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1988–89 Rugby Football League season

Fourteen teams competed from August, 1988 until May, 1989 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

Charles Annable

Charlie Annable broke his Clavicle in November 1927 which kept him out of Featherstone Rovers' run to the 1927–28 Rugby Football League Championship final, in 1931 he was sold to Castleford for £400 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £78,300 in 2009).

Dean Bell

While at Wigan, Bell became a Seven-time Challenge Cup winner (including three as captain), a Six-time Rugby Football League Championship winner, a One-time World Sevens winner, a Five-time John Player Trophy winner, a Two-time RFL Premiership winner and a Four-time Lancashire Cup winner.

Martin Oglanby

As a rugby league player he played Workington Town between 1990 and 1995 in the Rugby Football League Championship and the Second Division Championship.

Thomas Surman

Tom Surman played in Bradford F.C.'s 5-0 victory over Salford in the 1903-04 Rugby Football League Championship tiebreaker.


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Joe Kilroy

He also played full-back in the Halifax team which surprised everyone in English rugby league by winning the Rugby Football League Championship in 1985-86 under player/coach Chris Anderson.