In its first year the League played a full double round robin of games. But with more clubs joining that became impractical and so the Championship was replaced with the Senior Competitions. In 1901-02 the senior clubs resigned to form a separate league, and from 1902-03 the Senior Competitions were replaced with a two divisional system.
From 1905-06 the divisional system was done away with. Instead the clubs played intra-county full double round robins, and each organised separate inter-county games. As a result clubs did not play the same number of games and so table position was based on percentages ((wins+draws/2)/games played). The top four clubs then played each other in a Championship Play-Off to determine the championship. From 1930-31 the clubs standardised on the number of games played and percentages were done away with, but the Championship Play-Off was retained.
During World War I there was a ban on professional football and no games were played. During World War II professional football was also discontinued, the clubs playing in two unofficial county-based Wartime Emergency Leagues, with an inter-league playoff.
The league briefly returned to a two divisional system in 1962-63 and 1963-64, with no Championship Play-Offs in those seasons. From 1964-65 they went back to one division and expanded the Play-Offs to 16 teams. In 1973-74 they again went back to two divisions, replacing the Play-Offs with a complicated Club Championship, and then with the Premiership.
The League tried a three division system in 1991-92 and 1992-93, with second division clubs playing a quadruple round robin, but abandoned in for 1993-94.
From 1996 the league switched to a summer competition. As a result, the 1995-96 season was very short.
Winners and runners-up are listed below. The results of Play-Off finals are also listed in years when they took place.
Northern Union
1895-96 Manningham Halifax
Northern Rugby League
1901-02 Broughton Rangers Salford
1902-03 Halifax Salford
1903-04 Bradford 5-0 Salford
1904-05 Oldham Bradford
1905-06 Leigh Hunslet
1906-07 Halifax 18-3 Oldham
1907-08 Hunslet 7-7 Oldham
(Hunslet won replay 12-2)
1908-09 Wigan 7-3 Oldham
1909-10 Oldham 13-7 Wigan
1910-11 Oldham 20-7 Wigan
1911-12 Huddersfield 13-5 Wigan
1912-13 Huddersfield 29-2 Wigan
1913-14 Salford 5-3 Huddersfield
1914-15 Huddersfield 35-2 Leeds
1919-20 Hull 3-2 Huddersfield
1920-21 Hull 16-14 Hull Kingston Rovers
1921-22 Wigan 13-2 Oldham
1922-23 Hull Kingston Rovers 15-5 Huddersfield
1923-24 Batley 13-7 Wigan
1924-25 Hull Kingston Rovers 9-5 Swinton
1925-26 Wigan 22-10 Warrington
1926-27 Swinton 13-8 St Helens Recs
1927-28 Swinton 11-0 Featherstone Rovers
1928-29 Huddersfield 2-0 Leeds
1929-30 Huddersfield 2-2 Leeds
(Huddersfield won replay 10-0)
1930-31 Swinton 14-7 Leeds
1931-32 St Helens 9-5 Huddersfield
1932-33 Salford 15-5 Swinton
1933-34 Wigan 15-3 Salford
1934-35 Swinton 14-3 Warrington
1935-36 Hull 21-2 Widnes
1936-37 Salford 13-11 Warrington
1937-38 Hunslet 8-2 Leeds
1938-39 Salford 8-6 Castleford
Wartime Emergency League
1939-40 Bradford Northern 37-22 Swinton
(on aggregate, legs: 21-13 and 16-9)
1940-41 Bradford Northern 45-15 Wigan
(on aggregate, legs: 17-6 and 28-9)
1941-42 Dewsbury 13-0 Bradford Northern
1942-43 Dewsbury 33-16 Halifax
(on aggregate, legs: 11-3 and 22-13)
(Dewsbury were found guilty of fielding an ineligable
player in the Championship final, and the Championship
was declared void)
1943-44 Wigan 25-14 Dewsbury
(on aggregate, legs: 13-9 and 12-5)
1944-45 Bradford Northern 26-20 Halifax
(on aggregate, legs: 2-9 and 24-11)
Northern Rugby League
1945-46 Wigan 13-4 Huddersfield
1946-47 Wigan 13-4 Dewsbury
1947-48 Warrington 15-5 Bradford Northern
1948-49 Huddersfield 13-12 Warrington
1949-50 Wigan 20-2 Huddersfield
1950-51 Workington Town 26-11 Warrington
1951-52 Wigan 13-6 Bradford Northern
