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1 History  


1.1  1895–1904: Foundations  




1.2  1905–1970: Restructure  




1.3  1970–1995: Premiership and reintroducing Second Division  






2 Champions  


2.1  Winning records by club  















Rugby Football League Championship First Division: Difference between revisions






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{{Short description|Top division of rugby league in England between 1895 and 1996}}

{{Distinguish|RFL Championship}}

{{Distinguish|RFL Championship}}

{{See also|List of British rugby league champions}}

{{See also|List of British rugby league champions}}

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{{Infobox rugby league football competition

{{Infobox rugby league football competition

|name = RFL Championship

|name = RFL Championship First Division

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|sport = [[Rugby league]]

|sport = [[Rugby league]]

|formerly =

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|founded =

|founded = 1895

|inaugural = [[1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1895–96]]

|inaugural = [[1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1895–96]]

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|champion = {{leagueicon|St Helens|16px}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|champion =

|season =

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|most_champs= {{league icon|wigan|16px}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|most_champs= {{league icon|wigan|16px}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

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The '''Rugby Football League Championship First Division''' was the top division of rugby league in England between 1895 and 1996, when it was replaced by the [[Super League]].

The '''Rugby Football League Championship First Division''' was the top division of rugby league in Great Britain between 1895 and 1996, when it was replaced by the [[Super League]].


== History==

== History==
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===1970–1995: Premiership and reintroducing Second Division===

===1970–1995: Premiership and reintroducing Second Division===

In the 1973–74 season they once again went back to two divisions. The play-off and the Yorkshire and Lancashire League were abandoned, and a new play-off type competition, the [[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]], was introduced however the team finishing top of the Championship were crowned champions. During this period in the late 1980s and early 1990s [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] dominated both the Championship and [[Challenge Cup]].

In the 1973–74 season they once again went back to two divisions. The play-off and the Yorkshire and Lancashire League were abandoned, and a new play-off type competition, the [[Rugby League Premiership|Premiership]], was introduced however the team finishing top of the Championship were crowned champions. During this period in the late 1980s and early 1990s [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] dominated both the Championship and [[Challenge Cup]].

===1996–present: Super League===

In 1996 the championship was replaced by the [[Super League]]. The remaining clubs later went on to form the [[Rugby League Championships]].


==Champions==

==Champions==

{{main|List of British rugby league champions}}

{{Main|Rugby Football League Championship Final|Super League Grand Final}}

{{See also|League Leaders' Shield}}

{{See also|Rugby Football League Championship Final}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"

|- style="background:black;"

!rowspan=2 style="color:black;" |Season

|- style="background:white;"

!style="color:black;" "width:200px" |Champions

!style="color:black;" "width:80px" |Score

!style="color:black;" "width:200px" |Runners-up

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1895–96]]

| '''[[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]'''

| <center style="color:#a0a0a0;">N/A</span>

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1896–97]]

| colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1897–98]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1898–99]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1899–00 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1899–00]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1900–01]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1901–02]]

| '''[[Broughton Rangers]]'''

| rowspan=5|<center style="color:#a0a0a0;">N/A</span>

| {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1902–03]]

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} '''[[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'''

| {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1903–04 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1903–04]]

| '''[[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.#Rugby football|Bradford F.C.]]'''

| {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1904–05 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1904–05]]

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} '''[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]'''

| [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.#Rugby football|Bradford F.C.]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1905–06 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1905–06]]

| {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} '''[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'''

| {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1906–07 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1906–07]]

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} '''[[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'''

|18–3

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1907–08]]

| {{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} '''[[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 12–7

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1908–09]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 7–3

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1909–10]]

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} '''[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–7

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1910–11]]

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} '''[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 20–7

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1911–12]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–5

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1912–13]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 29–2

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1913–14 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1913–14]]

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} '''[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 5–3

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1914–15]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 35–2

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1918–19]]

| colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1919–20]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} '''[[Hull F.C.]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1920–21 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1920–21]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} '''[[Hull F.C.]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 16–14

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1921–22]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–2

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season|1922–23]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} '''[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–5

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season|1923–24]]

| {{leagueicon|Batley|16}} '''[[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–7

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League season|1924–25]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} '''[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 9–5

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League season|1925–26]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 22–10

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1926–27 Northern Rugby Football League season|1926–27]]

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–8

| [[St Helens Recreation RLFC|St Helens Recs]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season|1927–28]]

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 11–0

| {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season|1928–29]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1929–30 Northern Rugby Football League season|1929–30]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 10–0

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season|1930–31]]

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 14–7

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1931–32 Northern Rugby Football League season|1931–32]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 9–5

