 as the Northern Rugby Football Union following 22 clubs resigning from the Rugby Football Union, it changed its name in 1922 to the Rugby Footb ...

season was the 95th ever season of professional

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football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1989 until May, 1990 for the Stones Bitter

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, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut

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Season summary

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beat

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24–16 to win the

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County Cup, and Bradford Northern beat

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20–14 to win the

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County Cup.

League Tables

Runcorn Highfield became only the second peacetime team in the history of the Rugby Football League to lose every game, and the first since Liverpool City in 1906-1907.

Championship final Standings

Second Division Final Standings

Challenge Cup

Wigan defeated Warrington 36-14 in the

Final at

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on Saturday 28 April 1990 before a crowd of 77,729. Andy Gregory, Wigan's scrum half, was awarded his second Lance Todd Trophy for being the man-of-the-match.Lance Todd Trophy Winners
at therfl.co.uk

Regal Trophy

County cups

Premiership

References

Sources

1989–90 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
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