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	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	Featherstone Rovers Swinton
Second Division
Champions	Sheffield Eagles
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Second Division	Sheffield Eagles Leigh
Relegated to Third Division	Ryedale-York Workington Town
Third Division
Champions	Huddersfield
Promotion and Relegation
Promoted to Second Division	Huddersfield Bramley
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

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

• First Division: Wigan
• Second Division: Sheffield Eagles
• Third Division: Huddersfield
• Premiership Wigan
• Divisional Premiership Sheffield Eagles
• Challenge Cup: Wigan
• League Cup: Widnes

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.^[1]

First Division

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

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

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

Main article: 1991–92 Challenge Cup

Regal Trophy

Main article: 1991–92 Regal Trophy

Premiership

Main article: 1991–92 Rugby League Premiership

Main article: 1991–92 Rugby League Divisional Premiership

County cups

Main article: 1991–92 Lancashire Cup

Main article: 1991–92 Yorkshire Cup

References

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. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.

Sources

• 1991–92 Rugby Football League season at rlhalloffame.org.uk
• 1991–92 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
• Great Britain Competitions 1991-1992 at hunterlink.net.au