1952-53 St Helens 24-14 Halifax
1953-54 Warrington 8-7 Halifax
1954-55 Warrington 7-3 Oldham
1955-56 Hull 10-9 Halifax
1956-57 Oldham 15-14 Hull
1957-58 Hull 20-3 Workington Town
1958-59 St Helens 44-22 Hunslet
1959-60 Wigan 27-3 Wakefield Trinity
1960-61 Leeds 25-10 Warrington
1961-62 Huddersfield 14-5 Wakefield Trinity
1962-63 Swinton St Helens
1963-64 Swinton Wigan
1964-65 Halifax 15-7 St Helens
1965-66 St Helens 35-12 Halifax
1966-67 Wakefield Trinity 7-7 St Helens
(Wakefield Trinity won replay 21-9)
1967-68 Wakefield Trinity 17-10 Hull Kingston Rovers
1968-69 Leeds 16-14 Castleford
1969-70 St Helens 24-12 Leeds
1970-71 St Helens 16-12 Wigan
1971-72 Leeds 9-5 St Helens
1972-73 Dewsbury 22-13 Leeds
1973-74 Salford St Helens
1974-75 St Helens Wigan
1975-76 Salford Featherstone Rovers
1976-77 Featherstone Rovers St Helens
1977-78 Widnes Bradford Northern
1978-79 Hull Kingston Rovers Warrington
1979-80 Bradford Northern Widnes
Slalom Lager Championship
1980-81 Bradford Northern Warrington
1981-82 Leigh Hull
1982-83 Hull Hull Kingston Rovers
1983-84 Hull Kingston Rovers Hull
1984-85 Hull Kingston Rovers St Helens
1985-86 Halifax Wigan
Stones Bitter Championship
1986-87 Wigan St Helens
1987-88 Widnes St Helens
1988-89 Widnes Wigan
1989-90 Wigan Leeds
1990-91 Wigan Widnes
1991-92 Wigan St Helens
1992-93 Wigan St Helens
1993-94 Wigan Bradford Northern
1994-95 Wigan Leeds
Super League
1995-96 Wigan Leeds
1996 St Helens Wigan
1997 Bradford Bulls London Broncos
Winners and promoted clubs are listed below.
Second Division
1902-03 Keighley Leeds
1903-04 Wakefield Trinity St Helens
1904-05 Dewsbury Barrow
1962-63 Hunslet Keighley
1963-64 Oldham Leigh
1973-74 Bradford Northern York, Keighley, Halifax
1974-75 Huddersfield Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, Swinton
1975-76 Barrow Rochdale Hornets, Workington Town,
Leigh
1976-77 Hull Dewsbury, Bramley, New Hunslet
1977-78 Leigh Barrow, Rochdale Hornets, Huddersfield
1978-79 Hull New Hunslet, York, Blackpool Burrough
1979-80 Featherstone Rovers Halifax, Oldham, Barrow
1980-81 York Wigan, Fulham, Whitehaven
1981-82 Oldham Carlisle, Workington Town, Halifax
1982-83 Fulham Wakefield Trinity, Salford, Whitehaven
1983-84 Barrow Workington Town, Hunslet, Halifax
1984-85 Swinton Salford, York, Dewsbury
1985-86 Leigh Barrow, Wakefield Trinity
1986-87 Hunslet Swinton
1987-88 Oldham Featherstone Rovers, Wakefield Trinity
1988-89 Leigh Barrow, Sheffield Eagles
1989-90 Hull Kingston Rovers Rochdale Hornets, Oldham
1990-91 Salford Halifax, Swinton
1991-92 Sheffield Eagles Leigh
1992-93 Featherstone Rovers Oldham
1993-94 Workington Town Doncaster
1994-95 Keighley Cougars (no promotion or demotion)
First Division
1995-96 Salford Reds (no promotion or demotion)
1996 Salford Reds --
1997 Hull Huddersfield
Winners and promoted clubs are listed below.
Third Division 1991-92 Huddersfield Bramley 1992-93 Keighley Cougars Workington Town Second Division 1995-96 Hull Kingston Rovers (No promotion or demotion) 1996 Hull Kingston Rovers Swinton 1997 Hunslet Hawks Rochdale Hornets
Between 1895-96 and 1901-02 the League ran two county based competitions, the Yorkshire and Lancashire Senior Competitions, in which the clubs in each county played each other over a full double round robin of games. In 1895-96 the Senior Competition games also formed a part of the championship. In 1901-02 the top teams resigned from the competitions to form a separate league, and from 1902-03 they were replaced by a divisional system. Winners and runners-up were:
1895-96 Runcorn Oldham 1896-97 Broughton Rangers Oldham 1897-98 Oldham Swinton 1898-99 Broughton Rangers Oldham 1899-00 Runcorn Oldham 1900-01 Oldham Swinton 1901-02 Wigan Widnes
From 1907-08 to 1969-70 separate county championships operated within the league championship, separate tables being kept based only on the games played within each county.