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season|1932–33]]

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} '''[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–5

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season|1933–34]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–3

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season|1934–35]]

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 14–3

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season|1935–36]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} '''[[Hull F.C.]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 21–2

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1936–37 Northern Rugby Football League season|1936–37]]

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} '''[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–11

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season|1937–38]]

| {{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} '''[[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 8–2

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1938–39 Northern Rugby Football League season|1938–39]]

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} '''[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 8–6

| {{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1939–40 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1939–40]]

| colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1940–41 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1940–41]]

| colspan=3|<center>[[Rugby league county leagues|County Leagues]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1941–42]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|Wartime Emergency League]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1942–43 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1942–43]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|Wartime Emergency League]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1943–44]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|Wartime Emergency League]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|1944–45]]

|colspan=3|<center>[[1941–42 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season|Wartime Emergency League]]</center>

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season|1945–46]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

|rowspan=2|<center style="color:#a0a0a0;">N/A</span>

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League season|1946–47]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48]]

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} '''[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–5

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1948–49 Northern Rugby Football League season|1948–49]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–12

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season|1949–50]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 20–2

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season|1950–51]]

| {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} '''[[Workington Town]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 26–11

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season|1951–52]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 13–6

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season|1952–53]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 24–14

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1953–54 Northern Rugby Football League season|1953–54]]

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} '''[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 8–7

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season|1954–55]]

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} '''[[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 7–3

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1955–56 Northern Rugby Football League season|1955–56]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} '''[[Hull F.C.]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 10–9

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season|1956–57]]

| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} '''[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–14

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season|1957–58]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} '''[[Hull F.C.]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 20–3

| {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season|1958–59]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 44–22

| {{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season|1959–60]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 27–3

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season|1960–61]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 25–10

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season|1961–62]]

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} '''[[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 14–5

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season|1962–63]]

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'''

| rowspan=2|<span style="color:#a0a0a0;">N/A</span>

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season|1963–64]]

| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season|1964–65]]

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} '''[[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–7

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 35–12

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67]]

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} '''[[Wakefield Trinity]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 21-9

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68]]

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} '''[[Wakefield Trinity]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 17–10

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season|1968–69]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 16–14

| {{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 24–12

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season|1970–71]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 16–12

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season|1971–72]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 9–5

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

|[[1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season|1972–73]]

| {{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} '''[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 22–13

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season|1973–74]]

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} '''[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'''

| rowspan=25|<span style="color:#a0a0a0;">N/A</span>

| {{leagueicon|st helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1974–75 Northern Rugby Football League season|1974–75]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1975–76 Northern Rugby Football League season|1975–76]]

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} '''[[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]'''

| {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1976–77 Northern Rugby Football League season|1976–77]]

| {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} '''[[Featherstone Rovers]]'''

| {{leagueicon|st helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1977–78 Northern Rugby Football League season|1977–78]]

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} '''[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]'''

| {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1978–79 Northern Rugby Football League season|1978–79]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} '''[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1979–80 Northern Rugby Football League season|1979–80]]

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1980–81 Rugby Football League season|1980–81]]

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1981–82 Rugby Football League season|1981–82]]

| {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} '''[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1982–83 Rugby Football League season|1982–83]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} '''[[Hull F.C.]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1983–84 Rugby Football League season|1983–84]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} '''[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1984–85 Rugby Football League season|1984–85]]

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} '''[[Hull Kingston Rovers]]'''

| {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1985–86 Rugby Football League season|1985–86]]

| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} '''[[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1986–87 Rugby Football League season|1986–87]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1987–88 Rugby Football League season|1987–88]]

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} '''[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]'''

| {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1988–89 Rugby Football League season|1988–89]]

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} '''[[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1989–90 Rugby Football League season|1989–90]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1990–91 Rugby Football League season|1990–91]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1991–92 Rugby Football League season|1991–92]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1992–93 Rugby Football League season|1992–93]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1993–94 Rugby Football League season|1993–94]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1994–95 Rugby Football League season|1994–95]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[1995–96 Rugby Football League season|1995–96]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League I|1996]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League II|1997]]

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]'''

| {{leagueicon|london|16}} [[London Broncos|London]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League III|1998]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 10–4

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League IV|1999]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 8–6

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League V|2000]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 29–16

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League VI|2001]]

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 37–6

| {{leagueicon|Wigan Warriors|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League VII|2002]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 19–18

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League VIII|2003]]

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 25–12

| {{leagueicon|Wigan Warriors|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League IX|2004]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 16–8

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League X|2005]]

| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 15–6

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XI|2006]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 26–4

| {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XII|2007]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 33–6

