Rugby Football League Championship Final

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SportRugby league
Instituted1907–08
Ceased1972–73
Replaced byGrand Final
RFL Championship Final
SportRugby league
Instituted1907–08
Ceased1972–73
Replaced byGrand Final
Number of teams2
Country England
Last winners Dewsbury (1st Title)
Most titles 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.

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

Winning records by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
1 Wigan24161908–09, 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, 2023, 2024
2 St. Helens17161931–32, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
3 Leeds10111960–61, 1968–69, 1971–72, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
4 Huddersfield761911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1948–49, 1961–62
5 Bradford671979–80, 1980–81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005
6 Salford[1]641913–14, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1973–74, 1975–76
7 Hull F.C.641919–20, 1920–21, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1982–83
8 Swinton621926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1962–63, 1963–64
9 Hull Kingston Rovers531922–23, 1924–25, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85
10 Oldham451904–05, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1956–57
11 Halifax451902–03, 1906–07, 1964–65, 1985–86
12 Warrington3111947–48, 1953–54, 1954–55
13 Widnes341977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89
14 Hunslet §221907–08, 1937–38
15 Wakefield Trinity221966–67, 1967–68
16 Leigh201905–06, 1981–82
17 Featherstone Rovers121976–77
18Bradford F.C. §111903–04
19 Workington Town111950–51
20 Dewsbury111972–73
21Manningham §101895–96
22Broughton Rangers101901–02
23 Batley101923–24
24 Castleford02
25St Helens Recs §01
26 London01

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