1895-96 Manningham Halifax 1896-97 Brighouse Rangers Manningham 1897-98 Hunslet Bradford 1898-99 Batley Hull 1899-00 Bradford Batley 1900-01 Bradford Halifax 1901-02 Leeds Manningham
Designed to replace the play-offs, the Club Championship was itself replaced by the Premiership. A complicated merit table made it possible for almost any club in the league to take part.
1973-74 Warrington 13-12 St Helens
The Premiership is a knockout competition played for by the top eight clubs of the championship.
In 1973-74 the league split into two divisions, and were able to play a full double round robin of matches, negating the need for championship playoffs. In that season the playoffs were replaced with the Club Championship, and then from 1974-75 onward by the Premiership.
Numbers in parentheses indicate final league positions.
First Division Premiership Trophy 1974-75 Leeds (3) 26-11 St Helens (1) 1975-76 St Helens (4) 15-2 Salford (1) 1976-77 St Helens (2) 32-20 Warrington (5) 1977-78 Bradford Northern (2) 17-8 Widnes (1) 1978-79 Leeds (4) 24-2 Bradford Northern (8) 1979-80 Widnes (2) 19-5 Bradford Northern (1) 1980-81 Hull Kingston Rovers (3) 11-7 Hull (7) 1981-82 Widnes (3) 23-8 Hull (2) 1982-83 Widnes (5) 22-10 Hull (1) 1983-84 Hull Kingston Rovers (1) 18-10 Castleford (4) 1984-85 St Helens (2) 36-16 Hull Kingston Rovers (1) 1985-86 Warrington (4) 38-10 Halifax (1) 1986-87 Wigan (1) 8-0 Warrington (3) 1987-88 Widnes (1) 38-14 St Helens (2) 1988-89 Widnes (1) 18-10 Hull (4) 1989-90 Widnes (3) 28-6 Bradford Northern (4) 1990-91 Hull (3) 14-4 Widnes (2) 1991-92 Wigan (1) 48-16 St Helens (2) 1992-93 St Helens (2) 10-4 Wigan (1) 1993-94 Wigan (1) 24-20 Castleford (4) 1994-95 Wigan (1) 69-24 Leeds (2) Super League Premiership Trophy 1996 ??? 1997 Wigan (4) St Helens (3)
In 1991-92, 1992-93, and from 1996 onward there were three divisions, and so a Divisional Premiership was played instead involving teams from both lower divisions. The number in parentheses indicates final league placing; a star indicates placing in the third division.
1986-87 Swinton (2) 27-10 Hunslet (1) 1987-88 Oldham (1) 28-26 Featherstone Rovers (2) 1988-89 Sheffield Eagles (3) 43-18 Swinton (5) 1989-90 Oldham (3) 30-29 Hull Kingston Rovers (1) 1990-91 Salford (1) 27-20 Halifax (2) 1991-92 Sheffield Eagles (1) 34-20 Oldham (3) 1992-93 Featherstone Rovers (1) 20-16 Workington Town (*2) 1993-94 Workington Town (1) 30-22 London Crusaders (3) 1994-95 Keighley Cougars (1) 26-6 Huddersfield (3) 1995-96 (none?) 1996 ??? 1997 ???
