# 1984–85 Fulham RLFC season

The 1984–85 Fulham RLFC season was the fifth in the club's history. They competed in the 1984–85 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1984–85 Challenge Cup, 1984–85 Lancashire Cup and the 1984–85 League Cup. They finished the season in 8th place in the second tier of British professional rugby league.

## 1984-85 Second Division table

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Swinton | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 727 | 343 | 384 | 49 |
| 2 | Salford | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 787 | 333 | 454 | 43 |
| 3 | York | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 717 | 430 | 287 | 43 |
| 4 | Dewsbury | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 539 | 320 | 219 | 43 |
| 5 | Carlisle | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 547 | 437 | 110 | 38 |
| 6 | Whitehaven | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 496 | 385 | 111 | 35 |
| 7 | Batley | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 489 | 402 | 87 | 34 |
| 8 | Fulham | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 521 | 526 | −5 | 33 |
| 9 | Mansfield Marksman | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 525 | 398 | 127 | 30 |
| 10 | Blackpool Gladiators | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 486 | 434 | 52 | 30 |
| 11 | Wakefield Trinity | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 450 | 459 | −9 | 26 |
| 12 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 436 | 466 | −30 | 26 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Barracudas | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 476 | 476 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Runcorn Highfield | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 462 | 538 | −76 | 23 |
| 15 | Keighley | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 495 | 567 | −72 | 22 |
| 16 | Bramley | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 439 | 492 | −53 | 20 |
| 17 | Sheffield Eagles | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 424 | 582 | -158 | 16 |
| 18 | Doncaster | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 353 | 730 | −377 | 14 |
| 19 | Southend | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 347 | 690 | −343 | 8 |
| 20 | Bridgend Blue Dragons | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 258 | 966 | −708 | 2 |
* Promoted

## 1984-85 squad

| Name | Starts | Substitute | Total | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points |
| Des Armitage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Barrow | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Jeff Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Bryan | 18 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Mike Burke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Cambriani | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Peter Cass | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 23 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Alan Dearden | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Doherty | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Driver | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Don Duffy | 21 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Garner | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Brett Garside | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Gourley | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Green | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Harold Henney | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sean Hoare | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Steve Hulme | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Jones | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ivan Kete | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Key | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tony Kinsey | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Frank Matthews | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Mills | 31 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Brian Parkes | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Radbone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Rippon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Paul Rochford | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 44 |
| Kevin Simpson | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Smith | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stockley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevor Stockley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Takura Tawera | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Townsend | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jimmy Ward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duncan Webster | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Wilkinson | 28 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 63 | 7 | 157 |
| Trialists | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |