1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Champions |
 Hull Kingston Rovers
|
| Premiership |
 Leeds
|
| Man of Steel |
 Doug Laughton
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
 Sammy Lloyd (373) |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Steve Hartley (35) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division |
Hull New Hunslet York Blackpool Borough
|
| Relegated to Second Division |
 Barrow Featherstone Rovers Rochdale Hornets Huddersfield
|
The 1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 84th season of rugby league football. Sixteen English clubs competed for the Northern Rugby Football League's first division championship, with Hull Kingston Rovers claiming the title by finishing on top of the League.
The 1978 Kangaroo tour took place during the first half of the season and involved matches between a number of clubs.
Hull Kingston Rovers won their third Championship this season.
The Challenge Cup Winners were Widnes who beat Wakefield Trinity 12-3 in the final.
Rugby League Premiership Trophy Winners were Leeds who beat Bradford Northern 24-2 in the final.
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Winners were Widnes who beat St. Helens 13-7 in the final.
2nd Division Champions were Hull F.C. New Hunslet, York and Blackpool Borough were also promoted to the First Division.
Geoff 'Sammy' Lloyd of Hull F.C. equalled the club match record for scoring goals when he was successful 14 times in the match against Oldham on 10 September 1978. They were part of a club record 170 goals in a season, and a club record 369 points in a season.
Widnes beat Workington Town (from Cumbria) 15–13 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Bradford Northern beat York 18–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
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