Rugby League Premiership

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The Rugby League Premiership was a competition for British rugby league clubs that operated between 1973 and 1995. As the Super League Premiership the competition continued to operate until 1997.

From 1909 until 1973 (except for the period 1962-64) the Rugby League Championship in had utilised a play-off format to determine the overall league champions. For the 1973-74 season the league was split into two divisions, and a play-off system was no longer used.

In order to maintain interest towards the end of the season a new competition, the Club Championship, was introduced to replace the play-offs. The first season saw 16 teams take part: the top 12 of the first division and the top four from the second division.

The following season saw the title change to Premiership, and the format was altered so that only the top eight teams in the first division would compete. A similar competition was later instituted for clubs in the lower league(s). The Premiership continued to be played in this fashion until 1995-96, at the time of the switch to a summer sport, when the competition was abandoned to allow the 1996 Super League season to commence in the spring.

A top-five play-off leading to a final, the Super League Premiership, was instituted as part of the Super League. In 1998 this was replaced by a return to a play-off for the championships.

For completeness, this table includes premiership winners from the Super League era.

Season Winners Score Runners-up
1974-75 Leeds 26-11 St Helens
1975-76 St Helens 15-2 Salford
1976-77 St Helens 32-20 Warrington
1977-78 Bradford Northern 17-8 Widnes
1978-79 Leeds 24-2 Bradford Northern
1979-80 Widnes 19-5 Bradford Northern
1980-81 Hull Kingston Rovers 11-7 Hull
1981-82 Widnes 23-8 Hull
1982-83 Widnes 22-10 Hull
1983-84 Hull Kingston Rovers 18-10 Castleford
1984-85 St Helens 36-16 Hull Kingston Rovers
1985-86 Warrington 38-10 Halifax
1986-87 Wigan 8-0 Warrington
1987-88 Widnes 38-14 St Helens
1988-89 Widnes 18-10 Hull
1989-90 Widnes 28-6 Bradford Northern
1990-91 Hull 14-4 Widnes
1991-92 Wigan 48-16 St Helens
1992-93 St Helens 10-4 Wigan
1993-94 Wigan 24-20 Castleford
1994-95 Wigan 69-24 Leeds
1995-96 No Competition
1996 Wigan Warriors 44-14 St Helens
1997 Wigan Warriors 33-20 St Helens


Rugby league in Britain and Ireland

Competitions
Super League | National League | Challenge Cup | North West Counties | Pennine League
National League Cup | National Conference League | Rugby League Conference | Scotland Rugby League | Midlands Merit League

National teams
Great Britain | England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales

Federations
RFL | BARLA | Rugby League Ireland | Wales Rugby League

Former competitions
Championship | Premiership | Lancs/Yorks Cups | Lancs/Yorks League
Regal Trophy | Charity Shield | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy
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