1988–89 Fulham RLFC season

1988–89 Fulham RLFC season
1988–89 Rank15th
Challenge CupFirst Round
1987–88 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 464; against: 650
Team information
ChairmanBarbara Close
CoachBev Risman (May 1988 - Feb. 1989)
Bill Sullivan (Feb. 1989 - March 1989)
Bill Goodwin (March 1989 - April 1989)
StadiumPolytechnic of Central London
Stadium, Chiswick
Avg. attendance644
High attendance1487 vs. Bradford Northern
Top scorers
TriesDave Gillan - 14
GoalsSteve Guyett - 65
PointsSteve Guyett - 145
← 1987–88 List of seasons 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 Fulham RLFC season was the ninth in the club's history. They competed in the 1988–89 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1989 Challenge Cup, 1988–89 Lancashire Cup and the 1988–89 League Cup. They finished the season in 15th place in the second tier of British professional rugby league.

1988-89 Second Division table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Leigh 28 26 0 2 925 338 +587 52
2 Barrow 28 21 1 6 726 326 +400 43
3 Sheffield Eagles 28 19 1 8 669 362 +307 39
4 York 28 17 1 10 585 383 +202 35
5 Swinton 28 16 2 10 621 482 +139 34
6 Doncaster 28 17 0 11 599 464 +135 34
7 Whitehaven 28 15 2 11 522 378 +144 32
8 Keighley 28 16 0 12 551 525 +26 32
9 Rochdale Hornets 28 15 0 13 655 677 -22 30
10 Bramley 28 14 1 13 600 514 +86 29
11 Carlisle 28 14 1 13 512 441 +71 29
12 Batley 28 13 3 12 461 416 +45 29
13 Dewsbury 28 13 0 15 518 626 -108 26
14 Hunslet 28 12 1 15 473 540 -67 25
15 Fulham 28 10 0 18 464 650 -186 20
16 Chorley Borough 28 9 1 18 408 533 -125 19
17 Workington Town 28 9 1 18 365 549 -184 19
18 Huddersfield 28 9 1 18 400 615 -215 19
19 Mansfield Marksman 28 4 1 23 308 769 -461 9
20 Runcorn Highfield 28 2 1 25 224 998 -774 5
Promoted

1988-89 squad

Name Starts Substitute Total Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
David Baker 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
Neil Bibby 7 4 11 0 0 0 8
Bob Boyce 20 3 23 2 0 0 8
Gary Braniff 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Russ Bridge 24 0 24 3 0 0 12
Brian Brown 6 0 6 1 0 5 9
Steve Callow 3 1 4 0 0 0 0
Paul Cheetham 2 2 4 1 0 0 4
Jeff Coutts 30 1 31 9 11 3 61
Joe Dutton 11 1 12 4 0 0 16
Colin Fenn 7 2 9 0 2 0 4
Hugh Francis 7 4 11 2 0 0 8
Ernie Garland 6 0 6 2 0 0 8
Dave Gillan 27 1 28 14 0 0 56
Nick Grimoldby 8 1 9 0 0 0 0
Steve Guyett 25 2 27 3 65 3 145
Albert Heig 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Mike Hutchinson 28 2 30 1 0 0 4
Scott Jennings 16 1 17 1 2 0 8
Lawrence Johannson 12 2 14 1 0 0 4
Noel Keating 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Gary Lane 12 0 12 3 0 1 13
Roy Leslie 5 5 10 0 0 0 0
Kevin Manning 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Glenn Mansfield 26 0 26 9 0 0 36
Hussein M'Barki 24 0 24 7 0 0 28
Andrew Mighty 23 1 24 6 0 0 24
Keiron Murphy 17 4 21 4 0 0 16
Greg Pearce 2 0 2 1 0 0 4
Huw Rees 13 0 13 3 0 0 12
Andrew Render 2 4 6 0 1 0 2
David Rotherham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Craig Taylor 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Dennis Trembath 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Paul Walker 15 0 15 1 0 0 4
Ian Wightman 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Andrew Zillman 7 1 8 2 0 0 8
Trialists (2) 1 1 2 1 0 0 4

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References

  1. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1989). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1989-90. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780356178509.
  2. ^ Gains & Losses