The 1991–92 Rugby Football League season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1991 until May, 1992 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
| 1991–92 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Duration | 26 Rounds |
| Teams | First Division: 14 Second Division: 8 Third Division: 14 |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
| First Division | |
| Champions |  Wigan |
| Premiership winners | Wigan |
| Man of Steel Award | Dean Bell |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Relegated to Second Division | |
| Second Division | |
| Champions |  Sheffield Eagles |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division | |
| Relegated to Third Division | |
| Third Division | |
| Champions |  Huddersfield |
| Promotion and Relegation | |
| Promoted to Second Division | |
At the end of the season, players from several clubs were selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Season summary edit
League Tables edit
For the third consecutive season Wigan finished top of the pile, relegated were Swinton and Featherstone Rovers. To date this is Swinton's last appearance in the top flight and more trouble would follow after this relegation their ground Station Road was sold following mis-management. The club are still without a permanent home within the town's boundaries.[1]
First Division edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan (C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 645 | 307 | +338 | 44 | Qualification for Premiership first round |
| 2 | St Helens | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 550 | 388 | +162 | 36 | |
| 3 | Castleford | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 558 | 365 | +193 | 32 | |
| 4 | Warrington | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 507 | 431 | +76 | 30 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 515 | 406 | +109 | 29 | |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 400 | 435 | −35 | 27 | |
| 7 | Halifax | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 618 | 566 | +52 | 24 | |
| 8 | Widnes | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 511 | 477 | +34 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 379 | 466 | −87 | 24 | |
| 10 | Salford | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 480 | 507 | −27 | 22 | |
| 11 | Bradford Northern | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 476 | 513 | −37 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 468 | 526 | −58 | 22 | |
| 13 | Featherstone Rovers (R) | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 449 | 570 | −121 | 22 | Relegated to Second Division |
| 14 | Swinton (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 254 | 853 | −599 | 6 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Second Division edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Eagles (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 816 | 396 | +420 | 43 | Promoted to First Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round |
| 2 | Leigh (P) | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 401 | +216 | 42 | |
| 3 | Oldham | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 558 | 421 | +137 | 38 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership second round |
| 4 | London Crusaders | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 428 | 483 | −55 | 28 | |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 619 | 489 | +130 | 26 | |
| 6 | Carlisle | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 490 | 466 | +24 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ryedale-York (R) | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 338 | 749 | −411 | 12 | Relegated to Third Division |
| 8 | Workington Town (R) | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 310 | 771 | −461 | 10 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Third Division edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield (C, P) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 869 | 257 | +612 | 46 | Promoted to Second Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 2 | Bramley (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 675 | 258 | +417 | 42 | |
| 3 | Dewsbury | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 794 | 279 | +515 | 39 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 4 | Batley | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 641 | 279 | +362 | 38 | |
| 5 | Barrow | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 663 | 355 | +308 | 35 | |
| 6 | Doncaster | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 567 | 362 | +205 | 32 | |
| 7 | Keighley Cougars | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 587 | 420 | +167 | 32 | |
| 8 | Hunslet | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 654 | 553 | +101 | 32 | |
| 9 | Scarborough Pirates | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 483 | 499 | −16 | 20 | |
| 10 | Whitehaven | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 510 | 595 | −85 | 18 | |
| 11 | Highfield | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 406 | 646 | −240 | 18 | |
| 12 | Chorley Borough | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 290 | 842 | −552 | 8 | |
| 13 | Trafford Borough | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 306 | 941 | −635 | 4 | |
| 14 | Nottingham City | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 164 | 1323 | −1159 | 0 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Challenge Cup edit
Regal Trophy edit
Premiership edit
County cups edit
References edit
- ^ "Salford v Swinton has it all". Oldham Advertiser. 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Final table". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 April 1992. p. 30 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.