1991–92 Rugby Football League season

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
LeagueChampionship
Duration26 Rounds
TeamsFirst Division: 14
Second Division: 8
Third Division: 14
Broadcast partnersSky 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

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League Tables

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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

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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

Second Division

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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

Third Division

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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

Challenge Cup

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Regal Trophy

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Premiership

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County cups

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References

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  1. ^ "Salford v Swinton has it all". Oldham Advertiser. 16 January 2003. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Final table". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 April 1992. p. 30 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ 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.

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