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Not to be confused with the current Rugby League Championship, currently known as the Kingstone Press Championship due to sponsorship by Kingstone Press Cider.
RFL Championship
Country  England
Other club(s) from  France
Founded 1895
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Second Division
Domestic cup(s) Challenge Cup
International cup(s) World Club Series
Current champions
File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (10th Tiltle)
Most championships
File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (20 Titles)
TV partners Sky Sports
Website [1]
Super League XXI

The Rugby Football League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. In 1996 it was superseded by the Super League and the Rugby League National Leagues. Winning Super League is still regarded as winning the championship, hence for completeness this article includes championships from the Super League era.

History

1895–1904: Foundations

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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

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

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 89s and 1990s 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

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See also: Rugby Football League Championship Final and Super League Grand Final
Season Final Information League Leaders
Champions Score Runners-up
1895–96 N/A
N/A
 N/A Manningham
1896–97 Regional Leagues
1897–98 Regional Leagues
1898–99 Regional Leagues
1899–00 Regional Leagues
1900–01 Regional Leagues
1901–02 Broughton Rangers
1902–03 Faxcolours.svg Halifax
1903–04 Bradford F.C.
1904–05 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
1905–06 Leigh colours.svg Leigh
1906–07 Faxcolours.svg Halifax
1907–08 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 12–7 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
1908–09 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 7–3 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1909–10 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 13–7 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
1910–11 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 20–7 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1911–12 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 13–5 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1912–13 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 29–2 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1913–14 Redscolours.svg Salford 5–3 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1914–15 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 35–2 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1918–19 N/A N/A N/A Regional Leagues
1919–20 Hullcolours.svg Hull 3–2 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1920–21 Hullcolours.svg Hull 16–14 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
1921–22 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 13–2 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
1922–23 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 15–5 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Hullcolours.svg Hull
1923–24 Batley colours.svg Batley 13–7 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1924–25 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 9–5 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
1925–26 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 22–10 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1926–27 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 13–8 St Helens Recs St Helens Recs
1927–28 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 11–0 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
1928–29 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 2–0 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1929–30 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 10–2 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1930–31 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 14–7 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
1931–32 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 9–5 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
1932–33 Redscolours.svg Salford 15–5 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Redscolours.svg Salford
1933–34 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 15–3 Redscolours.svg Salford Redscolours.svg Salford
1934–35 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 14–3 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
1935–36 Hullcolours.svg Hull 21–2 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Hullcolours.svg Hull
1936–37 Redscolours.svg Salford 13–11 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Redscolours.svg Salford
1937–38 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 8–2 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet
1938–39 Redscolours.svg Salford 8–6 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Redscolours.svg Salford
1939–40 N/A N/A N/A Regional Leagues
1940–41 Regional Leagues
1941–42 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury
1942–43 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1943–44 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity
1944–45 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern
1945–46 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1946–47 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1947–48 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 15–5 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1948–49 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 13–12 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
1949–50 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 20–2 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1950–51 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 26–11 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
1951–52 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 13–6 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern
1952–53 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 24–14 Faxcolours.svg Halifax File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1953–54 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 8–7 Faxcolours.svg Halifax Faxcolours.svg Halifax
1954–55 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 7–3 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
1955–56 Hullcolours.svg Hull 10–9 Faxcolours.svg Halifax File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
1956–57 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 15–14 Hullcolours.svg Hull Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
1957–58 Hullcolours.svg Hull 20–3 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham
1958–59 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 44–22 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1959–60 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 27–3 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1960–61 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 25–10 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1961–62 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 14–5 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1962–63 N/A N/A N/A Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
1963–64 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton
1964–65 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 15–7 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1965–66 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 35–12 Faxcolours.svg Halifax File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1966–67 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 21–7 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1967–68 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 17–10 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1968–69 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 16–14 Castleford colours.svg Castleford File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1969–70 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 24–12 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1970–71 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 16–12 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1971–72 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 9–5 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
1972–73 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury 22–13 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
1973–74 N/A N/A N/A Redscolours.svg Salford
1974–75 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1975–76 Redscolours.svg Salford
1976–77 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers
1977–78 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes
1978–79 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
1979–80 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern
1980–81 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern
1981–82 Leigh colours.svg Leigh
1982–83 Hullcolours.svg Hull
1983–84 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
1984–85 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers
1985–86 Faxcolours.svg Halifax
1986–87 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1987–88 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes
1988–89 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes
1989–90 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1990–91 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1991–92 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1992–93 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1993–94 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1994–95 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1995–96 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1996 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
1997 Bullscolours.svg Bradford
1998 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 10–4 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
1999 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 8–6 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bullscolours.svg Bradford
2000 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 29–16 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
2001 Bullscolours.svg Bradford 37–6 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Bullscolours.svg Bradford
2002 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 19–18 Bullscolours.svg Bradford File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
2003 Bullscolours.svg Bradford 25–12 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Bullscolours.svg Bradford
2004 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 16–8 Bullscolours.svg Bradford File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
2005 Bullscolours.svg Bradford 15–6 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
2006 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 26–4 Hullcolours.svg Hull File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
2007 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 33–6 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
2008 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 24–16 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
2009 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 18–10 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds
2010 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 22–10 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
2011 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 32–16 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington
2012 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 26–18 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan
2013 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 30–16 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield
2014 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 14–6 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens
2015 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 22–20 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds

Winners

Club Wins Winning Years
1 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan 20 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
2 File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 13 1931/32, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1965/66, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1974/75, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014
3 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 10 1960/61, 1968/69, 1971/72, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
4 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 7 1911/12, 1912/13, 1914/15, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1948/49, 1961/62
5 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 6 1926/27, 1927/28, 1930/31, 1934/35, 1962/63, 1963/64
6 Redscolours.svg Salford [1] 6 1913/14, 1932/33, 1936/37, 1938/39, 1973/74, 1975/76
7 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 6 1919/20, 1920/21, 1935/36, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1982/83
8 Bullscolours.svg Bradford 6 1979/80, 1980/81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005
9 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 5 1922/23, 1924/25, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85
10 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 4 1904/05, 1909/10, 1910/11, 1956/57
11 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 4 1902/03, 1906/07, 1964/65, 1985/86
12 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 3 1947/48, 1953/54, 1954/55
13 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes 3 1977/78, 1987/88, 1988/89
14 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 2 1907/08, 1937/38
15 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield 2 1966/67, 1967/68
16 Leigh colours.svg Leigh 2 1905/06, 1981/82
17 Broughton Rangers 1 1901/02
18 Manningham 1 1895/96
19 Bradford FC 1 1903/04
20 Batley colours.svg Batley 1 1923/24
21 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 1 1950/51
22 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury 1 1972/73
23 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 1 1976/77

Note. In the event of a tie, the team that won x amount of titles first is given preference.

Active English RFL Championship droughts

Teams in bold currently compete in the Super League. Titles prior to 1947 include the number of years it was won prior to World War II, and titles won prior to 1919, includes the number of years it was won prior to World War I.

Last English Championship
Seasons Team Last Championship Era
89 Batley colours.svg Batley Bulldogs 1923-24 RFL Championship
75 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks 1937-38 RFL Championship
62 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 1950-51 RFL Championship
59 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 1954-55 RFL Championship
57 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Roughyeds 1956-57 RFL Championship
54 File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 1961-62 RFL Championship
52 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions 1963-64 RFL Championship
49 File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1967-68 RFL Championship
44 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams 1972-73 RFL Championship
41 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 1975-76 RFL Championship
40 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 1976-77 RFL Championship
35 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions 1981-82 RFL Championship
34 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 1982-83 RFL Championship
32 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 1984-85 RFL Championship
31 Faxcolours.svg Halifax RLFC 1985-86 RFL Championship
27 File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings 1989-90 RFL Championship
10 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 2005 Super League
2 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 2013 Super League
1 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens RFC 2014 Super League
0 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2015 Super League

Titles won by region

Region Number of titles Clubs
Lancashire
52
 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan (20), File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens (13), Redscolours.svg Salford (6), Swintoncolours.svg Swinton (6), Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham (4), Leigh colours.svg Leigh (2), Broughton Rangers (1)
Yorkshire
47
 File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds (10), File:Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield (7), Bullscolours.svg Bradford (6), Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. (6), HKRcolours.svg Hull KR (5), Faxcolours.svg Halifax (4), Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet (2),
File:Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity (2), Bradford F.C. (1), Batley colours.svg Batley (1),
Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury (1), Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers (1), Manningham F.C. (1)
Cheshire
6
 File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington (3), File:Widnes colours.svg Widnes (3)
Cumbria
1
 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town (1)

See also

References

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