1896-97 Batley 10-3 St Helens
1897-98 Batley 7-0 Bradford
1898-99 Oldham 19-9 Hunslet
1899-00 Swinton 16-8 Salford
1900-01 Batley 6-0 Warrington
1901-02 Broughton Rangers 25-0 Salford
1902-03 Halifax 7-0 Salford
1903-04 Halifax 8-3 Warrington
1904-05 Warrington 6-0 Hull Kingston Rovers
1905-06 Bradford 5-0 Salford
1906-07 Warrington 17-3 Oldham
1907-08 Hunslet 14-0 Hull
1908-09 Wakefield Trinity 17-0 Hull
1909-10 Leeds 7-7 Hull
(Leeds won replay 26-12)
1910-11 Broughton Rangers 4-0 Wigan
1911-12 Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham
1912-13 Huddersfield 9-5 Warrington
1913-14 Hull 6-0 Wakefield Trinity
1914-15 Huddersfield 37-3 St Helens
1919-20 Huddersfield 21-10 Wigan
1920-21 Leigh 13-0 Halifax
1921-22 Rochdale 10-9 Hornets Hull
1922-23 Leeds 28-3 Hull
1923-24 Wigan 21-4 Oldham
1924-25 Oldham 16-3 Hull Kingston Rovers
1925-26 Swinton 9-3 Oldham
1926-27 Oldham 26-7 Swinton
1927-28 Swinton 5-3 Warrington
1928-29 Wigan 13-2 Dewsbury
1929-30 Widnes 10-3 St Helens
1930-31 Halifax 22-8 York
1931-32 Leeds 11-8 Swinton
1932-33 Huddersfield 21-17 Warrington
1933-34 Hunslet 11-5 Widnes
1934-35 Castleford 11-8 Huddersfield
1935-36 Leeds 18-2 Warrington
1936-37 Widnes 18-5 Keighley
1937-38 Salford 7-4 Barrow
1938-39 Halifax 20-3 Salford
1940-41 Leeds 19-2 Halifax
1941-42 Leeds 15-10 Halifax
1942-43 Dewsbury 16-9 Leeds
Leeds 6-0 Dewsbury
(Dewsbury won 16-15 on aggregate)
1943-44 Wigan 3-0 Bradford Northern
Bradford Northern 8-0 Wigan
(Bradford Northern won 8-3 on aggregate)
1944-45 Huddersfield 7-4 Bradford Northern
Huddersfield 6-5 Bradford Northern
(Huddersfield won 13-9 on aggregate)
1945-46 Wakefield Trinity 13-12 Wigan
1946-47 Bradford Northern 8-4 Leeds
1947-48 Wigan 8-3 Bradford Northern
1948-49 Bradford Northern 12-0 Halifax
1949-50 Warrington 19-0 Widnes
1950-51 Wigan 10-0 Barrow
1951-52 Workington Town 18-10 Featherstone Rovers
1952-53 Huddersfield 15-10 St Helens
1953-54 Warrington 4-4 Halifax
(Warrington won replay 8-4)
1954-55 Barrow 21-12 Workington Town
1955-56 St Helens 13-2 Halifax
1956-57 Leeds 9-7 Barrow
1957-58 Wigan 13-9 Workington Town
1958-59 Wigan 30-13 Hull
1959-60 Wakefield Trinity 38-5 Hull
1960-61 St Helens 12-6 Wigan
1961-62 Wakefield Trinity 12-6 Huddersfield
1962-63 Wakefield Trinity 25-10 Wigan
1963-64 Widnes 13-5 Hull Kingston Rovers
1964-65 Wigan 20-16 Hunslet
1965-66 St Helens 21-2 Wigan
1966-67 Featherstone Rovers 17-12 Barrow
1967-68 Leeds 11-10 Wakefield Trinity
1968-69 Castleford 11-6 Salford
1969-70 Castleford 7-2 Wigan
1970-71 Leigh 24-7 Leeds
1971-72 St Helens 16-13 Leeds
1972-73 Featherstone Rovers 33-14 Bradford Northern
1973-74 Warrington 24-9 Featherstone Rovers
1974-75 Widnes 14-7 Warrington
1975-76 St Helens 20-5 Widnes
1976-77 Leeds 16-7 Widnes
1977-78 Leeds 14-12 St Helens
1978-79 Widnes 12-3 Wakefield Trinity
1979-80 Hull Kingston Rovers 10-5 Hull
1980-81 Widnes 18-9 Hull Kingston Rovers
1981-82 Hull 14-14 Widnes
(Hull won replay 18-9)
1982-83 Featherstone Rovers 14-12 Hull
1983-84 Widnes 19-6 Wigan
1984-85 Wigan 28-24 Hull
