| RFL Division One | |
|---|---|
| League | Rugby Football League Division One |
| Duration | 20 Rounds |
| Teams | 11 |
| 1997 Season | |
| Divisional Premiership winners |  Huddersfield Giants |
| Champions |  Hull Sharks |
| Tom Bergin Trophy | Craig Weston |
The 1997 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1997 season. The competition featured eleven teams, with Hull Sharks winning the league, and Huddersfield Giants winning the Divisional Premiership.
The league was won by Hull Sharks, winning promotion to the Super League along with runners-up the Huddersfield Giants. The Huddersfield Giants also won the Divisional Premiership final against Hull FC, with Craig Weston winning the Tom Bergin Trophy.
The Widnes Vikings and Workington Town were both relegated to Division Two.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull Sharks | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 617 | 228 | 37 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Giants | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 630 | 320 | 32 |
| 3 | Keighley Cougars | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 428 | 332 | 23 |
| 4 | Whitehaven Warriors | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 436 | 398 | 23 |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 393 | 419 | 19 |
| 6 | Dewsbury Rams | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 341 | 455 | 18 |
| 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 408 | 395 | 17 |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 440 | 481 | 17 |
| 9 | Swinton Lions | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 355 | 488 | 14 |
| 10 | Widnes Vikings | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 282 | 579 | 12 |
| 11 | Workington Town | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 320 | 555 | 8 |
| Champions | Promoted | Relegated |
28 September 1997 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 18 – 0 | Hull Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Davys, Bunyan, Cheetham Goal: Cook (3) | Report |
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