1988–89 Rugby Football League season
| 1988–89 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Stones Bitter Championship |
| Teams | 14 |
| 1988–89 Season | |
| Champions |
 Widnes
|
| Premiership winners |
Widnes
|
| Man of Steel |
 Ellery Hanley
|
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Martin Offiah 60
|
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division |
 Leigh Barrow Sheffield Eagles
|
| Relegated to Second Division |
 Oldham Halifax Hull Kingston Rovers
|
| Second Division | |
| Champions |
Leigh
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
Mark Aston 307
|
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Derek Bate 34
|
The 1988–89 Rugby Football League season was the 94th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1988 until May, 1989 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
Springfield Borough (previously Blackpool Borough) relocated were renamed Chorley Borough.
Huddersfield Giants reverted to their original name Huddersfield.
Wigan beat Salford 22–17 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Leeds beat Castleford 33–12 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
Wigan defeated St. Helens 27-0 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 78,000.Ellery Hanley, Wigan's loose forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. This was the first time a side had been held scoreless in a Challenge Cup final.
The following chart excludes any preliminary round fixtures/results
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