1981–82 Rugby League Premiership

1981–82 Premiership
Structure	National knockout championship
Winners	Widnes
Runners-up	Hull F.C.

The 1981–82 Rugby League Premiership was the eighth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.^[1]

The winners were Widnes.^[2]

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
3 May	Hull Kingston Rovers	Bradford Northern	17-8
3 May	Leigh	Warrington	1-1
5 May	Hull F.C.	St Helens	23-8
5 May	Warrington	Leigh	10-9
5 May	Widnes	Leeds	39-11

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
8 May	Widnes	Hull Kingston Rovers	16-15
9 May	Hull F.C.	Warrington	27-7

Final

15 May 1982

Widnes	23-8	Hull F.C.
T-Burke, Wright, Basnett, Hughes, Adams G-Burke (4)		T-Crooks G-Crooks (2); DG-Crooks (2)

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Stan Wall Player of the Match: Mick Burke

1 Mick Burke 2 Stuart Wright 3 Keiron O'Loughlin 4 Eddie Cunningham 5 John Basnett 6 Eric Hughes 7 Andy Gregory 8 Mike O'Neill 9 Keith Elwell 10 Brian Lockwood 11 Les Gorley 12 Eric Prescott 13 Mick Adams Substitutions: 14 Anthony "Tony" Myler for Eddie Cunningham 15 Fred Whitfield for Brian Lockwood Coach: Doug Laughton

1 Gary Kemble 2 Dane O'Hara 3 James Leuluai 4 Steve Evans 5 Paul Prendiville 6 David Topliss 7 Kevin Harkin 8 Keith Tindall 9 Ronald "Ron" Wileman 10 Richard "Charlie" Stone 11 Trevor Skerrett 12 Lee Crooks 13 Steve Norton Substitutions: 14 Terry Day for Dane O'Hara 15 Geoffrey "Sammy" Lloyd for Ronald "Ron" Wileman Coach: Arthur Bunting

References

1. "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
2. "Premiership title 1981-82". Rugby League Project.