Rugby Football League Championship Final

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RFL Championship Final
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 1907–08
Ceased 1972–73
Replaced by Grand Final
Number of teams2
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Last winners Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury (1st Title)
Most titles Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (7 titles)

The Championship Final was a playoff series at the end of the RFL Championship season to determine the winners of the Championship. It was first contested in 1908 between Hunslet and Oldham but folded in 1972. The Super League Grand Final replaced it in 1998.

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Champions

SeasonFinal Information
ChampionsScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance
1906–07 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 18–3 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham Fartown, Huddersfield 13,200
1907–08 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 12–7 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham The Willows, Salford 14,000
1908–09 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 7–3 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 12,000
1909–10 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 13–7 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Wheater's Field, Salford 10,850
1910–11 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 20–7 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 15,543
1911–12 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 13–5 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Thrum Hall, Halifax 15,000
1912–13 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 29–2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Belle Vue, Wakefield 17,000
1913–14 Redscolours.svg Salford 5–3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Headingley, Leeds 8,091
1914–15 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 35–2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Belle Vue, Wakefield 14,000
1916-1918: No Final
1919–20 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 3–2 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Headingley, Leeds 12,900
1920–21 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 16–14 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 10,000
1921–22 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 13–2 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham The Cliff, Salford 26,000
1922–23 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 15–5 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Headingley, Leeds 14,000
1923–24 Batley colours.svg Batley 13–7 Wigancolours.svg Wigan The Cliff, Salford 13,729
1924–25 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 9–5 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Athletic Grounds, Rochdale 21,580
1925–26 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 22–10 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Knowsley Road, St Helens 20,000
1926–27 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 13–8 St Helens Recs Wilderspool, Warrington 24,432
1927–28 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 11–0 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers Watersheddings, Oldham 15,451
1928–29 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 2–0 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Thrum Hall, Halifax 25,604
1929–30 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 10–2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Belle Vue, Wakefield 32,095
1930–31 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 14–7 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Central Park, Wigan 31,000
1931–32 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 9–5 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Belle Vue 19,386
1932–33 Redscolours.svg Salford 15–5 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Central Park, Wigan 18,000
1933–34 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 15–3 Redscolours.svg Salford Wilderspool, Warrington 31,564
1934–35 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 14–3 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Central Park, Wigan 27,700
1935–36 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 21–2 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Fartown, Huddersfield 17,276
1936–37 Redscolours.svg Salford 13–11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Central Park, Wigan 31,500
1937–38 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 8–2 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Elland Road, Leeds 54,112
1938–39 Redscolours.svg Salford 8–6 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Maine Road, Manchester 69,504
1940-1944: No Final
1945–46 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 13–4 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Maine Road, Manchester 67,136
1946–47 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 13–4 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury 40,599
1947–48 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 15–5 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern 69,143
1948–49 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 13–12 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 75,194
1949–50 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 20–2 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 65,065
1950–51 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 26–11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 61,618
1951–52 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 13–6 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Northern Leeds Road, Huddersfield 48,684
1952–53 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 24–14 Faxcolours.svg Halifax Maine Road, Manchester 51,083
1953–54 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 8–7 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 36,519
1954–55 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 7–3 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 49,434
1955–56 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 10–9 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 36,675
1956–57 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 15–14 Hullcolours.svg Hull Odsal, Bradford 62,233
1957–58 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 20–3 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 57,699
1958–59 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 44–22 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet 52,560
1959–60 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 27–3 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 83,190
1960–61 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 25–10 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 52,177
1961–62 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 14–5 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 37,451
1964–65 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 15–7 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens Station Road, Swinton 20,776
1965–66 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 35–12 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 30,634
1966–67 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 7-7 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens Headingley, Leeds 20,161
(Replay) Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 21–9 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens Station Road, Swinton 33,547
1967–68 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 17–10 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley, Leeds 22,586
1968–69 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 16–14 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Odsal, Bradford 28,442
1969–70 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 24–12 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 26,358
1970–71 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 16–12 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Station Road, Swinton 21,745
1971–72 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 9–5 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 24,055
1972–73 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury 22–13 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Odsal, Bradford 18,889

Winning records by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
1 Wigancolours.svg Wigan 22161908–09, 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, 2016, 2018
2 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 15161931–32, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019, 2020
3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds 10111960–61, 1968–69, 1971–72, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
4 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield 761911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1948–49, 1961–62
5 Bullscolours.svg Bradford 671979–80, 1980–81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005
6 Redscolours.svg Salford [1] 641913–14, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1973–74, 1975–76
7 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 641919–20, 1920–21, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1982–83
8 Swintoncolours.svg Swinton 621926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1962–63, 1963–64
9 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 531922–23, 1924–25, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85
10 Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham 451904–05, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1956–57
11 Faxcolours.svg Halifax 451902–03, 1906–07, 1964–65, 1985–86
12 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington 3111947–48, 1953–54, 1954–55
13 Widnes colours.svg Widnes 341977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89
14 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet §221907–08, 1937–38
15 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 221966–67, 1967–68
16 Leigh colours.svg Leigh 201905–06, 1981–82
17 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers 121976–77
18 Bradford F.C. §111903–04
19 Workingtoncolours.svg Workington Town 111950–51
20 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury 111972–73
21 Manningham §101895–96
22 Broughton Rangers 101901–02
23 Batley colours.svg Batley 101923–24
24 Castleford colours.svg Castleford 02
25 St Helens Recs §01
26 Broncoscolours.png London 01

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