1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season
Second Division
### Second Division

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Team

Pld

W

D

L

PF

PA

Pts

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| 1 | [Hull](/wiki/Hull_F.C. "Hull F.C.") | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 702 | 175 | 52 |
| 2 | [New Hunslet](/wiki/Hunslet_R.L.F.C. "Hunslet R.L.F.C.") | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 454 | 218 | 43 |
| 3 | [York](/wiki/York_F.C. "York F.C.") | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 426 | 343 | 35 |
| 4 | [Blackpool Borough](/wiki/Blackpool_Borough "Blackpool Borough") | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 321 | 272 | 33 |
| 5 | [Halifax](/wiki/Halifax_R.L.F.C. "Halifax R.L.F.C.") | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 312 | 198 | 32 |
| 6 | [Dewsbury](/wiki/Dewsbury_Rams "Dewsbury Rams") | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 368 | 292 | 30 |
| 7 | [Keighley](/wiki/Keighley_Cougars "Keighley Cougars") | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 357 | 298 | 26 |
| 8 | [Bramley](/wiki/Bramley_RLFC "Bramley RLFC") | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 375 | 342 | 25 |
| 9 | [Oldham](/wiki/Oldham_R.L.F.C. "Oldham R.L.F.C.") | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 297 | 435 | 21 |
| 10 | [Whitehaven](/wiki/Whitehaven_R.L.F.C. "Whitehaven R.L.F.C.") | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 297 | 408 | 19 |
| 11 | [Swinton](/wiki/Swinton_Lions "Swinton Lions") | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 349 | 452 | 16 |
| 12 | [Doncaster](/wiki/Doncaster_R.L.F.C. "Doncaster R.L.F.C.") | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 259 | 547 | 14 |
| 13 | [Huyton](/wiki/Liverpool_Stanley "Liverpool Stanley") | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 261 | 513 | 9 |
| 14 | [Batley](/wiki/Batley_Bulldogs "Batley Bulldogs") | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 194 | 479 | 9 |
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 Champions |
  

 Play\-offs |
  

 Promoted |
  

 Relegated |
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How many teams were relegated from the Second Division?