1985-86 Castleford 15-14 Hull Kingston Rovers
1986-87 Halifax 19-18 St Helens
1987-88 Wigan 32-12 Halifax
1988-89 Wigan 27-0 St Helens
1989-90 Wigan 36-14 Warrington
1990-91 Wigan 13-8 St Helens
1991-92 Wigan 28-12 Castleford
1992-93 Wigan 20-14 Widnes
1993-94 Wigan 26-16 Leeds
1994-95 Wigan 30-10 Leeds
1996 St Helens 40-32 Bradford Bulls
1997 St Helens 32-22 Bradford Bulls
1905-06 Wigan 0-0 Leigh
(Wigan won replay 8-0)
1906-07 Broughton Rangers 15-6 Warrington
1907-08 Oldham 16-9 Broughton Rangers
1908-09 Wigan 10-9 Oldham
1909-10 Wigan 22-5 Leigh
1910-11 Oldham 4-3 Swinton
1911-12 Rochdale Hornets 12-5 Oldham
1912-13 Wigan 21-5 Rochdale Hornets
1913-14 Oldham 5-0 Wigan
1914-15 Rochdale Hornets 3-2 Wigan
1918-19 Rochdale Hornets 22-0 Oldham
1919-20 Oldham 7-0 Rochdale Hornets
1920-21 Broughton Rangers 6-3 Leigh
1921-22 Warrington 7-5 Oldham
1922-23 Wigan 20-2 Leigh
1923-24 St Helens Recreation 17-0 Swinton
1924-25 Oldham 10-0 St Helens Recreation
1925-26 Swinton 15-11 Wigan
1926-27 St Helens 10-2 St Helens Recreation
1927-28 Swinton 5-2 Wigan
1928-29 Wigan 5-4 Widnes
1929-30 Warrington 15-2 Salford
1930-31 St Helens Recreation 18-3 Wigan
1931-32 Salford 10-8 Swinton
1932-33 Warrington 10-9 St Helens
1933-34 Oldham 12-0 St Helens Recreation
1934-35 Salford 21-12 Wigan
1935-36 Salford 15-7 Wigan
1936-37 Salford 5-2 Wigan
1937-38 Warrington 8-4 Barrow
1938-39 Wigan 10-7 Salford
1939-40 Swinton 4-5 Widnes
Swinton 16-11 Widnes
(after extra time, full time score 8-9)
(Swinton won 21-15 on aggregate)
1945-46 Widnes 7-3 Wigan
1946-47 Wigan 9-3 Belle Vue Rangers
1947-48 Wigan 10-7 Belle Vue Rangers
1948-49 Wigan 14-8 Warrington
1949-50 Wigan 20-7 Leigh
1950-51 Wigan 28-5 Warrington
1951-52 Wigan 14-6 Leigh
1952-53 Leigh 22-5 St Helens
1953-54 St Helens 16-8 Wigan
1954-55 Barrow 12-2 Oldham
1955-56 Leigh 26-9 Widnes
1956-57 Oldham 10-3 St Helens
1957-58 Oldham 13-8 Wigan
1958-59 Oldham 12-2 St Helens
1959-60 Warrington 5-4 St Helens
1960-61 St Helens 15-9 Swinton
1961-62 St Helens 25-9 Swinton
1962-63 St Helens 7-4 Swinton
1963-64 St Helens 15-4 Leigh
1964-65 St Helens 12-4 Swinton
1965-66 Warrington 16-5 Rochdale Hornets
1966-67 Wigan 16-13 Oldham
1967-68 St Helens 2-2 Warrington
(St Helens won replay 13-10)
1968-69 St Helens 30-2 Oldham
1969-70 Swinton 11-2 Leigh
1970-71 Leigh 7-4 St Helens
1971-72 Wigan 15-8 Widnes
1972-73 Salford 25-11 Swinton
1973-74 Wigan 19-9 Salford
1974-75 Widnes 6-2 Salford
1975-76 Widnes 16-7 Salford
1976-77 Widnes 16-11 Workington Town
1977-78 Workington Town 16-13 Wigan
1978-79 Widnes 15-13 Workington Town
1979-80 Widnes 11-0 Workington Town
1980-81 Warrington 26-10 Wigan
1981-82 Leigh 8-3 Widnes
1982-83 Warrington 16-0 St Helens
1983-84 Barrow 12-8 Widnes
1984-85 St Helens 26-18 Wigan
1985-86 Wigan 34-8 Warrington
1986-87 Wigan 27-6 Oldham
1987-88 Wigan 28-16 Warrington
1988-89 Wigan 22-17 Salford
1989-90 Warrington 24-16 Oldham
1990-91 Widnes 24-18 Salford
1991-92 St Helens 24-14 Rochdale Hornets
1992-93 Wigan 5-4 St Helens
The competition was done away with after 1993. Why?
