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 | |
|---|---|
| League | Stones Bitter Championship |
| Duration | 26 Rounds |
| Teams | 14 |
| Broadcast partners |  Sky Sports |
| 1991–92 Season | |
| Champions |  Wigan |
| Premiership winners | Wigan |
| Man of Steel Award | Dean Bell |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division |  Sheffield Eagles Leigh |
| Relegated to Second Division |  Featherstone Rovers Swinton |
| Second Division | |
| Champions | Sheffield Eagles |
| Third Division | |
| Champions |  Huddersfield |
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
- Stones Bitter League Champions: Wigan
- Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Wigan (28-12 v Castleford)
- Stones Bitter Premiership Trophy Winners: Wigan (48-16 v St. Helens)
- Regal Trophy Winners: Widnes (24-0 v Leeds)
- Yorkshire Cup winners: Castleford[1]
- 2nd Division Champions: Sheffield Eagles
The 1992 Man of Steel Award for player of the season went to Wigan's Dean Bell.
League Tables
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.[2]
Championship
| 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 1991–92 Premiership |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Second Division
| 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 Championship Qualified for 1991–92 Divisional Premiership |
| 2 | Leigh (P) | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 401 | +216 | 42 | |
| 3 | Oldham | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 558 | 421 | +137 | 38 | Qualified for 1991–92 Divisional Premiership |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Third Division
| 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 1991–92 Divisional Premiership |
| 2 | Bramley (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 675 | 258 | +417 | 42 | |
| 3 | Dewsbury | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 794 | 279 | +515 | 39 | Qualified for 1991–92 Divisional Premiership |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Challenge Cup
Wigan defeated Castleford 28-12 in Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 77,286. Their winger Martin Offiah was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.
Regal Trophy
Premiership
County cups
St. Helens beat Rochdale Hornets 24–14 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Castleford beat Bradford Northern 28–6 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.
References
- "CLUB HONOURS" Archived 2011-02-07 at the Wayback Machine at castigers.com
- "Salford v Swinton has it all". Oldham Advertiser. 16 January 2003.
- "Final table". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 April 1992. p. 30 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.