List of Huddersfield Giants seasons

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Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Formed in 1864, the club has competed in the sport since the foundation of the Northern Union in 1895. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions.

Contents

Seasons

SeasonLeague Play-offs [1] Challenge
Cup 		Yorkshire
Cup 		League
Cup 		Other
Competitions
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
1895–96 Div 1 42104281942742420th
1896–97 YSC30107131421792710thR1
1897–98 YSC30123152081702710thR3
1898–99 YSC3015312169147336thQF
1899–1900 YSC301749181110385thR3
1900–01 YSC3017112241130356thR2
1901–02 Div 12682161222621813thQF
1902–03 Div 13413291161962815thR1
1903–04 Div 134100241603532018thR1
1904–05 Div 22614210231143305thR2
1905–06 Div 130172112241743611thPRR1
1906–07 Div 132130194694772619thQFR2
1907–08 Div 132141174393302915thR1R2
1908–09 Div 13421310504292455thQFR2
1909–10 Div 13421013477301428thR2 W
1910–11 Div 13622014702293447thR1 RU
1911–12 Div 1363114996238631st [2] WQF W
1912–13 Div 1322804732217561st [2] W W R1
1913–14 Div 1342824830258581st [2] RUSF W
1914–15 Div 1342842888235601st [2] W W W
1915–16 [3] WEL3018210342231386th
1916–17 [3] WEL2644181293681223rd
1917–18 [3] n/a [4]
1918–19 [3]
1919 [5] W
1919–20 Div 1342905759215581st [2] RU W W
1920–21 Div 136182163762833814thSFR1
1921–22 Div 13623112608271474th [2] SFR2R1
1922–23 Div 1342608644279522ndRUR2R2
1923–24 Div 13621114481352435thSF RU
1924–25 Div 13621114458351437thR2R1
1925–26 Div 136142203654743018thR2 RU
1926–27 Div 140160244145623223rdR1 W
1927–28 Div 140211184753414312thQFR1
1928–29 Div 1382648476291561st [2] WR2R2
1929–30 Div 13825211510317522nd [2] WR1R1
1930–31 Div 1382729545272565thR2 RU
1931–32 Div 1383017636368611stRUR1 W
1932–33 Div 13821017504333429th W R2
1933–34 Div 138201175003304112thSFSF
1934–35 Div 13822313552379477th RU R2
1935–36 Div 13823015580356469thSFR2
1936–37 Div 138211166714054311thQFR1
1937–38 Div 136141214995022923rdR2 RU
1938–39 Div 14028210647345584thSFR1 W
1939–40n/a [6]
1939–40 [7] WEL281918545340392ndR2
1940–41 [7] WEL251429422297303rdQFSF
1941–42 [7] WEL2312011355276249thR2SF
1942–43 [7] WEL181206215189246thR1R2 RU
1943–44 [7] WEL2171132232301511thR2SF
1944–45 [7] WEL248610281252229th W R1
1945–46 Div 1362718688286552ndRUR1R1
1946–47 Div 13624210572332507thR2R2
1947–48 Div 1362628669240543rdSFR1SF
1948–49 Div 1362709626290543rd [2] WSFR2
1949–50 Div 1362817694362572nd [2] RUR1 RU
1950–51 Div 13620214575410429thQF W
1951–52 Div 13626010785446524th [2] SFR1R2
1952–53 Div 1362727747366564thSF W W
1953–54 Div 13624012689417486thQFSF
1954–55 Div 136220147904834411thR1R2
1955–56 Div 136181176065443714thQFR1 ITV Floodlit Trophy R1
1956–57 Div 13823015667533469thQFR2
1957–58 Div 138171205316753518thR1 W
1958–59 Div 138180205736773619thR2R1
1959–60 Div 138211166035104312thR1R2
1960–61 Div 136182164494293814thR2 RU
1961–62 RFL362529494351524thW RU R1
1962–63 Div 13014016298278289thR1R1Eastern Divisional ChampionshipRU
1963–64 Div 130100202644132014thR1SF
1964–65 Div 134150193684193018thR1SF Bottom 14 Championship W
1965–66 Div 134200144202674011thR1QFSF
1966–67 Div 134130213693792621stR1SF
1967–68 Div 134172153433363615thR1SFR2 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy PR
1968–69 Div 13491242965531925thR2R1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R2
1969–70 Div 134171163773953515thR1R2R2 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy PR
1970–71 Div 134162164404343415thR1SFR2 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R2
1971–72 RFL34170173944353417thR2R1R2 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R2
1972–73 RFL34102224655982224thR1SFR2 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R1
