List of Rugby Football League seasons

Last updated October 25, 2024

A list of Rugby Football League seasons since its inception as the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895:

Seasons

Season	First Division/Super League Winners	Second Division/RFL Championship Winners	Third Division/RFL League 1 Winners	Challenge Cup Winners
1895–96	Manningham F.C.	—	—	—
1896–97	County Leagues			Batley
1897–98				Batley
1898–99				Oldham
1899–1900				Swinton
1900–01				Batley
1901–02	Broughton Rangers			Broughton Rangers
1902–03	Halifax	Keighley		Halifax
1903–04	Bradford F.C.	St. Helens		Halifax
1904–05	Oldham	Dewsbury		Warrington
1905–06	Leigh	—		Bradford F.C.
1906–07	Halifax			Warrington
1907–08	Hunslet			Hunslet
1908–09	Wigan			Wakefield Trinity
1909–10	Oldham			Leeds
1910–11	Oldham			Broughton Rangers
1911–12	Huddersfield			Dewsbury
1912–13	Huddersfield			Huddersfield
1913–14	Salford			Hull F.C.
1914–15	Huddersfield			Huddersfield
1915–16	Dewsbury			—
1916–17	Dewsbury
1917–18	Barrow
1918–19	County Leagues
1919–20	Hull F.C.			Huddersfield
1920–21	Hull F.C.			Leigh
1921–22	Wigan			Rochdale Hornets
1922–23	Hull Kingston Rovers			Leeds
1923–24	Batley			Wigan
1924–25	Hull Kingston Rovers			Oldham
1925–26	Wigan			Swinton
1926–27	Swinton			Oldham
1927–28	Swinton			Swinton
1928–29	Huddersfield			Wigan
1929–30	Huddersfield			Widnes
1930–31	Swinton			Halifax
1931–32	St. Helens			Leeds
1932–33	Salford			Huddersfield
1933–34	Wigan			Hunslet
1934–35	Swinton			Castleford
1935–36	Hull F.C.			Leeds
1936–37	Salford			Widnes
1937–38	Hunslet			Salford
1938–39	Salford			Halifax
1939–40	County Leagues			—
1940–41	County Leagues			—
1941–42	Dewsbury			Leeds
1942–43	Wigan			Dewsbury
1943–44	Wakefield Trinity			Bradford Northern
1944–45	Bradford Northern			Huddersfield
1945–46	Wigan			Wakefield Trinity
1946–47	Wigan			Bradford Northern
1947–48	Warrington			Wigan
1948–49	Huddersfield			Bradford Northern
1949–50	Wigan			Warrington
1950–51	Workington			Wigan
1951–52	Wigan			Workington
1952–53	St. Helens			Huddersfield Giants
1953–54	Warrington			Warrington
1954–55	Warrington			Barrow Raiders
1955–56	Hull F.C.			St. Helens
1956–57	Oldham			Leeds
1957–58	Hull F.C.			Wigan
1958–59	St. Helens			Wigan
1959–60	Wigan		Wakefield Trinity
1960–61	Leeds		St. Helens
1961–62	Huddersfield		Wakefield Trinity
1962–63	Swinton	Hunslet	Wakefield Trinity
1963–64	Swinton	Oldham	Widnes
1964–65	Halifax	—	Wigan
1965–66	St. Helens		St. Helens
1966–67	Wakefield Trinity		Featherstone Rovers
1967–68	Wakefield Trinity		Leeds
1968–69	Leeds		Castleford
1969–70	St. Helens		Castleford
1970–71	St. Helens		Leigh
1971–72	Leeds		St. Helens
1972–73	Dewsbury		Featherstone Rovers
1973–74	Salford	Bradford Northern	Warrington
1974–75	St. Helens	Huddersfield	Widnes
1975–76	Salford	Barrow	St. Helens
1976–77	Featherstone Rovers	Hull F.C.	Leeds
1977–78	Widnes	Leigh	Leeds
1978–79	Hull Kingston Rovers	Hull F.C.	Widnes
1979–80	Bradford Northern	Featherstone Rovers	Hull Kingston Rovers
1980–81	Bradford Northern	York	Widnes
1981–82	Leigh	Oldham	Hull F.C.
1982–83	Hull F.C.	Fulham	Featherstone Rovers
1983–84	Hull Kingston Rovers	Barrow	Widnes
1984–85	Hull Kingston Rovers	Swinton	Wigan
1985–86	Halifax	Leigh	Castleford
1986–87	Wigan	Hunslet	Halifax
1987–88	Widnes	Oldham	Wigan
1988–89	Widnes	Leigh	Wigan
1989–90	Wigan	Hull Kingston Rovers	Wigan
1990–91	Wigan	Salford	Wigan
1991–92	Wigan	Sheffield	Huddersfield	Wigan
1992–93	Wigan	Featherstone Rovers	Keighley	Wigan
1993–94	Wigan	Workington	—	Wigan
1994–95	Wigan	Keighley	—	Wigan
1995–96	Wigan	Salford	Hull Kingston Rovers	Wigan
1996	St. Helens	Salford City Reds	Hull Kingston Rovers	St. Helens
1997	Bradford Bulls	Hull F.C.	Hunslet Hawks	St. Helens
1998	Wigan Warriors	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	—	Sheffield Eagles
1999	St. Helens	Hunslet Hawks		Leeds Rhinos
2000	St. Helens	Dewsbury Rams		Bradford Bulls
2001	Bradford Bulls	Widnes Vikings		St. Helens
2002	St. Helens	Huddersfield Giants		Wigan Warriors
2003	Bradford Bulls	Salford City Reds	Keighley Cougars	Bradford Bulls
2004	Leeds Rhinos	Leigh Centurions	Barrow Raiders	St. Helens
2005	Bradford Bulls	Whitehaven	York City Knights	Hull F.C.
2006	St. Helens	Hull Kingston Rovers	Dewsbury Rams	St. Helens
2007	Leeds Rhinos	Castleford Tigers	Crusaders	St. Helens
2008	Leeds Rhinos	Salford City Reds	Newcastle Thunder	St. Helens
2009	Leeds Rhinos	Barrow Raiders	Dewsbury Rams	Warrington Wolves
2010	Wigan Warriors	Halifax	York City Knights	Warrington Wolves
2011	Leeds Rhinos	Featherstone Rovers	Swinton Lions	Wigan Warriors
2012	Leeds Rhinos	Sheffield Eagles	Doncaster	Warrington Wolves
2013	Wigan Warriors	Sheffield Eagles	North Wales Crusaders	Wigan Warriors
2014	St. Helens	Leigh Centurions	Hunslet Hawks	Leeds Rhinos
2015	Leeds Rhinos	Leigh Centurions	Oldham R.L.F.C.	Leeds Rhinos
2016	Wigan Warriors	Leigh Centurions	Toulouse Olympique	Hull F.C.
2017	Leeds Rhinos	Hull Kingston Rovers	Toronto Wolfpack	Hull F.C.
2018	Wigan Warriors	Toronto Wolfpack	York City Knights	Catalans Dragons
2019	St. Helens	Toronto Wolfpack	Whitehaven	Warrington Wolves
2020	St. Helens	Cancelled	Cancelled	Leeds Rhinos

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