Rugby Football League Championship Final

RFL Championship Final
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1907–08
Ceased	1972–73
Replaced by	Grand Final
Number of teams	2
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.

Results

Season	Champions	Score	Runners-up
1907–08	Hunslet	12–7	Oldham
1908–09	Wigan	7–3	Oldham
1909–10	Oldham	13–7	Wigan
1910–11	Oldham	20–7	Wigan
1911–12	Huddersfield	13–5	Wigan
1912–13	Huddersfield	29–2	Wigan
1913–14	Salford	5–3	Huddersfield
1914–15	Huddersfield	35–2	Leeds
1919–20	Hull	3–2	Huddersfield
1920–21	Hull	16–14	Hull Kingston Rovers
1921–22	Wigan	13–2	Oldham
1922–23	Hull Kingston Rovers	15–5	Huddersfield
1923–24	Batley	13–7	Wigan
1924–25	Hull Kingston Rovers	9–5	Swinton
1925–26	Wigan	22–10	Warrington
1926–27	Swinton	13–8	St Helens Recs
1927–28	Swinton	11–0	Featherstone Rovers
1928–29	Huddersfield	2–0	Leeds
1929–30	Huddersfield	10–2	Leeds
1930–31	Swinton	14–7	Leeds
1931–32	St Helens	9–5	Huddersfield
1932–33	Salford	15–5	Swinton
1933–34	Wigan	15–3	Salford
1934–35	Swinton	14–3	Warrington
1935–36	Hull	21–2	Widnes
1936–37	Salford	13–11	Warrington
1937–38	Hunslet	8–2	Leeds
1938–39	Salford	8–6	Castleford
1947–48	Warrington	15–5	Bradford Northern
1948–49	Huddersfield	13–12	Warrington
1949–50	Wigan	20–2	Huddersfield
1950–51	Workington Town	26–11	Warrington
1951–52	Wigan	13–6	Bradford Northern
1952–53	St Helens	24–14	Halifax
1953–54	Warrington	8–7	Halifax
1954–55	Warrington	7–3	Oldham
1955–56	Hull	10–9	Halifax
1956–57	Oldham	15–14	Hull
1957–58	Hull	20–3	Workington Town
1958–59	St Helens	44–22	Hunslet
1959–60	Wigan	27–3	Wakefield Trinity
1960–61	Leeds	25–10	Warrington
1961–62	Huddersfield	14–5	Wakefield Trinity
1964–65	Halifax	15–7	St Helens
1965–66	St Helens	35–12	Halifax
1966–67	Wakefield Trinity	21–7	St Helens
1967–68	Wakefield Trinity	17–10	Hull Kingston Rovers
1968–69	Leeds	16–14	Castleford
1969–70	St Helens	24–12	Leeds
1970–71	St Helens	16–12	Wigan
1971–72	Leeds	9–5	St Helens
1972–73	Dewsbury	22–13	Leeds

Winners

	Club	Wins	Last win	Runners-up	Last final lost
	Wigan	7	1959-60	6	1970-71
	St Helens	6	1970-71	3	1971-72

References