1973–74 RFL-22690173633941810thR1R2R1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy PR
Captain Morgan Trophy R1
Club ChampionshipPR
1974–75 RFL-2262105489213421stR1R1R1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R1
Premiership R1
1975–76 RFL-13050253706571015thR1R1QF BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R2
1976–77 RFL-22613013397329267thR1R1R1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy SF
1977–78 RFL-2261808502324364thQFR1QF BBC2 Floodlit Trophy PR
1978–79 RFL-13071223147251516thQFR1R1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R2
1979–80 Div 226100163634232012thR2R1R1 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy R1
1980–81 Div 2281819429310375thR1SFR2
1981–82 Div 232131183705232711thR1R1R2
1982–83 Div 232131183975242712thR1R1R2
1983–84 Div 234153166005453310thR1R1R1
1984–85 Div 228121154764762513thR1R2R1
1985–86 Div 23484225428412015thR1R1R1
1986–87 Div 22880204566731615thR1R1PR
1987–88 Div 22871203835971519thPRPRR1
1988–89 Div 22891184006151918thR1R1R1
1989–90 Div 228140144694412811thPRR1R2
1990–91 Div 228131144934772711thPRR1R1
1991–92 Div 3262303869257461stPRR2R1Divisional PremiershipR2
1992–93 Div 22815013565548303rdR2R2PRDivisional PremiershipR2
1993–94 Div 23020010661518405thR4R2Divisional PremiershipR1
1994–95 Div 2301938870539413rdQFR2Divisional PremiershipRU
1995–96 Div 2206014395485129thR3
1996 Div 2 201208557308245thR4
1997 Div 2 201604630320322ndR4Divisional PremiershipW
1998 SL 232021288825412thR4
1999 SL 30502546310111014thR5
2000 SL 2840245021026812thR4
2001 SL 2861216139261312thQF
2002 Div 2 2726101156356531stWon NFP Grand FinalR4 Championship Cup W
2002 SL 28111166287152310thR4
2004 SL 2812016518757247thSF
2005 SL 2812016742791248thR4
2006 SL 2811017609753229th RU
2007 SL 2713113638543275thElimination play-offQF
2008 SL 27101166386812910thR5
2009 SL 271809690416363rdPreliminary semi-final RU
2010 SL 2716110758439335thQualifying semi-finalR5
2011 SL 2716011707524324thPreliminary semi-finalQF
2012 SL 2714013699664287thElimination play-offSF
2013 SL 272106851507421stSemi-finalQF
2014 SL 271737785626373rdPreliminary semi-finalR4
2015 SL 3018210750534383rdSemi-finalR6
2016 SL 2360175115691212thQF The Qualifiers 3rd
2017 SL 3011316663680258thR5
2018 SL 2311111427629235thQF
2019 SL 29110185717762210thR6
2020 SL 18701131836738.897thR5
2021 SL 24901546051637.509thQF
2022 SL 271719613497353rdElimination playoffs RU
2023 SL 2711016473552229thR6
2024 SL 2710017468660209thSF

Key

WinnersRunners-upThird placePlay-offs Promoted Relegated

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Notes

    1. ↑ From 1906 until 1973 (except for two seasons between 1962 and 1964) a play-off format was used to determine the overall league champions. Between 1973 and 1997, the championship was awarded to the league winners, and the play-offs were replaced by the Rugby League Premiership. A play-off system for the championship was reinstated in 1998.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League this season.
    3. 1 2 3 4 The Rugby League Championship and all cup competitions were suspended between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War, and was replaced with a Wartime Emergency League.
    4. ↑ Huddersfield did not take part in any league competition during this season.
    5. ↑ The Emergency League was abandoned following the conclusion of the First World War, and was replaced by a shortened competitive season.
    6. ↑ Season abandoned following the outbreak of the Second World War. All results from this season have been expunged from official records.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Rugby League Championship was suspended between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War, and was replaced with a Wartime Emergency League.

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