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XIII|2008]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 24–16

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XIV|2009]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 18–10

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XV|2010]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 22–10

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XVI|2011]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 32–16

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XVII|2012]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 26–18

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XVIII|2013]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 30–16

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XIX|2014]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 14–6

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XX|2015]]

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 22–20

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XXI|2016]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 12–6

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XXII|2017]]

| {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} '''[[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 24–6

| {{leagueicon|castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XXIII|2018]]

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} '''[[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 12–4

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]

|- style="background:#f5faff;"

| [[Super League XXIV|2019]]

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} '''[[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]'''

| style="text-align:center;"| 23–6

| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]

|}


===Winning records by club===

===Winning records by club===
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! style="width:8%;"|Runners-up

! style="width:8%;"|Runners-up

! Winning seasons

! Winning seasons

|-align="center"

|-

|1||{{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]||22||16||1908/09, 1921/22, 1925/26, 1933/34, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1959/60, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018

|1||{{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]||17||9||1908/09, 1921/22, 1925/26, 1933/34, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1959/60, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96

|-align="center"

|-

|2||align=left|{{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]||14||16|| 1931/32, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1965/66, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1974/75, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019

|rowspan=2|2||{{leagueicon|St Helens|17}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]||rowspan=2|7||11|| 1931/32, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1965/66, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1974/75

|-align="center"

|-

|3||align=left|{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]||11||11||1960/61, 1968/69, 1971/72, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017

|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]||6||1911/12, 1912/13, 1914/15, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1948/49, 1961/62

|-align="center"

|-

|4||align=left|{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]||7||6||1911/12, 1912/13, 1914/15, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1948/49, 1961/62

|rowspan=3|3||{{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||rowspan=3|6||5||1913/14, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1938/39, 1973/74, 1975/76

|-align="center"

|-

|5||align=left|{{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]] ||6||7||1979/80, 1980/81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005

|{{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.]]||4||1919/20, 1920/21, 1935/36, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1982/83

|-align="center"

|-

|6||align=left|{{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]||6||5||1913/14, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1938/39, 1973/74, 1975/76

|{{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]||2||1926/27, 1927/28, 1930/31, 1934/35, 1962/63, 1963/64

|-align="center"

|-

|7||align=left|{{leagueicon|Hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.]]||6||4||1919/20, 1920/21, 1935/36, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1982/83

|4||{{leagueicon|HullKR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]||5||3||1922/23, 1924/25, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85

|-align="center"

|-

|8||align=left|{{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]||6||2||1926/27, 1927/28, 1930/31, 1934/35, 1962/63, 1963/64

|Rowspan=2|5||{{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]||rowspan=2|4||rowspan=2|5||1904/05, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1956/57

|-align="center"

|-

|9||align=left|{{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]||5||3||1922/23, 1924/25, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85

|{{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]||1902/03, 1906/07, 1964/65, 1985/86

|-align="center"

|-

|10||align=left|{{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]||4||5||1904/05, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1956/57

|Rowspan=3|6||{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]||rowspan=3|3||10||1960/61, 1968/69, 1971/72

|-align="center"

|-

|10||align=left|{{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]||4||5||1902/03, 1906/07, 1964/65, 1985/86

|{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||7||1947/48, 1953/54, 1954/55

|-align="center"

|-

|12||align=left|{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]||3||12||1947/48, 1953/54, 1954/55

|{{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||4||1977/78, 1987/88, 1988/89

|-align="center"

|-

|13||align=left|{{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]||3||4||1977/78, 1987/88, 1988/89

|rowspan=4|7||{{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford]] ||rowspan=4|2||4||1979/80, 1980/81

|-align="center"

|-

|14||align=left|{{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} ''[[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]'' §||2||2||1907/08, 1937/38

|{{leagueicon|Hunslet|16}} ''[[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]'' §||rowspan=2|2||1907/08, 1937/38

|-align="center"

|-

|14||align=left|{{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]||2||2||1966/67, 1967/68

|{{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]||1966/67, 1967/68

|-align="center"

|-

|16||align=left|{{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||2||0||1905/06, 1981/82

|{{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]||0||1905/06, 1981/82

|-align="center"

|-

|17||align=left|{{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]||1||2||1976/77

|rowspan=7|8||{{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]||rowspan=7|1||2||1976/77

|-align="center"

|-

|18||align=left|''[[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.#Rugby football|Bradford F.C.]]'' §||1||1||1903/04

|''[[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.#Rugby football|Bradford F.C.]]'' §||rowspan=3|1||1903/04

|-align="center"

|-

|18||align=left|{{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]||1||1||1950/51