1905-06 Hunslet 13-3 Halifax
1906-07 Bradford 8-5 Hull Kingston Rovers
1907-08 Hunslet 17-0 Halifax
1908-09 Halifax 9-5 Hunslet
1909-10 Huddersfield 21-0 Batley
1910-11 Wakefield Trinity 8-2 Huddersfield
1911-12 Huddersfield 22-10 Hull Kingston Rovers
1912-13 Batley 17-3 Hull
1913-14 Huddersfield 19-3 Bradford Northern
1914-15 Huddersfield 31-0 Hull
1918-19 Huddersfield 14-8 Dewsbury
1919-20 Huddersfield 24-5 Leeds
1920-21 Hull Kingston Rovers 2-0 Hull
1921-22 Leeds 11-3 Dewsbury
1922-23 York 5-0 Batley
1923-24 Hull 10-4 Huddersfield
1924-25 Wakefield Trinity 9-8 Batley
1925-26 Dewsbury 2-0 Huddersfield
1926-27 Huddersfield 10-3 Wakefield Trinity
1927-28 Dewsbury 8-2 Hull
1928-29 Leeds 5-0 Featherstone Rovers
1929-30 Hull Kingston Rovers 13-7 Hunslet
1930-31 Leeds 10-2 Huddersfield
1931-32 Huddersfield 4-2 Hunslet
1932-33 Leeds 8-0 Wakefield Trinity
1933-34 York 10-4 Hull Kingston Rovers
1934-35 Leeds 5-5 Wakefield Trinity
(first replay drawn 2-2; Leeds won second replay 13-0)
1935-36 Leeds 3-0 York
1936-37 York 9-2 Wakefield Trinity
1937-38 Leeds 14-8 Huddersfield
1938-39 Huddersfield 18-10 Hull
1939-40 Featherstone Rovers 12-9 Wakefield Trinity
1940-41 Bradford Northern 15-5 Dewsbury
1941-42 Bradford Northern 24-0 Halifax
1942-43 Dewsbury 7-0 Huddersfield
Huddersfield 2-0 Dewsbury
(Dewsbury won 9-2 on aggregate)
1943-44 Bradford Northern 5-2 Keighley
Bradford Northern 5-5 Keighley
(Bradford Northern won 10-7 on aggregate)
1944-45 Halifax 12-3 Hunslet
Halifax 2-0 Hunslet
(Halifax won 14-3 on aggregate)
1945-46 Bradford Northern 5-2 Wakefield Trinity
1946-47 Wakefield Trinity 10-0 Hull
1947-48 Wakefield Trinity 7-7 Leeds
(Wakefield Trinity won replay 8-7)
1948-49 Bradford Northern 18-9 Castleford
1949-50 Bradford Northern 11-4 Huddersfield
1950-51 Huddersfield 16-3 Castleford
1951-52 Wakefield Trinity 17-3 Keighley
1952-53 Huddersfield 18-8 Batley
1953-54 Bradford Northern 7-2 Hull
1954-55 Halifax 22-14 Hull
1955-56 Halifax 10-10 Hull
(Halifax won replay 7-0)
1956-57 Wakefield Trinity 23-5 Hunslet
1957-58 Huddersfield 15-8 York
1958-59 Leeds 24-20 Wakefield Trinity
1959-60 Featherstone Rovers 15-14 Hull
1960-61 Wakefield Trinity 16-10 Huddersfield
1961-62 Wakefield Trinity 19-9 Leeds
1962-63 Hunslet 12-2 Hull Kingston Rovers
1963-64 Halifax 10-0 Featherstone Rovers
1964-65 Wakefield Trinity 18-2 Leeds
1965-66 Bradford Northern 17-8 Hunslet
1966-67 Hull Kingston Rovers 25-12 Featherstone Rovers
1967-68 Hull Kingston Rovers 8-7 Hull
1968-69 Leeds 22-11 Castleford
1969-70 Hull 12-9 Featherstone Rovers
1970-71 Leeds 23-7 Featherstone Rovers
1971-72 Hull Kingston Rovers 11-7 Castleford
1972-73 Leeds 36-9 Dewsbury
1973-74 Leeds 7-2 Wakefield Trinity
1974-75 Hull Kingston Rovers 16-13 Wakefield Trinity
1975-76 Leeds 15-11 Hull
1976-77 Leeds 16-12 Featherstone Rovers
1977-78 Castleford 17-7 Featherstone Rovers
1978-79 Bradford Northern 18-8 York
1979-80 Leeds 15-6 Halifax
1980-81 Leeds 8-7 Hull Kingston Rovers
1981-82 Castleford 10-5 Bradford Northern
1982-83 Hull 18-7 Bradford Northern
1983-84 Hull 13-2 Castleford
1984-85 Hull 29-12 Hull Kingston Rovers
1985-86 Hull Kingston Rovers 22-18 Castleford
1986-87 Castleford 31-24 Hull
1987-88 Bradford Northern 12-12 Castleford
(Bradford Northern won replay 11-2)
1988-89 Leeds 33-12 Castleford
1989-90 Bradford Northern 20-14 Featherstone Rovers
1990-91 Castleford 11-8 Wakefield Trinity
1991-92 Castleford 28-6 Bradford Northern
1992-93 Wakefield Trinity 29-16 Sheffield Eagles
The competition was done away with after 1993. Why?
I'm not sure whether the competition was held in 1996; it was not held in 1997.
Player's No.6 Trophy 1971-72 Halifax 22-11 Wakefield Trinity 1972-73 Leeds 12-7 Salford 1973-74 Warrington 27-16 Rochdale Hornets 1974-75 Bradford Northern 3-2 Widnes 1975-76 Widnes 19-13 Hull 1976-77 Castleford 25-15 Blackpool Borough John Player Trophy 1977-78 Warrington 9-4 Widnes 1978-79 Widnes 16-4 Warrington 1979-80 Bradford Northern 6-0 Widnes 1980-81 Warrington 12-5 Barrow 1981-82 Hull 12-4 Hull Kingston Rovers 1982-83 Wigan 15-4 Leeds John Player Special Trophy 1983-84 Leeds 18-10 Widnes 1984-85 Hull Kingston Rovers 12-0 Hull 1985-86 Wigan 11-8 Hull Kingston Rovers 1986-87 Wigan 18-4 Warrington 1987-88 St Helens 15-14 Leeds 1988-89 Wigan 12-6 Widnes Regal Trophy 1989-90 Wigan 24-12 Halifax 1990-91 Warrington 12-2 Bradford Northern 1991-92 Widnes 24-0 Leeds 1992-93 Wigan 15-8 Bradford Northern 1993-94 Castleford 33-2 Wigan 1994-95 Wigan 40-10 Warrington 1995-96 Wigan 25-16 St Helens 1996 ???
An annual game played between the winners of the Championship and of the Challenge Cup. The champions are starred. In seasons when the same team won both the Championship and the Challenge Cup they played the winner of the Premiership. In seasons where the same team won all three they played the Championship runners-up.
1985-86 Wigan 34-6 Hull Kingston Rovers*
1986-87 Halifax* 9-8 Castleford
1987-88 Wigan* 44-12 Halifax
1988-89 Widnes* 20-14 Wigan
1989-90 Widnes* 27-22 Wigan
1990-91 Widnes 24-8 Wigan*
(Widnes won the Premiership)
1991-92 Wigan* 22-8 Hull
(Hull won the Premiership)
1992-93 St Helens 17-0 Wigan*
(St Helens were Championship runners-up)
1995-96 Wigan* 45-20 Leeds
(Leeds were Championship runners-up)
1996 ???
1997 ???
The first Lancashire-Yorkshire match was played in 1870, under union rules, and prior to the split it was the most prestigious match of the season. I'm not sure if it is still played.
1895 Yorkshire 8-0 9,059 Oldham
1896 Lancashire 8-3 5,300 Huddersfield
Lancashire 7-3 15,000 Oldham
1897 Yorkshire 7-6 11,000 Bradford
1898 Yorkshire 20-9 8,000 Salford
1899 Lancashire 16-13 9,000 Halifax
1900 Lancashire 24-5 18,000 Rochdale
1902 Yorkshire 13-8 12,235 Hull
Lancashire 13-0 14,286 Salford
1903 Lancashire 8-0 11,000 Leeds
1904 Yorkshire 14-5 8,500 Oldham
1905 Lancashire 8-0 8,000 Hull
1906 Lancashire 19-0 5,000 Salford
1907 Yorkshire 15-11 7,000 Halifax
1908 Lancashire 13-0 5,000 Salford
1909 Yorkshire 27-14 6,000 Hull
1910 Lancashire 17-3 2,000 Wigan
1912 Lancashire 13-12 3,199 Halifax
Yorkshire 20-8 4,000 Oldham
1913 Yorkshire 19-11 3,500 Huddersfield
1919 Lancashire 15-5 5,000 Broughton
1920 Yorkshire 18-3 7,000 Hull
1921 Yorkshire 5-2 4,000 Rochdale
1922 drawn 11-11 8,000 Hull
1923 Lancashire 6-5 8,000 Oldham
1924 Lancashire 28-9 6,000 Halifax
1925 Lancashire 26-10 13,000 St Helens
1926 Lancashire 18-13 9,000 Wakefield
1927 Lancashire 35-19 12,000 Warrington
1928 Lancashire 33-10 6,520 Halifax
1930 Lancashire 18-3 4,300 Rochdale
Yorkshire 25-15 9,000 Wakefield
1931 Lancashire 11-8 10,049 Warrington