|{{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]||1950/51

|-align="center"

|-

|18||align=left|{{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]||1||1||1972/73

|{{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]||1972/73

|-align="center"

|-

|21||align=left|''[[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]'' §||1||0||1895/96

|''[[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]'' §||rowspan=3|0||1895/96

|-align="center"

|-

|21||align=left|[[Broughton Rangers]]||1||0||1901/02

|[[Broughton Rangers]]||1901/02

|-align="center"

|-

|21||align=left|{{leagueicon|Batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]||1||0||1923/24

|{{leagueicon|Batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]||1923/24

|-align="center"

|-

|24||align=left|{{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]||0||3||

|rowspan=2|9||{{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]||rowspan=2|0||2||rowspan=2| -

|-align="center"

|-

|25||align=left|''[[St Helens Recs]]'' §||0||1||

|''[[St Helens Recs]]'' §||1

|-

|25||align=left|{{leagueicon|London Broncos|16}} [[London Broncos|London]]||0||1||

|}

|}


Latest revision as of 11:14, 4 April 2024

Not to be confused with RFL Championship.
See also: List of British rugby league champions

RFL Championship First Division
SportRugby league
Instituted1895
Inaugural season1895–96
Ceased1996
Replaced bySuper League
Countries England
 Wales
Most titles Wigan (23 titles)
Relegation toRFL Second Division

The Rugby Football League Championship First Division was the top division of rugby league in Great Britain between 1895 and 1996, when it was replaced by the Super League.

History[edit]

1895–1904: Foundations[edit]

Main article: History of rugby league

The first season of rugby league (1895–96) saw all the breakaway clubs play in a single league competition. The addition of new teams and the problems of travelling led to the league being split in two for the following season; into the Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League. This arrangement lasted until the 1901–02 season, when the top clubs from each league resigned and formed a single new competition. The following season the remaining clubs in the Yorkshire and Lancashire Leagues were re-organised to form a second division.

1905–1970: Restructure[edit]

In 1905–06 the two divisions were re-combined into a single competition. Clubs played all the teams in their own county on a home-and-away basis, results counting towards the re-formed Yorkshire and Lancashire Leagues. They also organised inter-county fixtures on an individual basis; all results were collated into a single table for the Championship. In order to even up the competition a top-four play-off series was used to determine the Championship.

Apart from the interventions of the two world wars, this system was retained until the 1962–63 season, when the league briefly returned to a two divisional system. This lasted only two years, and in the 1964–65 season they returned to one large division subdivided into county leagues. The play-offs were expanded to the top 16 teams and the Harry Sunderland Trophy was introduced as the man-of-the-match award for the decider.

1970–1995: Premiership and reintroducing Second Division[edit]

In the 1973–74 season they once again went back to two divisions. The play-off and the Yorkshire and Lancashire League were abandoned, and a new play-off type competition, the Premiership, was introduced however the team finishing top of the Championship were crowned champions. During this period in the late 1980s and early 1990s Wigan dominated both the Championship and Challenge Cup.

Champions[edit]

Main article: List of British rugby league champions
See also: Rugby Football League Championship Final

Winning records by club[edit]

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
1 Wigan 17 9 1908/09, 1921/22, 1925/26, 1933/34, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1959/60, 1986/87, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1995/96
2 St. Helens 7 11 1931/32, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1965/66, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1974/75
Huddersfield 6 1911/12, 1912/13, 1914/15, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1948/49, 1961/62
3 Salford 6 5 1913/14, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1938/39, 1973/74, 1975/76
Hull F.C. 4 1919/20, 1920/21, 1935/36, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1982/83
Swinton 2 1926/27, 1927/28, 1930/31, 1934/35, 1962/63, 1963/64
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 5 3 1922/23, 1924/25, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85
5 Oldham 4 5 1904/05, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1956/57
Halifax 1902/03, 1906/07, 1964/65, 1985/86
6 Leeds 3 10 1960/61, 1968/69, 1971/72
Warrington 7 1947/48, 1953/54, 1954/55
Widnes 4 1977/78, 1987/88, 1988/89
7 Bradford 2 4 1979/80, 1980/81
Hunslet § 2 1907/08, 1937/38
Wakefield Trinity 1966/67, 1967/68
Leigh 0 1905/06, 1981/82
8 Featherstone Rovers 1 2 1976/77
Bradford F.C. § 1 1903/04
Workington Town 1950/51
Dewsbury 1972/73
Manningham § 0 1895/96
Broughton Rangers 1901/02
Batley 1923/24
9 Castleford 0 2 -
St Helens Recs § 1

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