1932 Yorkshire 30-3 4,000 Wakefield
1933 Yorkshire 15-12 2,000 Oldham
1935 drawn 5-5 1,500 Leeds
(abandoned at 44 minutes due to fog)
Lancashire 16-5 6,700 Widnes
1936 Lancashire 28-6 7,648 Castleford
1938 Lancashire 10-9 3,653 Rochdale
drawn 10-10 3,000 Leeds
(abandoned at 70 minutes due to torrential rain)
1945 Lancashire 17-16 11,059 Swinton
1946 Yorkshire 13-10 5,000 Hunslet
1947 Lancashire 22-10 6,270 Wigan
1949 Lancashire 12-3 7,000 Halifax
Lancashire 22-13 15,000 Warrington
1950 Yorkshire 23-15 6,547 Huddersfield
1951 Yorkshire 15-5 11,573 Leigh
1953 Yorkshire 16-8 8,400 Hull
Lancashire 18-10 12,870 Leigh
1954 Yorkshire 20-10 8,500 Bradford
1955 Lancashire 26-10 8,000 Oldham
1956 Lancashire 35-21 8,500 Hull
1957 Yorkshire 25-11 6,200 Widnes
1958 Yorkshire 35-19 5,000 Hull
Yorkshire 16-15 8,500 Leigh
(County Championship playoff)
1959 Yorkshire 38-28 6,417 Leigh
1960 Lancashire 21-20 15,054 Wakefield
1961 Lancashire 14-12 4,970 Leigh
1962 Yorkshire 22-8 7,956 Wakefield
1963 Lancashire 45-20 11,200 St Helens
1964 Yorkshire 33-10 6,331 Hull
1965 Yorkshire 16-13 5,847 Swinton
1966 Lancashire 22-17 10,528 Leeds
1968 Lancashire 23-17 8,932 Widnes
Yorkshire 10-5 6,656 Hull
1969 Lancashire 14-12 4,652 Salford
1971 Yorkshire 32-12 2,000 Castleford
Yorkshire 34-8 4,266 Castleford
(County Championship playoff)
Yorkshire 42-22 5,019 Leigh
1972 Yorkshire 32-18 2,343 Castleford
1973 Lancashire 17-15 3,307 Widnes
1974 Yorkshire 20-14 1,219 Keighley
Lancashire 29-11 3,114 Widnes
(County Championship playoff)
1975 Yorkshire 17-7 700 Wigan
1977 Yorkshire 18-13 2,740 Castleford
Lancashire 33-8 5,056 Widnes
1978 Lancashire 23-7 4,283 Widnes
1979 Yorkshire 19-16 2,744 Castleford
1980 Lancashire 17-9 1,593 Widnes
1981 Yorkshire 21-15 1,222 Castleford
1982 Yorkshire 22-21 1,738 Leigh
1985 Lancashire 26-10 6,743 Wigan
1986 Yorkshire 26-14 5,983 Leeds
1987 Yorkshire 16-10 9,748 Wigan
1988 Yorkshire 24-14 8,244 Leeds
1989 Yorkshire 56-12 10,182 Wigan
...others?
This was a competition specifically designed for television, and was screened on Tuesday evenings during the early part of the season. Except for the first two seasons it was run as a knockout competition.
1965-66 Castleford 4-0 St Helens
1966-67 Castleford 7-2 Swinton
1967-68 Castleford 8-5 Leigh
1968-69 Wigan 7-4 St Helens
1969-70 Leigh 11-6 Wigan
1970-71 Leeds 9-5 St Helens
1971-72 St Helens 8-2 Rochdale Hornets
1972-73 Leigh 5-0 Widnes
1973-74 Bramley 15-7 Widnes
1974-75 Salford 0-0 Warrington
Salford 10-5 Warrington
1975-76 St Helens 22-2 Dewsbury
1976-77 Castleford 12-4 Leigh
1977-78 Hull Kingston Rovers 26-11 St Helens
1978-79 Widnes 13-7 St Helens
1979-80 Hull 13-3 Hull Kingston Rovers
Eight clubs participated in a series of games played at London soccer grounds.
1955-56 Warrington 43-18 Leigh
The bottom 14 clubs were invited to take part in this end of season competition; ten accepted.
1964-65 Huddersfield 13-3 Doncaster
A cup played for by first round winners in the Lancashire and Yorkshire cups.
1973-74 Warrington 4-0 Featherstone Rovers